Break

Hey all-

So today was supposed to be O post but unfortunately i again am taking a blog break.

I just have to much going on at mo and in the near future and have to sort out my priorities.

Il be back!

Xx

N is for Nathan

Todays letter is N so I thought I would breifly talk about one of the characters called Nathan.

He is a head chef at a hotel and is engaged to Lisa. He is 31 tanned and is a smoker. He one day would like to own his own restaurant and start a family. His other hobbies are running and drawing. He is sarcastic but gentle.

:p

Motivation

Again late posting just busy nowadays hence why M is for motivation as I feel like im slacking!

Music helps motivation and going for walks

A break also helps with motivation- odd I know but I find if I dont write for a while it comes back and I can write lots! Looking at comments from snippets helps my motivation massively.

Having to do lists written down help me keep on track or to remind me that I need to keep at it- especially hard when I have so many other things to be doing.

What motivates you?

Sunday Ramblings Post (2)

So today I am going to write about my bucket list. No im not dying, rather the opposite- I want to live and so by doing all that I can before I die (if this makes sense). It all started when my grandad passed when I was 13- my first experience with my own mortality that I wrote a bucket list. Then about two years ago I had a cancer scare (turned out to be a mass non cancerous) but it shook me, the wait was horrid and got me thinking what if?

If that wasnt enough my nan passed two years ago- and my nan had a wonderful life and was an inspiration to me so it got me to keep adding to the list. So that is why I wanted to write one. Here are some of the things I have already done from it:

- Go to Japan

- Run a half marathon

-  Graduate

- Go wall climbing

- See a sunrise

- Go to a music festival

- Go to a ball

- Go to a convention

- Write a journal

- Start a family

- Go to a protest

- Get into a newspaper

- Get a tattoo

- See a meteor shower

- Read the night sky

(:P in time I will put up a list of things I want to do)

This advert is amazing eye opener to go out and just do it! We only have one life to live- dont you want to look back and say wow, I did that.

If you have a list- what have you done/ want to do?

L for Lisa

Lisa, one of the main characters in my book wanted to take this letter today and tell you more about herself!

Hello!

I’m Lisa, I have taken over the blog as a guest today to talk a little bit about me!

I am a teacher and live with my fiancé Nathan. I have a dog called Jenson where I see him as my baby!

I have long brown hair that I feel needs a cut and people say I talk blunt or say things as they are but I think that’s rubbish! I just dont let people in easily- especially after my dad left me when I was little- trust is a major issue for me.

In my spare time when im not marking I like taking photos and going for walks but mostly chilling in bed!

I love banana milkshakes-random I know!

Right I need to get back as I have a wedding to plan!

Kind

Late one again and this will be a short one- sorry!

K is for kind- to my fellow bloggers who are so. Your kind comments keep me writing and gives me confidence.

Every blogger should be kind to others- and even when your critiquing- say negative comments in a kind way.

Also kindness in books – I have tried writing dark peices and sad peices but they rest uneasy on me, how about you? Does writing anything other then kindly faze you or do you find it better?

J is for Journey

Its been nearly two years since I first thought about my book- and what a journey it has been so far hence why today letter J is for journey.

When I thought about the book I wrote it down and the prologue- showed it to a few people and they liked it- then I started the blog to do the word prompt 100wcgu challenge and put up the extract just to see other reactions.

Now the journey has gone far beyond what I thought it would- I have 6 chapters in draft and many fellow writers to help me in this world of writing.

From a single idea to now over 6,000 words –  from good days to bad, its been brill! (can check out what i have done posts for a few months last year to see apart of the journey)

Inspiration – I

Sorry for the late post- been busy today!

So todays letter in the A-Z challenge is I.

For me inspiration hits me when I see either a picture or a word prompt challenge. Word prompts help me expand on writing skill and most of the time I want to include that sentence- so allowing me to expand my work.

Pinterest is my new best mate and I have created a board for all things writing- im a visual person and this helps me as by looking at the picture- it helps me describe and set a scene better than if I was using pure imagination. (

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Also fellow bloggers are an inspiration as I read what they have done or going through and think wow – it kicks me up the butt to continue writing.

Location for my novel was from my travel to a town next to mine and thought how nice is this place- im familiar with it, combine it with where i lie and hey presto-a new kinda fictional town! The name is from a name generator- but this also gives you inspiration as one thing can lead to creating hometowns or citys next to the location of choice.

What inspires you?

Hope

Cannot believe we are already on H! H for me means hope.

Its easy as a writer to give up on their work in progress and loose hope in it and their abilities- even i did a month ago!

Have some faith in yourself and dont give up- if you want it you have to grab it. If you allow hope into your work things will look up and writing becomes that little bit easier.

If everyone gave up on writing then bookshops and librarys wont exist!

Trust in your ability. I also hope that one day I will finish my book! I hope that people will like it.

G is for Grace

So after a day of yesterday from the challenge im back for week 2! Today kicks off the week with G.

I thought today I would talk about a character from my book. Grace.

I didnt need to do a character profile as this character is, well my nan! She passed two years ago and thought she could be part of a character as I needed one for a wedding ani event

Before dementia and other probs started I want to keep the old nan alive and remember her that way- confident, strong and funny. Always helping and the kindest woman I knew.

So is the character! But the only twist/change is that this grace likes to wear “younger than her age or very bold styles”

She calls on the events agency for their services to arrange her 60th wedding ani at the hotel where Nathan works Ruby is her planner.

She has a tight perm and a hint of lavender smell to her with glasses and many accessory’s.

So a brief insight to one of the characters