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Inspiration to “Just Write”

Photo by Robin Hewett Jeffers Thank you for visiting The Write Spot Blog. I hope you find motivation to Just Write from these blog posts.
I feel like I’ve been hibernating. I guess I needed a rest. You might be feeling that way, too.
In these difficult times, it’s hard for some to be motivated.
After the glitter of December, I enjoyed being quiet in January.
February 1st seems like a good time to start a new writing year!
My flexible blog post schedule:
Monday: Inspiration to write
Tuesday: Quotes about writers/writing
Wednesday: Writing Prompt
Thursday: Guest Blogger
Friday: Writing Prompt
Saturday: Places to submit your writing
Sunday: Book Reviews
Memorable writing posted randomly on the Sparks page
I don’t post every day. I don’t want to overwhelm anyone, including myself!
If you want to contribute to The Write Spot Blog:
~ Send your inspirational thoughts about writing, or the writing life
~ Email writerly quotes to me
~ You can be a guest blogger: 800-1,000 words to inspire writing
~ Share places to submit writing
~ Send a book review – what you liked about the book, not a summary
It’s a new day! Just write!
Marlene, Happy Curator of The Write Spot Blog
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The last straw . . . Prompt #625

Writing Prompt:
The last straw . . .
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When I was a kid . . . Prompt #624

Writing Prompt:
When I was a kid . . .
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Appositives . . . Prompt #622

Part 1
Finish the sentences:
When I was ten years old, I . . .
As a young adult, I wanted . . .
To get what I wanted, here’s what I did . . .
Here’s what happened . . .
My recurring dream . . .
Part 2
After your freewrite on any or all of the above sentence starts, rewrite, using “add-ons” or “appositives.”
An appositive is a word or group of words that add detail to the original.
They can be in the same sentence, or a new sentence.
For example:
1. I rode my bicycle.
2. I rode my bicycle on a hot summer day. I looked behind me. Sure enough, my sister was following.
Just Write!
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Hello Jello . . . Prompt #621

Do you like Jello?
Red Jello? Yellow Jello? Green Jello?
Never Jello?
Jello in a cup? In a bowl? In a mold like aspic?
Do you like Jello plain or with fruit in it?
Are you a Jello and whipped cream fan?
Have you had Strawberry Pretzel Jello?
Prompt: Write about Jello.
Strawberry Pretzel Jello
Ingredients:
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jello
2 cups boiling water
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400o
Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter, and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.
Enjoy!
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Revision and laser eye surgery

“Revising is like being an optometrist—always asking, ‘Is it better like this? Or like this?’” —George Saunders, quote from “The Alchemy Required to Finish a Novel,” by Grant Faulkner, Writers Digest, Nov-Dec 2021
“As you work through revisions, you see your story from all angles and you discover things you wouldn’t have ordinarily been able to see. A deep revision can give you the clear vision of laser eye surgery.” —Grant Faulkner
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Buttons . . . Prompt #619

Did your family have a button box, or a button jar, or a tin of buttons?
Do you have a button box or button jar or a button tin?Write about buttons.
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Just for Today . . . Prompt #618

Writing Prompt: Just for today . . .
What would it be like if you had no problems, no cares, no worries?
I”m inviting you to pretend everything is fine. That you have no worries, no cares, no concerens, just for today.
If you find yourself thinking old, routine thoughts, how about writing, “I am fine. Everything is okay. I have all that I need.”
Just for today, or just for twenty minutes, write and act as if you have no worries.
Writing Prompt: Just for today . . .
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What do you collect? Prompt #616

Weather Vane Collection, Emily Hardman What do you collect?
Write about your collections.Or write about A Collection.
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