L.G. Keltner of Writing off the Edge is hosting the Beginnings blog hop today to celebrate her one year blogaversary. Entries are to be about beginnings . ..any kind of beginnings. I had a tough time deciding on which kind of beginning to write about so . . . here are two entries, 100 words or less each:
The Beginning of my blog started in April 2009. I had seen
clickable links at the end of entries at e-zines like Every Day Poets
and Every Day Fiction. I had a story published, and then a poem, and I thought,
“I would like one of those links.” Voila. I started a blog. I named it after
Winnie-The-Pooh’s Thoughtful Spot, and spent a year musing, and felt happy with
9 followers. Nearly four years later, I have gained wonderful blog buddies, and
I am thankful for this wonderful place to share, to muse, to dream, and to write.
The beginning of one of my favorite books begins with a description of a place and a character who
lives there. "In a hole in a the ground there lived a hobbit." When I
write I struggle with my beginnings. Do I start with character? Do I start with
description? Is it possible to start with action, description, and character
all at once? I would love to be able to do that, but I don't think I've
mastered it yet. What do you start with in your beginnings?
Thank you L.G. for hosting this blog hop today . . .it had me thinking of many different types of beginnings.
Overcoming Adversity:
Nick Wilford at Scattergun Scribblings is hosting The "Overcoming Adversity" bloghop to raise money for his nephew Andrew to attend a specialist college. I highly recommend joining in on this bloghop. You can get published, and it's a good cause! You can write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry with this theme: overcoming adversity for something you believe in.
So, how do you begin your beginnings? And have you signed up for Overcoming Adversity yet?
