In order to describe something, your awareness narrows to focus on what you are describing. When you describe what something is not your awareness widens to an infinity of possibilities. This exercise invites your mind to relax, open up and travel widely. It's also an opportunity to awaken your whimsey. Begin with something: an object in front of you, a memory from … [Read more...] about What It Isn’t
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Not You
Invent a character by making a list of details that describe someone who would not or could not be you. Make the list by taking note of details about yourself, twisting them into something unrecognizable, and applying that detail to your character. What are you wearing? Who do you look like? What's on your mind? What don't you remember? Use what you know about yourself to … [Read more...] about Not You