Diana Elizabeth Clarke

Handmade books just hit different. 📚

Seeing the bones of a book is truly interesting. 📖📚

And my next book arts project is complete! 📚 I’m quickly discovering that I enjoy crafting hardback books.

Here’s a sneak peak of my next book arts project! 👀

I find joy in book arts 📚 even though the design process takes too many hours.

I can now say I’m a book artist! 📚 Handcrafting hardback books, even the tiny ones, is so much fun.

Art can bring you inspiration in surprising ways. 🖼️

Last year I took a trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art and sketched notes from sculptures and paintings that stood out to me. ✍️ A few months later, those notes blossomed into literature and narratives. 📖

Castle dreams 🏰 with crowds of people. Disney is a magical place of fun, but a striking place for creativity inspiration!

Have you ever stopped to observe and listen to those around you? How can you create a story from strange moments? 📖

This summer came with a cozy literary surprise! 📚

While visiting the Chesapeake Bay, I came across this adorable bookshop with wall to ceiling shelves and a vintage cash register. All books are previously owned and have a history.

I didn’t know it at the time, but the book I chose to take home is signed by the author! ✍️ This book has memories and now I’m making my own as I read it this summer.

Baltimore late nights are full of wonders. 🌙 Have you ever stopped to listen when the world asleep?

I find the little noise of a city in somber is great for getting creative and writing something new, but that could just be the insomnia talking. ✍️

How you ever wondered how you learn the craft of creative writing? ✍️

I shared my experience with the magazine Canvas Rebel. This featured interview is available to read online 📖 https://canvasrebel.com/meet-diana-elizabeth-clarke/

I recently was inspired my music and filmed my creative procress and story crafting. 📚✍️ You can watch it on Instagram Reels and TikTok!

REEL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtkCSpnNqTy/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

EXTENDED VERSION: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8Jotw14/

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Weather Writing Inspiration Wednesday! ☁️ Where do you get your inspiration from?

✍️ Smoke filled the sky in a fireless forest, with glowing embers burning the trees to black. But deep within the charred leaves was a hidden magic, only to be seen underneath the soon-to-be shining moonlight.

I had the pleasure to be a documentarian for Welter Literary Journal alongside my classmate Ashlyn Mason.

The documentary is available for viewing on Welter Online.

🎥 : https://youtu.be/VATY0SFsxf8

I would say my first attempt at human realism art was a success! 🖼️ FUN FACT: This piece shares a name with one of my flash fiction pieces.

🎥 Watch the creation process on TikTok and Instagram Reels!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsexrRENvZP/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

TT: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREhcnkQ/?t=1

Is this tree a hand, paint brush, or feather?
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I discovered this tree during a walk in Nashville last winter. You never know when writing inspiration will strike!

Baltimore weather brings some great writing inspiration ✍️☁️

What have you written today? Here’s mine:

Row houses stood tall—each a color of its own—while a explosion of blue, grey, and white floated above the homes’ heads. “Swallow me whole,” the sky sang and so the clouds obeyed.

From journal art to published fiction: 📖 Read “Flight of the Leaf” in WWPH Writes Issue 45!

It’s amazing what a little journaling can turn into.

🌐 https://www.washingtonwriters.org/2023/03/10/wwph-writes-issue-45/

Inspiration can come from anywhere . . . Even from your old artwork 🖼️

Watch the process of turning my painting into digital art on Instagram Reels and TikTok.

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR7KDR13/

Reels: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqB1Wn1DHaq/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Reading classic literature and puzzling? 📖 🧩 10/10, will do it again!

So grateful for the opportunity to share my work in this online journal. Read “Flight of the Leaf” in WWPH WRITES 45!

“Flight of the Leaf” will publish March 10th with Washington Writers' Publishing House! ✍️ Check out a backstage look on the editing process on Instagram Reels and Tiktok.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpiz-fSOe2n/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Can you spot me?

We had a lot of great submissions and am excited to see this spring’s print issue!

Meet the Spring 2023 Welter Team!

We are pleased to see how many of you submitted to be a part of our upcoming print issue. STAY TUNED for upcoming news as our team works hard to make a beautiful issue!

Thoughts from a literary journal editor! 📖

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpUtAAUDhgr/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

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I’m thrilled to be a part of Welter for the next print issue as a staff member.

The new Welter editorial crew is in the house! Watch for a call for submissions next week! We can’t wait to read your best writing and check out your spectacular art.

Spent the last day of 2022 with a puzzle of some book best sellers! 📚Which ones are you going to read?

I had the wonderful opportunity to read my flash fiction “Flight of the Leaf” at UBalt’s MFA Reading. 📖

It was a great crowd and I can’t wait for more opportunities like this to come!

Excited to announce this amazing opportunity I recently had. Thank you for the feature!

You can read the full article online:

Check Out Diana Elizabeth Clarke’s Story - VoyageBaltimore Magazine | Baltimore's Most Inspiring Stories Today we’d like to introduce you to Diana Elizabeth Clarke. Hi Diana Elizabeth, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I relocated to the Baltimore area from Southern Utah this year to expand on knowledge and work on my craft as a MFA candidate for Creative Writing & Publishing Arts...

Your muse can be anyone and anything, from an idea to even yourself. Art can form from anywhere as long as you open yourself to it.

Happy Halloween 🎃 Do you have any spooky reading to do today?

Tonight I plan to munch on some Halloween candies and challenge myself to write something new. ✍️ What are your plans?

What does it mean to be a writer? ✍️ To simply write. None of us was born with the talent, but we all can work on the skill.

As a first year MFA student, I’ve already made tremendous growth in my writing abilities.

Living the most artistically that I can
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I want to try new things, explore other art forms, and just live life to the fullest. How I’m doing that: re-launching my YouTube channel

Yup, I am returning to YouTube! Stay tuned for when the launch officially happens. You can by clicking on the link 👇👇

https://linktr.ee/dianaeliz

📷: Tom Sparks

We band together and become powerful writers
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Looking for a writing community? My writing blog is a place to talk, discuss, and read about all things writing! LINK IN BIO

INSPIRE 📖 READ 📖 CREATE

www.dianaelizclarke.wixsite.com/writer/blog

Diana’s Plot Breakdown For Storytelling
✍️ The Set-Up
✍️ The Initial Impact
✍️ The Journey
✍️ The Climax
✍️ The Downfall
✍️ The Resolution

Read all about the plot map and the elements that go into plotting with my newest blog post!

www.dianaelizclarke.wixsite.com/writer/blog

LINK IN BIO

Writing with a buddy never hurts 🥰

Everything you need all right here

https://dianaelizclarke.wixsite.com/writer/post/the-plot-breakdown-for-storytelling

The Plot Breakdown For Storytelling The biggest mistake writers make is forgetting to plot. The plot is the skeleton of the story, but unfortunately it is a common occurrence for the plot structure to be lacking. A story with no plot is a story with no bones. During my time interning with Future Random House (FHP), I noticed how frequ...

The biggest writing mistakes comes from neglecting the plot. Learn all avoiding plot issues with the official Diana Breakdown for Storytelling!
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New blog post is live on my site! LINK IN BIO

www.dianaelizc.wixsite.com/writer/blog

Can you believe I graduated from UVU with a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing a year ago?
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I’m so grateful for the knowledge and opportunities I gained during my undergraduate education! A degree is never required to become a successful writer, but it is extremely beneficial with all the skills and techniques you learn!

Never forget about your plot structure
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Want to know the biggest mistake writers make? Stay tuned for a new blog post coming later this week!

The beautiful thing about writing is the magic that spreads across the page when you read.