This year I am writing a novel. Today I am going to share with you something about my writing method during this process. I have gotten myself into the habit of writing my chapters based on a chapter outline. So, when I finish writing a chapter I take a few minutes to jot down what… Continue reading Essential features but not the detail
W • O • R • D • 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 • O • F • F • E • E
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.
The individual words have formed into sentences. Sentences have morphed into paragraphs and the paragraphs began to span over pages. Chapters have formed! Chapter on top of chapter…. This is really happening. Slowly this dream is coming to light. This year I am writing a novel! My initial feelings of fear and nervousness have faded.… Continue reading Happy Writing
This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is “this year I am writing a novel.” 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 L – Lover of Words
This year I am writing a novel. “When you face writer’s block, just lower your standards and keep going.” — Sandra Tsing Loh Couldn’t write, couldn’t write… It was almost torture to get one word not to mention a full sentence. Anyway, after hours of trying I had produced a few sentences and a bunch… Continue reading Writing Sessions like Night & Day
All my life I’ve escaped into books. The words on the page calling out with the promise of great adventures, mysteries, revealed secrets, heroes, villains and creatures beyond imagination. As I sink into the pages I travel through the world of creativeness into regions unknown. By Shari Marshall – 2019
You have sat down to write after re-arranging your schedule to make time for it. Your pencil is posed over the paper, or maybe your fingers are posed over the keyboard but nothing comes. No ideas are rolling through your mind only silence and awareness of time ticking by. You strain your thoughts: nothing. With… Continue reading Finding it in the Quiet
I see you approaching with your eyes scanning the room. I am familiar with the feeling I see shifting in your eyes between blinks. It is that silent prayer for an empty seat or a familiar face. It is a full house in the café today and it seems the majority of folks are engaged… Continue reading Words: If we were having coffee…
I had a running thankful post all ready to share today. However, at the last minute I decided to submit it for publication and I am waiting to hear back so I have to switch it up today. That said, I am thankful for each word that follows onto the paper or the keyboard.… Continue reading Something Unexpected
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