Honesty

I've come to realize that writing takes a certain level of truth; truth in a situation or with a character, etc. We can't hold back, be timid toward or afraid of what might happen, for any number of reasons.

An example is that I've held back before, concerned about what future readers might think of me as a person if they read something I wrote a certain way as a writer. But that's not always true to the writing, is it?

We owe it to our readers to fill our work with honest moments; moments they can relate to, sink their teeth into.

I strive to meet the truth of the human condition, and explore in an honest way the emotions we go through.

What is honesty for you, in your writing?

Light and Fluffy

It seems I've been all about the heavy-hitting and thought-provoking posts of late, so I thought I'd change it up a bit today. And once again, I'm filching (and twisting) an idea from Barbara. Shh... don't.tell.anyone.

The ABCs of ME! (My only hope is that this entertains someone other than me...)

A - Anxious for time Alone

B - Brainstorming Blurbs for the little Book I'm making the hubs for Valentine's Day

C - Can't get Cold toes warmed up

D - Disappointed in the book I started reading this morning

E - Excited about my WIP!

F - Fulfilling the demands of a sweet (and busy!) three-year-old

G - Glad it's Friday

H - Hoping my oldest makes it through the full school day (she's been sick all week) and can enjoy her Valentine's party this afternoon

I - Ignoring the pile of laundry... for now

J - Juggling lots of tasks

K - Kicking myself for bad habits I've fallen into

L - Looking out my window, over the falling snow

M - Massaging my head to keep its ache at bay

N - Not hungry, which is unusual

O - (trying to) Overlook frustrations, so I don't get bogged down by them

P - Plots and premises are on my mind, thanks to Donald Maass's Writing the Breakout Novel

Q - Quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson: You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

R - Relishing the warmth and light two new lamps throw from my bedroom

S - Sipping on a (homemade!) iced mocha... *sluuuurp* Oh no! It's all gone!

T - Thinking of renting Fireproof for the weekend

U - Urging thoughts to travel to my fingertips and onto my WIP's document

V - Valentine's Day wishes fill my mind...

W - Waiting for the roast and peppers to heat up and fill the house with thick aroma

X - X-rays showed a need to return to the dentist

Y - YouTube's playin' a beat, got me dancin' in my seat

Z - Zippin' around to music - that's how I best accomplish housework

What are your ABCs?

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Happy Valentine's Day! Hope it's filled with blessings and love.

And here's the link to an article I wrote last year (I can't explain it, but for some reason the opening paragraph is missing...) : Valentine's Day Activities for Preschoolers

Enjoy!

Whenever, Wherever

I'd wager to say most (if not all) writers do whatever it takes get a thought written down just as quickly as it's come to them. Agree? It's part of this affliction we have called Writer's Brain.

Yesterday as I showered, exciting ideas and new plot points for my WIP were swirling through my mind. I couldn't wash and rinse fast enough, since I knew I had to get them noted. And so when I was finished, I ran the fifteen feet to my laptop and started clacking away.

Enter my husband.

He found me perched at my desk, wet hair plastered to my head, loose towel draped around my body.

"Tell me you're not writing straight out of the shower."

"Indeed," I said. And I kept going.



Have you ever found yourself writing (or doing what you do) under strange or funny circumstances?