Don't think of yourself as a poet? Maybe you've been writing poems every day since forever. Either way, I feel like this writing exercise would be good practice, just to write something! Here's how it works: I give us a prompt We spend 10 minutes writing a poem from scratch I share my poem (and … Continue reading Write a poem with me: APPLE
Let's cut right to the chase. February was a disappointing month. I had a lot of big plans and I was probably too ambitious and now the fall-out has hit me hard. But it's time to get out of this hole! Dwelling on the disappointments only leads to dark places. And there's no potential for … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: February 2017
I just finished reading my very first monthly recap, which was exactly one year ago. It's a bit surreal to see how much has changed, but it makes me feel incredibly proud of what 2017 has in store. How things have changed... In my Jan 2016 recap I was proofreading a book for a client, … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: January 2017
October has been an exciting month for me, with fun writing projects coming to fruition and lots of planning for the months ahead. I started off, rather ambitiously, tackling three bookstagram photo challenges. I was overlapping the photo prompts and lasted a few weeks. I gave up (for reasons I'll go into below) but took … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: October 2016
September has been a wonderfully creative month for me. I've been writing more than I have all year, colouring in and making crafty things, and dabbling in book photography on Instagram... You sometimes forget that there are so many other creative pursuits, and it's good to nurture your muse in as many ways as possible. … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: September 2016
Winter is dragging on and we're drinking so much tea that we've somehow run out of mugs. Despite the slow season, the days (and weeks and months) are getting away from me. It's suddenly half-way through the year and I'm getting that inevitable feeling that I should be doing more. But these recaps are a … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: June 2016
Early on I dubbed this month 'cray cray May' as a joke and it definitely lived up to its name. May was crazy. And then some. But it was crazy good, which is the best kind of crazy, and for that I am thankful. Early in the month I got the good news that a … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: May 2016
I can't believe April is over already. How did that happen. I've been trying to remember what I did this month; searching back through my calendar, looking hopelessly to my bookshelves for guidance. I think the fact that it went by in a blur must mean it was a good month. Let's go with that. … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: April 2016
