So I started writing a short story using the basis of Hansel and Gretel and placing a spin on it. But I think I'm going to stop and start a new short story, the reason being is that I struggle with the "Voice" of the story. For this reason I think I should write something easier to me first. So I am taking what I heard on Eat, Sleep, Write and I am going to write at least 1700 words a day on something I;m passionate about... Villains! Oddly enough, growing up I strayed away from the typical heroes of things and either gravitated towards the sidekicks... or more interestingly the villains. An example of this is I love Scar in the Lion King... of course I still cried when he caused Mufasa's death, but his character was intriguing to me. I dislike bugs bunny and mickey mouse... and I loveeee Daffy Duck and Donald. Most notable I like Freddy Kreuger and The Joker from Batman. So now I will write a short story about a villain and see where I end up, I dont want to plan it out... I WANT TO WRITE! Once I'm inside the head of my character the story will write itself :)
Wish Me Luck ^-^
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Food and Wine Festival
Hey guys. This weekend I attended the annual Food and Wine festival in my town Orlando, FL. This is my 4th straight year going and each experience is a blast. I try and culture myself into trying different foods, activities, writing styles etc. This festival takes place in Downtown Area alongside Lake Eola, which is the city's park/fountain lake area. Basically different restaurants around the city setup booths and menu and serve dishes from their venues. As an attendee, you purchase admission and then food and beverage tickets that's serve as the currency of the event. Each tent has a set number of tickets for their dishes and you order, give your ticket and enjoy. When it comes to the wine, you can sample the wines before committing tickets for full glasses. If you've never drank wine before this event can help advance your pallet.
This year I tried a few new items. My favorite was the Pineapple Creme Brulee... it was awesomeness in my mouth. So good in fact that I went back to the tent for seconds. I also tasted bruschetta which is toasted bread with a tomato medley spread which was very good. I had bacon wrapped chicken that was amazing and volcano California roll sushi. Mostly everything else I ate was things ive tried before like kobe's noodle and shrimp bowl and tibby's bread pudding with rum sauce. i did sample a few different wines as well. Cupcake Red Velvet wine and my favorite so far Little Black Dress Pink Pinot grigio.
Other then eat, my friends and I started dancing in the street to the DJ. We also help start a group dance line for the wobble, cha cha side and our throwback Kid n Play dances. I really had a blast this year and of course am looking forward to next year's event as well. Food, Wine and the Best Friends... regardless of anything else, yesterday was amazing.
Did I mention the weather was beautiful? Even though it rained off and on it was about 76 degrees and breezy the entire day. I love Florida ^-^
Friday, February 21, 2014
Upcoming Weekend Plans
Hello readers and fellow writers. Ive started this blog to primarily pick back up on writing so mists of my posts will be short pieces or poetry or stories. However this weekend 2/21/14 is going to be packed with excitement for me and ive decided to write about it ^-^. Tonight I plan to watch 3 days to kill, which looks like an awesome movie and I will submit a movie review on it. Tomorrow I will attend the annual food and wine festival in downtown Orlando. I attend this event every year and try new food items.. I will probably blog about the experience this weekend as well ^-^ well that is all for now I hope your weekend will be as fun and productive as mines!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Fiction
Your words paint illusions of a forbidden valley too sacred to view,
The slick shades of autumn's leaves drifts past our eyes; craving to sip its dew,
The slick shades of autumn's leaves drifts past our eyes; craving to sip its dew,
A trist of peace and love as long as we conform,
To preserve the existence of ancestors unborn,
To preserve the existence of ancestors unborn,
Clever FOX seeks minimal action,
Keeping the forest tamed with tales of fiction!
Keeping the forest tamed with tales of fiction!
Well fed in his hole,
Whilst the rest of us starve,
Suggestions of danger,
For animals who dare leave the park,
Whilst the rest of us starve,
Suggestions of danger,
For animals who dare leave the park,
Cunning little FOX, with words so thick,
Tear apart our morals, Keeping us sick,
Tear apart our morals, Keeping us sick,
We can drink from the river,
You'd often say,
Thirstier then ever
You take it away,
You'd often say,
Thirstier then ever
You take it away,
Here feed on this nectar,
You try to console,
Storms brewing this way
Rations tucked in your hole
You try to console,
Storms brewing this way
Rations tucked in your hole
Mischievous FOX we continue to listen to thee,
As our bodies rot and our knees bleed,
Our intellect's standardized lacking conviction,
We're trapped in your world, enticed by your FICTION!
As our bodies rot and our knees bleed,
Our intellect's standardized lacking conviction,
We're trapped in your world, enticed by your FICTION!
Monday, February 17, 2014
Release
Knotted inside my Brain,
Can't scream or shout,
Broken, tenacious bars,
Reluctant to thaw out,
Schitzo-Paranoia-Phobia
Thoughts transcribed through dreams,
Wishing, Wanting, Waiting
Nothing's quite as it seems,
Illusive distinctions
Have trapped me here,
Silent incantations
Increasing my fear,
Redundant reprise
pushes further away,
Rhetorical queries
Sours in every way,
Insight is not lost
Confined imagination,
Cautioned fears that I dread,
Are my own creations,
Partake from the Chalace
Promise to forget,
Drowned sorrows combined,
Having no regrets,
Supple remorse
Trickles from my tongue,
Delicious Deceit
Consumes my time,
Dark budded Rose Tint,
Feeds into my skin,
Piercing thorns surround
Ultimate decadence,
Silk stroking the rim
Ringing round and round
Lifting ever so gently
Lifeless underground,
Dehydrated walls
Crystallized glare,
Vacant inner mind
Surface undoubtedly fair,
Revitalize the source
Anxiety's deceased,
One day at a time,
Praying for Release...
