2019 Daily Writing Challenge January 25

January 25, 2019December 30, 2018 / JoHawkTheWriter

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Today Is Day 25 of the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Let us know your Day 24 word count in the comments.

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What is the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge? It is simple: Write something every day.

Write a little, write a lot. Just write. You have all day.

It doesn’t matter if you write 5 words, 5,000 words or something in between. The idea is to establish a daily writing habit. If you miss a day, don’t worry. Write today and report tomorrow on your success.

A great journey begins with one step. A great writing habit begins with one word. Go!

Check back tomorrow for the Day 25 Report and let us know how you did.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Daily Quote

January 25, 2019January 24, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 7 Comments

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Poets and writers in the same category as seers and prophets? Those are interesting companions. And on a certain level, it makes sense. There are times I write, creating a story with little regard for anything other than getting words on the page. Later, as I re-read the story, I often find unintended meaning.

However, I don’t believe writers are bereft of wisdom. To the contrary, I feel writers, in the process of converting thoughts and ideas into a physical manifestation visible to others, hone their perspective to a degree where they develop their universal wisdom. Daily writing tweaks their wisdom, which further permeates the instincts and inspirations writers unconsciously invoke.

Do you rely on your instinct when you write?

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Earning Trust — Friday Fictioneers

January 24, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 35 Comments

Title: Earning Trust
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz

Avielle walked a path they didn’t see. She didn’t understand their blindness, but she was thankful for their ignorance and their dependence on her. She couldn’t harm them when they needed her protection from the odd things happening in her woods.

No birds sang, and the woods held its breath as it waited. Nothing seemed right. Avielle stopped at the edge of the clearing.

Deep in the hollow engine compartment of the long abandon car, green eyes glowed. The eyes bore into her heart, searching, begging for mercy and protection.

Hand outstretched, she moved forward, hoping it wasn’t a trap.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

2019 Daily Writing Challenge January 24

January 24, 2019December 30, 2018 / JoHawkTheWriter

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Today Is Day 24 of the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Let us know your Day 23 word count in the comments.

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What is the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge? It is simple: Write something every day.

Write a little, write a lot. Just write. You have all day.

A great journey begins with one step. A great writing habit begins with one word. Go!

Check back tomorrow for the Day 24 Report and let us know how you did.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Daily Quote

January 24, 2019January 23, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 17 Comments

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There is a lot of chatter about clearing space, creating order and keeping items that bring you joy. Love it, hate it, agree, disagree or sit on an ambivalent fence, it is a good exercise to consider the process. The level of physical clutter is personal. The right clutter level for me may not be right for you.

Clutter impedes my thoughts, stifling the quiet voice of inspiration. So, I’m re-organizing, cleaning and purging when I should be writing. Yes, I have encroached on my precious writing time. The counterintuitive part is I have been producing more (and hopefully better) words in the constricted time frame. The true cause of the phenomena is not entirely clear, but I’m running with it.

Where are you on the clutter spectrum?

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

The House Whisperer– Weekly Writing Challenge

January 23, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 5 Comments

Title: The House Whisperer
Source: Weekly Writing Challenge #176
The five words: LEAF, HOME, ALTER, LIGHT, FRONT
Word count: 270 words

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Removing his baseball cap, Wyatt wiped his sweaty forehead on his shirtsleeve.

“What the hell are you doing?” he asked the empty room. The house creaked and a tree branch scraped the windowpane behind him.

A gentle breeze blew through the open window, the only one not painted shut. Sheets of peeled paint littered the floor. Losing their battle with gravity, they released their tenuous grip on the ceiling and floated to the floor. The welcome breeze sent a small piece scudding along the exposed and rotting subfloor like an albino fall leaf.

His rational side told him to reject the project and walk away. The house had other plans.

It was the geezer’s fault Wyatt was attempting the impossible. He wished he hadn’t gone to the lumberyard, hadn’t talked to the grizzled, toothless man, hadn’t listened to his story. He told Wyatt the house’s history, its legacy. It was a beloved family home and a social gathering place. People traveled from faraway places to attend parties and hobnob with the family.

Wyatt asked the fateful question.

“Oh? What was the family name?”

“Newberry,” the geezer said with no hesitation.

“Newberry? Are you sure?”

“Sure as I’m standing here,” was the confident reply.

“But, that’s my name.”

The geezer laughed and walked away, leaving Wyatt wondering.

They said he was crazy.

Wyatt intended to alter the floor plan and update the historic home to accommodate his family’s modern lifestyle. Enlarging the back windows would maximize the natural light and the lake view. He would repaint the front facade in period-appropriate colors, colors his great-great-grandfather selected.

The family legacy would continue.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

2019 Daily Writing Challenge January 23

January 23, 2019December 30, 2018 / JoHawkTheWriter / 5 Comments

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Today Is Day 23 of the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Let us know your Day 22 word count in the comments.

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What is the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge? It is simple: Write something every day.

Write a little, write a lot. Just write. You have all day.

A great journey begins with one step. A great writing habit begins with one word. Go!

Check back tomorrow for the Day 23 Report and let us know how you did.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

Daily Quote

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 6 Comments

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We make hundreds of decisions daily. Mundane decisions like what we eat for lunch, and life-altering decisions like where we call home. Large or trivial, each decision potentially impacts our quality of life. Conscious thoughts lead to a developed life philosophy as opposed to living based solely on emotions and gut instinct. Writing, thinking, allows us to lead an examined life, one worth living, they say.

Writing helps me think. Through my writing, I discover clarity and direction. Living in a manner aligned with my core values crystalizes why I write. The more I write the more self-fulfilled I feel, which feeds my reasons for writing. Now there is a nice Catch 22.

What is your reason for writing?

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

The Devil’s Dance — #MenageMonday

January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 9 Comments

Title: The Devil’s Dance
Source: #MenageMonday! Challenge Week 2×17
Word count: 250 words

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“Damien?” I asked as I entered the small lecture hall. Damien didn’t answer, his frantic scribbling transported him a million miles away.

“Damien,” I whispered, placing my hand on his thin shoulder.

Glazed eyes scanned my face, but he didn’t see me. He returned to his work, scrubbing a variable he replaced with a function. Confusion etched his face as he paused, then looked at me. This time, he blinked and rubbed a chalk flecked hand across his face.

“What time is it?”

“Nine. Have you been here all night?”

“I was home. Sleeping. I had the answer. Now, it’s not working.” Damien said waving his hands.

“It was probably just a dream,” I said as I tried to decipher the gibberish he had written.

“No,” Damien yelled. His eyes danced, alternating between me and the board. Dilated pupils made his blue eyes look black.

“It was her. She told me how I get her. How I save her.” Damien’s voice cracked as he spoke, and he ran his tongue over cracked, parched lips.

“You mean the girl with the two little horns?”

“Yes. She pointed them at me. I saw the answer on the banner, between her horns.”

“Is this it?” I asked motioning at the equations.

“Yes. I mean, no. Not quite. I just have to remember.”

He leaned against the desk and buried his face in his hands.

I draped my arm around his shoulder, aware of his dilemma. Damien had found the devil in the details.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer

2019 Daily Writing Challenge January 22

January 22, 2019December 30, 2018 / JoHawkTheWriter

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Today Is Day 22 of the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge.

Did you write yesterday? Let us know your Day 21 word count in the comments.

———————

What is the 2019 Daily Writing Challenge? It is simple: Write something every day.

Write a little, write a lot. Just write. You have all day.

A great journey begins with one step. A great writing habit begins with one word. Go!

Check back tomorrow for the Day 22 Report and let us know how you did.

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Keep on writing.

Jo Hawk The Writer