| 3.02.2007 |
| Magnetic Words (Poetry) |
Write a poem using the following word sets. These poems make no sense. They are just for fun. Set One:
Snow, Turn, For, Little, Green, Butterfly, We
Read The Little Green Butterfly
Set Two:
Elephant, Window, Came, Bike, Under, Or
Read Elephants Don't Ride Bikes
Set Three:
Woman, Play, No, Laugh, I, Who, Dark, Brother, Believe
Read I Don't Play
Set Four:
Try, Hat, And, Box, Sister, Wrote, Yellow
Read My Yellow Hat Labels: 2007, Poetry Blurb, Workshop Exercises, Writing Blurb |
posted by Lady Boone @ 2:23 PM  |
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| Strangest Habit |
What is your strangest habit? My strangest habit, these days, is that I have to use a certain kind of notebook paper when I hand write things. It is college ruled and the lines on the paper are dark blue. If I try to use any other kind of paper, I get writer's block. Thankfully, Wal-Mart sells the paper that I use.
Also, for my small binder (8 ½ x 5 ½) that I carry with me, I use college ruled, dark-lined paper. Office Depot sells that paper. Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:23 PM |
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| 3.01.2007 |
| Mama Use to Say |
For a workshop that I am giving.. See this post...
Write down a saying that you have heard an older person say all of your life.
I have two things that stick out in my mind.
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you."
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time.
What does that saying mean to you?
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you."
That means that you will learn a lesson the easy way before you have to learn it the hard way.
Take a child for instance, if the child is always standing up in a chair with wheels on it. You tell the child over and over that if they don't be careful, they are going to fall one of these days. The child does not listen and continue the activity. Finally, one day, the child ends up falling out of the chair as a result of the negative behavior. That is learning sense before sense learns you.
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time.
I did not understand this one for the longest time. My thought process was, "if God does not come when you want Him to, how can He be on time." People tried to explain it to me, but I never got it until I became an adult.
God may not come at the exact moment that you call Him, but He will be there at the moment that you need Him the most.
This is what happened when I understood this. I have worked as a temporary employee off and on for a long time. I had been unemployed for a few months, and my unemployment ran out on me. I didn't even realize that it was running out until I got the last check and a note about it in the mail. I was frantic. I began calling all of the temp agencies that I was registered with each week. I was praying, too. I kept praying, "Lord, I need an assignment so I can pay the rent." I did not get one for three or four weeks. My rent was going to be due in about ten days and I still had no money in sight. My roommate, who was also my brother, did not play about the rent. I was getting nervous. The end of the story is… I got an assignment, just in the nick of time. I also made just enough money on the assignment to pay the rent and have like $10 left over. God is good.
How have your thoughts about the saying changed since you have gotten older?
I have rephrased both of these sayings to make them more relevant for me and today's society.
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you." – You need to learn life's lessons the easiest way possible instead of having to go through the lesson and learn it the hard way. Another way that I phrase this saying is, "God if you can let me hear about it, instead of going through, I will certainly learn the lesson that way."
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time." - He may not come right when you ask Him to, but He will be there before they tow your car away.Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 4:47 PM |
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| Sunday Sermon |
For a workshop that I am giving. See this post...
Write down something that touched you in the last sermon you heard.
This past Sunday's (2/25) sermon given by my pastor was Sexual Immorality, the Roadblock to Holiness. When pastor first began his sermon, he said, "Everyone know is a Christian and you are sure about it, stand up." Everyone stood up. Pastor then said, "This sermon is for you. Well, it's for me, too, since I am standing up." My pastor is a trip, but he is real with it.
The thing that stuck with me the most through out the whole sermon was this... Pastor said, "Women use sex to get love. Men use love to get sex. When a man says 'I love you' he is really saying 'I love me'. I thought that was so profound.
What I got out of the sermon was that we need to be careful for nothing, because even the littlest thing can get in the way of us living and being holy.Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:00 PM |
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| 2.27.2007 |
| Today I Saw... |
Write down the name of a street that you past everyday.
Mockingbird Road
Write a sentence or three about something strange that happens on that street everyday. I was driving down Mockingbird Road as usual, well almost as usual. I was running late. It was after 7:20 AM, my normal time for crossing Mockingbird Road at Matthews Court. I knew I was going to hit the school traffic for sure. That was going to add 5 extra minutes to my driving time. I looked at the long line of cars that were in front of me. There were too many to count. I shrugged my shoulders and prepared for my wait. I looked at the long line of cars again. This time the cars looked funny. Every single car in front of me looked just like mine, a red Dodge Cavalier. I didn't know what to make of what was before my eyes. Just then, the alarm clock went off, it was 6:00 AM. I was only dreaming. Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises, Writing Blurb |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:41 PM |
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| What I Write Best |
Take a few minutes to think about what you write best about.
Write down what that subject matter is.
I think I write about church drama the best. I tend to write about the drama and then write about resolutions and positive outcomes to the drama.
Since I have been married, I have been able to write a love story or two.
I also write poetry about what is going on around me pretty well.
Why do you think that is your best subject matter?
Church drama is what I know best. I am a preacher's kid. I am a Pentecostal church baby. I have been in church all of my life and seen allot of stuff.
What can you do to improve your writing on this subject matter?
I am trying to use more wisdom when writing resolutions to the drama.Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises, Writing Blurb |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:40 PM |
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| All About Me |
Write down 5 things that you like about yourself.
1. I am very supportive.
2. I have a great smile.
3. I am fun-loving.
4. I rarely hold grudges.
5. I love working with children.
Write down 5 positive things about your writing.
1. I write a complete church scene in all of my stories, from the opening pray, to the benediction.
2. I write with continuity. Whatever I write, the facts are always kept straight and the timelines are always correct.
3. Many of my characters and places have reoccurring roles in my stories.
4. I add humor to my writing.
5. I include resolutions, repentance, and restoration in my stories.
This is not a part of the workshop exercise, but I chose to add it.
Here are some other things that I like about my writing.
1. Most of my main characters are female.
2. The main female character usually gets the man. :) I never got the man in real life, until I was 33 years old. (It's better late than never.)
3. The main female character is usually a prissy girl who likes to dress up. I am a tom boy in real life.
4. Someone in my stories usually prays or reads a scripture.
5. Some feature, aspect, or characteristic of the main female character is based on me.Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises, Writing Blurb |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:39 PM |
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| Workshop Exercises |
| As I stated previously, I am conducting a workshop in one of the groups that I am a member of. In the workshop, I post exercises each day that coincide with the day's lectures. I decided to post the exercises here. Labels: 2007, Workshop Exercises, Writing Blurb |
| posted by Lady Boone @ 2:38 PM |
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