Pink

Pink is such a beautiful color for flowers (it happens to be my favorite) and May is the perfect time to “stop and smell the roses” as my husband is always telling our grandchildren. Try to find time to sit a garden. Close your eyes and use your senses. What do you hear? What do you smell?

You aren’t done yet, get out your pen and paper (or laptop/tablet) and write it out. Describe it as though you were telling someone who couldn’t see it, hear it or smell it. Good writing includes sensory descriptions to pull the reader into the scene and keep them engaged and interested.

Writing is an expression of both who we are and who we want to be.

Enjoy your month writing and work on those sensory descriptions.

Linda Sue Forrister

Co-author of "Those Meyerson Women" (a work in progress)

Raindrops

Have you ever thought how raindrops are like words? One raindrop joined with others can end a drought. One word alone can have a multitude of meanings, but tied together with others the meaning becomes richer and more fluid. The quest for just the right words in just the right order is one we are all pursuing.

The elation that results from completing the task cannot be duplicated, nor can the satisfaction that comes with seeing your name on the cover of a completed project.

The more you learn about the process of writing the better you are able to string the words together and the better the end result will be.

I continue on my quest.



Linda Sue Forrister

Co-Author of "Those Meyerson Women" (a work in progress)