Anyone else feel called out? 🤔😂😂 ... I mean ... Exam paper? Or #CreativeWriter trying to write? 👀🤔😂😂😂 ... No crying this weekend though as I'm off for a lads weekend in Wales 🍻🥃🎉🎊💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

My head is usually full of, people in my life, stuff happening around me, & partially developed writing projects (I suspect this is the same for many #authors & #editors 👀🤔) ... That music though, I think might be coming from the back of my mind but why is it accompanied by the muppets?? 👀😂😂💜❤️)

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I wondered if this should be called a 'vibe snake' 🐍😂😂 ... I have many expressions while writing, this being one of them ... Especially when looking at my 1st drafts (I imagine #Editors would do too) 😱😂😂❤️💜😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

As a #BookDragon (hoarding books for their own safety 🤔😂) I reserve the right to get more books on the understanding that, 🐉📚'It's better to have a book and not need it than to need a book and not have it'📚🐉 😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

Yep ... Unless there are snacks on offer I don't think Lola is in the mood to go anywhere tonight 😂💜❤️😎

Weirdly that facial expression probably isn't far off when I'm mid #NarrativeCreation and I lose the plot (pun intended 😂) ... Though the hairstyle isn't quite right as I mostly fashion a salt & pepper buzz cut 👀😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

🤔😂 I've always been a fan of #Creative #Wordplay so this found #CreativeHumour made me laugh 😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

And just like that it's October & #Halloween is fast approaching 😱 Normally I'd be planning to decorate the house but this year will be different with a much anticipated wedding event to go to instead 🤔🤗 However you celebrate Halloween, as this found #Creativity states, 'Don't fear the Meeper' 😂💜❤️😎

I love this found #CreativeHumour 👀😱😂😂 ... Weirdly I still do it today especially when I'm working offline on a poem or rhyming story when I'm trying to get the feeling of the rhythm/meter aligned through syllabic control. When online, I've found this site useful: syllablecounter.net 🤔💜❤️😎

Yep ... It's true ... I still have some of the old Nokias which had the ability to withstand drops from a much greater height than the modern day smart phones 👀😱😂 ... Though they're not as useful, maybe I'll keep them in readiness for the apocalypse or my dark magic tendencies awaken 😱😂💜❤️😎

I love this story 💜❤️😎 and wondered if someone should #Script it into a 'Nuns on the Run' film (Not to be mistaken for the #NunsOnTheRun #ComedyFilm (1990) with the late Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle 🤔😂😂) Anyone wanting to read the full article/story, it's here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In the original 'Inspector Gadget' (1983) 🤔💜❤️😎, Dr. Claw's face was never revealed, as a marketing strategy to keep the mystery alive & save on animation costs 🤔 As a #CreativeWriter although you foreshadow elements of your story, it's sometimes a tricky balance on when to do the big reveal(s) 🤔

I'm not sure being left to my own thoughts is a wise idea 🙃 Whichever of my inner personalities thought it was, they need to have a good long talk with themselves 🤔😱😂 .. And as for that one at the back ... I've got my eye on you 👀🤔😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #writesky

I love this found #CreativeHumour 😂💜❤️😎 ... Of course, due to my imagination, I now have an actual nun in my head doing cartwheels (And now you do too 🤔😱😂😂) #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

🤔🙄😱 Where do writers get their ideas? 🤔😳 ... Weird stories come out of nowhere ... Sometimes, they almost write themselves. The first choice for me (if I have one) is usually a question of how i perceive the idea and what genre I'll likely write it in? (Horror/Thriller/Drama/Comedy 🤔😱😂😂💜❤️😎)

Despite the delays and cold last night, here's some amazing #Creativity from the #DroneArtShow in Manchester 💜❤️😎 (unfortunately due to bsky limitations I can't post more here ... Checkout my Insta for more) Anyone interested in watching one of their shows take a look here: thedroneartshow.com

This is no bull 🤔 What's also amazing is the udderly humongous size of the nest they make 🤔😱... Take care when moooving through the countryside ... Especially if they herd on the bovine that you were coming .. Wait .. Am I milking the puns? 😂😂💜❤️😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors

