Writing With A Melanin Twist
I have two lovers vying for attention I cannot strike at the same time they push and pull until I give yet I enjoy eternal kickbacks they deliver when they hold me close screaming for more of their sublime deliverance. 2018 Latanya Ivey (CraftyScribbles)©
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Yay! I love writing tags. I need to see more of them and participate, so I can explain my process and cut moments of writer’s block leeching my soul. Well, I found this one on Youtube via Kristina Bak. As for this tag, of course, I’m using my adult fiction work in progress (WIP), Porcelain, as fodder […]
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My writing life, that is. For most of the summer, I suffered from writer’s block. Oh, what a demon this bloody curse makes itself. I could not write. I could not outline (I’m a pantser by nature, so I normally do not outline, but the thought of summarizing a chapter burned me). Writing felt like […]
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Here’s another shot at Kristen @Coffee and Literary Rage‘s Writers Weekend. “Welcome to Writers Weekend, your virtual getaway dedicated to all things writing! Join a community of writers as we share our struggles, triumphs, and most of all, our love of the craft. Every other week I’ll post a prompt, whether it’s a list of […]
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“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.” Erica Jong Photo credit: TheBlowoff.com
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“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.” ― Ernest Hemingway
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“I write emotional algebra.” ― “I write emotional algebra.” ― Anaïs Nin
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“I write for these women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us, but it won’t.” ― Audre Lorde
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“What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’…. And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m […]
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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King
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Week two of Writer’s Weekend is all about characters. Specifically, their weird quirks, habits, and tics. So pick your favorite character at the moment, buckle in, and tell us what other people would find obscenely annoying (or unbearably cute!) about your creation. A little background since I missed the first edition: My WIP is Porcelain. […]
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“An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.” – Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Jealousy and envy cause some folks to get creative in their narratives of you. Often, they’ll hear what they wish, not what’s real. Smiling Faces Sometimes, The Undisputed Truth Here’s a television adaptation of the modern classic, starring Halle Berry. […]
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Janelle Monae, singer/actress, knows what she speaks. We have to make the world in the image we desire. Otherwise, everything is for naught. Peace and Love, Everyone!
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I’m a writer. I love what I do. I often challenge and hurt myself sharing the written word for which I’m in a torturous relationship. However, I appreciate moments when I can share my opinion on writing with others feeling the same pain and love I feel. This tag stems from Kat Impossible’s awesome blog. However, I […]
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Last week, I wrote of my newfound love for aesthetic boards All About That Aesthetic Board, where writers create visual mood boards based on characters and/or plot for their works in progress (WIP). To make an aesthetic board, you take or find pics and create a collage. Here’s mine for my main WIP (Untitled). What’s a […]
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Four months. The last time I created anything regarding my work in progress (WIP). Why? Like reading slumps, writing slumps appear out of nowhere. Minemanifested because my story existed solely on the page as mere words. I journeyed a few times past them. Yet, by pushing myself infrequently, my words stagnated – doomed to a […]
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