Show Notes Summary: Episode #35: Want to Be a More Creative Writer? Get Curious! Curiosity can distract us from our work and disrupt our productivity. Curiosity can tempt us to waste time watching Buzzfeed and Upworthy videos, discover our friends' latest Facebook updates, tag trends on Twitter, and obsessively check weather reports. But curiosity is a powerful … [Read more...]
#PlayProject Jan 2016 – Week One Update
So far, during January's #PlayProject I've been exploring simple, quiet ideas I can incorporate into my days. I mean, could it get more simple and quiet than word searches? https://www.instagram.com/p/BAFnRLprHTw/?taken-by=annkroeker Coloring books? https://www.instagram.com/p/BAKpTlLLHTI/?taken-by=annkroeker And … [Read more...]
The Play Project: A Month of Fun for Anyone (especially writers and other creatives)
In a recent podcast, I encouraged play as a way to energize a writer's work, and a week ago I zeroed in on the need to take your play history to identify what brought you joy in childhood, in hopes of incorporating it into your life today.I shared with you about the care and keeping of crickets, but the more I worked on my play history, the more I … [Read more...]
Take Your Play History
When I was about ten years old, I found a library book about creating habitats for salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles and crickets. I pored over that book, resolving to find everything necessary to assemble a creature-friendly container that I could keep in my room. Right next to my bed. Growing up on a farm, I had access to a murky pond and pond-like critters. … [Read more...]
The Play Project: Dolphin Joy
Not long ago, I wrote of the paucity of play in my life and decided to launch The Play Project. I hoped to begin integrating more fun, laughter, and simple pleasures into everyday life. This is the first official follow-up to my introductory post. We followed my mom along the boardwalk edging the waterway in Port Royal, South Carolina. She was eager to show us this … [Read more...]
Curiosity Journal: November 21, 2012
Wednesdays (or thereabouts) I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. Sometimes I mix up the order, just to keep you on your toes. Care to join me? … [Read more...]
The Play Project
When I wrote of the paucity of play in my life, Diana left the following exhortation in the comments: Make a short list of things that make you feel as though you’re taking a break – maybe even things you fight feeling guilty about. Taking a walk, taking pictures, reading a good book, maybe for the 2nd or 3rd time, seeing a movie, getting a manicure, taking a bubble bath, … [Read more...]
Monday FunDay (week 10)–Get Up and Play
Welcome!You've arrived at home base for Monday FunDay, a carnival dedicated to swapping simple, amusing–maybe even silly–everyday ways you enjoy good, clean fun.Monday FunDayTo participate in Monday FunDay, just post a story, idea, or explanation at your blog of how you and/or your family has livened up Mondays (or any day).Then link up via Mr. Linky below (if you don’t … [Read more...]
