One of my never ending goals is to continually challenge myself creatively so that the things I create will forever be evolving - whether it's a new line of items for Tangents, a fresh recipe for supper or a new idea for a comic for my blog. So, to encourage my creative spirit this summer, I've joined a free online storytelling seminar called Find Your Voice (Check it out
HERE.)
The first week of the seminar involved a worksheet with a variety of questions about storytelling and what it means to us as individuals. I finished my written "homework" and decided to expand upon one of the questions for my journal. I was especially interested in exploring what my favorite stories are and who my favorite storytellers are. A lot of my favorite storytellers are musical artists (Paul Simon, Colin Meloy, Gordon Lightfoot, plus thousands more.) I love how they can take a minimal amount of words and make them work to create an image in your head. So, I used my minimal paper-crafting skills to make a journal entry with some of my favorite lyrics to remind me of how I want to practice writing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4U7VZL7lRdO1b92Rh27ZB_XC8xhjMieyBkMJA0zopP0kj14kank_j6IEZYfgCBqi95UTMwCKF1ra3glai5lNBvxUNCBsOFacevT7r291p8aQGDlP9Aoc-a8lYbwLZZcjioJBgieg9J3Nd/s1600/find+your+voice+materials.JPG) |
My 'journal' for the workshop. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM63HNbPLcnaOi0PpOcisCbgfK4jRU_jZPbr-aH2oabMgyu0EZbhldlnkOL8gZ68PIFTMTb0ZgOTTFZii1imf4zLWqBTSjMa27jNcTwgcFr9GDN4PfRQaU6_J0uHkaKiWNit0A6zbOa2K7/s1600/Week+One.JPG) |
Some writing inspiration - I'm obviously not a paper-crafting genius, but I try my best. |