CreativeExplorerMichaelMandaville

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out… Today I use frequencies and extended the time with imagery.

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

Michael (that's me!) discusses his approach to writing whether in terms of software, method or creative outlook. In this case, Scrivener and its productive use is the focus with an 'episodic' method used in his writing.

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

I undertake a 28 Day Meditation Challenge to improve my Life, Awareness, Self-Reflection and to physically reduce stress, anxiety and other modern maladies. Getting to know oneself can be the most difficult action undertaken by a human as we have so much pressure from family, friends, society, culture and more - but the rewards for Self-Knowledge are immense. Just walk the road for 28 Days to find out…

History is one of the greatest elements to start the writing ball rolling. History can be interpreted, explained, lived, embellished and more to involve us in the weave of the human journey. When we can understand the past, bring it into the present and then give more insight, we writers are of service to our readers and beyond. History - notice the word ‘story’ in there - is a key to understanding our own humanity.

One of the most liberating techniques I have used is called ‘versioning’. This rather free wheeling tendency to create a new version which provides me with the safety and security of a backup (the last version) while giving me the mindset to go creatively wherever I want with the material. In that way, I can invoke a greater daring and boldness and creative spontaneity. I have rarely gone backwards to the material. So this “Versioning” Technique is a key element toward my creative momentum.

Writing three pages and three pages only is a great target. I like to think of it as a Beginning, Middle and End to my writing work on a single day.

In the blank page syndrome, we many times come up against a mental lock up simply because we are thinking in the traditional modes of – subject Dash action Dash object. What we have to do it sometimes work to break those traditional ingrained patterns of creative thinking. After all if they are traditional and ingrained, then they may not be creative any longer! In this particular method, the central technique is about thinking less from our brain cave – in our heads – and more in our heart. And no we don't want to get weepy sentimental here although if that's the direction you want to go you can. What I am talking about are the principles, beliefs, values, religious principles and more that you value. Then you start talking about them and what your character would think about them. You will have generally strong feelings and ideas about these beliefs. So if your character wishes to challenge them or agree with them, then you are writing from a point of authenticity and enthusiasm. Have a great writing day!

By using Scrivener, I am creating sections in the development of my writing or film project. Scrivener has a very easy and useful hierarchy. It’s also one place where I can keep all my research including characters, places, unique elements and more, organizing them in a manner that actually helps make progress on writing the material. Using the sections with Scrivener allows me to think in smaller chunks and is therefore very productive overall.

Give interesting information to the reader through geography that they probably don’t know. You can make the geography intriguing, romantic, dangerous and more. Whatever works for your story. Orient the viewer. Integrate the information into the plot so that it’s necessary and insightful information. Link the information to the character. Remind the reader that this information is part of Raising the Stakes for the character.

An aspiring writer was not sure how to start writing so I created this video using ACIDS. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not about hallucinogenics. A Technique to jumpstart the brain and the scene. Good writing!