How to Build a World

A VERY helpful website that provides an in depth outline to use when creating the world of your story.  I know in the process of using it for some of my writings I've discovered things about the story that added a whole other dimension to it!  Great for societies, landscapes, governments, everything. 

http://arcadia.net/Cruinne/DnD/Articles/dnd.worldbuilding.shtml

Neil Gaiman Talks Writers that Inspired Him

An article one of my friends shared that I thought I would pass along since I'm sure we've all those authors that have made us want to be writers, inspired us, made us think that this crazy, insane dream was possible.  Here Neil Gaiman talks about the three writers that he discovered in his childhood and that he continues to read today.  Enjoy!

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2012/01/speech-i-once-gave-on-lewis-tolkien-and.html

A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words

Could you come up with 1000 words to go with this picture?

Spark Your Imagination

Some words have the power to spark a whole story for me.  So here are some words that might spark one for you.


Heist, Sword, Badge, Dream, Aloof

To Catch a Thought

Have you ever had a moment when your creativity seems to hit a wall, or you just think that something's not right or ever marveled with ill-concealed envy at how these published writer's can just pull this off with seeming ease?  Dont' worry you're not the only one.
To Catch a Thought is a blog created to help inspire yourself as a writer and to inspire your writing.  At least once a week (hopefully more often though) I will post some bit of advice, or maybe review a book that I read that week, or a picture, an observation, or just something off the wall in an effort to get those creative juices going.  Hope you enjoy!

"The coroner will find ink in my veins and blood on my typewriter keys."