Miscellaneous

Happy Writing

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

A to Z Blogging

B – Ballpoint Pen

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 B – Ballpoint Pen

Miscellaneous

Large, ugly and frightening – Let’s get creative!

This year I am writing a novel. I entered my son’s room to open the curtains like I do every morning. I took one look around and thought what in the world? I rolled my eyes and went in search of coffee. I didn’t give it another thought. My husband got up a few hours… Continue reading Large, ugly and frightening – Let’s get creative!

Parenting & Other Life Stories

To grow, to transform, to become.

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 This week though I am going to share an excerpt from my unpublished memoirs.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.

Miscellaneous

Surprise Appearance Required

This year I am writing a novel. As I was bleeding the words for a big scene in the novel I was introduced to a new character. I use the word “introduced” because this wasn’t a character that I had originally planned for, but it was one who became pivotal for advancing the plot. So,… Continue reading Surprise Appearance Required

Miscellaneous

The Nameless Files

This year I am writing a novel. When you are drafting a piece of writing, long or short, do you use a working title? At what point do you come up with a working title? How do you come up with a working title? For me, at least this time, I know that I would… Continue reading The Nameless Files

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Photo Prompt #46: In a suitable state for an activity

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