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Spring’s nascent vision
tilled by Summer’s warm caress,
vibrant Autumn harvest

Harvest of words ~ a senryu inspired while watching an orange maple leaf float earthward in October

         Okay, it happens to all of us, published writers and those of us yet to be published. We take pencil in hand or open a fresh page on screen, and stare The brain to hand connection is nonexistent and the page stares back, fearless, knowing it will not be mauled by pencil stroke or chomped by keyboard mouse. The challenge often ends in the way of a staring contest with a cat, the writer blinking first and retreating behind the “block.”



         I know the second reason does not apply here. There is not a single member of the WDC Community who lacks creativity. Sometimes, though, we lose sight of inspiration. Days of working for others, tending kids, school, carpools, family obligations, other obligations; reacting to events and situations, exhausts and often stultifies. Life may not be what we wished for or planned at age 5, but it’s the one we’ve created and are living, and, by virtue of living it, a source of inspiration.

         Just think outside the box. Look, for example, at the list of mundane activities above, each a story waiting for the writer to harvest. For example – “carpool” – a car that’s a pool of piranhas cruising I-90 in search of …”

         Think outside the box ~ it’s your story, or poem, or article If you always write a story, try your hand at a poem or essay; if your Muse waxes poetic, see if an action-adventure story speaks its tale Harvest the words planted and tended by your day’s activities and observations in a novel way (yes, bad pun).

         Then, give it a cool title and log line and put it in your portfolio, tag it with three relevant genres (perhaps one new to your Muse) and, after some technical help from "Technical Support Forum" , post it to "The Shameless "Plug" Page" .

         Then, check back in at the "The Shameless "Plug" Page"  AND perhaps check out "Noticing Newbies"  and "Invalid Item"  for more inspiring creative reads, cool working links, encouraging conversation, and the pleasure of helping other writers harvest their words with a review or two. Who knows, they may in turn help you bring in your harvest.

         Thank you for inviting me into your home this week. I hope you’ve enjoyed this issue of the Noticing Newbies Newsletter. As a Guest Editor, I do not have a formal Ask and Answer segment, but if you post to this Newsletter, I will see it.

         The Writer Writes! ~ Harvesting ideas that living evokes in words and art both pithy and profound!

Until we next meet,
Keep Writing!
Kate
Kate - Writing & Reading