Tag: Love
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Writers Exercise – A Challenge
Featured Image – Pixel.com Writing Exercise – A Challenge. If you missed the previous exercise tap here. The Lighthouse They walked hand in hand in silence, aware of the beauty surrounding them. Their feet imprinted into the sand until the waves washed over them, retreating into the sea with the certainty of returning for another…
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Presence
Featured Image Pexels.com “Presence is pure consciousness – consciousness that has been reclaimed from the mind, from the world of form.” Eckhardt Tolle: The Power of Now Journal April 27. 2024. Ever since I can remember, I have not been present in my mind – that is, most of the time. My mind is a…
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Writers Exercise – A Challenge
Featured Image – Pixel.com Writing Exercise – Freewriting. If you missed the previous exercise tap here. A challenge for you: Below is a piece I wrote in one of my early morning freewriting sessions. There are 195 words in this piece. I challenge you to add another 600 words but no more than 1000 and…
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Writers Exercise
Featured Image – bing.com images An exercise in freewriting. As athletes and sports people will go to a gym and train to build their strength and fitness, we writers should exercise our writing skills as often as possible. Well-known authors say, ‘Write, write, and then write some more.’ For me, freewriting in the early morning…
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What About Dialogue
Part Three Featured Image – upsplash.com Meet the characters – Cockerpoo, Bully Bassett and Jack Russell In case you missed Part One please click here. Especially for Pet Lovers – I am posting this for you. A Story in Dialogue ‘Revenge is Sauce‘ Hi, you took long enough to get here. Whadaya mean? Well, I’ve…
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Silence
“It has been said that nothing in this world is so like God as silence. All you have to do is pay attention to it.” Eckhart Tolle– The Power of Now Journal. March 12, 2024 “To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of becoming present. Even if there…
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What About Dialogue
Part Two Featured Image – upsplash.com In case you missed Part One please click here. An Exercise in Dialogue From the very first time I wrote a short story in dialogue I fell in love with the writing style. And you may ask, ‘What is dialogue?’ I found this site that gives a comprehensive look…
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What About Dialogue
Featured Image – upsplash.com The other night at our writer’s group in our usual free writing spot we chose to write twenty minutes of dialogue. I love dialogue it’s one of my favorite writing styles so, this is what I wrote: “Guess what I have behind my back?” The strange lady demanded. “Do I know…
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Stream of Consciousness
Featured Image – Upsplash.com Stream of Consciousness Have you heard of this style of writing? Here’s a description I found: “The term was first used by the psychologist William James in ‘The Principles of Psychology’ (1890). As the psychological novel developed in the 20th century, some writers attempted to capture the total flow of their characters’…
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If a Diamond Could Make a Sound
“I was awakened by the chirping of a bird outside the window. I never had heard such a sound before. My eyes were still closed, I saw the image of a precious diamond. Yes, if a diamond could make a sound, this is what it would be like.” Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now…