It’s Friday evening and I am writing my Stream of Consciousness Saturday post tonight. I will be in a pastel drawing class all day tomorrow so I want to get this ready to go tonight.
As always, the lovely Linda Hill is our hostess and she serves this treat to us this week:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ght.” Find a word that contains the letters “ght” in that order, and use it any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use three or more different words containing those letters. Have fun!
Here it is, day 8 of NaNoWriMo. I know what I ought to be doing – writing my novel. I have been writing like crazy tonight as opposed to yesterday when I was fraught with doubt and feeling like I could not or would not finish. Ha! I recognize you, inner critic, now back off!
My novel is choppy and will need loads of editing, but I am writing and that is key. It is eight o’clock and I still have plenty of time to meet my word count goal for the day. I will be out for the day tomorrow, but I am finding have a little break time between writing sessions has been good for me. I have all day Sunday to write so I am feeling good especially if I am all caught up.
Sometimes I think using our other senses helps find that often sought after muse. She’s a sly one I tell you.
I don’t know who taught me to write. I suppose a lot of people throughout my life. Maybe you cannot teach the love of writing. As Margaret Atwood (and many others along the way might have implied), “You become a writer by writing. So do it, do it more.”
Now back to writing. I have fought it long enough. It will actually be good to get a little ahead of the game.
You know what they say. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Want to join in on the SoCS fun? How about checking out the rules over at Linda’s blog? Be sure to stop by and read the links in the comments. There are so many great bloggers participating.
Once I started writing regularly, I discovered it could be addictive. I try not to think of the things I ought to be doing instead, but have to have a long break every day to take Ollie out. That’s when I think about what to write when I get home. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is addictive. I do not like to be interrupted, but this one is my own doing. My mind will be clear when I stop to write this evening, so that is a positive.
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I hope you enjoy the class. Nice job with the prompt. Bonus points and more by my count.
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Thank you, Dan. It has been a while since I have drawn anything so we shall see.
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Perhaps we nurture creativity. Have a great day.
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“Ha! I recognize you, inner critic, now back off!” That’s the spirit! I’m cheering you on from the sidelines. Thanks for mentioning the addiction part as that could be helpful. Maybe one day my addiction/passion for novel writing will return.
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Thank you for your support. It means a lot!
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I love Margaret Atwood’s quote — “You become a writer by writing. So do it, do it more.” It applies to all sorts of creative activities, I think.
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Agreed, Lisa. You proved this with Inktober!
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Margaret Atwood’s quote pushes me to stop making excuses and just DO. Love your work with the prompt!
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Thank you, Laura. It is a great quote. She is such an inspiration.
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I had fun searching your text for the ght combination. Well done so far on your novel.
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Thanks, Elizabeth. The practice of consistent writing is something I always strived for. NaNo helps.
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Our brains like breaks, so keep that up and write on!
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I could not agree more, Joey. I took the entire day off yesterday!
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Way to tease out and playful entice your muse! Nice job!!
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Thank you, Shelley. My muse is a bit cantankerous.
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You’re welcome – cantankerous has its advantages! 😉
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