ound two of A Round of Words in 80 Days has begun!
My previous goals included working on the following:
Instead of working on those, I wrote a handful of new stories! Links are available on my new ko-fi page (yes, I'm set up to receive donations, but any and all amounts received will go back to supporting other creators!).
For this round, then, my goals are to finish the remaining chapters of the two ongoing stories (two chapters left for one and eight for the other). The second one references my favourite play, Into the Woods!
It's Insecure Writer's Support Group Day today!
Purpose: To
share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of
appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer
assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
Posting:
The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group
day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the
fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of
encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and
connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time - and
return comments. This group is all about connecting!
Be sure to link to this
page and display the badge in your post. And please be sure your avatar links
back to your blog! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is
#IWSG.
Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!
Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the May 3 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell
Butler, Ronel Janse van
Vuuren, Meka James, Diane Burton, Victoria Marie
Lees, and M
Louise Barbour!
Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post.
These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience
or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it
inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.
Remember, the question is
optional!
May 3 question - When you
are working on a story, what inspires you?
Ooh, what doesn't inspire me? Art, quotes, films, music, poetry, random conversations heard on the street, everything goes into the melting pot!
As Tolkien said, "An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience, but the ways in which a story-germ uses the soil of experience are extremely complex..."
The tiniest example: I had a story idea for some scenes involving a group of friends that meet weekly to go for a jog. Now I'm suddenly watching joggers on the street, and I noticed how much their hair flops around. I'm not a jogger, and might not have thought of this. Now it's a detail I need to include!
I survived the April Blogging from A to Z Challenge!
I love having a theme for the challenge; I find it really helps me organize my posts. It also helps curate my blog a bit, which isn't something I always have time to do.
I'm still catching up on comments! There are so many great bloggers out there, with some fascinating posts for the challenge. I love learning new things and seeing different places through the posts of fellow bloggers.
One thing I've done before when I've felt that I'm falling behind, is to do a blog post highlighting all the bloggers who've come by and left comments, so I can encourage others to visit them too!
In between everything else, I have a new knitting project!
Pattern from Carry-Along Knitting, a gift from a friend
Rainbows!
What are your latest creative plans?
Is it spring or autumn where you are?
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