Writing can be such a glorious release of expression. Please enjoy #TheWritingLife by #ChavalaYmker (Page 67) #mockingowlroost #poetryissue2023 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poet #writerslife

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2023/
(Pictured is someone writing in a book with a mug in hand. The background is black both a cream border that looks like the inside of a book. The title and byline are written in black at the top.)

The age-old question...🤔

#thewritinglife #amwriting #writerlyproblems

Only six?🤨
Amateur.🙄

#thewritinglife #writerlyproblems

🤣🤣🤣
I'd rather #write an essay than go into battle, but that's just me.😁

#writerlystuff #amwriting #writingfunny #thewritinglife #easilyamused

I don't want to say this cartoon resembles me, but...
How did the artist get into my house?🤨

#thewritinglife

Settled in for an evening work session. I like these Saturday nights a lot better than the old ones. A quiet life suits me just fine, thank you very much.

I think I need to take up the pipe again, though. Already have the tweed, a genuine Harris no less. There's just one missing piece to the picture.

#TheWritingLife ✍️ #Soundtrack2023 🎼

https://open.spotify.com/album/5mdnt0VtH6iGnJdKhqeTMa?si=zTdNo5gaTvOM-EhbK-d1Ew

Ha! I enjoyed this a wee bit more than I probably should have.🤣

#writinghumor #thewritinglife #easilyamused

*Sneers at cell phone call labeled "telemarketer."*

#TheWritingLife

Wrote 558 words for the book today. A bit of a slog #thewritinglife #histodons

Sometimes you look at a period of time and you think, "Nothing happened here."

Then you look again, and you think "Everything happened here."

I send out Lunar New Year greetings, and it doesn't start until January 22. It may take me that long to figure out what to write. #TheWritingLife

Whatever is in the regional smoke is now officially making me loopy. So maybe only sharing about a sale for a few friends and then off to find something productive here.

#TheWritingLife

Well, I am not having success saving some hashtags. So they will remain capricious and whatever. (This is social media and I in a nutshell.)

#TheWritingLife

Good to know I'm not the only one to get this lecture at least once a year.🙄 (Well, I used to...from the grands.😝)

#thewritinglife #holidayhumor #easilyamused

Here is a 1980 lecture given by Stephen King back when he was arguably at the height of his powers. The talk is so engaging and he is so natural, insightful, and funny.

It's in two parts linked below.

PART ONE:
https://youtu.be/Q4IoqemrYXY

PART TWO:
https://youtu.be/tniNX2OqLUg

#StephenKing #Carrie #SalemsLot #TheShining #TheDeadZone #Firestarter #NightShift #TheStand #Writing #TheWritingLife #Horror

The Thirty Thousand Word Pyramid

Recently, I happened across this tweet from Kacen Callender (@kacencallender), and like a lot of observations from other writers in the throes of their work, it stuck with me:

I’ve lost track of how many times thirty thousand words -- or something around that order of magnitude -- has been a snare in my writing. One night I’m working

http://lunastationquarterly.com/the-thirty-thousand-word-pyramid/

#creativewriting #onwriting #thewritinglife