Tag: freewrite

Wintry Writing

You may choose to pen poetry about snowfall and roaring fires. All forms of creative writing are a valid way to let winter pass you by, opting for the consolation of words flowing while gales are blowing (ouch). What Is Stopping You/Me? Do we easily give ourselves permission to write…or do we continuously seek distractions and reasons why we cannot? Do we procrastinate or persevere? […]

PP is for Political Personalities

Let me explain how I concluded this would be the PP topic for my next freewriting topic. Where We Are Now – What Next? The world stage seems dominated by pompous players. Surely we need a return to practical politicians…are we not, in fact, desperate for common sense and wholesome values? Recalibrating the Globe A recent edition of BBC One – The Repair Shop featured […]

OO is for Out (of) Office

Has there ever been such a long journey through the alphabet? I began this sporadic challenge in 2021 when I wrote: AA is for Alliterative Articles. It was never meant to be a race, more like a meander through the mind of a Later Writer, using alphabetical topic titles to practise my writing. I’m keeping this one short, now we’re over halfway through, as it’s […]

NN is for Next Novel

Today’s writing prompt is my response to choosing the theme for my next novel. Which Novel – A Disclaimer At present, I am still seeking representation for the novel recently completed. And I’m told the best way to be using my time is to be writing the next novel, especially as I love it. However, I’m taking an artist break to think through the choices, […]

MM is for Meandering Memories

How Do Your Memories Feature In Your Writing? Please read my previous post on Auto/Biographical Writing in which I described a memory that is still important to me, and wrote a poem about my memory of following my grandmother into teaching. At what point might memory cross over into fiction, I’ve been wondering. We can never eliminate the expansive imagined material that our brains house. […]

LL is for Lonely Location

This freewriting challenge has been prompted by a photo I took and recently featured on my Instagram page. I promised my followers I would post my piece on Later Writer, when written! Probably as a 20-minute freewrite. One Brick Less While being driven past this place, pausing for traffic lights or a crossroads, I noticed the missing brick at first. There are many possibilities but […]

2024, Hello

By now, the whole world has arrived in 2024. Many parts will hardly have noticed a difference, such is their current state of angst through manmade and natural disasters. My heart goes out to them, individuals, rescue workers, and leaders alike. Christmas Dinner itself took a change of direction back in 2022. My lovely husband spends too long feeding us both (with MS on board, […]