There is something special about the turning of the seasons into Fall (or Autumn if you prefer) when it comes to reading books. We envisage plush blankets, a fireside, fuzzy socks and hot chocolate. It is the ultimate cosy comfort snuggled up with a good book as the...
Autumn
Wordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Utilizing The Seasons Transition in our Writing
As we welcome autumn/fall with its brilliant colour metamorphosis across the landscape, we begin to think of cooler weather and a new space to write. We transition from writing on the deck, in a beach house, or a lakeside cabin to a cozier study or quiet room with a...
Wordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Effects of Weather on Your Writing
Weather can have quite an effect on our writing as it influences us emotionally and physically. Each season has its benefits. Spring brings hope of warmth and plans conjured for outdoor pursuits, clearing of winter’s destruction and planting for summer blooms. It is...
Wordsmiths Collective Thursday – Nature & Writing Inspiration
We all need to refresh our writing Muse, so this past Thanksgiving long weekend, I enjoyed two day road trips to Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. The first was on Saturday and then again on Monday. Both trips were a discovery of back roads and nature. It was chilly and...
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Today's prompt is two-fold. Firstly, a theme: A Fall Walk and secondly, words to include: bird, wheel, envelope. Here is my response: Gerald replaced the letter into the envelope, folded it in half and pushed into his jacket pocket. With a scarf wrapped tightly around...
Writing Prompt Contest – Bench…
Describe sitting on this bench. Enjoy this prompt and leave your response in the comments. 1000 words maximum for a short story. Poems can be any length. A quarterly prize will be given for the most voted for response.
A Nice Surprise for Wednesday – A Lovely Blog Award
It's been a while since my last blog award - so it was lovely to receive this one from Ileandra. http://ileandraxraven.co.uk/ And the rules are: Thank and link to the person who nominated you - done and a pleasure. List the Rules, and display the award image - done....
