Creative Soul

I love looking at pictures from this time too, no ...

2009-11-04T19:14:13.787-06:00

I love looking at pictures from this time too, no matter who is in them. Such a treat to take in the entire picture: subject & background.

17,528 words

2009-11-03T17:15:29.042-06:00

17,528 words

Yes, I did do this for a while. I slaked off when ...

2009-11-01T03:24:30.451-06:00

Yes, I did do this for a while. I slaked off when we started back to school and I could tell. I need to start back in December. Thank you for the reminder.

Okay... I wrote an outline and a plot and invented...

2009-10-29T16:42:52.044-05:00

Okay... I wrote an outline and a plot and invented my characters. Most of the outline so far is the history that takes place before the "plot" begins. I am still not sure I will do this. I just don't get enough computer time. We only have one computer and DH uses it for school. So I am tentatively "in", but don't go around telling people!

hmmmm I need to think of a '10,000 word' reward fo...

2009-10-28T22:53:38.649-05:00

hmmmm I need to think of a '10,000 word' reward for myself. (That is saying I'll make it to 10,000!)

I have a nugget of an idea that came into my head the other night. So at least I have a MC and some idea of a story line.

I plan to cook and freeze some meals for easy thaw and heat dinner nights. Too bad dc have to eat regularly, lol!

Dogs groomed, kids hair cut, groceries bought, car gassed up and oil added...
oooh.. and chocolate bought! :-D
Shelly
(aka HSC's Tory)

glad you got that chocolate on the list. I'm jealo...

2009-10-28T16:17:21.250-05:00

glad you got that chocolate on the list. I'm jealous of your Belgian stash. Superb prep - you are truly ready. I like your fossil and excavation idea from Mr.King. Right now I've got a small spade, but I'm going to need a bigger shovel before 11/30. This is going to be fun.

My prep has included the return of insomnia. It's ...

2009-10-27T13:19:36.922-05:00

My prep has included the return of insomnia. It's not so fun now, but in November I'll be grateful for quiet 3am writing sessions.

I've also been watching a few movies about writers. Finding Neverland was last week, this week is Stranger than Fiction.

Our kickoff party is Saturday, I'm getting giddy too.

I'm shocked that your supply list did not include ...

2009-10-23T17:43:49.616-05:00

I'm shocked that your supply list did not include chocolate...hmmm. Better check that list again.

I have my "No Plot, No Problem" book at the ready.

If you run out of stuff to clean, c'mon over.....

This is going to be a blast - I think I have a better feel for the pace,etc.

Good luck - hey, Halloween candy is on sale. Stock up. J

Oh, I DO have pictures of me with my first cow, an...

2009-10-21T20:45:01.824-05:00

Oh, I DO have pictures of me with my first cow, and several cows after that.... :)

I'm loving the shoes..... whoo hoo! :) I never o...

2009-10-21T20:43:48.424-05:00

I'm loving the shoes..... whoo hoo! :)

I never owned a car until I was married. Not sure that counts. And not sure I have a picture of it either.

should be a crazy blast. We'll have to try to get ...

2009-10-21T16:22:20.367-05:00

should be a crazy blast. We'll have to try to get together sometime - if Pilot Guy heads out, if Beth's free...what the heck. Meet, eat, and write. J

I'm in and glad to see you are doing it again this...

2009-10-21T15:48:18.140-05:00

I'm in and glad to see you are doing it again this year. Yea!!!!

Ah, that's the Deb I remember - CHS, Lubbock, the ...

2009-10-21T08:51:42.985-05:00

Ah, that's the Deb I remember - CHS, Lubbock, the whole thing. :) You were a big photographer for the paper and yearbook too weren't you?

I had to drive my folks '64 Galaxy 500. It's the car I learned to drive in and was "my car" (albeit shared with my sister) until I got married. Then about 6 months into the marriage, we bought a (gasp!) Ford Pinto Wagon - in avocado green no less. :) This was when Ford was being sued for the Pinto exploding if rear-ended. Ah, I was young and didn't read newspapers much yet. I just thought that little car was the COOLEST thing (until it started having transmission problems because of an undisclosed previous owner issue - gravel in the system due to being driven through floodwaters).

I have tons of photos growing up with our cars. I'd arrange my dolls on the hood and Mom would take photos. Or me and my sister and grandparents up in Missouri by their car. Or (sleek thing that it was) by my other grandparent's Chevy IMPALA!! (I was SOOOO impressed)

When my Dad died in 2002, all three kids drove to Lubbock with their "significant others" and before they left, we got a panoramic shot of all six of them with their Honda C-RVs (which is what we got the kids when they went to university since we were overseas and couldn't do the "weekend warrior" of car repair like most families). I love this photo - Jen was already married but the boys weren't yet but they did marry the lovely girls in the photo the very next year. I always teased that Honda should give us a car since we've bought so many (I still drive a Honda, having replaced my Pilot just last year).