As per yesterday's post, if English is already one of the hardest languages to learn 😱 do these grammatically correct paragraphs help? 🤔🙃😱😂 From the perspective of a #CreativeWriter , this in a narrative could also pose a challenge for any hardy #BetaReaders #WriterAudiences & #Editors 💜❤️😎

I have a love/hate relationship with learning other languages 💜❤️😎 It's similar to my occasional foray into learning musical instruments 🤔 I love the initial process but get easily frustrated, much like others might do if they're confronted with our infuriating English language rules and nuances 🤔😱

I loved this #Animation series & love this origination idea 💜❤️😎 ... Apparently, if the story is true, #PinkyAndTheBrain were based on 2 real-life Animation producers/story-boarders (Eddie Fitzgerald (who inspired Pinky) & Tom Minton (who inspired Brain)) 🤔😱

It's no secret that I love watching #AnimatedFilms 💜❤️😎 Despite some of the modern day issues with them, I've recently been re-watching some of the 'Disney Classics' & also some newer ones 🤔😎 ... (And nope ... I can't think of another #DisneyAnimation which doesn't show the antagonist 🤔🙃😱)

A bit of #DarkHumour today 🤔😱😂😂 #CreativeWriters #StoryIdeas come from anywhere and everywhere, especially the warped internet 😂😂💜❤️😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

Today's post is both #Philosophical & #MultiFaceted 🤔 ... Don't even compare chapters of the same number ... Whether in #Life or #CreativeWriting everyone should follow their own path, at their own pace, in their own unique way 🤔🌞🤗💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #writesky

In my head, I always had (still have) the voice of Robin the Frog from Season 1 of #TheMuppets singing this 😊 It's only since becoming a #CreativeWriter I found out that "Halfway Down" is a #Poem by #AAMilne 😎 .. I can't help thinking that the last 2 lines of stanza 2 describe me as a #Writer 🤔💜❤️😂😂😎

Needed the extra time for R1 of the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 👀🤔💜❤️😎 Took me a couple of days to settle on an idea & even then I wasn't sure 🤔 Once I had the plot sketched out against a series of stanzas/acts, it began to coalesce ... Still took 4 days of conjuring the narrative rhymes 🙄😂😎

While I'm squirreling away (nut ref🤔😂) with the #RhymingStoryChallenge here's a squishy intro (marshmallow ref 🤔😂) to this #DadJoke 🤔😂🙃😂 .... Just joking BTW.... Chocolate forever!!!! 💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

😂😂 When people ask me what I do, I give mixed answers depending on how I feel and whether any of the voices in my head are shouting louder than the others 🤔😱😂😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

🤔😂 Hmmm 🤔 Does this make the dictionary a Schrodinger Paradox 🤔 After all, this also means that the only word in the dictionary spelled correctly is correctly 🤔😱😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

😂😂 Is this the new #CatInTheHat by #DrSeuss 🤔😱🙀😂 ... The Purrr-fect #Creative gift for those who like to carry their cats around on their shoulders, back and head 😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

I saw this mirror replete with angel wings in a local cafe (Lotties)... The reflection is of the flowers nearby but my #CreativeWriter side couldn't help considering #StoryIdeas 🤔 "What if the mirror allows you to talk face to face with the angel (or demons in some cases) on your shoulder?" 🤔💜❤️😎

Out walking Luna 🐶 & Lola 🐶 with Michael in Haden Hill Park (Cradley Heath) today ... Love these #Dragons (especially the frame which is formed using the dragons wings 🐉💜❤️😎).. It's not helping me with my latest #FlashFiction #Ideation but it has given me an idea for another day 🤔😉😎 #WritingCommunity

And off we go with the #NYCMidnight #RhymingStoryChallenge 😎 (interesting prompts 🤔) I might have to lean into the advice of Shannon Eilis' blog on 'The Shape of the Poem' (hosted by Angel Editing) 💜❤️😎... www.angel-editing.com/post/the-sha... #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors

It's #NotQuiteWritePrize shortlist day 😎: notquitewritepodcast.com/podcast/winn... Unfortunately my story won't be read out as I've been put on the Dishonourable-Mentions-List 😱😂 Ultimately, however, I had fun writing this story & I'll proudly wear the badge & light a candle to this Dis(Honour) 😂😂😂

