TO PLEASE ANOTHER Our writings might just be special to one person or touch many if we write from our heart! Did Louisa May Alcott write Little Women to please her publisher? On reading just a few lines from Louisa’s journal, Louisa believes Little Women to be boring. She has lived the life she writes,…
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Writing Space
Where Do You Write? Planner*Calendar*Notepads*Journal*Diary*Scraps of Paper*At Work*iPad*Microsoft Word *White Board*In a letter*In a song*Poetry*In the Bible *Highlighting a book*Work*Car*Office *Family Room*Bathroom*Bedroom*Woods*Barn*Field*School*Library*Park*Beach*5th Wheel There have been several planners I have purchased, but the Happy Planner is a great fit for all the ideas that continually pop into my head for writing. I love the different…
CHASING A SHADOW
Will I Find You Will I Find You is a poem from The Death Owl that I wrote to escape a nightmare. When you lose someone you love, you try to find your way. Sometimes your mind might try to help. Even though it does not seem like help, I believe it is. The nightmare,…
The Death Owl Has Arrived
In Book Form That Is! Beyond Happy! Yes, I did start to cry when I saw the box arrive with my first poem book, The Death Owl. I had to wait a few hours to open the box. My husband was at work and I wanted him and my mom to be present when I…
From The 1800’s:National Today Is
Rubber Ducky Day~ the duck That Began AS A CHILD’S CHEW TOY Just a little share for the ever popular Rubber Ducky in our family and everywhere! (I don’t mean to, but I rhyme all the time heehee) The Rubber Ducky appeared on http://nationaltoday.com We have always had one, two, three, several! Being curious when…
My National Word Nerd Day Word:
Writing I choose the words COMPOSE-CREATE-COMMIT TO PAPER-PUT ON PAPER-DRAFT-THINK UP-COMPILE-RECORD-LOG-LIST-CORRESPOND to describe the word writing. Writing is a wonderful and frustrating way to express what is piling up in my head every second. THINK UP, RECORD AND CORRESPOND are probably my favorite ways of writing. I try to be creative while describing a scene…
Open Up Your Playful & Creative Side
Cute Writing Prompt Miss Pinky Kale Butter Pants Look at this precious gift from my mom! I bought a book of wild animals from the woods to the sea hoping she would enjoy making a few. My mom asked which wild animal I wanted her to make first? I chose the rabbit because we had…
The Writing Box
A Gift My mom has had a clever way of reusing and repurposing items since she was a little girl. She knew this shoe box decorated in a fun nautical design, angel and nature themes and cards would help to prompt my different writing style. Mom leaves a new card on my desk to place…
Writing For An Angel
SILENT STRENGTH Tears are held on the wings of my angel wrapped around my soul. Thank you for your silent strength. You comfort and defend. You hold my hand when I am asleep. My angel, you stroke my hair when I do not even know you are there. Love, Jennifer
Writing Process
Containing My Thoughts My mind is full of jumbles of words, dreams and nightmares. A crazy swirl of never ending ideas for a line in a story. My white board is always being filled daily with short paragraphs or brief descriptions. After I complete the process of clearing out my head, I take a photo,…
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