Hello, blog writers and readers, welcome to On Wednesdays We Write 01.2022 and what I hope will be a monthly series. Don’t hold your breath just yet…let’s see what the year brings. But one of my goals is to write more and to concentrate more of my blog posts on my original purpose for blogging. WRITING!! So, that’s the plan, man. We shall see how it goes.
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Finding Time to Write
Rather serendipitously, a sweet anonymous angel registered me for Hopewriter’s “Time to Write” course. I wish I knew who to thank. If it was you, please know how grateful I am. Because I had decided a few weeks before the new year that this was going to be the year I write. And your kind gift was an impetus toward getting me started. Thank you very much.
One of the 3 dozen reasons I don’t ever seem to be able to write is that I struggle to find the time to write. I can always find clothes to iron, laundry to fold, dishes to wash instead of writing. Hope to dive into this course over the weekend so I know how to remedy this issue. Might be as simple as hiring a cleaning lady!!
Word-a-Day
Then, if we are Insta-friends as in IG or Instagram you might have seen my recent posts for Hopewriters word-a-day challenge. My friend Carrie at a Simple, Lovely Life was sharing her interpretation for the days’ words and I decided to join her.
If we aren’t Insta friends already, please follow my account, here. And you can find Carrie, here.
Write 28 Days Challenge
Through Carrie, I also discovered Anita Ojeda and her “Write 28 Days” blogging challenge. It is described as a commitment “to writing and posting EVERY DAY in February. Twenty-eight days of writing and posting. Between 02.01.2022 and 02.05.2022, you’ll be able to click here to link up your landing page (or first post) under the appropriate category.”
I am hoping to join up for this challenge. If I understand correctly, Anita has provided prompts for the first week’s writing. They are:
- 02.01.2022: longing
- 02.02.2022: ordinary
- 02.03.2022: raft
- 02.04.2022: nesting
- 02.05.2022: sheep
- 02.06.2022: ease
- 02.07.2022: worthy
Participants may use the prompts in their writing or not. I have lots of ideas swirling about in my head that I would like to put down on ‘paper.’ But should I get stumped for something to write, I may reflect on some of the prompts.
Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays
That leaves us with Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays hosted by my friend Marsha at Always Write. Isn’t that a clever logo for WQW?
This image below, borrowed from Marsha’s blog, explains in just a few words how this writing series works.
As a part of my writing this year, I hope to join up for WQW now and then.
Plan to continue using Adventures in Writing by Melissa Donovan for inspiration and using the monthly prompts that Maria at Krafty Planner for journal writing. You can check out the journaling prompts for February, here. I print them out each month and tuck them into my journal for quick reference.
With that, I am going to call this a ‘post.’ I have written a lot and yet not really written a thing. But I will. By golly, I will. If you missed my word of the year post, there was a bit of writing there. Find it here. And then hurry back for tomorrow’s Thankful Thursday post. It might hold a little writing, too.
Your Turn
Do you like to write? Do you have any aspirations for writing more this year? If so, maybe you would like to join me for some of these writing exercises or challenges. We can cheer each other on!! Let me know in a comment below. Maybe we can brainstorm some writing themes for the 28-day challenge or the whole year through.
Thank you for popping in. We have both been feeling pretty puny over here this week. We both took at-home Covid tests last Friday and they were negative. But have continued to feel worse over the weekend and this week. PC had a PCR test at Walgreen’s yesterday. I have an appointment for one on Friday. Hoping we soon turn the corner as my pile of ironing is fast becoming an insurmountable mountain.
Hugs and kisses,
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