Writing With A Melanin Twist
Next week I will be on a plane to Paris. Anxiety and joy wrap themselves upon my skin as I prepare for my next adventure – one I’ve saved patience and money to embark. As with most places I venture, I simply do not want mere tourist experiences. I want to embody the areas via […]
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Normally, book and writing tags grab my attention. However, since I’m dealing with a blog slump, why not do a blog tag to boost my morale until this ridiculousness passes its course? I found this one via Life by Sunburnt Aloe who found it through Jemma @Dorkface. Enjoy! Name? Latanya (or Livey) What is your favourite colour? Give […]
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I drink you in though you’re no good for me You fill my day with energy that I’ve yet to claim I shake and shiver when you call my name An endless song carrying me to the next day as though My love for the Earl need not matter Mr. Latte hot you promise me […]
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1180 words. I nailed writing this amount today. I’m no Stephen King, who writes 2000+ per day. But, considering my life teaching, mothering, “wifing” and generally living, I wrote above and behind. For 1180 words, I need about two and half hours spinning them into fruition. Normally, 500 makes my daily word count, which takes […]
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Okay. While my WIP’s motor sits quiet (Summer is my worst season for writing – too many distractions), I saw this writing tag egging me to quit my writer’s block for a minute. The Life Choices Writing Tag describes special moments in one’s life that writers could easily apply to their characters. Decisions, good or […]
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September’s gone. Fast. Furious. Breakneck speed. October awaits a TBR pile that I have yet to create (Mood reading for the win). Halloween harkens, so I figure some thrills and chills will usher themselves into my book woes and joys. Below I list the books that made my September a split-second joy (Do months linger […]
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