Words for Wednesday :: Only the Words :: August 19

The Wednesday hex hit again. I copy/pasted this from River's blog Tuesday evening, fully expecting to write something Wednesday - which was then tomorrow, now it's yesterday ;)

River wrote:
Since it becomes Wednesday in some parts of the world while it is still Tuesday here, i am providing the prompts now, so you can work on them and post them when it's Wednesday where you are.

This week’s prompts are:
Mood
Peanut
Weakness
Novel
Ride
Jump
    and/or the following archaic or seldom used words
Asunder (apart)
Nary (none)
Rantipole (behaving in a romping or rude manner)

Now I made the mistake of reading Mimi's story ... I migth succeed in writing something later on ...



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Tuesday's Wordle. I'd still like a "Sea of Yellow" achievement.

Wordle 1.886 4/6
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Words for Wednesday :: Only the Words :: Busy!

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

This month the words are given by Mimi @ Messymimi's Meanderings and can be found there at River's blog: Drifting through Life

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:  
well
understanding
challenge
person
genuine
suffering
    and/or
faith
ambition
chance
hard
design
closet

BUSY:

I have for some time been running after my own tali .. or whatever it saying goes ... been too busy. I'm off for a small break. See you all!

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words ~ July 15

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

This month the words are given by me (Charlotte - MotherOwl) and can be found at River's blog: Drifting through Life

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:
Ants,
Sushi,
Meeting,
Miniature,
Juniper,
Leaves  
    and/or
Mushroom,
Seagull, 
Windy,
Glass,
Knit,
Safe 
    and/or the photo of a dormer window - thanks to River for this term.

As usual my Wednesday has been extraordinary busy - some kind of Wednesday hex maybe - I hope to use the Words in the days to come.

Words for Wednesday ~ only the words & IWSG

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

This month the words are given by me (Charlotte - MotherOwl) and can be found at River's blog: Drifting through Life

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:
Cold,
Door,
Fire engine,
Tree,
Jacket,
Sign   
    and/or  
Candle,
Cup,
Egg,
Roses,
Window,
Hazy

I have an idea, but a stupid headache has hit me. I'll be back!

And Tuesday's Wordle. Another solve earning me the "Sea of Green".
Wordle 1.837 6/6
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July 1 question - Is there anything you'd like to see changed, added, and/or rearranged about the book publishing industry?

My answer - There's lots of thing, I'd like to see changed, added and rearranged in the publishing industry in Denmark:

• I'd like the tax on books to be lowered. Books, more so children's books, are too expensive.
• I'd like the writers and translators to have a bigger part of the price for a book. As it is now, only really big writers can earn something that looks like a living from writing, and translators plain can not. 
• Also the tax rules, taxing the income of a book only in the year where the money are paid, instead of taking into consideration that writers often spend more time writing a book.
  
• I'd like the library money (the sum an author gets paid for the books this author has in the public libraries) to be augmented. More so for translators, who often spend the same time translating a book as the writer spent writing it, but are paid a lousy sum. This leads to bad, rushed, sloppy translations.
• I'd like editors to edit, and proofreaders to really proofread books. Too many books are semi-unreadable due to typos, errors, bloopers ...
• I'd like front-page illustrators to have read the book - or at the very least the scene they're doing. The scene in the book for my example describes two kids, one dressed in a black shirt, one in a blue dress, accompanied by a German dog, And what do we see on the cover: Two girls, one in a green, one in a black dress, and a Golden Retriever.

In short, I'd like "Writer" to once again be a profession you're proud of.

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

This month the words are given by Hilary Melton-Butcher and can be found at River's blog: Drifting through Life

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:
Baker  
Canoe  
Gable  
Training  
Rot
    And/Or:
Lily-livered  
Provisions  
Barley  
Arrow  
Border

As I did not see the words until now and will be out of home all day, no writing will happen today, I hope for tomorrow.


I had to look up Lily-livered. My guess was correct, but the explanation is interesting. Thanks to Merriam-Webster:
The basis of the word lily-livered lies in an old belief. Years ago, people thought that health and temperament were the products of a balance or imbalance of four bodily fluids, or humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. It was believed that a deficiency of yellow bile, or choler, the humor that governed anger, spirit, and courage, would leave a person's liver colorless or white. Someone with this deficiency, and so white-livered, would be spiritless and a coward. Lily-livered and white-livered have been used synonymously since the 17th century, but lily-livered is now the more common expression, probably because of its alliteration.

Words for Wednesday :: April 22 ~ Only the Words

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are to be found at Mimi's blog: Messymimi's Meanderings.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:
Sign
Omission
Fall
Conviction
Accompany
Commerce
    and/or this random sentence
Courage and stupidity were all we had.


