Tag Archives: Poetry

Navigating Into The New Year + Photo Prompt & Poem

So I took a little week or so off for Christmas since I was so busy, but now I’m back again for a new year! I didn’t get a huge amount of writing done, but then again, I didn’t get a huge amount of anything done over the holidays! I’m not feeling bad about itContinue reading “Navigating Into The New Year + Photo Prompt & Poem”

A Craving for the Countryside + Poem & Photo Prompt

So a few days ago I saw a woman’s photograph online of the Scottish countryside, it was really beautiful, and it gave me such a strong sense of longing and nostalgia that it almost hurt. I began looking through my own pictures of the country areas that I used to go to, and it justContinue reading “A Craving for the Countryside + Poem & Photo Prompt”

Month Five Fiesta! + Poem & Photo Prompt!

So yesterday was the 16th of December, which means it’s been exactly 5 months since I started writing a book for the first time. I definitely had some unrealistic expectations and I had a lot to learn, especially about how long the process would take. I’m actually not as far along as I thought IContinue reading “Month Five Fiesta! + Poem & Photo Prompt!”

Another Modest Milestone!

So in October this year I made a post about reaching 10,000 words of my work-in-progress book. At the time that was very exciting to me, and I was surprised that I had even managed it. In the first few months of writing, I kind of hovered around at 4000-5000 words, then out of nowhere,Continue reading “Another Modest Milestone!”

A Few Festive Writing Feats!

So this week marks the time of year where it is now acceptable for me to unleash all of my pent up Christmas excitement. The 3 trees are up, the paper chains are hanging, the snowflakes are in the process of ‘falling’ onto my windows, and I am loving it! On top of (or maybeContinue reading “A Few Festive Writing Feats!”

First Ever Poem Attempt for National Poetry Day!

Technically when I post this, National Poetry Day will have been yesterday, but I only found out that there was such a thing a few hours ago. To be honest, I know absolutely nothing about the rules of poetry, it’s not something I’ve ever tried, so I didn’t really know where to begin. It wasContinue reading “First Ever Poem Attempt for National Poetry Day!”