Finally!

Hello! Okay, I am finally on here trying to figure out how WordPress works. And it only took me over a month to do it. Thank you so much for setting this up. I am honoured that you trust your writing with me, and I know I can say the same to you – thank you for letting me share with you.

I have been looking into different ideas on how to even start writing, or how you go about starting and shaping a thought (never mind extending that into a plot!). Here is something I came across that I found interesting. Would you like to try it together? The idea is that you give yourself 7 minutes. Set a timer, and you just write for 7 minutes straight It doesn’t matter if it’s good, or grammatically correct, or spelled correctly. I think the idea is stream of conscious writing. They give 10 writing prompts to start, and I will share them below. Let’s start with one, and maybe we can keep doing all of them? 7 minutes each just to start writing.

1. As I stared out the window…

2. The bird lazily flew overhead as I lay there…

3. As he crept, a low growl sounded behind him…

4. Regretting everything she’d done in the past five minutes, she…

5. In an instant, I knew we were not alone…

6. As he opened the enormous, antique chest…

7. Tired, the old man eased himself into…

8. The house was empty, even the furniture was gone…

9 As she wandered through the graveyard…

10. “It’s not what it looks like,” he pleaded…

Also, I am going to post something that I wrote a couple of months ago, something that came out when I was trying to figure out feelings about a past relationship. Specifically around why I still felt such strong anxiety when thinking or talking about this person, someone I haven’t had any communication with in 11 years. A friend suggested writing a letter as a cathartic practice, and when I went to write it this came out instead. I am thinking this is story that I need to write about. When I see you next (and if you are interested!) I can explain more about where this is coming from (I think anyway). Thanks again for doing this with me. If nothing else, I am very much looking forward to creating and spending time doing something enjoyable. Now let’s see if I can figure out how to post that word doc…..