Monthly Archives: October 2015

Something Special for NaNoWriMo Writers

This entry was posted in Creativity Quotes Site News & Updates Special Events on October 31, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on November 2, 2015)

I know that some of you will be doing NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, this year, the annual (November) novel writing project that brings […]

A small bouquet of daisies surrounded by presents wrapped in spring-green paper with white polka-dots

a cryptozoological map of monsters in America

Writing Prompt: Monsters in America

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on October 30, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on October 30, 2015)

This lovely cryptozoological map by artist Mark Adams for HogIsland Press delightfully illustrates regionally-famous monsters in America. Some of these monsters are well documented in […]

How to Make a Horror Movie 1 comment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged filmmaking horror infographic on October 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on October 28, 2015)

Just in time for Halloween, enjoy this tongue-in-cheek flow chart showing how to make a horror movie from Canal+: Click on image for larger version […]

close-up of a tongue-in-cheek flow chart by Canal+ showing how to make a horror movie

Weekly Check In: Week 43 19 comments

This entry was posted in Weekly Check In on October 26, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on November 1, 2015)

Hey, folks. Instead of our standard check in I have a few updates and questions for you this week. 1. No-Goal Writers Are Welcome, Too! […]

Writing Prompt: The Medium is the Message

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on October 20, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on October 19, 2015)

Jennifer Egan’s near-future science fiction story “Black Box”, written in the form of “mental dispatches” from a spy living in the Mediterranean, was originally published in […]

Weekly Check In: Week 42 9 comments

This entry was posted in Weekly Check In on October 19, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on October 26, 2015)

In place of our usual bee photo*, this week’s check in features a photo of maple leaves to celebrate Canada’s historic election kicking out Stephen […]

Grace Lee Boggs on creative revolution

This entry was posted in Quotes and tagged creativity Grace Lee Boggs revolution on October 13, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on October 12, 2015)

“A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.” […]