Writers Gotta Write

I know that many bloggers 

LOVE to write and are authors of 

novels, short stories, memoirs and poetry!

I applaud you all!

Say, are any of you 

participating in this month's 

NaNoWriMo?

If so, good luck with your novel writing!

Writing can be very, very hard, can't it? 

There are so many issues involved 

in the writing process --

 sapphicauthor

THINGS WHICH MAKE WRITERS ANXIOUS:

• not writing
  
• writing
  
• people reading their stories
• people not reading their stories

 kedreeva

• Editing
• Not editing

 cassmorriswrites

• Not having any good ideas
• Having too many ideas and not being able to decide which to write
• Having one really good idea and worrying they’re not a good enough writer for the idea

 nixedsims

• Not having the time to write
• Having the time to write
  

 meroko26us

Yeah.

And be careful not to fall prey

to stereotypes about writers!

The question which 

every writer must determine is:

what makes for good writing?

I wanted to be a writer when I was a kid. 

My first short story was essentially a fanfic 

based on the Arthurian Legends.

But alas, adult life and career demands intervened.

I did write as part of my career,

but only technical, specialized writing

like government reports and legislation.

And now I find I lack the imagination

to create fictional characters and plots.

So I'm depending on all of YOU

to keep me amused with your

creative writing!

I know you won't let me down!

Slug Lifestyle Update

Readers may remember that at the end of April, I resolved to get off my ass and take a daily walk around the block.

How did THAT go?

Well, I managed to do it for about a month or so. Then excuses started popping up like endless dandelions about why I couldn't do it on any given day.

But it was summer time by then, and so I was just naturally more active anyway, getting out and about, going places. Therefore, I didn't worry too much about slacking off on those walks.

And finally in September, I got some good news about my tai chi group, which had ceased operation a year and a half ago due to the pandemic.

Although the group no longer meets in person every morning at the mall, our leader has now taken it online instead so we can do our routines via Zoom in the comfort of our own homes! I am thrilled to be back in the swing of all things tai chi! 

I thought I had forgotten absolutely everything I knew about the moves, but a lot of it has come back now simply through muscle memory and prodding the rusty old memory banks.

An added bonus to online tai chi is that now I no longer have the half hour drive each way to the mall and back. Sweet! That alone saves me an hour per day!

Remembrance Day

[first female Canadian soldier

killed in combat]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

--From "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon

LEST WE FORGET

Christians, Avert Thine Eyes

. . . unless, like me, you think Jesus has a sense of humour 

and enjoys a good joke as much as the next guy, 

even if it's at his own expense.

 smolmeg

wake up babe new jesus just dropped

 bizarrobrain

“Love your enemies! For they are tasty! Prey on those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his waters to both the evil and the good, and he sends storms on the just and the unjust alike.”

 electrichandyman

There are many benefits to being a marine biologist

Fashion & Style Tips

Hello, my ADORING fans 'n stans!

Yes, it is I, 

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CAT,

gracing you with my presence yet again.

Last week, Mistress Maddie of 

A Day With The Mistress Borghese

wrote a GLOWING post about Anna Wintour of 

Vogue magazine fame.

Now, I love you DEARLY, Maddie

(*smoochies, dahling*) 

but DON'T mention 

Anna Wintour to ME! 

I taught that UNGRATEFUL BITCH 

EVERYTHING she knows about fashion and 

NOW she pretends not to KNOW me.

Alas, so MANY celebrities could BENEFIT

from my fashion advice, IF ONLY

they would take it!

One of my BEST TIPS is to

make sure your SHOES

are as fashionable as

your OUTFIT.

Because I ADORE you all so much,

I'll give you that tip for FREE today,

as a special onetime BONUS!

My BIGGEST cross to bear in this life

is my FRUMPY HUMAN, 

whose idea of classy attire is

JEANS and a T-SHIRT.

But at least she doesn't wear CROCS.

On the other hand, she can be 

guilty of WORSE fashion faux pas.

Her hair and eyebrows are ALWAYS

a HIDEOUS MESS because she refuses

to spend any serious cash on 

GLAMMING HERSELF UP.

Even back in the days 

when she DID dress up,

her look was (*yawn*) 

soooo STODGY and DULL.

She must be my 

KARMIC PUNISHMENT

for sins committed in my 

previous nine lives.

WHO SAYS HELL DOESN'T EXIST?

Thursday Art Date With Rain -- "The Workshop"

For Rain's Art Date theme this week,

I have reached back, back, BACK 

into the mists of time and retrieved 

a drawing I did in 1972 when I was 15. 

It depicts a 16th century carpenter

in his workshop, making or repairing

the stock of a wooden crossbow.

The original art on which my drawing was based

is by an illustrator named Paul V. Lantz. 

Here's his original which, as you can see, 

had another character in it who I omitted --

This art illustrated a story called "The Secret Trap"

by Jack M. MacLeod in his 1959 book 

Theirs Is The Kingdom.

Aimed at teens, this book 

recounted tales of Christian heroes

who put their faith into action over the centuries.

For some reason, my older brother 

had been given a copy of this book, 

along with its two companion volumes 

retelling stories from the 

Old and New Testaments.

I can only assume it was a Sunday School

prize or gift or something. I can't imagine 

my parents shelling out money for the series.

"The Secret Trap" concerned a carpenter who,

along with some buddies, staged a fake kidnapping 

of Martin Luther in 1521 when Luther was on the run 

from the Catholic Church as an excommunicated heretic. 

The seizure actually occurred 

at the behest of Prince Frederick III, 

who then hid Luther in safety 

from his enemies for over a year at 

Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Saxony.

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, October 2021]