@oliviamccabe72 Yes. I used to keep an idea file. Eventually, I decided that the ones that wanted to be written would come knocking again when I was able to write them and the rest would go knocking elsewhere.
My 17yo on the other hand, has to plan out a book before she can let go of the idea.
@craytusjones On the one hand, there's no wrong way to make art. On the other hand, I'm learning to paint so well aware of the feeling when art doesn't match imagination.
Either way, I like your doodling. I thought the rocks coming down on the left were bodies. Which could be a good story. :)
The tiny fae watched breathlessly as the cook ladled soup into bowls.
"I looked in the pot this morning - it held #nothing!" Said one.
"Magic!!" the other gasped.
"Should we tell the magistrate? It's human magic after all. Could be dangerous."
#vss365
This seems like as good a reason as any for me to start using Twitter again. #writer friends, if you've ever considered writing for kids or young adults, maybe join me in this virtual workshop. I'm looking forward to it!
Maya Prasad is one of our workshop leaders on November 7th and she has AWESOME news to share! Congratulations!
And register for our November 7th workshop on Writing and Publishing for Young Audiences! https://t.co/OjI4Yglev7
@mikewhelanjr Wonderful thread! I'm glad you shared with us. I homeschool my three until I was a single Mom - in much the same way you described. I get the ups and downs of it. Sounds like you've done a great job. Congratulations to you all!!
My little mind is
Full of thoughts
Background noise -
A #susurrus of
Memories
Ideas and
Plans
As I quietly
Go about my life
Until one of them
SCREAMS DANGER!!!
Because it's always
Fear that gets our attention
Even when it's imaginary
#vss365#MentalHealthAwareness#Poetry
@Clevy_Law Do you mean an existing app that will collect that data for you? That I don't know of.
At the firm I contract with, we put (are putting? WIP) together a way to track all that using Zapier in conjunction with Clio and other apps. So it's doable, but takes some work to get there.
How does it look?
Sometimes like
Fighting back tears
At the strangest times then
Crying because
There was no reason
Lying #supine
Staring at the ceiling
Knowing you should move
Mad that you can't
Feeling alone
No one understands
But we do
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth#poetry
Emotional spectrum
Fleeting & ethereal
Rainbow doesn't exist until
Sunshine meets rain
Sadness sinks into
Deep indigo
Passes #azure and
Sapphire on its way to
Warm roses & rubies
Blaze into
Scarlet passions
Then settle into
Carmine wisdom
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth#poetry
Zoned out
Spaced out
Caught in a storm of
Thought
Out of control and
Out of your Mind
Zoned out
Blissed out
Flow meant for this
Moment
Out of control and
Out of your mind
Two possible paths to
Feeling #surreal
Only one that
Allows you to heal
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth
Butterflies
Thrilling possibilities
Electric touch
Skin heats up
Hearts race
Feels like fear
We call it #love
Chase it down
Can't get enough
Until one day
We fall
Float in serenity
Marvel at now
Be fully present
Realize we
Are
Love.
#vss365#MentalHealthMatters#poetry
Afraid
I might fail
Indignant
I know I'm right
Grieving
I miss them so much
Sad
I wish things were better
Lonely
I am so misunderstood
Each a mere thought with
An #ephemeral existence
Unless we hang on
In our desperation to
Open up &
Let go
#vss365#MentalHealthAwareness
Some days
I think
I feel alone
Isolated
Ungrounded
A wandering #waif
No one wants
Some days
I think
I feel loved
Valued
Appreciated
Happily traveling my path
Connecting the dots
The sole difference
In how I feel
Lies in the things
I think
#vss365#MentalHealthAwareness
Time travel's impossible
We say, as we
Visualize a perfect future
Stroll down memory lane
Worry about what might happen
Regret so much of what did
Long for what's ahead
#Reminisce about the good old days
So far gone that we miss
Life happening Now
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth
Something small, subtle, sets
My mind off -
Fight or flight?
The torrent of thoughts that
Follow flood my being, become
A #maelstrom of feelings,
Suffocating me.
Until I breathe,
In & out.
One & two.
Peace & love.
Again,
I am
Centered.
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth#poetry
We were taught
Smile more, speak less
Be quiet, sweet, #demure
Decades later
We have learned that
We are complex and
Life is full and
It & We are all
Meant to be
Lived
Loved
Danced
Drawn
Spoken
Sung
Out Loud
#vss365#MentalHealthMonth#poetry