Ignore every current trend and movement; pay no attention to what is presently most admired or most mocked; beware fervent admiration of any writer, however lauded, or any style, however praised. Think only of how you can make your writing most perfect, and most perfectly your own. – Sarah Perry
Month: October 2019
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Learn to Paint
If you wanna be a writer, you must learn to paint a picture with words.” ―
✨ Inspiring Quote ~ Other’s are Watching
“Be strong. You never know who you are inspiring.” ~ Unknown
Today’s Poem ~ Love Song
Love Song
William Carlos Williams
Sweep the house clean,
hang fresh curtains
in the windows
put on a new dress
and come with me!
The elm is scattering
its little loaves
of sweet smells
from a white sky!
Who shall hear of us
in the time to come?
Let him say there was
a burst of fragrance
from black branches.
📖 Writer’s Tip ~ Start Someplace
Sometimes the hardest thing in writing a story is where to start. You don’t need to have a great idea, you just have to put pen to paper. Start with a bad idea, start with the wrong direction, start with a character you don’t like, something positive will come out of it. – Marion Deuchars
Today’s Smile 😃
A doctor accidentally prescribes his patient a laxative instead of a coughing syrup.
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Three days later the patient comes for a check-up and the doctor asks: “Well? Are you still coughing?”
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The patient replies: “No. I’m afraid to.”
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Getting Into Trouble
“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut
🍎 Health Hack ~ Fill Up on Fiber
Some of fiber’s greatest benefits are related to cardiovascular health. Several large studies have found that people who eat the most fiber had a lower risk for heart disease. High fiber intake—particularly soluble fiber—seems to protect against several heart-related problems. . . . Fiber can help relieve constipation and normalize your bowel movements. Insoluble fiber is often used to treat or prevent constipation and diverticular disease, which affects the large intestine, or colon. Fiber may also play a role in reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Fiber in the intestines can slow the absorption of sugar, which helps prevent blood sugar from spiking.
📖 Writer’s Tip: Writing a Sentence
The first thing to ask when writing a sentence is ‘What am I trying to do?’ ~ Stanley Fish
Today’s Smile 😃
My Dad said to me, “Son, I wanted you to know you were adopted.”
I shouted, “You’re kidding!”
He said, “It’s true. Get your things together, they’re coming to pick you up in an hour.”
