Eat chocolate daily . . .

Question of the day. Are you growing as a writer?

This question can mean many things to many people. I've asked myself this question for several months. So here's the deal for me. I decided if I wanted to grow as a writer, I'd have to change and so would my daily grind. No doubt, there's not enough hours in the day. With families, deadlines, sports, clubs, church, meetings, etc. The shit list is endless and can drive one to say dirty words. OOPS. Did I just say a dirty word. Anyway, I made a commitment to change a few things to help me grow as a writer and stop cleaning the damn house so much. OOPS. Sorry. Another dirty.   

I need to connect with writers who are smarter than me
I need to connect with beta-readers who can cut my words to the bare bones
I need to connect with positive people who encourage my dream of writing
I need to scale back on TV shows that waste my precious writing time
I need to read books that challenge my brain and stimulate my creative juices
I need to to make appointments with myself to sit and daydream
I need to learn to say, "No" to others who aren't considerate of my time
I need to post this list above my laptop and read it daily 

Wish me luck, guys. How about you? What would you change to spend more time on your writing.

Happy Writing,
Sherry L. White











                 

"Not Impressed"

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.

Dogs aren't impressed by pedigrees. When a mutt meets a pure-bred with the name "Amber Britches from the Royal House of Winslow," he's not impressed. He's not intimidated nor does he behave differently. It just doesn't matter. It's no big deal. How unlike us. We get hung up on titles, prestige, power, position, status, and money. We're uncomfortable around some people because of all those so-called, qualities. But not a dog. A dog simply doesn't have the hangups we humans have. Maybe it's good that he doesn't know how much he doesn't know. And even if he did know, it wouldn't matter if he knew. He accepts us for who we are regardless of our pedigree. What would it be like if we did the same?-N. Wright

I would agree, the above writing is true. I would also like to say as a dog person, dogs are nicer than the average joe.

Tell your furry friend today that you love them.

Sherry

"Kentucky Bourbon Sauce'

1 cup brown sugar,
1 cup white sugar,
1 cup water,

1 lemon, juiced & zested

1 orange, zested,
1 cup strawberry jam,
1 cup pecans,
1/2 to 1 cup KY. bourbon,

Cook the first three ingredients in a saucepan until sugars are dissolved. Remove from heat. Grate the rind of the orange and lemon and add to mixture. Add strawberry jam, lemon juice, pecans and bourbon. The sauce is even better when refrigerated and allowed to blend. Warm before serving over pound cake. ENJOY!!!

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"Why Tell Stories?"

Storytellers are the direct medium between the story and the audience, able to change pace, alter or explain a difficult point, dramatize or play down an event, according to the needs of those listening.

Why tell stories?

To help children learn to listen

To enlarge the listener's vocabulary

To extend a child's knowledge of the worlds of fact and fantasy

To stimulate the listener's imagination

To create an appetite for words

To introduce the shared activity of storytelling from author or teller to audience.

Storytelling has always been a means of passing on traditions and codes of behavior and of maintaining social harmony. Through his or her skill, the storyteller can convey the mysteries of the natural world, reinforce the codes of behavior of a particular community, or transport the listener into an inner world of fantasy. (Children's Books)

Sharing a story with a child gives great rewards for the heart.

Happy Storytelling,

Sherry/treehugger-peninhand.blogspot.com

My Smudge. Thirteen and still my baby boy.

As I read, write, blog, tweet or knit, he sits by my side.

Today, I'm reading, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. The man from Mars (Michael Smith) is truly a masterpiece for all to read who love science-fiction.

Smith is an intelligent creature with the ancestry of a man, but he is more Martian than man. Until we came along he had never laid eyes on a man. He thinks like a Marian, and feels like a Martian. He's been brought up by a race which has nothing in common with us. They don't even have sex. He's a man by ancestry. A Martian by environment.

Have a great day!

Best,
Sherry

"Writing Thoughts"

"The function of the writer is to comment upon life as he/she sees it." (F. Norris)

A successful creative endeavor, shouldn't be measured by a product, but by the change it stirs in the creator. The creative process is not just putting pen to paper or brush to canvas, often it's during the downtime that the best ideas float to the surface. (Barringer)


Relax, take a walk, or just be.

Sherry