Clear Out the Static in Your Attic

by Rebecca Bridge, Isla McKetta

Ditch writer’s block! Clear Out the Static in Your Attic is your guide to endless inspiration. Surprise and delight yourself by using the exercises and prompts in this book to push your creative writing further. With a wide variety of innovative exercises, there will always be something to spark your imagination, no matter what writing mood you’re in.

Simple and effective. New and experienced writers alike will find help with everything from initial inspiration to fine-tuning to final polish with exercises that draw on a variety of artistic media to help you access the many aspects of your creativity. The innovative approaches in this book start are simply explained in a clear voice and include reading recommendations to further explore your craft.

Developed by two writers who understand the feeling of being stuck during the creative process, each exercise comes with a mini essay about the trials and successes of the writing journey as well as an example piece of writing. You’re not alone in this writing world and we all need a little support and community sometimes.

“Writers in my poetry, fiction, and non-fiction workshops have found much to inspire them in this rich, varied collection of prompts. Both the narrative element of this practical guide and the included writing samples make Clear Out The Static in Your Attic a resource I’m sure to reuse and recommend.” – Nicole Hardy, Author of Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

168 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2014

Reviews

[Isla McKetta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't just love this book because I co-authored it. I love this book because every time I re-read it throughout the editing process, the exercises made me want to start writing. And the essays made me feel like I had a champion who wanted me to get back to the page and make my best work (I'm not crazy, my co-author is often that champion in real life too).

We included book recommendations for each craft element, too, because it was the closest I could get to putting the Goodreads experience on the page.

One of the highest compliments we've received is that people's teenaged kids keep stealing the book from them and using it to make work.

[Nita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book full of helpful exercises. I'm sorry it took me so long to get to it. I have found it very helpful in breaking some writing blocks and I can see how it would work for many different kinds of art.