This year I am writing a novel! Today’s post is inspired by a chapter in Terry Brooks book Lessons from a Writing Life: Sometimes the Magic Works. The chapter is called “Influences” 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?
This post was created in response to CadyLuckLeedy’s “Life in Colour: Pinkier” challenge. “‘Rabbit’s clever,’ said Pooh thoughtfully.‘Yes,’ said Piglet, ‘Rabbit’s clever.’‘And he has Brain.’‘Yes,’ said Piglet, ‘Rabbit has Brain.’There was a long silence.‘I suppose,’ said Pooh, ‘that that’s why he never understands anything.‘” – Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne Pink was never a… Continue reading “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” – Eeyore
Denis has the kind of voice that without any sort of visual association creates those little butterflies in inside the listener. It was Denis’s voice that drew my attention and alerted the writer in me to the possibility of a story. First though, I should clarify that the following piece of writing is fictional. I… Continue reading Watching
This year I am writing a novel. Some of you might recall that last week I decided that I was going to start over. Well, I did and I am happy to say that chapter one is complete and I am very happy with the re-write. The few changes I made to the outline really… Continue reading A part or portion of a larger amount
What is writing for you? This year I am writing a novel. It is February 27, 2021 and I am words deep in writing a fiction novel. This week though I am going to share an excerpt from my unpublished memoirs. I wrote my memoirs in November of 2016 during NaNoWriMo. This little excerpt talks… Continue reading To grow, to transform, to become.
This year I am writing a novel. This is my working synopsis: The main character is estranged from her crazy family. She went off on her own trying to figure out where she fits in and who she is. She struggles with fitting into her family and feels as if she can’t find herself as… Continue reading Synopsis
This is my last photo prompt for 2020 so I decided to do this piece a bit different than the previous 45 photo prompts because it is a indication of what next year’s plan is for Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils. My image is from Canva again. No change to the rules. The… Continue reading Photo Prompt #46: In a suitable state for an activity
Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… Dear Santa Most years I can’t wait for that feeling of Christmas to settle in. For me, pre-children,… Continue reading Photo Prompt #45: Dear Santa
Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… State of the AtmosphereWinter’s cold breath controlled the winds. By Shari Marshall – 2020
Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… I choose to go with a 100 word post, but you by no means have to. When years… Continue reading Photo Prompt #43: When years pass by
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 