We came, we saw, we measured—twice. We cut 10% of the excess—once. We twisted our opening lines to create grammatical tension. We have arrived. It’s …
WRITER’S WORKSHOP I, Week 4: A Celebration and My #1 Writing Tip
How can we socialize today? This is so engrained in our everyday life. During this pandemic we need to find meaningful ways to connect with each …
Cyber Dinner is Socializing
no snapshot in time
the human tide ebbs and flows
sands shift, alter coasts
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silver-lined clouds drift
latent plants, contained in buds
wait, through winter freeze
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#staysafe #stayhealthy #stayhome
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©2020 Tanya Cliff
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New Feature: Tell Us Your Publishing Story
Something to think about: “When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things …
WRITER’S WORKSHOP I, Week 2, Batting Practice
US Major League Baseball season has been postponed due to the COVID-19, but tomorrow at the godoggocafe.com, we will step up to batting practice with our first drafts in hand. Join me in the Writer’s Workshop for some friendly encouragement, an editorial challenge, and few words from Stephen King. Even if you don’t have a prompt draft, feel free to hop in to the discussion. Participation is welcome at any time.
Stay healthy everyone!
Tanya
larval-shaped Monarch
shows Milkweed deep gratitude
with devouring bites
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©2020 Tanya Cliff
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The Writer’s Workshop is live with our first prompt! Come sharpen your pencils and your prose at the godoggocafe.com. Share your thoughts and prompt responses in the comment section, and I will grab all the responses on Friday to link in next week’s post. Have a great weekend, everyone!
My stepfather, a custom home builder, taught me the basics of carpentry: “measure twice, cut once.” Sounds simple enough, but it takes discipline and an investment in time to slow down and repeat the measurement, and the power saw can be unforgiving. Many are the boards wasted by a few mismarked millimeters. The lesson stuck with me, and I think about the concept often in other areas of my life, including my writing and editing.
For this prompt, I encourage you to slow down and measure twice. We are writers. We have stories to create. That creation requires an investment in ourselves, a belief in our ideas, a commitment to the hard work of writing so that we may communicate our creative babies effectively to others. In the words of Henry Miller, “open up…discover what is already there.”
Every man, when he gets quiet, when he…
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There is no turning back
Each push,
this birth a struggle
we will win
you and I,
my winsome child
Each push
a little closer
as you cross this swaying bridge
tethered
I’ve got you
almost in my arms
Let there be storms
I will hold you
comfort you, guide you
Each push
we’re almost there now
There is no turning back
to womb’s warmth
Fight through
the pain
the fear
and
cross
Welcome to your life
There is no turning back
my response to the following prompts from these awesome humans:
Beth’s “there will be storms”
Eugi’s “winsome”
Sadje’s photo prompt
Stephen’s Level UP Challenge that combines them with a twist
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©2020 Tanya Cliff
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