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Welcome to Free Write Day!

I will be adding an image every week to free write with.

It is a practice to allow your mind to wander creatively into new stories.

Set your timer for 5, 10, or 15 minutes and write!

Have Fun!

Ideas I am pulling from this to get you started are….

What if you threw a party for the fruit in your life?

So you love fruit this much?

If a pineapple was to talk to you what would it say?

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30 Days of Not Writing

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After writing for a while, have you stopped?

I feel like when a writer stops writing, they are trying to drive themselves mad.  There have been many times I took breaks in writing.  

Day 1- You didn’t write—no big deal. 

Day 2 - You are tired and will go to sleep instead, so you are rested for tomorrow’s writing session. 

Day 3 - Oh, that show you wanted to watch is on during your writing time. It has a character that would maybe help you develop yours. 

Day 4 - Soccer practice in 100-degree heat. 

Day 5 - Reading a friend’s blog. They are so good. 

Day 6 - Late night trip to store for ice cream. 

Day 7 - You are so irritated by everything today. No way you are writing. You are too mad at nothing. 

Day 8 - Facebook. 

Day 9 - Walking the dog and getting out in nature. What a beautiful day to write about tomorrow.

Day 10 -The book you have been waiting for comes in, and you start reading it because it is like the book you have been trying to write. 

Day 11 - You must sleep because you feel like crap after staying up all night to read. 

Day 12 - Family fight about you being too irritable. 

Day 13 - Stare out the window, and your mind just wonders. 

Day 14 - Clean the entire house from top to bottom. 

Day 15 - Youtube Worm Whole 

Day 16 -Totalling up student loan debt.

Day 17 -Trying to figure out how to make money doing the thing you love.

Day 18 - Twitter 

Day 19 - Planning out your life for the next six months. 

Day 20 - Movie Night 

Day 21 - Realizing there is still a deadly virus out there and you rewrite all your goals.

Day 22 - Wondering why everyone is producing books and blogs, but you still don’t. 

Day 23 - Instagram 

Day 24 - Thinking about a book about the end of the world, it is no longer fun because of current world reality.

Day 25 - Netflix binge-watching shows you have already seen.

Day 26 - Wondering when the next Marvel movie will be out. 

Day 27 - Start playing a new game to relax. 

Day 28 - Become obsessed with the game. 

Day 29 - Beyond occupied by game. 

Day 30 - Okay, this has to stop, and you need to write tomorrow!

Okay, that was fun, just keep writing. 

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The 73 Questions

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I was nominated by my writer friend Tammy for this challenge inspired from a Vogue Magazine Series which interviews celebrities and other public figures. The questions are designed to allow you know more about my likes and lifestyle. Who doesn’t love to answer fun questions?

1. What’s your usual Starbucks order?

I like to change it up, so I usually try out all the seasonal drinks. When I have tried them all, then I got back to my vanilla latte with coconut milk. 

2. What does your workstation look like?

I have one of those desk cabinets from the 90s with doors. It usually has my computer and stack of books and papers I am working on. 

3. Favorite food?

Sushi is the best thing ever!

4. Favorite authors?

Two favorites this week are Davis Bunn and Pam Jenoff.

5. What do you think of open relationships?

I think they are not for me. 

6. What is your favorite video game?

Duck Hunt!

7. Guilty pleasure treat?

Cheesecake

8. Favorite movie?

Pride and Prejudice the 2005 version

9. Favorite book?

Children’s: The Story of Ferdinand (always)

Grownup: Educated by Tara Westover (this year)

10. Twitter, or Instagram?

Twitter

11. Desktop or laptop?

Laptop or paper.

12. Best advice you’ve ever received?

You can do whatever you set your mind to. 

13. What project are you working on right now?

I am working on short stories that are sci-fi.

14. Favorite color?

Purple

15. Did you get good grades in school?

Yes, I did.

16. Dream job?

Writing full time

17. Play any sports?

No, I used to play basketball and danced.

18. Do you have a degree?

Yes a couple

19. Nationality?

German, Irish, and French. 

20. What is your favorite kind of blog post?

A day in the life or list.

21. What do you like to collect?

Marbles, books, and purses. 

22. Describe yourself in three words?

Honest, quiet, student

23. If you were a rapper, what would your stage name be?

Smilie Geez

24. Who was the last person you DM?

Someone about blogging for a website I run. 

25. What’s on top of your wish list right now?

A writing retreat 

26. Sorting house?

Ravenclaw

27. How many tattoos do you have?

Zero

28. What are you most grateful for this year?

My family, job, and home. 

29. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you this month?

I got to spend some quality time with my family.

30. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you today?

I laughed so hard at work. 

31. What’s the best thing ever?

Love

32. Favorite season?

Fall

33Favorite holiday?

Thanksgiving because I like all the food and there is not the pressure of gifts.

34. What fictional character do you relate to most?

Whichever one I am reading — I am always looking for similarities to myself.

35. Do you like surprises?

YES!

36. What’s the biggest surprise you’ve ever had?

Finding out I was going to be a mom. 

37. Which surprise made you cry?

Being a mom because I was excited and terrified. 

38. What’s the best surprise you’ve given somebody else?

Surprising my family with a takeout meal. 

39. Do you like muffins?

Yes, blueberry. 

40. Do you cook often?

I do not cook often, but I like to bake a lot. 

41. What’s your favorite dessert?

Chocolate covered strawberries. 

42. Is there a dessert you don’t like?

Haven’t met one yet. 

43. Cake or pie?

Pie

44. What’s your least favorite food?

Spicy because it doesn’t like me. 

45. What’s your favorite condiment?

Ketchup

46. It’s 4 am on a random Saturday. What are you eating?

I cannot eat that early, so I drink tea. 

47. If you could teach a college class, what would it be called?

Apocalyptic Fiction 

48. Best animated film?

Everafter

49. What has a guy done or said to impress you?

Bought me lilies and took me out to eat. 

50. The best thing to do on a first date?

I love long walks and coffee.

51. The worst thing to do on a first date?

Hanging out with a ton of people at a bar.

53. Best comic book character?

Wonder Woman 

54. Name three things which can always be found in your purse.

Pens, book, notebook.

55. Favorite drinks?

Water and Dr. Pepper

56. If you could play a historical character in a movie who would it be?

Catherine the Great I did a paper on in college she seemed interesting.

57. Kittens or puppies?

BOTH!

58. Favorite sushi roll?

Kissy Kissy roll 

59. What lipstick do you use?

Lip balm that is a light shade of pink.

60. What foundation do you use?

The Body Shop

61. Blow-dry or air dry?

Air dry every day. I will even wake up sooner to air dry.

62. Who is your fashion icon?

Katherine Hepburn always 

63. Favorite Disney Character?

Cinderella 

64. What are you doing tomorrow?

I will work and write. 

65. Movie you laughed the hardest through?

The Book Club

66. A movie that made you cry?

Avengers Endgame

67. If you could sing a duet with anybody who would you choose?

Frank Sinatra 

68. If your life was a song, what would the title be?

Don’t Worry Be Happy

69. What’s your favorite animal?

Llama and tigers

70. Favorite artist?

Claude Monet 

71. The person you want to have coffee with?

Jesus

72. What country would you like to visit?

Germany 

73. Best way to decompress?

Cleaning

Thank you!

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