Absolutely love the meaning of this word ... Apparently it originates from the Greek word "psithyros," meaning "whispering". 💜❤️😎 Although I'm not a fan of adding words that force a reader to reach for the dictionary (it takes them away from the narrative) I am tempted to use this one somewhere 🤔😳😎

Ding dong the Anti-Prompt is (nearly) dead! Join us in making NQW history as we farewell our favourite troublemaker 😪 AU$4,000 prizes on offer plus this year's last chance at a place in our 2025 anthology. Sign-up now and tag your writing crew. This is gonna be a flash fiction comp to remember!

My story ideas come from life experiences & imagined alternatives to sights/sounds/memes that cross my path 🤔 I usually preface my ideas with "What if ..." 🤔 e.g. "What if the grapevines have the same malevolent temperament and red wine is actually the blood of visitors to the vineyard?" 🤔😱😂😂💜❤️

🤔🐶🐱🐑😂😂 I think I'm on the cats side here... It feels like a much more relaxing way to spend the day 🤔😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

🤔😂😂 After my evening of meteor shower / shooting star watching the other week and making a wish or two (still waiting on those 🤔😑... One day!! 🤞🍀😏), it feels fitting to slot this #DadJoke in here 😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

I don't normally flash my plums online but ... 😳😂😂💜❤️😎 (We seem to have a bumper crop on the way this year 🤔)... I bet Ed and Amanda at the #NotQuiteWritePodcast are glad I've already entered their #FleshFiction #WritingCompetition 🤔😂😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #writesky

Another mystery of the universe (or at least the English language 🤔😂)... And reason 143 why I can't sleep... Why is naked pronounced naked (nay-kid) but baked is not pronounced baked (baykt)? 🤔😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

Reason number 142 of why I struggle to sleep ... Why is a calculator called a calcu-'later' when it's fast enough to give you an answer now 🤔😂😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

Following on from my #DouglasAdams / #HHGTTG post 🤔... I was sitting in the garden, contemplating #LifeTheUniverseAndEverything 💜❤️😎 & this beauty appeared ... #ElephantHawkMoth 🐛😮.. The picture on the right is what this caterpillar will end up as if it survives 🦋😊... Good luck little (big) one 🍀🤞😊

#DocumentaryRecommendation... As an avid fan of #DouglasAdams beginning with the #HitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy / #HHGTTG this documentary was a fascinating insight into his life, writing, ideas, future forecasting, procrastination & passions 💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors

As we're fast approaching #Halloween a quick visit to #TKMaxx resulted in 2 of their latest decorations, which I thought were perfect for my office 💜❤️😎 ... This could also be more #CreativeWriting #Inspiration right there 🤔😱😂😂😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #writesky

Amazing ... I made it into the #NotQuiteWritePrize longlist 💜❤️😎 I'm still hoping to make it through to the shortlist & have the judges read out my (possibly NSFW 🤔😂) story 🤔😂😂 If anyone wants to read it, I posted it on the #NQW #CommunityForum Anyone wanting to take part? : notquitewritepodcast.com

👀🤔😱 At 6 foot tall coupled with being asked through my working life if I used to be a copper or have been in the forces, I'm not even sure how this would work 🤔😂 ... I don't exactly blend into the background 🤔😂😂💜❤️😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky

And the #PeerJudging of my assigned #TwistedTournament #NanoFiction is complete 🤔💜❤️😎 ... It's always interesting to see other #CreativeWriters styles & how they have interpreted their respective prompts 🤔 Good luck to everyone taking part 🤞🍀😎 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors

I've written quite a few stories from a non-human perspective such as animals, insects, & even recently, a droplet of water 🤔🤣💜❤️😎 ... For some interesting incites to writing these type of narratives, checkout this blog: wix.to/VpK37Rj 🙂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #writesky

Just a bit of #CreativeHumour / #Musing today while we navigate through life, ever confronted by the mysteries of the universe 🤔😂😂💜❤️😎 #MissingSocks & #TupperwareLids 🤔😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors #WritersThreads #writesky