Author Journey: November 25, 2022

 Welcome back for the final course of word prompt deliciousness. This one will finish off our Thanksgiving week meal of inspiration. I hope you full-to-bustin' with new and fresh ideas. 

I've also got an update on my Nano project and how things have been going in this author's life. I won't keep you waiting any longer. 

Author Journey: How Much Progress?

This week, has been quite the adventure. We traveled to visit with family. (That's why this post is extremely late.) And we got to see some pretty amazing sights which I'll share with you in a later blog post. 

Needless to say, the writing has been a little less predictable and somewhat fewer words than I had hoped to achieve. I'm not sharing a screenshot today. But I will tell you I've fallen below the goal line again, in spite of writing at least a little every day. I'm still trying, though. 

Writer's Life: Here's What Happened This Week

This week, I learned that Tennessee has some beautiful state parks and it doesn't cost anything to get into them. We visited one of them and I can't wait to see more. 

I also discovered that sometimes, in order to meet goals, one just has to be determined to seclude yourself if necessary to get the writing done, especially when there's a deadline.

Just Keep Writing: Friday Fascicles

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (ie. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

Photo by Nicole Queiroz

Please do stop by Nicole Queiroz's gallery on Pexels.com. My thanks to those who share their work this way!

And for the weekend's prompts...

• Saturday's words: Migration, Listen, Duke
• Sunday's words: Sketch, Staircase, Jungle

Thank you all for joining me this week. I hope this Thanksgiving feast of random word/photo prompts keeps you full of ideas and fuels you for many days of writing. 

If not, you're always welcome to come back Monday for more! 

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