Introducing Isla Mcketta and Rebecca Bridge, two Seattle writers who, together, have written a fabulous book of writing prompts called Clear Out the Static in Your Attic. Also, if you meet Isla while she’s wearing a strapless dress, like I did, you may be consumed with face-punching envy for her creamy, perfect skin. If writers cared about superficial things, which we don’t, because we’re SERIOUS. 

Isla’s double short:

Micheline Aharonian Marcom encouraged me to tell my inner editor to go take a break sometimes—there would be plenty of time to invite him back later. She was right. Trusting that my editing self will always come back when I need him helps me loosen up when necessary and edit the hell out of the work when it’s time for that. 

And Rebecca says, 

Maureen Seaton told me once that when you find yourself unable to find anything to put down on the page, then get to the canvas or the musical instrument or whatever other creative outlet you have. The process of actively creating will fill your tank back up. Like most other things in life, she was right.

Find out more about Isla’s new novel Polska, 1994 and follow them both on Twitter @islaisreading and @rebeccabridge for insight, humor, and (please, Rebecca) advice about where to buy awesome tights.