Deep Thought Sunday 3

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. 

A.A. Milne

Juxtaposition Friday

Today is the day I give you a writing prompt consisting of two words which you normally wouldn't find in the same sentence. Have fun.

corduroy     flamingo

Fun or Not

Ha! Themes! Who would have thought I'd be a theme blogger.

Anyway, each Tuesday I will bring a tip particularly geared toward the person just starting out in the wonderful wacky world of children's publishing.  But I do suspect that writers beyond the newbie stage might now and again find the tips useful.

Today's Tip:  

Even though this blog carries the subtitle Writing for the fun of it,  if you want a career as a children's book writer you have to keep on writing even when the process is not even remotely similar to an amusement park. Sometimes,  the fun isn't all that obvious ... you know with balloons, pony rides, and the fortune telling booth. Sometimes you just have to keep going through the dark until you find the jacks and ball in the corner. Nothing flashy, but a bit of fun, nonetheless.

Music Monday - Thea Gilmore

For today's Music Monday feature I bring you a live recording of Thea Gilmore singing Crazy Love.

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Music Monday - Wailing Jennys

Music, language, poetry ---- it's all entwined. So each Monday, I will be sharing a video of one of my favorite musicians or musical groups.  Ummm, yeah ... I'm heavy into  folk, Americana, adult acoustic alternative, and alt. country. But every once in awhile I may throw something different at ya.

This morning I bring you the Wailing Jennys.

Deep Thought Sunday 2

This is the day of the week when I bring you a quote. It's also the day of the week I stay home from church to meet a deadline.  Well, okay .. not ALL Sundays .. just this particular one. I'll make up for it next month when I have Sunday School and Altar Guild duty. The sky is cloudy today. Perhaps I should watch out for lightning?

Here's a quote I found on BrainyQuote

All writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.  Lloyd Alexander

Juxtapose on Friday

Juxtapose means to put two things side by side. Long, long, ago a college professor praised my use of "ironic juxtaposition" in my writing.  I suppose that's pretty much in line with what people say about my writing now:  "You can make a metaphor out of anything." "You have a unique way of looking at the world."  I interpret that all to mean - I put things together funny.

Putting things together funny is FUN!  So as one of the regular features on this blog I'm going to give you two words which normally wouldn't be seen together. Use them as a writing prompt for a poem, story, whatever. Or just use them in a metaphor or simile.

Have fun.

dandruff             diamonds

Parking Lot Poetry

I spend a lot of time toting kids back and forth, and waiting on them for this and that. Sometimes in those moments - poetry happens. Here's what I came up with today. It sounded fun, so I decided to share.

I buzz to the bee

and it buzzes back to me

as it flits and it zips

past my Granny apple tree

while the brown bird chirps,

and the dragonfly drones

and the teeny frogs ribbet

in their creaky, croaky tones.

Music Monday - Lisa Hannigan

Every Monday I will share a bit of my favorite music. Here is Lisa Hannigan, complete with pop-up book. Be sure to click the view in higher quality button below the you-tube box.

Deep Thought Sunday

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. - Josh Billings