Clear Out the Static in Your Attic by Rebecca Bridge and Isla Mcketta

Rebecca Bridge and Isla Mcketta's Clear Out the Static in Your Attic is a fun, easy-to-follow guidebook — a weedkiller for writer's block.

This book includes exercises, reflections, and prompts for both fiction writers and poets. The prompts, structured around common items found in an attic, will help you draw inspiration from everyday objects and experiences. Clear Out the Static in Your Attic is here to guide you in transforming your memories and words into captivating stories, poems, and essays.

Just like an attic filled with treasures, your mind is already brimming with everything you need. 

Actually, inspiration is a process that comes from within; you just have to figure out how to help the ideas start flowing. The following exercises are meant as starts to help you develop a relationship with your inner muse.

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Rebecca Bridge works as a freelance writer, artist, jewelry maker, academic, and mother and lives in Seattle, WA with her husband, son, and two dogs.

Isla McKetta, MFA, is a book reviewer, editor, and writer. She is the author of Polska, 1994 (Éditions Checkpointed) and co-author of Clear Out the Static in Your Attic: A Writer's Guide for Turning Artifacts into Art (Write Bloody).