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Jaye’s Days… No Time for Planning…
I keep telling myself that it’s nearly Christmas and time to think about winding down the year and making a few plans for 2023.
Not sure why, but for some reason, I wasn’t listening. Among other things, I have been busy writing. After long months of dragging my heels (for so many reasons,) the words have been pouring out of me at the rate of more than a thousand a day. I am really enjoying feeling like a writer again.
But planning? Surely there should be more than enough time for thinking about new projects next year…
I have been threatening to learn how to use Scrivener for longer than I care to remember, and something about this new burst of enthusiasm has made it seem essential, so I am following my instincts here.
The fact that Microsoft Word has been tinkering again and made some changes that are definitely not helpful might have something to do with it.
My first attempt went pear-shaped very quickly, even with the Scrivener for Dummies handbook! But instead of stomping off in frustration like I usually do when faced with complicated techno jargon, I became obsessed with finding a solution.
I spent the afternoon on YouTube, looking for someone to unlock my stupid brain.
Thanks to Joanna Penn from The Creative Penn, and William Gallagher, I seem to have grasped the basics. It may take me a while to use the system for my current WIP, but it looks hopeful.
I recently promised a post on my progress, which will follow soon. How’s that for optimism?
We hope you are all managing to keep warm in these freezing times…
The Lord of Light… #TheSundayWhirl #Wordle 579 #Poetry
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
The Lord of light had me in a whirl My thoughts spun, like a giant Catherine wheel I am losing my grip on life I see disaster loom large in the distance Every now and then, I glimpse a tiny light In the crack of my mind, I curl into a small ball I wonder about my future, my body goes slack As new thoughts crawl through the black space My future is being written by a voice in my head My hope now, is that love is woven into all I do and say… ©AnitaDawes2022
Abandoned #Acrostic Poetry
#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge ~ Tastetherainbow
#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 292, 10/4/22: #Tastetherainbow-Color Poetry

The colour of rage is like a red rose yet never as sweet. purple to black temper I go, when all things go wrong love is soft, inside a white cloud why not live like a cloud, soft inside… ©AnitaDawes2022
This week I chose a red rose to go with Anita’s nonet poem for #Tanka Tuesday
Colleen’s #Poetry Challenge ~ #Specific Form ~ 4-11 ~ #Dreaming
Will we meet again When I’m dreaming My heart beats loud Like the ocean Rushing to shore Searching for you Are you dreaming Waiting for me Hold the dark nights I’m on my way Will we meet again? ©AnitaDawes2022
Yesterday’s Dream… #Poetry
Mouth full of words with nothing to say Empty promises that should never have been made Tie them all together, what have you got, nothing After a lifetime of dreaming, there’s a red flag Perhaps I should have turned around and started again Have one dream at a time, make it come true Yesterdays dream was one of the best I ever had Sitting at my piano, hands poised I freeze Inside my mind, I am playing, note perfect Concert hall full of people, seated in silence Applause, loud in my ear for the music in my mind Like I said, one dream at a time… ©AnitaDawes2022
Serving Time… #Poetry
Serving time, counting pennies Under the thumb, head bowed Ridden hard by the masters Valleys run deep with pain Every man, woman and child has the mark In their hearts they are free Love is more than they can hope for Love is the hidden desire waiting All wait to be kissed by those lips Nights would be less lonely Changes blossom in the strangest of places Every man shall have his day… ©AnitaDawes2022
Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge ~ Purple Calendar
#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 283: #Tastetherainbow-“Chakra” Color Poetry
My purple calendar hangs on my wall the days are crossed off telling me you forgot no red roses sent today our special day lost in the mist I ask myself; do you still love me? too many days forgotten, make me blue ©AnitaDawes2022
The Joy of Blogging…
After weeks of frustration, nothing working the way it should never mind used to, I am extremely happy to report that changing our browser has wiped the slate clean, and the joy of blogging has returned!
I have just spent all morning visiting everything and practically everybody and have not encountered one malfunction. Every like button responded, every comment was accepted, and passwords were always ready and waiting.
I didn’t meet any hitches, delays or errors of any kind.
Riding high on this wave of euphoria, I went for broke and went back to Buffer, a site I have used for years to schedule posts and promo stuff. For some reason, and I can only guess it began with a tinkering, they have been refusing to connect with our Facebook account.
I pressed the button, held my breath, and voila! We were instantly connected.
The transfer from Firefox was painless too. Everything transferred to Edge in literally seconds. I say everything, but I did have to replace those emojis on Twitter, but that was all.
When I think of all the frustration I have been putting up with these past weeks, I am kicking myself for not thinking of this sooner…
Off to wrap up the ending of Ghost of a Chance in a much better frame of mind!