Journaling...Excited

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Excited--What's the most exciting thing about your life right now?

I'm pretty excited that I'm going to get to go back to school in the Fall.  Last Fall, I was unable to return to college in my pursuit of a history degree because my student loan funds reached the limit.  I recently found out that I'm eligible for federal grant money and will probably be able to go back to school in the Fall!

Journaling...Friday Fiction: 472

Today is Friday Fiction at The One-Minute Writer.  The prompt is 472--Write a brief bit of fiction using the prompt "472."  From C. Beth...Friday Fiction is your opportunity to write a short (short, short, short) story. Many participants use more than one minute for Friday Fiction prompts, and I open up the One-Minute Writing of the Day contest to entries of various lengths.

Room number 472.  That was all the slip of paper said.  She sat on the bed trying to decide what to do.  The fourth floor was one floor up.  Should she go up and look for the room?  She kept thinking about the noises that were coming from the room above her last night.  What if 472 was directly above her and who in their right mind would actually go check it out?  She grabbed her room key and went out into the hall.  The hotel was deathly quiet.  At the elevator, she punched the up button and thought, "I can't believe I'm doing this."  The door opened and she steps onto the elevator.

Journaling...Leader/Follower/Loner

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Leader/Follower/Loner--Are you usually a leader, a follower, or a loner?


I would say I'm a cross between a leader and a follower.  In a group situation, I often take the lead. But since I've been out of the workforce, I have become more of a loner.  I actually enjoy being a loner.  Perfect for writing, right?  Seriously though, who can truly be a loner when they have two crazy boys running around all day?  It's summer...eek!

ROW80 Check-In 6-1-11 and Journaling...Question

Still doing very well on the journaling and have read some books on writing.  I've also had a couple of inspiring ideas for my book so...I think this journaling is really working! Also, my book blogging friend, Sally Wolf, also a writer, challenged me to a duel reading books and I lost.  If I lost, I had to agree to enter a flash fiction contest over at the forums at devonwrites.com.  The deadline is June 13th so I will be working on that as well.  I will not be able to post my story here because it's an anonymous contest.  After the voting, I may be able to.  If I can, I definitely will.


Goals:

1 to 1.5 hours daily:

--work on flash fiction story for contest

--researching WIP

--reading books on the craft, even if only one page

--journal daily

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Question--What question would you not want to answer right now?


How about the question, "do you really think you have a chance to be published?"  I would not want to answer because 1) it's kind of a negative question and 2) I prefer to be optimistic about the chances of being published.  Sure, we tell ourselves that we write to write, whether we're published or not, but deep inside, being published is what we yearn for.

Journaling...Selfless

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Selfless--Have you ever done a truly selfless act? Write about it if you have, or if you haven't.

I'd like to say that when I was donating plasma years ago, it was an entirely selfless act.  Alas, I was a poor student at the time and it was a way of helping and making extra money.

Journaling...Feedback

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Feedback--We haven't had a lot of responses on The One-Minute Writer lately, so it's time again for me to ask for your feedback and suggestions. I can't implement all suggestions, but I will appreciate all of them! I'm looking forward to your 60 seconds of feedback--thanks!

I found your site almost two weeks ago and I am loving it! I have been trying to journal daily for years and your site has helped me do it.  I've been journaling daily for that entire two weeks! Thanks for the fun and the accountability.  I have no suggestions for your improvement.  I think you're great the way you are!


If you are reading this, I encourage you to check out The One-Minute Writer.  If you're needing a little boost to your daily writing, this will definitely do the trick!

ROW80 Check-In 5-29-11 and Journaling...Goodbye

Still doing great on the daily journaling.  The One-Minute Writer has really helped me be accountable to my journaling.  Friday was the Friday Fiction prompt and I thought I wrote a particularly creative one. You can check it our HERE.

One of my daily goals is to read books on the craft within my 1 to 1 1/2 hours time frame.  I received a new writing book from BookMooch, Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Lusser Rico.  I can't wait to dig into this one.  I think it will help me to overcome my insecurities.  Here is the book description from Goodreads:


For those who yearn to write but falter at the sight of a blank page, the unique, student-proven techniques in Writing the Natural Way will help unlock natural writing style and storytelling abilities. First published in 1983, this popular classic has been revised with five completely new chapters and a wealth of field-tested exercises.


Since 1973, Dr. Gabriele Rico has pioneered a dramatically different approach to writing that releases creative potential by tapping a rarely accessed part of the brain. Writing easily, meaningfully, and spontaneously is a simple matter of flowing with, rather than resisting, the mind's natural cooperative rhythms. By abolishing formal rules and quelling the painful inner critic, Writing the Natural Way helps writers of all levels acquire the spontaneity and ease of uninhibited self-expression.

Regarding summer and the kids being out of school, I'm hoping my husband will help pick up some slack.  He works afternoons so he is home during the day.  I will probably leave a couple or few days a week and go to the library where I won't be bothered.  Ahhhh, bliss!

Goals:

1 to 1.5 hours daily:

--researching WIP

--reading books on the craft, even if only one page

--journal daily

Today's One-Minute Writer prompt is:  Goodbye--Write about a goodbye that was hard for you.

I moved to Nashville in 1991 and my mom still lived in Michigan.  She would come visit me once or twice a year and I would visit her at least once a year, but every time we had to say goodbye, it was the hardest thing.  I'm really close with my mom...she's my best friend.  In 2002, I was lucky enough to have Mom move here to Nashville and now we don't have to say painful goodbyes anymore.

Take a look at other ROW80 participants' progress HERE.