Joy Jul 13, 2025 at 12:46pm In response to "Prompts"
Agreed, also.
Yes, WdC contests do need more serious thinking and planning, and they are priceless for writers to test their own craft. And like you, I bet most of us will need time to come up with a good story or a writing of any sort.
Sum1 Jul 10, 2025 at 11:11am In response to "Sharing"
I agree 100% with everything you said. Sadly though, we live in a pretty small house, there's no room for my children to join us, nor are their houses large enough for us. I think living as a large family is nice, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. My only concern (here in the states) is that the daughter I might live with would get tired of cooking for a group. Yes, we could cook, at times. She has a problem being on her feet for extended periods of time, I can be on my feet, but my sciatica nerve pain tends to 'act up'. It would be a challenge, that's for sure. A challenge, but not impossible.
I agree with you about Picoult being very formulaic. I have about 12 of her books and I too stopped reading her work because they felt the same despite the story or setting.
It’s been a week since my last entry, and what a week it’s been.
Mental illness is the worst thing that anyone can experience and my youngest daughter has suffered badly from this for most of her life.
This week she has been placed in a clinic for a while, and whilst I know she is better off there, it is still heartbreaking to witness a child (even a grown up one) suffer.
I haven’t been able to think straight never mind write anything, although writing is where I usually turn to when I need to stop thinking about day to day stuff.
We had to rehome her dog Kya yesterday, it was heartbreaking as it was left to us to take her to her new home and to people she didn’t know.
I felt guilty for not keeping her myself but we don’t have the space for two big dogs as we already have Lucy our Weimaraner.
However the new owners sent us photographs and Kya seems to be okay so far.
Anyway I opened up WdC and saw I’d won the ACROBAT contest so that made me smile 😊
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