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Where we tell you about the things that have inspired us. We hope they’ll inspire you too!

The 5 Ultimate Writing Tools To Charm Your Muse

by Edward Atkinson on July 24, 2008

Your Muse (i.e. your unique creative spark) is a delicate being that requires nourishment and coaxing.  These 5 tools are what I have found indispensable in charming my Muse.
1. To write on, you cannot beat the legendary Moleskine.  This may seem like an obvious choice on this list, but the Moleskine has become popular for […]

I listen to a lot of Beethoven

by Edward Atkinson on July 10, 2008


82 Writing Experiments, a Poetry Engine, and More

by Lindsey Charlton on June 20, 2008


To do anything else is to waste it all

by Edward Atkinson on June 18, 2008


Writing Prompt: Return to the Familiar

by Lindsey Charlton on June 8, 2008


Asking Questions

by Jacqueline on June 5, 2008


Plotting a Solution

by Lindsey Charlton on June 1, 2008


Poetic Archives

by Jacqueline on May 30, 2008


Need some inspiration?

by Jacqueline on May 22, 2008


How to Write a Pantoum

by Lindsey Charlton on May 21, 2008


Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

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