Happy Sunday everyone. How has your week been? Let me know in 25 words or less. Here’s my week:
One morning volunteering
Two poetry events
Three days September
Four October
Five rooms cleaned
Six hours of writing
And seven nights of sleep …
In the online writing group I’m part of we have a virtual common room. This is used to post news, share information and writing successes. Recently, I asked if any of the group members would like to share a word for Wordy Wednesday. The word could be in any language.
I was delighted to receive a wonderful word, with meaning, from Susan. This is what she says:
“Thanks for the invitation to bring a word to your Wordy Wednesday. As you were talking about drizzle, I’ll give you our local Basque word for that same dreary rain: “txirimiri” (pronounced chirimiri). I like the word – not so happy about the rain, though.”
Thank you Susan and what a fabulous word. It’s great to have a word I’ve never heard before. I listened to the pronunciation and love how it sounds.
How’s your week been? I’ve had an industrious week writing-wise. As well as continuing with the editing of my second children’s book, I’ve started work on two other short pieces.
One is for TenX9 Nottingham, where nine true-life pieces of no more than ten minutes are read. The theme for the next one is waiting.
My second piece is for Let’s Write, an online writing group I attend. This month we had a choice of three prompts. I spent some time deciding which prompt to use and made a start on my piece.
I’m feeling satisfied.
What are you pleased or satisfied with this week?
What are you pleased with yourself about this week? Go ahead, flaunt it.
I’m feeling very satisfied to have continued to ask independent bookshops across the UK to stock The Clocker, my children’s book. My Books
I decided that I would physically post some of these, including the information from the publisher and one of my bookmarks. I’m gradually lengthening my list of bookshops to contact, including a number specialist children’s bookshops. I made an effort to include something I had noted from their websites, to make it more personal.
As I popped them into the postbox down the road, I felt a great sense of achievement.
How’s your week been? I’d love to hear your sum-ups in 25 words or less. Here’s mine:
Four jackets sold at the charity shop
Another ten thousand words written
Out here and there, cultural stuff
Home to unwind.
How’s your week been? If you’d like to sum it up in 25 words or less, I’d love to hear from you.
Charity shop Monday
Write and clean Tuesday
Write more on Wednesday
Friends on Thursday
Library event Friday
Shop and write Saturday
And it’s Sunday again
It’s Sunday again. Time to sum up your week in 25 words or less. Here goes;
Volunteer and write
Then write some more
Meet friends for lunch
First cataract done
Excellent NHS care
Shopping deliveries
Until I can drive again
Today’s the day to share anything that you’re pleased with this week. Here’s mine:
Having had my debut children’s book, The Clocker, published this year, I have been beavering away on a second children’s book. It’s a follow on, with a focus on a different character than the first book.
I’m delighted to have now written over 30,000 words. Although it’s very much a first draft, that feels quite an achievement.
It’s time to sum up your week in 25 words or less. Here’s my week:
Guitar sale at charity shop
Cataract appointment comes through
Support at Let’s Write
First draft of second book moves on
The boiler is serviced.
It’s Friday again and time to reflect on achievements, or things I’m pleased about this week. I’d love to hear your Flaunt it Friday too.
I’ll admit it, I’m not someone who finds it easy to ask something of others; offering comes much easier. This makes the task of promoting my children’s book, The Clocker, a challenge. It’s not something you do just once either; it’s an ongoing process. I find it easy to decide it’s not worth asking when, the reality is, I don’t find asking comes naturally. As the saying goes, if you don’t ask ….
With this in mind, I’m pleased that I’ve reached out to several people this week, asking them to review my book. Even if I’m trudging along, I’m putting one foot in front of the other and I keep going.
