Building Your Writing Practice - Workout Wednesday The tyranny of the urgent often seems to be a guiding force in my life. Especially in summer, there is always something pressing that needs doing right now: watering the wilting flower baskets, picking up prescriptions in town, pick up at the CSA, going to Farmers Market, mowing …
Motivational Monday Writing Challenge! 6.10.2019
With Father's Day approaching, I miss my Dad so much. He always said I was his Father's Day present (my birthday is the 18th). What will you write about your Dad? Or will you write about something else from the prompts? Here's my story to help get you started... Daddy's Hands by Theresa Duncan For …
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5 Excuses Not to Write
Workout Wednesdays - Build Your Writing Practice What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and the clear blue skies beckon to me. Just enough wind keeps the bugs and the temperature down. I long to be outside, especially since predictions call for a cold front with highs only into the 50's and 60's this …
Cleaning up
Taking out the trash - Tightening the writing Every Wednesday, I take the trash down the hill to the big can by the main road to be picked up Thursday morning. During the week, we store the trash in metal cans in the garage to keep black bear and other critters from being tempted to …
Writing the Details
How to focus on writing when you are distracted. Sometimes when I sit to write, my mind swirls and swirls. Spring is when this happens to me most often. Like today. We had a wonderful birthday celebration yesterday for my son-in-law, so I have a happiness hangover. To top it off this morning, bluebird skies …
The Rhythm of Writing
Hearing your Edits All writers I know love music. Certain rhythms and sounds speak to each of us. When we write, we are appealing to those senses in our readers. For our writing to be strong and compelling, we must pay attention to these rhythms, making sure our writing carries our readers in the direction …
Be a Gutsy Writer!
Imagine both of us sitting in a bookstore with the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz. He recites his speech on courage from the movie (read it at https://bit.ly/2v5MjFF), , then turns to us and asks, “What makes a writer write?" then boldly replies, "Courage!” Do a dive into the word courage, and make …