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Words for Wednesday :: April 15 :: Only the Words

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are to be found at Mimi's blog: Messymimi's Meanderings.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today we were given:
Shell
Deck
Chest
Proof
Dawn
Effective
    and/or the following words which are seldom used any longer
Brabble — a loud, dumb argument
Izzard — the letter z
Picaroon — a scoundrel


Sorry, I got lost in Unicorn Farm, trying to nail down and correct an elusive error.

Writing might happen later.

Words for Wednesday April 1st ~ Only the Words & IWSG

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are to be found at Mimi's blog: Messymimi's Meanderings.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

And for today, Wednesday 1st, we were given:
Great
Harmony
Attraction
Reach
Subject
Delicate




I'll see if I can catch up with my muse - it might not be until Saturday.

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April 1 4 question - If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs?

My answer - I do not have any playlists at all, as when I write, I want silence, or rather the "music" of family life going on, around me. Same goes for other things - when they do not have their own sounds that I need to hear (Computer games for instance):

If I had to make a playlist it would be for my book (Susan and the Magic in the Nordic Countries aka. Unicorn Farm).

And if I was to make such a playlist, it would sound strange in the ears of most of my readers, as the lyrics would be mostly in Danish.

But excluding all the Danish songs, here's a sample of what would be on it in no particular order:
High Noon,
Hall of the Mountain King,
Jamaica Farewell,
Leaving of Liverpool;
Black Velvet Band,
The Skaters' Waltz
Je ne regrette rien,
Mr. Tambourine Man
Banana Boat Song.
Jingle Bells
Le metéque.
Ma solitude,
Les enfants d'hier.
The songs from: Der Zarewitsch, Die Fledermaus, Die Zauberflöte, Oklahoma, Easter Parade, Singing in the Rain, The Nut Cracker and more like them.

Words for Wednesday :: See you Thursday

The Words for Wednesday are already up on Lissa's blog. We were given:

Kerplunk
Erase
Meek
Plead
Tenacious

More from me Thursday, because tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, no blogging will happen.

Words for Wednesday :: Only the Words

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise, River has taken the mantle of coordinator upon her shoulders.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are supplied by Lissa and are to be found on her blog.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

We were given these words:
Heartbreak
Cheeseburger
Postcard
Aterlife
Beachcomb

And I'm sorry, life happened, and even if these words speak to me, no writing happened today.

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words Onsdagsord ~ Kun ordene!

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise it is still to be discerned who will take over this role, River is doing it for the rest of 2025, but maybe Lissa will eventually be our new coordinator.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are again supplied byWiseWebWoman and can be found at River's blog.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

We were given these words:
Garrote
Kisses
Neck
Philanthropist
Pragmatism
    and/or:
Balconies
Decadence
Entertainment
Genius
Public

I repeat what I said last Wednesday; I think I won't use any of them today because they seem far too "adult" for Unicorn Farm writing, and that's what I'm in the mood for. Writing stuff might happen - and get posted - later.

- -  A  - -  B  - -  C  - -

     Bloglegen Words for Wednesday blev startet af Delores og udviklede sig til  en flytbar fest med mange deltagere, der leverede ordene. Da Delores lukkede sin blog for altid på grund af diverse problemer, overtog Elephant's Child (Sue) rollen som koordinator.
    Nu, efter Sues bortgang, er det stadig uklart, hvem der vil overtage denne rolle. River gør det i resten af 2025, men måske bliver Lissa vores nye koordinator.
     Uanset hvad, hvordan, hvor eller hvem, er målet med ordene at opmuntre os til at skrive. En historie, et digt, hvad end der kommer os i tankerne.

Denne måneds ord bliver leveret af  Sean Jeating og kan findes på Rivers blog.

Hvis du poster et indlæg på din egen blog, så skriv en kommentar på Rivers blog, så vi kan komme forbi og læse det og tilføje et par opmuntrende ord.
      Det er også en udfordring, hvor det gamle ordsprog "Jo flere, jo bedre" holder stik.

Så husk at følge linkene, gå tilbage og læse andres historier. Og skriv gerne en kommentar, når du har læst dem. Udfordringer som denne trives med interaktion, feedback og opmuntring. Og vi har ALLE brug for opmuntring.

Vi fik disse ord:
Garrote - Garrote (et mordredskab)
Kisses - Kys
Neck - Nakke (eller kæle)
Philanthropist - Filantrop
Pragmatism - Pragmatisme
    and/or:
Balconies - Balkoner
Decadence - Dekadent adfærd / udsvævende livsførelse / moralsk forfald
Entertainment - Underholdning (gerne letbenet)
Genius - Geni
Public - Offentlig

Og de ord er alt for voksne, moderne, et eller andet til at jeg rigtig kan stille noget op med dem ... jeg ved ikke hvordan, jeg skulle bruge dem til mine historier om Enhjørningegården.

