Friday, 1 February 2013

Weekly Inspirations #3

In My Notebook This Week


Barking Dogs - I was woken up in the middle of the night but my two Staffordshire Bull Terriers barking the house down. It was really windy outside and I could hear a can rattling down the road so I think that was the cause. Without really thinking about it I ran down the stairs and told them off before they woke my son up, the last thing I needed was a cranky three year old at 2am. Although all was well I realised the next day I had done what you scream at the stupid women in horror films not to do. What if there had been an intruder? Could make a good (if slightly cliched) start to a story.

Angry Kids - Talking with one of the other moms after dropping my son at pre-school I found out that a kid had told his friend that if he didn't do as he wanted he was going to cut his ear off with a pair of scissors and squish his eyes out. They are 3yrs old! Now, I know both of these kids and they are usually the best of friends and well behaved (as well behaved as any three year old boy can be, which probably on reflection isn't very). But it got me thinking about a story told from the POV of a little boy who has turned into a bully. It would start off showing him at school picking on other kids and then going home and receiving the same treatment from his family and thinking that this was normal. I must point out that the little boy at my sons pre-school is not a bully and his parents are fantastic, it just sparked an idea.

Stitches - I currently have stitches after some very minor surgery last week so they have been on my mind a lot. One thought that keeps running round my head is the idea of a woman waking up with stitches and not knowing how or what has happened. After being checked out at the hospital they either discover that her attacker has left something behind inside her (memory stick?), or that her womb or ovaries have been removed. Someone is going round and preventing those he deems unfit mothers from having any more children. I'm thinking I could turn this one into a good novel with a serial killer but I need to let the idea percolate a while longer and tease out the details. Plus, there is the small matter of my current novel needing to be finished first.

Tweeted Links


Motivational/Inspiring

Keep Dreaming… Even When They Think You’re Nuts 

how to be a visionary by  

Discomfort Zone: How to Master the Universe 

How To Overcome Your Internal Naysayer Using Affirmations | Positive Writer by  

“The Angel of Procrastination” – Finding the inspiration to get things done:  via @Lesism

Old favorite: 3 Things You Can Do TODAY to Improve Your Productivity 

29 life lessons learned in travelling the world for 8 years straight - by 

To a child, and a kitten, everything is new and amazing, full of wonder and possibility. 

the question you need to ask yourself by  


Writing/Blogging

Murder they Wrote - Keith B Walters 

Should you become a prolific writer/ blogger?  via @angee

Writing tips: "When writing isn't just a career, it's a life"  via @angee

5 Characters Every Writer Needs by  

How Helping Others Helps You Succeed by 

Beware the Under-Cooked Story Concept via 

Arthur's blog has cats, humor, advice, help, and more. How have you lived without it. Did I say it has cats?...  

Blood-Red Pencil: Give Stories Added Depth With a ‘Ghost Plot’

Enemies of the Art Part 2--Psychic Vampires  via

We think we have to build a platform, & often in the process of building, we neglect the very art we want to set on it.  via @andilit

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing via @CuriosityQuills

Check out BlogNostics: Poetry, Art, Contests, and Amazing Opportunities WOW! Women On Writing Blog 

How to Become a Writing Rockstar: A Simple Guide | Write to Done guest post from  

An Interview With Marcelle Soviero, Editor-In-Chief, Brain, Child Magazine WOW! Women On Writing 

How to Accept Your Procrastination (And Still Get Stuff Done) Procrastinating Writers 

"Quit Your Job & Still Get Paid" |  |  via @GeaffTalbot

Wanna connect? Join  Share advice, gain resources!  via @Melissa_Foster

Aspiring Writers: Stop Aspiring!  

  : The Book Blogger List | Are You Listed?  Let peeps find YOU! via @BadRedheadMedia

Sympathetic Characters Part 4: Outcasts 

What Color is Your Writing World? WOW! Women On Writing Blog

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do.  

Weekly Writing Spark~January 28th, 2013||  via 

 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Author by   Books 

6 Laws for Becoming a Career Author   via @duolit

How much does it actually cost to self-publish?  via

  Contact Me about Contributing to Some Online Sites I Own. info@pronetworkbuild.com Thanks!! See 

Tuesday Choice Words: Four Ways to Pre-Write Your Scenes from The Other Side of the Story is an informative appr...  via @FisWritingHaven

"Why The Creative Process Is Often Messy" | Todays7Sentences | via @GeoffTalbot

A Writer's View     via @Melissa_Foster

7 Steps to Freelance Writing Success Through Positive Thinking  

Elements of a Good Pitch. Thrill us.    via @TammySalyer

Tips for Guest Blogging Success  via  via @jolinsdell

"7 Simple Ways To Stay Creative" | SHARE |  via @GeaoffTalbot

52 Ways to Shift Your Focus: It is Time to Change Your Schedule?

FREE  Workshop: 7 Techniques to Boost Your Writing Feb. 5 at 1pm   via @DIYMFA

Learn From My Fail: Character Edition by 

Sympathetic Characters Part 5: Betrayal by 

Celebrating Twelve Years of Consistently Caring About Mom Writers via @thewritermama

