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by Melissa Stoller
 Photographs can provide new writing inspiration. Here are a few tips for harnessing the power of photos and developing writing prompts that will spark story ideas. PREVIOUSLY TAKEN PHOTOS Search through old photos, either in albums, on your computer or phone, or on your social media sites. -Find photos of family and distant relatives -Gather photos of pets -Plow through travel, holiday, birthday, and special event photos Write a story using a subject matter from a life experience. NEW PHOTOS Stroll through your neighborhood and take photos of everything you see. Or look out your window and take photos all that you notice. Capture details such as: -doors, windows, part of homes -nature such as birds -bodies of water -methods of transportation -people Write a story based on an image you capture. You can even use selfies for inspiration! INTERNET PHOTOS Have fun scrolling through the internet! -Find all those adorable pet trick photos or the many cute baby photos on the internet. -Search photo GIFS Write a draft based on one photo that captures your imagination. I hope that using photos helps you generate story ideas this month. Let me know in the comments. Cheers to creativity!   BIO: Melissa Stoller is the author of the chapter book series The Enchanted Snow Globe Collection - Return to Coney Island (Clear Fork Publishing); and the picture books Scarlet’s Magic Paintbrush, Ready, Set, GOrilla!, and Sadie’s Shabbat Stories. (Clear Fork). Melissa is a Blogger and Course Assistant for the Children’s Book Academy, a Regional Ambassador for The Chapter Book Challenge, a volunteer with SCBWI/MetroNY, and a founding member of The Book Meshuggenahs. In other chapters of her life, Melissa has worked as a lawyer, legal writing instructor, freelance writer and editor, and early childhood educator. She lives in New York City with her family, and enjoys theatre, museums, and long beach walks. CONNECT: https://www.MelissaStoller.com https://www.MelissaStoller.com/blog http://www.facebook.com/MelissaStoller http://www.twitter.com/melissastoller http://www.instagram.com/Melissa_Stoller http://www.pinterest.com/melissa_Stoller https://www.TheBookMeshuggenahs.com
6 Comments
Ave Maria Cross
2/9/2021 07:58:22 pm
Great idea! I love setting up scenarios -- let's see what I come up with. Thanks for sharing.
Mary McClellan
2/27/2021 10:47:49 am
Fun ideas, Melissa. I'm anxious for spring so I can wander in the yard with my camera. There are so many fabulous things in nature if we just look!
Sandra Martin
2/27/2021 12:11:12 pm
Great idea! I walk everyday through different parts of my neighborhood. I notice things but never take pictures. From now on I will take a picture a day. 2/27/2021 01:27:46 pm
Melissa, Funny that you should write this just now. Just yesterday, I was inspired by two very large strawberries to take their picture and write a haiku about it (you can see it on twitter MNW51). This in turn sparked an idea for a concept book. And on the same morning I did one of the NFFest activities - draw something on a napkin and then write less than 100 words, which also sparked an idea for a book that actually started with Storystorm. And so it goes one thing setting fire to another. Don't you love it?. Thanks for this post!
Anne Iverson
3/1/2021 07:18:25 am
Wonderful suggestions, Melissa! Spring is (almost) in full bloom here so LOTS of opportunities for inspiring pictures. Leave a Reply. |
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