Lara Tupper: Swift Ink Stories

Spring Fever

How lovely to see tiny buds poke through the cold Berkshire ground. An apt reminder: It's time to let words (and songs) spring forth.

In order to do so, I sometimes need to leave my work desk, particularly when springtime beckons. (See the April writing exercise below.) I also require breaks from the web. To read more about this theme, please see my thoughts on social media and distraction (What's Not to 'Like'), recently published by Kripalu Center. 

Some of you have inquired about private help with your writing and I'm glad to let you know: I now offer manuscript guidance for prose projects (book manuscripts, personal essays, family histories, blogs, etc.). Please reply to this message if you'd like to discuss details.

April writing exercise: Take a ten-minute Word Walk around your yard/neighborhood/block. Move at an unhurried pace with one purpose in mind: to notice sensory details (sights, smells, sounds, sensations). No pens or cell phones allowed. Just observe. Don't wo…