A short story She had been waiting for a while now and wasn't angry anymore. Finally, she was called. After the robotic 'hellos' she sat down and waited for the news. The words came out of his mouth and she understood them because she knew the language he was using to talk to her. The … Continue reading The news
They say you should write about what you know. It's true, it's easy to write about what you know because it flows, it's right there in your mind and the more you write, the more it comes to you. Or does it? It is not like that for me because when I'm not interested I … Continue reading Write what you love or what you know?
It's funny how I tell my kids to ask for help at school all the time. But when it comes to me, asking for help is a very delicate situation. Also, I have to confess, it's quite new to me. For over 30 years my motto was 'I can do this alone and I don't … Continue reading Asking for help
Ok, I'm one day late. The important thing is that I have written fiction everyday this week and the result is... Number 4! I loved it! I'm not sure everything I wrote could become stories or parts of stories but they came out easier than I expected. With my busy week schedule, some days I … Continue reading To challenge: 7 days later
I have already written about challenges and how I think they are a great way to discover things about yourself. I just read about a poet, Mary Barbara Moore, in the Washington Post and how one of her characters took life during a challenge 30/30: write a poem a day for a month. Also, during … Continue reading To challenge or not?
