Three Word Wednesday

We all know that if you want to get published, you have to write well. The best way to become a better writer is to write, and then write some more. Sometimes our motivation and inspiration wane a little. When this happens, the best cure is to start writing anyway.

But what to write? A great tool to get you started is the use of writing prompts, and one of the best regular writing prompts I can recommend is Three Word Wednesay, or 3WW for short. 3WW is run by ThommyG, and in his words, it works like this:

Each week, I post some words. People write things using the words. Then they comment here.

The great thing about 3WW is that ThommyG, and a lot of other participants will check out what you've written on your own blog or website, and leave some comments. It's a good thing to return the favour every now and then.

Here are a few 3WW contributions that I've made on Surge Bin, my own writing blog:

• Nine Clubs


• Tip Velocity


• A Bag of Potting Mix

So, in summary: if you want to get published, you need to get writing. To get writing you need to get ideas, and sometimes a writing prompt like 3WW can be just what you need.