Words for Wednesday December 17 ~ So far only the Words.

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of coordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise it is still to be discerned who will take over this role, River is doing it for the rest of 2025, but maybe Lissa will eventually be our new coordinator.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are supplied byWiseWebWoman and can be found at River's blog.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

We were given these words:
Greek  
Salad  
Sausage  
Concrete
    and/or:
Peninsula  
Symphony  
Pinafore  
Pirate

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words & IWSG November 225

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
    When Delores closed her blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over the role of co-ordinator.
    Now, after Sue's demise it is still to be discerned who will take over this role, River is doing it for the rest of 2025, but maybe Lissa will eventually be our new coordinator.

No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.

This month the words are again supplied by Sean Jeating, who thankfully stepped in when our regular supplier was MIA, and can be found at River's blog.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging words.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

We were given these words:
Dog
Night
Bed
Knowledge
Move
    and/or:
Years
Stupid
Help
Craftsmanship
Lost

I might write something later today, maybe it'll be a couple of days ... I don't know. Time and inspiration are both elusive partners.

- - A - - B - - C - - 

November 1 question - When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way?

My answer - This is a question that has a very  ... strange ... answer. I began  writing even before starting school ;) At that time I imagined myself living in a small, simple  house in the countryside, near the woods, with a big garden, where I worked sowing, weeding, picking etc. during daytime and mostly in the summer. I'd spend the evenings and most of winter spinning, dyeing, weawing baskets, woodcrafting, making syrups and elixirs like an oldfashioned withch, and creating stuff and writing.
This is actually not a far shot from how I live today, but the road to here has been more bumpy than I imagined as a young child, and I'm still not a published writer.

Words for Wednesday October 1st (Updated with the Words) & IWSG

For a long, long time - ever since December 2017 - I have written these words, or words to that account, on my blog almost every Wednesday:

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

But now no longer. Never again will she give us the prompts with a gentle reminder about remembering to have fun, correct my errors, praise my tales and ask for more.

Elephant's Child is the main reason I ever made it this far with my tales about Susan, and if I ever get to publish them, she'll be having a honourable mentioning in the book!

Today the Words, provided by Sean Jeatings, should have been on her blog. But they are not.

If they show up somewhere, a story might be written, but so far - emptiness.












Elephant's Child's death leaves a big, empty space in the Blogosphere and in our lives.

UPDATE

River has, since I wrote this post, published Sean Jeatings words on her blog. They are:
Hear
Modern
Influenza
Physical
Organs
Original
Pea
Human
Rather
Size
Let me see if any writing will happen

- - A - - B - - C - - 

October 1 question - What is the most favourite thing you have written, published or not? And why?

My answer - This is a question that for me is impossible to answer. I never published anything and what I like to read - written by others or by myself - depends on my mood. But right now, still discombobulated after Elephant's Child's demise, and some private matters (non-lethal, just a royal P.I.T.A) I'd go with the piece about the naming of the dragons.

Words for Wednesday :: The WORDS only

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In September  River will supply us with prompts.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

- - A - - B - - C - - 

This Wednesday's prompts:
Olympian  
Support  
Tabby cat  
Mountain  
Fireplace  
Clothesline

I have too many loose ends here on my blog. Last week I finished Sour Notes, this week I am also looking for something to finish.
Those words remind me of bits and pieces of Susan's story: The owls on Granny's clothesline, Susan's childhood love of cats and her orange tabby cat (think Garfield), the fireplace she slept next to during the cold winter, when her room was under repair, the mountains she climbed during her holiday in northern Sweden, or were buried beneath on her first visit to Iceland. But no story is surfacing in these memory swirls. It might happen later. I hope.
And I thank you all or your never faltering support during my Olympian craziness!

Only the Words

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In September  River will supply us with prompts.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

- - A - - B - - C - - 

This Wednesday's prompts:
Shipwreck
Hook
Unexpected
Buttermilk
White-knuckled
Buggy

I do not want to begin any more wild goose chasin' chapters of Unicorn Farm, so I'm taking it slow, trying to find somewhere where I can cntinue the story, using these words. I need inspiration and ideas.

Words for Wednesday UPDATED & IWSG

Oops, I was bleary eyed Wednesday evening. I forgot to press Publish before going to bed. Hopefully it's still Wednesday somewhere ;)

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In September  River will supply us with prompts.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

- - A - - B - - C - - 

This Wednesday's prompts:
Conviviality
Adoration
Willpower
Mellow
Gentle
Guitar

And writing happened again.

