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In the Planner section, we explore using everyday events (ex. going to the grocery store, a walk in the neighbourhood, etc) and telling them as stories but reframing them as extraordinary (all the characters in the store are animals, a walk in the neighbourhood is a spy mission, etc).
In the Pantser section, I talk about how I'm using fountain pens to generate and develop stories and other uses in my life (journaling, to do list, etc).
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In the Planner section, I take journaling prompts and instead of answering them directly, I guide a writing process using the prompts as a basis for story.
In the Pantser section, I discuss the importance of recognizing that your creative mind is always active - trying to force it to actively work on a project can be frustrating, even detrimental. As Neil Young put it, if you aren't feeling it, go mow the lawn.
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In the Planner section, we start with an image and then write in various ways and styles (haikus, limericks, short prose).
In the Pantser section, I talk about a couple of resources I'll be bringing into future Livestreams, with a notable mention of Merriam-Webster daily word subscription.
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The Planner section focused on the Moss Piglet May issue prompt of "musical instruments". Some ideas are bantered around before I write a tale of grief and hope from the point of view of the viola I used to play in school (including how I fell out of love with it).
The Pantser section focused on a couple of techniques my wife Aleesha and I used to help deal with the grief of losing our nearly 2-year old cat Rorie, including using Seed Word Germination as a way to identify painful memories and working through that pain.
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The Planner section covered Limericks. Turns out there is so much more to Limericks than There Once Was a Man from Nantucket!
The Pantser section was a discussion about the start of my journaling journey and my use of longhand as part of that experience.
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And now for the details!
The Planner section dealt with Moss Piglet's (https://www.krazines.com/themes.html) April theme (with the submission deadline the first Wednesday of March) of Westerns. And how, since Westerns aren't my jam, how I was still able to use the prompt but using my own spins on it.
The Pantser section addressed my taking a couple of weeks off to give me space to deal with things both scheduled and not - life got very full there and so I gave myself space to work through it all. I also talked about one way of dealing with a very full life - using multiple notebooks to help keep track of To Do items, creative ideas, and notes for Livestream classes.
To dive into the Livestream replay, click below: In the Planner section, we explore using everyday events (ex. going to the grocery store, ...
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