This is my first experience with a creative blog hop. My dear friend, Trece Wyman, invited me to participate. Blogging from New York, USA, Trece is animal lover extraordinaire, specializing in cats; her heart is at least as big as Texas. You can find her at SimplyTrece.
Now, to the questions, and my answers:
What am I working on?
I’m amassing quite a collection of books on writing.
I enjoy playing with words, it never seems like work. I blog, journal, write devotional pieces, and have a work-in-progress memoir that started as a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) rebel project. Most of my writing is nonfiction, but I stepped out of my comfort zone a few months ago and began creating 100-word flash-fiction stories with Friday Fictioneers.
How does my work differ from others of its genre?
Mine is written by a young-at-heart, eternally optimistic cracked pot.
Why do I create what I do?
I used to look through the box of family photos my mother had. There was one in particular that intrigued me: a man, in a Civil War uniform, and his wife. Aside from their names and her relationship to them, Mom knew nothing else about them. When I became a grandmother, I began to journal. I was determined to leave something of myself behind for my grandchildren and the generations to come.
How does your creating process work?
It varies somewhat by project. For Friday Fictioneers, I study the details of the photo prompt looking for an unusual perspective, then run with it. I write the beginning, and I usually know how I want it to end, so I write that next. Then I know how many words I have left to put the meat in the middle of my sentence sandwich.
Here are the three creative bloggers I’d like to share with you. They will post their blog hop posts June 23. For a sneak peek, here are their links:
Susan Carter Payne, http://suzicatepoetry.wordpress.com
and http://suzicate.wordpress.com
The former features her poetry and photography, the latter her thoughts on family, relationships, and the world around her–and more of her beautiful nature photography. Susan is a published author and has many creative talents. From the mountains to the shore, Virginia is her home.
Dianna Keen, http://thesedaysofmine.com
Another Virginia blogger, Dianna is an amazing photographer. Her blog features family, two cats who adopted her–they’re also family, wild horses on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and her many adventures, near and far. She creates greeting cards, too.
Beth Ann Chiles, http://bethannchiles.com
Beth Ann blogs from Iowa. She has various creative abilities, so it will be interesting to see what she decides to share with us. If you visit on Tuesdays, you’re likely to find a teapot from her collection on display. Beth Ann’s blog features Comments for a Cause–each comment left on her blog is worth fifty cents toward the featured cause for that month. Be sure to visit and leave some kind words.
Thanks for hopping and stopping by!
I think it’s important to document things for our children and grandchildren. Good luck with your memoir!
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Thanks, Darlene.
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I always do the Nanowrimos, camp’ ones as well, they help my imagination go wild. this coming month I am doing a second set of short stories.. 😉
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Good for you, Galan. That’s a rewarding experience, however, I don’t think I’ve caught up with the other life necessities since that month of writing. 😉
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Patti, I am so happy you’re working on your memoir. You are gifted in so many ways: writing, card making, sewing, wool punching, painting…is there anything you can’t do? Love your creative energy, always look forward to your creations. Thanks for the shout out!
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Thanks, Susan. Your creative resume is a bit lengthy, looking forward to your post.
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loved your 2nd answer! 😀
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Thanks, that truly describes me.
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Love the post. Thank you for your kind words, too. I will absolutely be visiting your co-horts next week. I did not know that you have a photo prompt for Friday Fictioneers! Or that you are working on a memoid for your grands! Love you, girl!
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Thanks, Trece. 🙂
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You use your gift of writing for so many good things! All of them bring glory to the Lord. Keep it up my blogging friend!
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Thank you, Jayne.
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Great for writing your memoir for your grands. I stop and start on this project for mine. I really am a sporadic thinker.
Love your work!
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I’ve done more stopping than starting, Linda! Need to get serious about it.
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hi Pattis Loved reading this post and knowing how you go about your writing. Keep up the good work
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Thanks for reading and encouraging, Margaret.
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Hi Patti! Interesting post. I truly enjoyed your answers to the questions. I don’t think I realized until you started doing Friday Fictioneers how much you wanted to write. You are a writer!
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Thank you, Pix, that’s the best compliment to a writer–being free to be called “writer.”
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I cannot believe that I missed this post!!! But I’m almost glad I did – because, I just finished my Blog Hop post to publish on Monday, and I’m glad my answers weren’t “skewed” by reading yours first! Thanks for selecting me. I loved your answers!
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Thanks, Dianna. Can’t wait to see yours! Have a great weekend.
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