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Here, Kitty Kitty
Greetings, writers— I didn’t write a post yesterday because I was certain that one of our cats had been eaten by a coyote, and this conviction left no…
20 hrs ago
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Emily Chenoweth
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Friday Write #80
Greetings, writers— It’s National Poetry Month! And the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death! And the day Taylor Swift surprised everyone with a…
Apr 19
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Emily Chenoweth
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Getting to Know Your Characters
Greetings, writers— I’ve talked before about how autobiographical characters, even when fictionalized, can be hard to truly see. In the book I’m…
Apr 17
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Emily Chenoweth
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Friday Write #079
Hi! This is Good Ideas, a newsletter about writing, creativity, and craft (and sometimes animals), with weekly prompts designed to help you make…
Apr 12
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Emily Chenoweth
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Routines vs. Rituals
“I go to bed at six or seven in the evening, like the chickens; I’m waked at one o’clock in the morning, and I work until eight; at eight I sleep again…
Apr 10
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Emily Chenoweth
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Friday Write #078
Writing advice from Jack London
Apr 5
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Emily Chenoweth
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It's All in the Execution
A free Wednesday post
Apr 3
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Emily Chenoweth
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March 2024
Friday Write #077
Good Ideas will be on spring break next week, but you can find plenty of craft notes, writing prompts, and good-natured rambling in the archives…
Mar 22
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Emily Chenoweth
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The World's First Author Was a Princess
and she got married to the moon
Mar 20
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Emily Chenoweth
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Friday Write #076
“I love everything about books until it comes to writing them.” —Kelly Link Greetings, writers— When was the last time you felt that gentle pull toward…
Mar 15
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Emily Chenoweth
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I am a Human Ear
wisdom from Nobel winners
Mar 13
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Emily Chenoweth
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Friday Write #075
Before Good Ideas came to Substack, I sent prompts out to my writing students via email. Below is a prompt from 2022, with a new intro. Greetings…
Mar 8
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Emily Chenoweth
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