Quickie Post

I've spent the past five hours working on the short story Clara Betta today.  Last night, I put in a couple of hours worth.  It still needs more work tho'. So I probably won't send it to the group until tomorrow.  Call me cautious but I'd rather send them something as close to a finished state as possible. Eek!!  Nervous butterflies in my belly.

I love this quiet writing time.  I used to write while listening to music but I've noticed that I need the quiet space to hear the voices trying to come through to tell their story.  It helps the process and there is less resistance when there's quiet to feel my way through the story arc. I saw this great mug online the other day. It read, "Writer's Block: When the voices inside your head stop talking to you."  It made me laugh out loud...'cause it's true.

Tonight I am going to a play reading. I think it's going to be several people presenting work so I'm excited at the prospect of seeing works-in-progress.  I have ideas swirling around my head and I have to keep reminding myself to just jot things down. I never know what will be used or what the next project may need to give it a fresh perspective and those mini-ideas come in handy.

I read an article by Quiara Alegria Hudes in this month's The Dramatist magazine on Subject Matter and it was a great reminder about love for the writing craft. Pen to paper is the only way to build that writing muscle.

I hope this entry makes sense because I'm now on my way out the door.

Peace,

Lily~

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Jack White - Would You Fight For My Love

Jack White came out with his latest video - Would You Fight For My Love?  (As I write this blog entry, it's 12 hours old) I love his music, I really do!!  But something is missing for me in this song...too much angst, not enough crescendo. The video in the blue filtered hue makes my day tho'.  Click on the link above to watch it on YouTube.  Vevo has new guidelines that won't allow me to post it onto my blog.  Booo!

Photo from Jack White's FB page- Still from video

Rock on people!! Rock on!!

Peace,
Lily~

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Tidbit on Light

This morning as I was walking to the train, there was this gorgeous sunlight breaking through the cloud cover...i absolutely love the light in the Fall. It's diffused but the edges are bright. Burnished gold. I had a mild migraine so I'm sure there was aura from the headache but it was a moment worth taking in.


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