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Writing Sprints

SpotlightJanuary 9, 2013241Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every now and then, I like to do something I call writing sprints. I give you a word, and you have just two minutes to write whatever comes to mind. There’s not much time to think, so you just have to jump in and write the first thing you think about. The New Year often…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day five

Love to WriteJanuary 4, 2013235Views 0Likes 0Comments

Okay, day five, the final P of the pack, and I’ve saved the most important one for last. By now, if you weren’t aware before, you know what type of pen and paper you favor, the pleasure of writing with other people, and how writing in different places can add adventure to your writing time.…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day four

Love to WriteJanuary 3, 2013179Views 0Likes 0Comments

Welcome to day four of Make Writing Fun in 2013. So far, we’ve talked about good writing pens, writing with people, and writing in fun places. Today, we’ll concentrate on the fourth P, paper. Paper – When writing by hand, the type of paper you choose is important. Usually, the first question…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day three

Love to WriteJanuary 2, 2013184Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Monday, we talked about how great pens make writing fun and can encourage us to want to write. Yesterday, we focused on not doing it alone. The buddy system works great when it comes to writing. Writing with others holds us accountable and stimulates our memories and imagination. Plus, it’s a great way to…

New Year Resolutions

SpotlightJanuary 2, 2013156Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well, it’s the year 2013, and we have to write about resolutions, those firm decisions we make at the start of each New Year. Yesterday, I heard about a holiday called Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day, celebrated on January 17th, the most common date to give up commitments. The practice is common enough to have…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day two

Love to WriteJanuary 1, 2013131Views 0Likes 0Comments

Happy New Year, and welcome to day two of Make Writing Fun in 2013. Yesterday, we talked about how important it is to have a pen you enjoy writing with, and I challenged you with the task of finding your perfect pen. Have you done that yet? Today, we’ll focus on the second…

Make Writing Fun in 2013, day one

Love to WriteDecember 31, 2012231Views 0Likes 0Comments

Let’s face it…we all have way too many things we have to do, tasks we consider chores. If we throw writing our life stories into that basket, we’ll never do it. Why would we? In order to get those all-important stories onto paper, we need to make writing fun, turn it into something we look…

Holiday memories

SpotlightDecember 26, 2012193Views 0Likes 0Comments

As we prepare to close the door on 2012, Christmas, Hanukkah and holidays, what moment from this season will you remember? Is it a happy moment or a sad one? Describe this instance in detail? Who does it involve? Where were you? What happened? What about this moment makes it so memorable? Set your timer…

These are a few of my favorite things

SpotlightDecember 19, 2012189Views 0Likes 0Comments

We all have our favorite things. These items need not be expensive or valuable in worldly terms, but to us, they are priceless. We can’t imagine living without them. They may remind us of wonderful days gone by, provide comfort or make us feel beautiful. So today, let’s write about a favorite thing from your childhood,…

Reclaiming a life…The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel

Love to WriteDecember 12, 2012306Views 0Likes 0Comments

What do you think it would feel like to be ninety-two years old when one day someone hands you back your teenaged self? That’s exactly what happened for Florence Wolfson Howitt in July 2006 when a New York Times reporter reunited Florence with the five-year journal she received as a gift for her fourteenth birthday…