Tag Archives: inspiration

Guest author: Steve Costello – Investigating my own experience

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

If it were possible to ask every fiction writer on the planet: Do any of your experiences find a way into your stories? I think the answer would be an undoubtable, yes! I should qualify that with examples from my … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, Life | Tagged BA, experience, inspiration, Israel, strong women, travel | 24 Comments

The Lunchbox Note and Storytelling: Lifetime Lessons from Jennie Fitzkee

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from A Teacher’s Reflections: Lunchtime in the classroom with fifteen preschoolers is very busy. Once containers are opened, hot foods are heated, milk straws are inserted into their boxes, and napkins are found, things change. Drastically. Lunch becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in children | Tagged Early Education, imagination, inspiration, language development, literacy, Lunchtime conversation, storytelling, Teaching young children | 10 Comments

Why You Shouldn’t Miss the Moment by Teresa G. D’vall

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Uncle Wiggly is a board game introduced by Milton Bradley in 1916 and themed around a rabbit who does a lot of hopping through the forest for reasons I no longer recall. My mother played it with me as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Memories, Motherhood | Tagged family, inspiration, love, motivational, self help | 1 Comment

“Don’t Push the River… by Van #writephoto

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

…It Flows by Itself.” Courtesy. Sue Vincent Released by author and Gestalt therapist Barry Stevens, it was the self-help book of my generation. The pages are well worn, dog-eared, book-marked and highlighted in my copy of the 1970 book. I … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged Barry Stevens, Books, Don't Push the River, Gestalt, inspiration, It Flows by Itself. | 1 Comment

Guest author: Trent P. McDonald – Where myth and history collide

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

In the shadowy area where myth and history collide Back in early 2013, I was taking a walk and thinking about myth, legend (not the same thing!) and history. Don’t we all do that? Anyway, I had a little “aha” … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Books, fantasy, fiction | Tagged Amazon, Arthuran legend, celtic stories, Gundestrup cauldron, history, inspiration, kindle, myth, new book | 12 Comments

#Haiku Life Watchers #Writephoto – Balroop Singh

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Hanging from the cliff I could watch the antithesis Life is powerful. Source: #Haiku Life Watchers #Writephoto – Emotional Shadows

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, hope, inspiration, Life, micropoetry, poems, reflections, writing | 2 Comments

Guest author: Sylvester L. Anderson – ‘The Sevens’ free from Smashwords

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The Optimist * The weight of the world Slides off my wings I am not a carrier pigeon So I carry not a heavy soul Nor a heavy heart Even when I am grounded My faith is always in flight * … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Guest post, writing | Tagged Amazon, faith, Free ebook, inspiration, Poetry, smashwords | 19 Comments

Messenger of the Gods… #writephoto – by Ashwini

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Yet another attempt at a Photo Prompt which was posted by Sue Vincent. This article will give a little insight in the mythological and cultural significance of a crow. Crows are birds of spirit and are associated with the mysteries … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged Crow symbols, crows as messengers of death, crows as messengers of god, Crows in Indian Mythology, Cultural significance of crows, Indian culture, inspiration, music, photo prompt | 1 Comment

Guest author: Yecheilyah Ysrayl – Speaking it into existence

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

This picture was taken last year at a restaurant in Atlanta. I had just finished a book signing for the release of Book 3 in The Stella Trilogy and was to act in the stage-play Blakk Amerika: From Prophets to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, fiction, Guest post, History, writing | Tagged Book launch, inspiration, new book, self help, taking action, taking control, thunderclap campaign | 32 Comments

Guest author: Wendy Janes – Turning negatives into positives

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Thank you to Sue for inviting me to write a post for her lovely blog. There are occasions when we feel we’re not getting anywhere or we’ve taken a wrong turn. Such negative situations can be really demoralising, but they … Continue reading →