SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

DEER PARK- New York, Washington

MOUNT VERNON- New York, Washington

WORDS OF WISDOM

Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. 

~Goran Persson

IMAGINATION NEVER HAS A DAY OFF

 

FEEL YOUR CHARACTERS

 

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

 

WINTER'S HERE

 

READING AND WRITING

 

INGOING

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

The holiday season is a time of reflection. Reflecting on where I am now, and where I need to be. It is a time to be thankful that God has brought me this far.

~Genevieve

VISITED HERE MANY TIMES

 

FINDING WHILE WORKING

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

DECATUR- Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Texas

ELMHURST- Illinois, New York

PITTSFIELD- Illinois, Massachusetts 

A NEW DAY

 I get some ideas for stories when I wake up in the morning. The mind is fresh. All the stuff from the previous day has been flushed out of my psyche. 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

CENTRALIA- Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington 

TELL YOUR STORY

 

WORDS

 

BIG SUR

 This book had a big influence on my life.

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

EUREKA-  California, Illinois

KNOXVILLE- Illinois, Tennessee

CHERISH LIFE

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

~Joseph Addison, English Writer (1672-1719)

STAY UNDER CONTROL

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.

~Margaret J. Wheatley 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

NEW BRIGHTON- Minnesota, New York

NORFOLK- Massachusetts, Virginia 

RYE- New Hampshire, New York

WRITE WHAT COMES TO MIND

 

CURIOUS MINDS

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

PLANO- Illinois, Texas

PLYMOUTH- Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont

IDEAS ALL AROUND

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

OAKDALE- Minnesota, New York

AURORA- Illinois, Colorado

DURANGO- Colorado, Wisconsin

WRITING TIP

 

MY HIDEAWAY

 

THE STORY'S INSIDE YOU

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

OSWEGO- Illinois, New York

OAKDALE- Minnesota, New York

WORDS OF WISDOM

 Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.

~Nigel Hamilton

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 

FREEDOM

 

NEVER ENOUGH

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

 MANKATO- Kansas, Minnesota

ALTOONA- Minnesota, Pennsylvania

WRITER'S LAIR

 Like to have this. Only thing I would change is a roll top desk.

DON'T JUDGE

 

HEAD GAMES

 

MAGIC IN BOOKS

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

 ARCADIA- California, Iowa

EASTON- Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

EXETER- California, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

SMYRNA- Delaware, Georgia

LOVE THE MADNESS

 

TEA AND READ

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 

READERS

 

KEEP READING

 

SECOND DRAFT

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 To err is human; to forgive, divine.

~Alexander Pope, Poet (1688-1744)

TRUTH

 

COMPANIONSHIP

 

I 'M A WRITER!

 

HALLOWEEN THOUGHTS

 

OUR UNIQUENESS

 

DIVERSION

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.

~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Psychologist (1926-2004)

FIRST DRAFT

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

CHESAPEAKE- Ohio, Virginia

ST. ALBANS- New York, West Virginia

WILLIAMSPORT- Ohio, Pennsylvania

CHOOSING NAMES FOR CHARACTERS

Yesterday I was looking at boys and girls' names for a future story. I chose two names which I believe will fit the character's profiles. When scouring through girls' names, my eyes fixed on the name 'Chloe'. With the boy's name, it took a little longer until I settled on 'Nathan'.  I cannot share the story yet because I haven't written it. I felt comfortable with these names and now I will develop character traits for each person.

I like developing characters as they move on to new adventures. Sometimes it's hard to choose to use the same name or change it. Prolific Beat writer Jack Kerouac did this on numerous occasions. Conversely, mystery writer Agatha Christie was the same person though the story was different. Picking the right name for the character is important to me. If I feel comfortable with it I'll proceed. If not, I'll change it.

CRITICAL THINKING

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

HILLSBORO- North Dakota, Ohio

WOONSOCKET- Rhode Island, North Dakota

PORT WASHINGTON- New York, Wisconsin

GULFPORT- Florida, Mississippi

BOOK QUOTE

 

WRITE IT

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

DELHI- Calfornia, New York

BUFFALO- Minnesota, New York

CAMBRIDGE- Massachusetts, Minnesota

ROLLA- Missouri, North Dakota

KEEP LIFE INTO FOCUS

 

POEM

 

NOT ENOUGH BOOKS

 

LIFE CAN BE MADDENING

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else-means to fight the hardest battles which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

~E.E. Cummings Poet (1894-1962)  

GOLD

 

READING PLAN

 

QUIETING THAT VOICE