Story Writing Exercises 022: Wednesday 30th January

Give Your Ideas Room to Grow: How to Create Space for New Opportunities  via 

Ninja News, Wednesday Movie Quote, and the A to Z Sign-up List is OPEN!!!  via 

7 Tips For A Better Blog  via 

Humor for writers - Spare the Writer 

"Triple Your Imagination In Only One Step" | SHARE |  via @GeaoffTalbot

Yes, Virginia, You Can Be A Paid Writer, Too TERRIBLEMINDS by 

I signed up this morning, looking forward to it RT  A to Z Sign Up Time Starts Today!  via 

Tips on how to write an honest book review  via @SandyAppleyard

Here’s How Seth Godin Writes  via

100 Exquisite Adjectives  via 

100 Most beautiful words in the English language* | Deshoda

Write Your Life (Never Run out of Ideas)  via @angee


Quotes

If you have everything under control, you're not moving fast enough. -Mario Andretti (race car driver) via @sports_HQ

Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb via @BBandBPublishing

"Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work." Rita Mae Brown via @RayneHall

“A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s: she changes it more often.” Olive Herford. via @Scarberryfields

"The reason I talk to myself is because IÕm the only one whose answers I accept." - George Carlin via @ProNetworkBuild

RT  Ray Bradbury’s : “If you don’t like what you’re doing, then don’t do it."

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing via @SapphireStarPub

"Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids." - Sam Levenson via @ProNetwordBuild

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day. – Ancient Proverb via @PJ_LaRue

"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us." Paul Theroux via @RayneHall

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." - Bill Cosby via @QuotesNSmiles

“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.” ― James A. Michener via @SapphireStarPub

"Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them." -- Andre Maurois  via @jonatrichlives

  of the Day: Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe.~Jack Nicklaus [via]

"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats via @GreatestQuotes

RT  I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy. - Bern Williams

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry. -- John Cage via @EdwardJCoburn

“If at first you don’t succeed, find out If the loser gets anything.” William L. Phelps. via @Scraberryfields



Books

"You mean someone fell in love at first sight with OUR DAD? Does she know he hasn't got any money?" NOBODY'S FAULT....

 Author Interview – Rachel Thompson | Orangeberry Book Tours  about 'Broken Pieces'

Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without purpose, but what's the point.  pg 32 via @ChristBook

"People who really ARE individual don't need a wacky hairstyle to announce it to the world" - image choice in DREAM ON via @TerryTyler4

Eileen took the bottle of Frascati as if Cathy had handed her a urine sample ~ mother-in-law blues in THE OTHER SIDE.. via @TerryTyler4

Again I repeat, there’s no difficulty you cannot overcome. pg 104 via @ChristBooks

Review of 20,000 Days and Counting by Robert D Smith  I gave it 5 out of 5 

RT Free Download - Away With the Fairies –Jenny Twist 1 -3 Feb Pls network and tell all your friends. #WKBTweet#IRInk via @JennyTwist1

!RISER An overpopulated future,a pill that makes you immortal and people are being exterminated.  


Funny/Cute/Pictures/Other

Love this, My Dog: The Paradox by The Oatmeal 

The Masquerade Crew: "I'll never change." – Actually, You Will (More Than You Think), New Study Shows 

Do Interactive Storybook Apps Enhance Or Inhibit a Child’s Reading Experience? by Gerry Renert  via 


Wow. We are potential storage capsules? “: DNA ‘perfect for digital storage’ ”

RT : Old favorite: How to Make Your Prices Irrationally Attractive 

RT  Get More Done Each Day

Shakespeare Insults: A collection of quotes for you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! - StumbleUpon

50 Cute Puppies Make Your Girlfriend Smile | Cutest Paw

10 Life Lessons I Learned from my Dog(s) by@JordanDane on The Kill Zone |  

Guy rescues baby hummingbird @clazymama 

 My Difficult Mother by guest  Growing up w/ an emotionally distance mother

“Introducing… Orion the Jedi Cat” – Old kitty. New trick: via @Lesism

“The Wisdom of Socrates” – One of the most important blogs you’ll ever read:  via @Lesism

110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years-Popular Mechanics 

RT  “Living in the Moment” - The battle of mind versus reality, and how to stay calm in supermarkets: 

Funny pictures with captions — Animal Talk 

Disgrace   via @idgitweets

Pets make us feel better — Animal Talk  So true ... And cute

Comforting an animal friend Animal Talk  So cute

Five clever things we love 

Believe it or not, these are actual engagement photos taken by a couple  Just weird! via @WhatTheFFacts

According to , some racing pigeons are given Performance Enhancing Drugs... Here's what they look like via @PaulPopplewell

Amazing Street Art with only packing tape WhereCoolThingsHappen  Wow, incredible

 Panda Bear Playground Animal Talk  


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