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everytime i move i crunch like popcorn

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and everytime we kiss i swear i could fly

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Tips From a Writer's Husband #1 : "Just write. Just write everything that's in your brain. And then sort out the good sh*t."

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These words of wisdom come from Colleen's husband. He's been married to a writer for almost 9 years, so he knows a thing or two about how to inspire us creative types.

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Keep an eye out for more Tips From A Writer's Husband in the future!

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Writing Tip 11: Change it up! Practice describing your characters' eyes without stating color. Describe their hair without using common textures. Describe their smile without mentioning their mouth.

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The roses are blooming in the Willamette Valley!

This photo will be featured in our upcoming June Newsletter. Visit twopentacles.com to subscribe or to submit your own creative magic for a chance to be featured in July's newsletter!

Image description (because 200 characters is not enough):

A trio of blooming roses in front of a background of dappled green leaves and brownish branches. The roses are brightly colored, with petals that start out a warm orange in the center and become bright pink toward the edges. Some of the petals are tipped with a thin white line that branches towards the center of the wide flower. The sun washes out the upper left corner of the image and illuminates the raised edges of the roses. 

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Writing Tip 10: Change it up! Practice describing your characters' eyes without stating color. Describe their hair without using common textures. Describe their smile without mentioning their mouth.

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Have you used one of our writing tips or prompts? Let us know in the comments for a chance to be featured in the Two Pentacles Newsletter!

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Writing Tip 9: Read! Seek out stories written by people who are different from you. Look for differences. Look for similarities. Expand your understanding.

If you're looking for stories and art created by folks in underrepresented communities, searching for #ownvoices is a great place to start!

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Pay attention to how you talk to your friends. Adding banter to your story can help your dialogue feel more real.

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Have you used any of our tips or prompts in your own writing or art? Send us your creations in the comments or email us at [email protected] for a chance to be featured in our monthly newsletter!

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Writing prompt: Take a moment to be present and observe the world around you. What do you see? What do you smell and hear? Use all of your available senses and write about it.

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Writing tip #7: show emotions, tell feelings.

Show your characters' emotions (like sadness, anger, or fear), and tell their feelings (like tired, injured, or itchy).

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Did you use one of our writing tips or prompts? Tell us about it in the comments for a chance to be featured in next month's Two Pentacles Newsletter!

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Well, that's one way to do it.

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Image from our editor's Advanced Composition textbook.

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Writing Tip Six:

Sit outside. Listen to the birds, the breeze, the traffic. Quiet moments are full of noise. Adding sound to your scenes makes them feel more real.

** Sorry for the delay on this weekend's tip! The Two Pentacles home office is full of electricians and plumbers! **

Image description: A blue, lined sticky note is adhered to a window. Behind the paper, green grass and grayish sky is visible but not in focus. The note is handwritten in thick black marker and reads "sit outside. listen to the birds, the breeze, the birds. quiet moments are full of noise. adding sound to your scenes make them feel more real."

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Here at Two Pentacles, we multitask. We love on our pets and we work. That’s how business should be done!

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Image Description: A black and white photo features Colleen who is petting Danny, a black and white tuxedo cat who wears a bow tie and is sitting in Colleen’s lap. Colleen is also typing on a black laptop and sitting on a couch. There is a white legal pad next to her.

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Writing Prompt: A leprechaun has stolen your lucky talisman. You must begin a quest to retrieve it before he can use it against you.

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I'm grateful that Tumblr has Alt Text, but 200 characters sure isn't enough.

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Spending a rainy Sunday night staying cozy and chatting with one of our amazing writers.

We're very excited to be working with Joan Myles on her upcoming project.

Visit jewniquelymyself.com to find out more about Joan and her poetry.

Long image description: Two colorful books rest on a warm wooden table beneath a pair of purple reading glasses and beside a can of Brew Doctor "Love" kombucha. A purple Two Pentacles business card acts as a bookmark and peeks out of one of the books. The books are "One With Willows", whose cover features a watercolor tree with long branches, and "One Glittering Wing", whose cover is a blend of watercolor purples, pinks, and blues, reminiscent of a stormy sky. Both are books written by Joan Myles.

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Writing Prompt:

Write a story or scene about a vacation from a child's perspective.

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Writing Tip #4: find music that makes you feel the emotion you're trying to portray in the scene you're writing.

And then listen to it, obviously 😁

Tell us how you use this tip in the notes!