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Biography of Mary Wolstonecraft Shelley
Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" at the age of nineteen. Read more about this interesting woman of the 19th Century. If you´re stuck for ideas - try dreaming.

Daily Writing Prompts [offsite link]

Flash fiction as an unblocking technique
Flash fiction is one of the most underutilised and underrated techniques in writing. Flash fiction allows you to try different responses, personalities, and histories for your characters to see if it changes the scene in any way.

Sun Magazine interview with Natalie Goldberg [offsite link]
An interview with Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones and other books on the writing process and overcoming writers´ block. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Ten Steps for Boosting your Creativity [offsite link]
Jeffrey Baumgartner´s list will give you a chuckle along with some really valuable advice for tapping into your muse.

Unblock by exercising your observation skills [offsite link]
It´s not always possible to write down the details of something that catches your eye, and that is where good observation and memory skills can serve you well. Use this simple exercise-within-an-exercise to develop an eye for detail and make your prose even richer.

Unblock by writing flash fiction [offsite link]
Flash fiction can be even better than journaling for getting straight to the point of your block.

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