Want to write a novel? Don’t want to write alone? Looking for support and accountability? November is National Novel Writing Month. This wasn’t something I knew about when I first dipped my pencil into the writing waters. I was searching for writing challenges and groups and NaNoWriMo, also known as National Novel Writing Month, popped… Continue reading Nobody should write alone all the time.
Are you stuck on a writing project? Have you ever used a heuristic? Do you know what a heuristic is? Previous to taking a course titled Efficient Business and Professional Writing, I didn’t know what a heuristic was. The knowledge has had an impact. A heuristic is a great writing aid—creative, nonfiction, business . .… Continue reading Skilled users of words—writers, wordsmiths, and penmen—this post is for you.
The smell of my coffee this morning makes my tastebuds quiver. Perhaps my coffee addiction is overpowering me, but that first sip can’t cross the threshold of my mouth fast enough. Excuse me a second while I devour this day’s first cup of coffee. Okay, now where were we? Oh, yes. If we were having… Continue reading Sometimes coffee controls me
Dear writer, don’t write alone. Yes, I know that writing is typically a solo activity—one writer and one keyboard. You can still hit up the keyboard for some one-on-one typing. What I’m talking about is the in-between writing time. The time when there might be doubt about sharing your work, struggles with inspiration, needing a… Continue reading Don’t write alone
It has a syrupy smell, and the taste is smooth and bitter. Can I offer you a hot cup of pecan pie coffee? If we were having coffee, I would open with some follow-up to concerns about leaving posts here at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils. A few of you brought to my… Continue reading Coffee Time
The smell is a sugar fragrance mixed with sweet fresh apple. It’s in the after taste that the flavour is prominent. I would describe it as a green apple after taste that fades out to spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The initial sip is smooth and creamy, but not overly distinctive. It is pale creamy… Continue reading Apple Crisp Oat Macchiato time
With a sudden gulp of air, I realise that I had momentarily forgotten to draw breath. Once reminded my breath now flows in short, quick puffs. The heat is building, the intensity of it is evident on my slick skin. My feet rebounding off the floor jars me slightly, but my attention has gone so… Continue reading Insanity & Tea
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