Sometimes a box might contain a collection. This bejewelled box seemed to invite a collection of sparkly things. It contains a collection of rings … …. which could also be a collection of characters. Four rings, four characters many more than four stories. Choose a ring and build the character who might wear it. Give … Continue reading A box of rings
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Collections
This is the last post inspired by the Scraps book for a while. Lois Ehlert has lots of collections - Mexican tin toys, Inuit ice fishing decoys, tiny dolls from South America. What collections do you have? I have a collection of boxes and one of mechanical toys, a collection of birds, a collection of …. I … Continue reading Collections
Be specific
Words. Keep looking out for them. Collect them. List them. Value them. Stop worrying about WOW words and find the word that does the job. You know that nouns and verbs work hard for you. You have specialist knowledge -names of things you know well. Use them. So keep on gathering and listing. Don’t just … Continue reading Be specific