I admit that blogging is vague to me, but I'm gradually getting to know what to do with it. Most importantly, readers need to know how to find my blog. So I'm working on making it easier for everyone...especially me. Therefore, I will be changing my blog address once again. This time, look for it at:
http://jackiepiascarlin.maui.net/.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
New blog place
I've switched my blog to myadvertiser.com under the name "mauiwriter". See you there.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Warm Up
Whenever I begin to write, it takes a few minutes to warm up. My thoughts don’t flow well until I’ve jotted down a few paragraphs of nonsense or disconnected ideas.
It’s difficult to concentrate on any idea when you’re staring at that computer expecting the words to appear by themselves. The best thing to do is to start typing…anything.
Allow the words to flow, whether or not they make any sense. Turn off that little critic in your mind that says that every line has to be perfect. Trust your own desires. You’ll soon realize that what you initially wrote develops into something else entirely.
Soon enough, the words come out faster and the first page becomes the third before you know it.
It’s difficult to concentrate on any idea when you’re staring at that computer expecting the words to appear by themselves. The best thing to do is to start typing…anything.
Allow the words to flow, whether or not they make any sense. Turn off that little critic in your mind that says that every line has to be perfect. Trust your own desires. You’ll soon realize that what you initially wrote develops into something else entirely.
Soon enough, the words come out faster and the first page becomes the third before you know it.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Blogging
It is 5:00 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time. I am not usually awake this early, but the moon is full and I will be going out for a run within the hour. Posting this now would be up to date for the rest of the day since we are few or more hours behind the rest of the world. Maybe some days it will be later; and depending on my schedule, it might be daily, or maybe weekly.
That is how writing goes. I encourage my classes to write every day. This writing time does not have to focus on the particular project that you are seriously working on. It can be time devoted to a blog, such as this, or your journal. Jotting down a shopping list is also writing. Organize the articles in proximity of where they are, such as the market, hardware store, or cosmetic counter. Then map out the shortest route to take in order to save time and gas. This mapped shopping list also frees your mind while driving.
It sounds anal, but this is a marvelous way to organize your thoughts…as in writing an essay or book. Organization enables the writer to group thoughts together for paragraphs or chapters. Like the shopping trip , organization is a map of ideas-where to go and what to do.
That is how writing goes. I encourage my classes to write every day. This writing time does not have to focus on the particular project that you are seriously working on. It can be time devoted to a blog, such as this, or your journal. Jotting down a shopping list is also writing. Organize the articles in proximity of where they are, such as the market, hardware store, or cosmetic counter. Then map out the shortest route to take in order to save time and gas. This mapped shopping list also frees your mind while driving.
It sounds anal, but this is a marvelous way to organize your thoughts…as in writing an essay or book. Organization enables the writer to group thoughts together for paragraphs or chapters. Like the shopping trip , organization is a map of ideas-where to go and what to do.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Time and Place
The time element in your story can be set without using a specific date. Your reader will have a sense of when your story takes place by using the news from your local paper or television newscast. The given information provides this association. Here is my example.
I drove the winding 56-mile road to Hana while Hurricane Ike hit Texas. The lush green rain forest had changed since I had last seen it just a few years ago. Clump of trees along arid streams looked brittle. Not long ago, fresh water spilled over ledges into deep pools at every turn. Yesterday, only one waterfall flowed. The lack of water was apparent.
Another subtle change was the familiar calls of birds and crickets. In former days, the forest noise began as soon as the road narrowed-at least 30 miles before Hana. But yesterday, it was not until I was about 10 miles before the town that they became noticeable.
Hurricane Ike caused flooding and devastation while "paradise" experiences a drought.
I drove the winding 56-mile road to Hana while Hurricane Ike hit Texas. The lush green rain forest had changed since I had last seen it just a few years ago. Clump of trees along arid streams looked brittle. Not long ago, fresh water spilled over ledges into deep pools at every turn. Yesterday, only one waterfall flowed. The lack of water was apparent.
Another subtle change was the familiar calls of birds and crickets. In former days, the forest noise began as soon as the road narrowed-at least 30 miles before Hana. But yesterday, it was not until I was about 10 miles before the town that they became noticeable.
Hurricane Ike caused flooding and devastation while "paradise" experiences a drought.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
How are you?
I'm turning 59 this year. I'm curious as to how many bloggers are 55 years and older. If you are in this age category, could you write in? I've created this blog to encourage writing in creative and autobiographical pieces-thoughts, essays, manuscripts or explorations.
Whatever age you are, feel free to write in when you care to share thoughts or need a push with your writing.
Whatever age you are, feel free to write in when you care to share thoughts or need a push with your writing.
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