Today’s new word: Brobdingnagian adj. of huge size; gigantic; tremendous n. 1. a giant; a being of tremendous size 2. an inhabitant of Brobdingnag I came across this word in a book by Roy Peter Clark. It was fun to find out it comes from the fictional land of Brobdingnag from Gulliver’s Travels by JonathanContinue reading “B is for Brobdingnagian-Poem: Before Work”
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A is for Agita- Poem: How to take a picture of the mountain in the morning
Today’s new word: agita n. 1. heartburn; indigestion 2. agitation; anxiety National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that provides the reader with instructions on how to do something. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write a morning poem My poem How to take a picture of the mountain in the morningContinue reading “A is for Agita- Poem: How to take a picture of the mountain in the morning”
The Planner Experiment: The Second Quarter
Here we are. It’s the end of March, the end of the first quarter of the year. A good time to review our progress and create new goals for the next quarter. We’ve finally left winter behind and this quarter, April, May, and June will lead us from spring into summer. There will be moreContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: The Second Quarter”
The Planner Experiment: Fickle Spring
This week spring sprung, pounced really. We raced from snow to Seattle summer weather with speed that could induce spine-snapping whiplash. The cherry plum trees in my yard went from bare to full blossom in forty-eight hours. I woke up one morning and found myself instinctively picking things up and putting them away everywhere IContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: Fickle Spring”
The Planner Pages: Changing course
The Experiment This month is flying by and I have very few submissions to show for it. My main issue is trying to read enough of each journal to get a feel for it and then when I’ve spent so much time reading the journal, I decide I don’t have a story that fits. I’veContinue reading “The Planner Pages: Changing course”
The Planner Experiment: March Week Two
While I worked through the week’s pages, I came across an error. The dates for Pseudopod’s reading period are 3/15-3/31. The good news is we didn’t miss out. I will try to be more careful. I’m glad I have a story that I want to send to Pseudopod, so I noticed the error. I foundContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: March Week Two”
The Planner Experiment: #CallForSubmissions
Over 500 Followers!! Thank you to each and every one of you who has chosen to follow Experience Writing. I hope you continue to enjoy this writing journey. This is exciting! The Planner Experiment How are your submissions going? Are the planner pages helping? Do you have any suggestions for this week’s pages? I foundContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: #CallForSubmissions”
The First Week of March Planning Pages & March Reading Goals
Here are the pages to plan out this week: 2019 Planner March Week One This week includes an interesting selection of literary magazines and a podcast along with original writing prompts. March Reading Plan I picked up a really fun selection of books from the library to read this month. Novels If on a Winter’sContinue reading “The First Week of March Planning Pages & March Reading Goals”
The Planner Project: Final Days of February
Here we are at the end of the first full month of planner pages and looking toward the month of March. For these last few pages, I decided to try a background. I used a section of a painting I did for my niece for Christmas. I lightened it and set it as a graphicContinue reading “The Planner Project: Final Days of February”
Craft Book Review: Write Your Book In A Flash by Dan Janal
Write Your Book In A Flash by Dan Janal published by TCK Publishing is intended to guide professionals through writing a business-oriented non-fiction book, but has many useful tips for fiction writers as well. I recommend this book for everyone who is thinking about writing a book. Why I picked it up: I received an emailContinue reading “Craft Book Review: Write Your Book In A Flash by Dan Janal”
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