When Mike started dating me, he bought a MG Midget convertible which we had until I was pregnant with Jennifer and got stuck behind the steering wheel and couldn't get out until someone helped me. I think my love affair with all things British was born with that car - or at least solidified!

I do love to look at cars!!

I love you green car!!!! And how cute were YOU??? ...

2009-10-20T06:43:07.863-05:00

I love you green car!!!! And how cute were YOU??? And Tim -- I didn't realize you and he went back so far together. Those are terrific pictures, and I'm sure real treasures.

I will post a blog on my first car today. I love all these great topics you come up with.

I don't have a photo of my car, or any cars that we owned. Almost all of our family photo's -- where we were instructed to stand in front of something, were taken in front of the piano.

I guess it's what your family values. My in-laws, for instance take photo's with everyone seated around the dinner table. Mark's grandparents took photo's in their large garden -- always.

I will think about this. Some things come to mind ...

2009-10-18T14:22:55.000-05:00

I will think about this. Some things come to mind already... not necessary things that hinder my creativity, but perhaps some things that I am allowing to chain me to negative attitudes and fears, even when there isn't so much as a piece of string to tether me.

Thanks!

thanks for this post. Indeed, a huge part of my br...

2009-10-16T21:42:47.448-05:00

thanks for this post. Indeed, a huge part of my brain tells me it's all crap. But then some validation comes through and it's all good again. Creative souls are tortured, that's part of the "game". But, knowing we're in this together certainly helps. I personally like your writing. Beth, I like yours. We have to get out the cutters and remove the chains. Mute the voices of critic in the brain and just go for it.

Interesting, I've been considering the same issue ...

2009-10-15T15:11:33.012-05:00

Interesting, I've been considering the same issue in my life these past couple of weeks. I believe I've cut myself free of a few pesky chains. Still a few to go.

Oh, Joanne, the Russian writers...I'm grateful I'v...

2009-10-15T09:15:37.071-05:00

Oh, Joanne, the Russian writers...I'm grateful I've read a number of Russian authors...and thrilled I don't have to read them anymore. lol

Cheri...Mrs. K was the very best. I'm glad you got to experience her as well.

I have to say Miss Martin (11th grade) and Miss Sh...

2009-10-13T09:41:53.427-05:00

I have to say Miss Martin (11th grade) and Miss Shrack (12th grade) Honors English at North Penn High School (PA). Oh, they both ran a tight ship, but deep down the weekly vocabulary list, the insistance on appreciation of Russian writers, and their love of English is embedded in my soul.

What a sweet post, Deb. I answered your questions...

2009-10-12T19:48:54.222-05:00

What a sweet post, Deb. I answered your questions on my blog, so you can check it out there.

I had Mrs. K for Honors English my junior year!! A...

2009-10-12T17:10:00.747-05:00

I had Mrs. K for Honors English my junior year!! And she was one of my favs at CHS too. The other was Ken Fulton - the choir instructor. He's a LSU now but he impacted me and my love of music in immeasurable ways! So crazy that you ran into Sharon!! And even crazier to think these teachers have to be in their 60's to 70's or more now.

I have a question for you, as a writer -- I tend t...

2009-10-12T09:59:23.671-05:00

I have a question for you, as a writer -- I tend to believe that a reader can learn as much about an author by what the author doesn't choose to write about, as they can by what the author does write about. Do you think this is true, or not?

By the way, speaking of back to school, which university is your recent high school graduate attending this fall? --Jan

There was no kindergarten in Mississippi in 1964--...

2009-09-22T09:32:19.995-05:00

There was no kindergarten in Mississippi in 1964--only a few weeks of a "pre-school" type program during the summer before school started. Mrs. Ashcroft was my teacher, and my most "memorable memory" is the smell of that beloved chocolate milk and cookie we got each day! Not surprisingly, my favorite subject in elementary school was reading. As for the rest of my schooling, I loved literature and grammar.

I was so excited to begin school. Kindergarten was...

2009-09-22T09:17:37.264-05:00

I was so excited to begin school. Kindergarten was half day and so I was a morning kid. Mrs. Malcomsen was beautiful in the eyes of this 5 year old. She wore colorful suits and her shoes matched! This was in North Wales PA, but she was from Boston. I insisted to my parents that my new best friend was Donner (not Donna). Somehow I threw an "r" onto the end of many words that year, because, "That's what Mrs. Malcomsen said."

Full day kindergarten but only for a few weeks in ...

2009-09-21T20:25:30.222-05:00

Full day kindergarten but only for a few weeks in the spring before first grade. One of favorite teachers - Mrs. McBroom, sixth grade. Math and art favorite subjects - least favorite handwriting. (Kept me from getting all A's.)