Hello, flist! It's been a while! ^_~
So I recently finished reading a book of short stories by an author I discovered really randomly - I basically picked up the book on a table at a bookstore because the title (This Cake Is for the Party) intrigued me, and ended up buying the book, and really enjoying it.
I was a little disapointed to find out that she hasn't published anything else yet, but in the process, I looked her up online and realized that she has a series of daily writing prompts that she sends out if you subscribe to her email list, and also a number of essays on writing, advice for writers type stuff, and all of that made me like her even more? IDK, lots of times I don't really connect with typical "advice for writers" sorts of things, so this was a pleasant surprise.
And so for the past week, I've been feeling horrible because of course I signed up for the daily prompts and then...did absolutely nothing with them. >_> But! Today I did my first one! And I'm going to try really hard to keep up with them. Ten minutes a day really isn't that horrible of a commitment to make to writing, but I frequently surprise myself by not being able to convince myself to sit down and write things, even for that small amount of time. :P Maybe this will be my new years resolution of sorts? IDK. I know a lot of people don't like prompts, but... I like them a lot :D The more specific, the better, really, and so far the ones I've gotten from her list have been pretty varied. Some are really specific, and then others are more vague. *nod*
So. Yes. I don't know why I'm rambling on about this really? But if you're curious, the author is Sarah Selecky, and her site is here. I'd highly recommend her book, and... The prompts, if you're into that sort of thing. :D
The end. :D Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day, too. If you're into that sort of thing. ^_~
♥ ♥ ♥
(I'm also really going to try to update here more often too, IDK what happened with this new year and me not updating! :P I hope all is well with everyone though! <333)
I was a little disapointed to find out that she hasn't published anything else yet, but in the process, I looked her up online and realized that she has a series of daily writing prompts that she sends out if you subscribe to her email list, and also a number of essays on writing, advice for writers type stuff, and all of that made me like her even more? IDK, lots of times I don't really connect with typical "advice for writers" sorts of things, so this was a pleasant surprise.
And so for the past week, I've been feeling horrible because of course I signed up for the daily prompts and then...did absolutely nothing with them. >_> But! Today I did my first one! And I'm going to try really hard to keep up with them. Ten minutes a day really isn't that horrible of a commitment to make to writing, but I frequently surprise myself by not being able to convince myself to sit down and write things, even for that small amount of time. :P Maybe this will be my new years resolution of sorts? IDK. I know a lot of people don't like prompts, but... I like them a lot :D The more specific, the better, really, and so far the ones I've gotten from her list have been pretty varied. Some are really specific, and then others are more vague. *nod*
So. Yes. I don't know why I'm rambling on about this really? But if you're curious, the author is Sarah Selecky, and her site is here. I'd highly recommend her book, and... The prompts, if you're into that sort of thing. :D
The end. :D Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day, too. If you're into that sort of thing. ^_~
♥ ♥ ♥
(I'm also really going to try to update here more often too, IDK what happened with this new year and me not updating! :P I hope all is well with everyone though! <333)