JOELLE’S TALES: FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH #TMAT120 #WRITING #PROMPT FOR JULY 2018
PLEASE participate
It’s not like I’m asking you to slather your body with $1 a gallon lilac perfume and stand inside a hospital elevator.
TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS
Welcome to July 5.
Today’s prompt is: Tell me about your cure for writer’s block.
So that you don’t feel so alone in your embarrassment, I’ll share a vignette with you:
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My favorite writing pest
I’m experiencing a rather pesky case of writer’s block.
It’s not that my creativity is sleeping; writer’s block isn’t that easy to quantify.
The D@#%&d thing went on vacation.
The creative side of my psyche is presently enjoying a Mai Tai on an island where the water is crystal clear and every hotel room has a working Jacuzzi.
How do I hobble along until creativity decides to come back to work? By reviewing chapters of my book drafts and asking one question: “Did I understand what I just read?”
If I mumble, “What the hell was I trying to say here?” I change the sentence or paragraph that needs revising.
The world becomes a happier place when writing makes sense.
Here are the rules:
- A prompt for #TMAT120 will be given the first Thursday of every month. The prompt challenge begins whenever it’s that day in your time zone. It ends on the 1st Thursday of the next month.
- Copy and paste your 120 word entry into the reply section below, along with a link to your blog. To me, everyone who enters is a winner, but if you must have a winner, the entry with the most likes wins.
- Limit your #TMAT120 post to 120 words. People who participate in limited-word prompts aren’t expecting a 1,000 word explanation before it begins.
- When/if you publish your entry on your blog, use the #TMAT120 picture to show that you are participating in the prompt. Please don’t alter (except for size).
- Please don’t use hard-core curse words. They’ll be edited out if you do, and you might not like the words I choose to replace them with. 🙂
- Take time to read other people’s #TMAT120 & their posts, after all you might make a new friend.
© Joelle LeGendre Joelle’s tales: Tell me a tale in 120 words
I’m so embarrassed by my lack of time and space, more appropriate would simply be for me to say, I’m ashamed, thus reluctant. Crazy. I. Know. I’ve thought about you countless times, you have been missed, or missing from my world. I’m hoping all is well. I can’t recall when we last communicated, only that it has been MONTHS. It’s great to read this bit of writing. I’d promise to try my best to join in the fun, but for now I’m going to take a seat and enjoy your writing. ❤️
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I’ve thought about you often and I’m so happy to hear from you! Life tends to pass us by so quickly. Take as long as you need. 🙂
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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/tmat120-july/
Depends on the weather Joelle. If it’s hot and sunny, I might take the dog for a walk in the park or along the prom and beach armed with my camera. Sometimes the simplest sight can be inspiring, or just viewing the photo might take my mind off in another direction.
If it’s wet, cold or windy, then I’m more likely to stay indoors, or maybe we’ll go shopping. There’s always something or someone I notice and can put a few observations to.
If all else fails, then I turn to music. I’ll lose myself in the old favourites and wait and see what tomorrow brings. I have a night to dream, or maybe have a Knight in my dreams?
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An excellent 120 word description of how to break through the writer’s wall/block.
Changing your view and allowing your mind to drift away through music are great advice.
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Thank you! Have a good day.
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A good prompt. I’ll think more about it. have a great day. 🙂
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https://meditationsinmotion.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/tell-me-a-tale-in-120-words-writers-block/
It took me a while, but here it is. Spoiler alert – my source of ideas is exactly what everyone who reads my blog thinks it is!
I don’t get writer’s block. I have a curated list of potential topics that is several pages long. Maybe it’s because I have not been blogging very long. Maybe because my mind is always racing, never still. Maybe because I am a former school teacher, and everyone knows we don’t shut up – ever! Maybe because I am a runner.
When I run, I don’t listen to music or carry a phone. I channel my own internal conversation. Running is zen, a moment where I am entirely in the present, allowing my thoughts to flow like water over a stream bed. All I must do is catch one as it drifts by, and, “Voila!” – a topic! It never fails.
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I’m doing the same thing when I walk. Writer’s block can happen at any time sort of like the flu. 🙂
Thanks for the great advice.
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Hi Joelle, my thought this month
https://summerstommy.com/2018/07/06/tell-me-a-tale-in-120-words-writers-block/
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Thanks for joining Starship #TMAT. 🙂
Excellent job condensing “writer’s block” in exactly 120 words.
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