It's great to be back with my online creative writing group - we had a long break over Christmas. To get started, we wrote acrostics about something that makes us feel good and shared them.
Sometimes connection is the spark you need and it certainly flicked a switch for me this week. January had me stuck in dark doldrums, thoughts twisted inwards. Meeting like minds reminded me how to escape into my writing again.
So, having sent my story off, to hopefully find a place in the hearts of others, I am writing on. Building on foundations of experience and history, taking that leap into the unknown - only this time, not alone.
Happy arms
Understand the need
Giving Warmth
Sharing love
Start with three random words, lifted from the dictionary.
Choose three pages at random, get someone to call out three random numbers and choose the first or last word on that page... however you do it, start a story!
HOUSE BAKER TASTING
An accomplished baker, she tried to be
Her cakes always tasting, dreadfully.
The gingerbread house stood complete
Weeks of assembly, now ready to eat!
Tangerine Jelly
Rusk-like biscuits at the bottom
Imbued with sherry
Full of calories
Lashings of cream
Eat it all up!
