I got up this morning all set to write and catch up on my poems for the PAD November Chapbook Challenge. Then, I was going to write toward NaNoWriMo. And guess what, I’m on my way to it. I made my list last night, and allowed for Twitter and Facebook and blogging. After that, it [...]
Archive for the Process Category
getting attention
Posted 29 October 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: getting attention, writing engaging articles | Categories: Process | Leave a Comment
Recently, I watched an emotionally charged video. It was a sad story of a young girl sentenced to life in prison at age 16. At the time she made the video she’d already served 13 years. Her story, her voice, her tears were evocative, certainly. I felt compelled to be angry on her behalf. I [...]
drafting
Posted 26 May 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: drafts, Writing | Categories: Process | 2 Comments
I’m always amazed by how much things can change in writing. My Celebration Poem For Mother’s Day, I decided to write a poem for my mom. Getting a jump on things, I started writing the night before. But, I thought about it for longer than that. Anyway, I had this bumpy, lumpy and awkward thing [...]
wing it, plot it, or plan it
Posted 2 January 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: blogging, planning, publishing, writing style | Categories: Process | Leave a Comment
Utah and Alabama Fans on Canal Street, 1.2.2009 This is really a busy week in New Orleans. What with the New Year celebration and the Sugar Bowl tonight, revelers are out and about in great numbers! Canal Street is busy like I haven’t seen in a good while. It took me fifteen minutes to get [...]
finding my remote control
Posted 28 July 2008 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Creativity, drafting, research, search, topic search | Categories: Process | Leave a Comment
Losing the Remote. On a groggy Friday evening, I lost my TV remote. When I lost it this time, the TV input was in DVD mode. I can’t switch input signals from the TV-mounted controls. So I really needed to find it. I looked in the obvious places, first. And when nothing turned up in [...]
at least take notes
Posted 11 July 2008 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Moleskines, Scribefire, taking notes | Categories: Process | Leave a Comment
When You Can’t Blog About It While I was swamped at work I was still saving random thoughts. So, now I’m going back through them to mine for post-able material. As I researched for work projects, thoughts would pop int my head about my blogs, in spite of my dedicated focus. Since I am a [...]
writing life: 7 strategies to keep going
Posted 4 March 2008 by Shari SmothersTagged As: google documents, keep writing, strategies, strategy, Writing Life, writing work | Categories: Process | 7 Comments
I’m a copywriter and I think my job is great! How many times do you hear that? How many people do you know do what they really want to do for a living? Not many, right? Sometimes It Really is Work As much as I love writing, as much as I love my job, there [...]
i write for me first
Posted 13 February 2008 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Creativity, daddy, life lessons, me first, pebbles in my shoes, poems, Process | Categories: Process | 1 Comment
The Captured Verse I sit to work and words come sliding at me. I’m at first base, over the base with an over sized catcher’s mitt. Other days, I’m at Pete’s place in Chalmette, Louisiana, with my daddy’s favorite Shakespeare Ugly Stick. They’re out there, but I have to work a little harder to catch [...]
