To celebrate Thursday, we have a tradition of creating random lists. Enjoy!
Tag: Darla
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Flash Fiction Friday
Want to kick back with some mini fiction? Come enjoy a quick read.
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Thursday Thirteen
We hope you’re having a stress free, beautiful week. Let us know if a random list of fun stuff has helped!
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Getting in Gear
Earlier today I sat in the dentist’s chair waiting for him to check my teeth. In a desperate attempt to compose a post today, I began flipping through an old notebook for ideas. Alas, none occurred to me before the dentist joined me for the examination.
However, even he recognized a principle that has become like a mantra to me: just start writing and something will come of it.Or better or more succinctly yet, I tell myself: Write. Right?
Not only does this apply to this post but any sort of creative writing in which I endeavor. Putting fingers to the keyboard or pen to paper are the only ways to get anything down at all. Otherwise, it’s like trying to catch fish without putting a line in the water.
So, whatever your creative goal today, make that initial attempt and get yourself in the groove.
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Thursday Thirteen
We at the Writer’s Retreat like to participate in what is known as Thursday Thirteen, random lists of whatever strikes our fancy. Please check them out and let us know what you think!
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Thursday Thirteen
Come join us in some blogging fun. Random lists of thirteen things await your perusal…
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Another Darla Dilemma – Wiley Wednesday
As a fledgling writer, I find myself with more questions than answers to share. I’ve decided that it’s not all bad if I can help someone else by bringing up the point, even if I have no resolution.
Today I’m curious about how many projects most writers have going at any one time. It’s entirely too tempting to love a story when it’s new and then let it flounder once the initial love affair has worn off.In my heart of hearts I think it would be best to marry myself to one project and see it through to rough draft completion as opposed to playing the field. After all, it’s only fair to my characters, isn’t it?
What about you? How many incomplete stories do you have saved on your hard drive and, if you’re like me, even lying about in notebooks? Regardless, I wish you happy writing!
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NaNoWriMo No Mo’
These first few days of December, I find myself reflecting fondly on National Novel Writing Month. I’d feared failing to write fifty thousand words of one story for NaNoWriMo and instead find myself missing the challenge.
In fact, there has been nothing new to come from my imagination since the final day and I’m trying to not let that bother me. I think other factors of life are playing a role, but I’m still hoping each day for that writing bug to bite me again.As for the story that came from that endeavor, I recall the advice given me by Josh Lanyon, author of the popular Adrien English mystery series. The first thing to do with a new rough draft is nothing – set it aside for at least a few weeks. We shall see if I have a diamond in the rough from that endeavor. In the meantime, I must cultivate patience with my muse. Hopefully, the dam will soon break and fresh storytelling will burst forth.
I hope you’re enjoying your own creative efforts, wherever they may lead.
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Thursday Thirteen
In the United States, folks are celebrating Thanksgiving. In the blogging world, bloggers celebrate Thursdays with random lists of thirteen items. Come celebrate with us!