Miscellaneous

Entitle

Titles โ€“ Do they belong at the beginning of each chapter? This year I am writing a novel. I have not been naming my chapters as I write them beyond the chapter number. Whether to name them or not has been a question that pops into my head each time I start writing the next… Continue reading Entitle

Miscellaneous

Measurement of Movement towards a Destination

This year I am writing a novel. Those of you who have been following along may know what the image below represents. For, those of you who are new to Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils let me explain. I am one of those people who still likes to write drafts with a pencil… Continue reading Measurement of Movement towards a Destination

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The Question: To Share or Not to Share?

This year I am writing a novel. One question that I have asked myself a few times since I started this writing journey is whether I should share as I am writing or wait till it is all finished? From this question I also ask myself, if I share who do I share it with?… Continue reading The Question: To Share or Not to Share?

Coffee Blog

C โ€ข O โ€ข F โ€ข F โ€ข E โ€ข E

W โ€ข O โ€ข R โ€ข D โ€ข S The words taste good this morning. Each one is digested slowly after rolling them playfully across my tongue. Some words I savour and others are washed down with hot sips of morning java. Today I read for myself, for research and for fun. If we were… Continue reading C โ€ข O โ€ข F โ€ข F โ€ข E โ€ข E

Miscellaneous

This year I am writing a novel.

This year I am writing a novel. So, we am I at? Well, there has definitely been some trial and error but I think I have found a system that works for me right now. My writing habit of late has been to try and write a chapter in 1 to 2 weeks and then… Continue reading This year I am writing a novel.

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A term used for identification

This year I am writing a novel. Back at the beginning of May I spoke about having read Terry Brooks book Lessons from a Writing Life: Sometimes the Magic Works. So, here I will quote Walter Mosleyโ€™s words as shared by Terry Brooks, โ€œโ€ฆthat writing is gathering smoke โ€“ the smoke of dreams, if ideas,… Continue reading A term used for identification

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Warring Worlds

This year I am writing a novel. As I write I still have two separate storylines warring for my thoughts. Since the beginning they have both been in my brain and I have looked at them both at length but they do not fit together at all. So, they remain at war; both ideas wanting… Continue reading Warring Worlds

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Stopping for a quick break

This year I am writing a novel but today I am taking a little break. What do you call a story about a broken pencil?Pointless. - Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) Where do pencils go for vacation?Pencil-Vania. (Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) A hungry lion roamed through… Continue reading Stopping for a quick break

Writing

Why Write?

This year I am writing a novel! Todayโ€™s post is inspired by a chapter in Terry Brooks book Lessons from a Writing Life: Sometimes the Magic Works. The chapter is called โ€œInfluencesโ€ and it got me thinking about my progression to writing. For me reading and writing go hand in hand. I love them both.… Continue reading Why Write?

A to Z Blogging

Z โ€“ Zappy

This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is โ€œthis year I am writing a novel.โ€ So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading Z โ€“ Zappy