I am presenting a few workshops this summer, as part of the Murdering Mr. Edwards book tour, and as such I have been researching. In the Finding Inspiration and Voice: a workshop for novelists and poets workshop, participants explore character and plot development through a variety of prompts.
I am using the prompts to shake loose new ideas and bring out things ‘your brain knows, but isn’t tell you.’ This is a very unscientific way to explain creativity and its link to the subconscious, but there is science behind the concept, and here are some articles that may be of interest:
Andreasen, Nancy C. (MD PhD) A Journey into Chaos: Creativity and the Unconscious. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115302/
“How to Stimulate Creative Breakthroughs: The Unconscious and Creativity.” The Academy of Ideas. https://academyofideas.com/2016/06/stimulating-creativity-unconscious
Seager, Charlotte. “How the subconscious mind shapes creative writing.” The Guardian. 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/apr/07/subconscious-mind-creative-writing-mark-haddon-michelle-paver
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Shawn L. Bird 
i choose April 28, 2011
Tags: federal election, postaday2011, voice, votes, voting
I choose
to believe.
.
I choose to believe
that my one vote
can make a difference
like a single pebble
rippling
to the edges of a still pond
.
I choose to believe
that my choice
provides the fuel for the future,
that in exercising my franchise
my small voice resonates.
I do not have to stand
in the street and shout
to make my opinion heard.
I walk into my polling place
unmolested
and cast my vote fearlessly.
.
I choose to believe
that my vote matters.
I choose to believe
that leaders want to govern
responsibly,
that they care about the people
they represent,
that they want to make a difference.
I choose to believe
in the hope of a better tomorrow.
.
I choose to make a difference.
to be a pebble in the pond
of democracy,
and so
I vote.
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