Category Archives: writing

21 Reasons why English is Hard to Learn… from Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Chris the Story Reading Ape…. Have you ever stopped to consider how amazing the reading process is, that allows us to process whole sentences before we consciously read them, making sense of what could be nonsense…? Which is … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Tagged English lannguage, homonyms, reading | 6 Comments

7 recycling tips for bloggers – make the most of your writing

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

There are still posts on my blog from the very earliest days of its existence, when no-one read a thing I had written, no-one even knew it was there and, to be fair, there really wasn’t anything worth reading. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, writing | Tagged blogging tips, old posts, Wordpress blog | 121 Comments

What’s that flower you have on? from Marilyn Armstrong #writephoto

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

For Marilyn at Serendipity, this week’s photo prompt brought back a musical memory: Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, writing, writing prompt | Tagged country music, Delta Dawn, Tanya Tucker, video | 5 Comments

Faded #writephoto by Ali Isaac

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Ali Isaac in response to the photo prompt: I never liked roses. They are over-blown and gaudy, just like the woman he ran off with; their scent cloying and sweet, like his shirt after he’d been with her; … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, photo prompt, Photography, writing, writing prompt | Tagged love story, pain, parting, rose | 4 Comments

Poems on the bookshelves – #BookSpinePoetry

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The Story Reading Ape shared a link to an article by Lisa Shambrook about book-spine poetry. The idea is to create a poem using book titles. It looked like fun… if you have a go, share your links with Lisa … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Poetry, writing | Tagged #NaMoWriPo, bookshelf poetry, poems | 25 Comments

Roses #writephoto – from pensitivity

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from pensitivity101 in response to this week’s photo prompt: Another photo prompt from Sue over at the Daily Echo which inspires me to write! A lifetime ago these blooms adorned my breast as a corsage on my wedding day. … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, writing, writing prompt | Tagged flowers, memories, romance, wedding day | 4 Comments

Thursday photo prompt – Roses #writephoto

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Faded roses, dry and brittle…. what is their story? We had some fabulous poems and stories for last week’s #writephoto prompt. If you missed them you can find them in the round-up here. For this week’s photo prompt, use the … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, imagination, Memories, photo prompt, Photography, Poetry, writing, writing prompt | Tagged #writephoto, roses, writing challenge | 46 Comments

Photo prompt round-up – Tree #writephoto

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

This week’s photo prompt of the tree in the grounds of Waddesdon manor again drew some widely different entries and I have reblogged as many as possible. Thank you to everyone who took part, read and commented. Please click the … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, nature, photo prompt, Photography, Poetry, writing, writing prompt | Tagged #writephoto, challenge, fiction, sylph, tree spirit | 4 Comments

The Dancing Dryad…from R. Todd #writephoto

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from A Flash of Fiction in response to the photo prompt: Alia danced in the grove to the music of the trees. Her heart sang a song that hung along the breeze. She tilted and she twirled, she leapt … Continue reading →