With the burial of some of the magic people: M-L, Kai, Martine, and more at the Unicorn Farm, I have been thinking over the religious aspects of the magic community.
It is obvious, to me at least, that magic and religion has a whole lot in common.

We are never explicitly told so, but there's a magicians' graveyard out there too; we have a small giveaway in Percy's words in the "Kai"-chapter. "The next time you come here ... you'll come to bury Sandra, or one of you younger ones". I have it written down more explicitly in a chapter not online -- confusing, I spent a bit of time searching before I realised.

At Unicorn Farm there was a minuscule church - chapel would be the right word for it. And every day, whether education was going on or not, there was a short time of adoration ending with a blessing every morning, and sometimes also in the evening.

At home Susan often lacked the willpower to go to church, it was early and Dad really did not like her going. Also the services in the big, old cathedral were stuffy, boring and not a bit uplifting. The choir did all the singing and even prayers or answers from the people. It was more like going to the theatre than to church.

Susan did not know what she really wanted from a church, but these short, early morning worshipping, often accompanied be mellow guitar music, short prayers clad in solemn words with set answers from those present and subtle meanings, spoke much more to her heart.

Often gentle Gylfi led the worship, but now and then a priest from a nearby town came, and when he did, Susan felt the blessing almost physically, like some kind of ancient magic.

There was a feeling of conspiracy and conviviality to these early morning gatherings, and many of the apprentices gathered there to start off the day.

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September 3 question - What are your thoughts on using AI, such as GPChat, Raptor, and others with your writing? Would you use it for research, story bible, or creating outlines\beats?

My answer - No I would not. I do not use AI - I only use it for removing the background from photos, that's all!

All my websearches are followed by the switch -ai to not get any AI generated replies.

I tried using AI for synopses, structuring of a text, and I even asked it to write one of my Words for Wednesday stories for me.
I was not satisfied with the AI's story al all. I found it generic, two-dimensional, and sterile. I got no kick whatsoever from reading it ... The AI did even not perform as requested, as it did not use all the Words.

That's one of the problems with AI. Another is that it's a 'people-pleaser' for lack of better words. It does not like to disappoint us. If it does not have an answer, it invents one - in short it tells us a lie, politely of course, but it's still a lie.

The WORDS only for Wednesday & IWSG

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In August, Mimi of MessyMimi's Meanderings will supply us with prompts.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

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This Wednesday's prompts:
District
Slippery
Feast
Stop
Paper
Recruit
    and/or
Concede
Threaten
Screen
Gain
Enhance
Gasp

It is still Tuesday as I write this, and I hope to find time to write something tomorrow.

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August 6 question - What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?

My answer - Paying translators peanuts!

I wrote this on Kate Larkindale's blog, and thought it needed to be added here:
Not only does is go against he "pay a worker his wages" it also deprives the readers of the pleasure they could have had from a better book if the translator had had the time to do a good/better job.

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words & IWSG

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In July, MotherOwl - yes, that's me will supply us with prompts, but they'll appear at  Elephant's Child's blog. I wrote and sent them back in December last year, so they are as new to me as they are to you. I hope they'll get us all writing.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

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This Wednesday's prompts:
Ferry
Determined
Box
Convey
Paste
First
    And/or
Family
Astonish
Obtain
Avoid
Magnificent

And I intended to return and write a story, or at least publish the Words if no writing happened ... Then I got busy, and it was hot (30 degress Celcius) the plants needed water as the automatic watering in my greenhouse had broken down ... I forgot, and only found out now, Thursday morning. I hope writing will happen today.

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Wednesday's Wordle 1.474 5/6
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Difficuly 4.8 - nailed it.

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July 2 question - Is there a genre you haven't tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it?

My answer - I do not know, I only think in genres when I do not like them. Ergo I know that I won't ever try romance, horror, or "adult" contents.
All other I think I could imagine writing, and I write what fits my idea for a plot, without ever considering the genre at all. As I like writing and get lots of ideas, I suppose that I will eventually write in most genres.

Words for Wednesday ~ Only the Words

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In May, David M Gascoigne will supply us with prompts, but they'll appear at  Elephant's Child.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

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This Wednesday's prompts:
People
Overjoyed
Single
Chore
Life
    And/or
Birthday
Plight
Juggle
Dog
Play

I have a great idea for the continuaion of last Wednesday's story, letting one more apprentice survive the loss og magic. But as I told Monday the Ookie-pookies have gotten hold of me, and I think that whatever I write is bad. No story today, only the Words.

Wordling today, I remembered to use pen & paper. Mostly this is a shortcut to better results for me. Today’s average difficulty is 5.2 guesses out of 6, or very challenging.
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