Can't scream or shout,
Broken, tenacious bars,
Reluctant to thaw out,
Schitzo-Paranoia-Phobia
Thoughts transcribed through dreams,
Wishing, Wanting, Waiting
Nothing's quite as it seems,
Illusive distinctions
Have trapped me here,
Silent incantations
Increasing my fear,
Redundant reprise
pushes further away,
Rhetorical queries
Sours in every way,
Insight is not lost
Confined imagination,
Cautioned fears that I dread,
Are my own creations,
Partake from the Chalace
Promise to forget,
Drowned sorrows combined,
Having no regrets,
Supple remorse
Trickles from my tongue,
Delicious Deceit
Consumes my time,
Dark budded Rose Tint,
Feeds into my skin,
Piercing thorns surround
Ultimate decadence,
Silk stroking the rim
Ringing round and round
Lifting ever so gently
Lifeless underground,
Dehydrated walls
Crystallized glare,
Vacant inner mind
Surface undoubtedly fair,
Revitalize the source
Anxiety's deceased,
One day at a time,
Praying for Release...
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Shallow
I've recently come across some interesting blogs relating to Faith and Opinions which I will link below. These 2 blogs have really opened my eyes to the thins that I want to strive to do. I really enjoy writing, have for as long as I can remember, but I must admit I have fallen off writing for maybe 10 years. I'm slowing trying to ease myself back into it, but its harder then it looks... For one I DISLIKE everything I have written currently. I Love the arrangement of words and cleverness of Phrases, but I'm not really feeling any emtion when I write. It's like i'm trying to FORCE my EMOTIONS out by placing a few interesting sentences together to produce IMAGERY. My writing right now is SHALLOW....
In 11th grade I met a teacher that truly changed my life, Mr. John Stoddard. He was my AP English Lit teacher and at the start of the semester almost everyone I knew was about to transfer out including myself. We've heard rumors about this teacher from our Senior classmates and at the beginning of his course he flat out tells you in a snarky tone that his class will be difficult and you will not like him. I was no stranger to hard work, but the way he spoke to me I felt as if he would be more of a hindrance than a helpful asset. Something happened, I can't quite remember what.... and I decided to stay in his class... BEST DECISION EVER. Every paper I wrote was an A or B.... but he pulled me aside and spoke these words..." LaQuita your writing is great, I enjoy reading it... but I can tell that you Fluff a lot of work. Grammatically and aesthetically your paper is correct and I cannot dock you for anything, but YOU ARE MORE THAN FLUFF!" At first I was taken aback, and I realized what he was saying.... MY WRITING WAS SHALLOW! From that point forward I researched, participated and wrote like nothing before. I was taking College courses simultaneously from 10th through 12th grade, and I can honestly say that his class changed the way I thought. Then I graduated... and fell back into my normal tendencies. Ten years later I'm here.... and now I will work the way I did before to not be Shallow. Each day I will write something, no matter how stupid, or boring or contrived. I will write and write and read and write until I get back to a satisfactory role. I WILL WRITE!
Currently I contribute to www.FilmGamesEtc.com and other than that I am writing on this blog. Hopefully I can get to a place of Peace and Write with Emotion again.
Check out these two amazing blogs:
Feel Free to leave any comments or feedback. And if you have links to any great blogs please let me know. you can follow me on Twitter also @scoobygirl23 ^-^
Live and Let Live
LaQuita
In 11th grade I met a teacher that truly changed my life, Mr. John Stoddard. He was my AP English Lit teacher and at the start of the semester almost everyone I knew was about to transfer out including myself. We've heard rumors about this teacher from our Senior classmates and at the beginning of his course he flat out tells you in a snarky tone that his class will be difficult and you will not like him. I was no stranger to hard work, but the way he spoke to me I felt as if he would be more of a hindrance than a helpful asset. Something happened, I can't quite remember what.... and I decided to stay in his class... BEST DECISION EVER. Every paper I wrote was an A or B.... but he pulled me aside and spoke these words..." LaQuita your writing is great, I enjoy reading it... but I can tell that you Fluff a lot of work. Grammatically and aesthetically your paper is correct and I cannot dock you for anything, but YOU ARE MORE THAN FLUFF!" At first I was taken aback, and I realized what he was saying.... MY WRITING WAS SHALLOW! From that point forward I researched, participated and wrote like nothing before. I was taking College courses simultaneously from 10th through 12th grade, and I can honestly say that his class changed the way I thought. Then I graduated... and fell back into my normal tendencies. Ten years later I'm here.... and now I will work the way I did before to not be Shallow. Each day I will write something, no matter how stupid, or boring or contrived. I will write and write and read and write until I get back to a satisfactory role. I WILL WRITE!
Currently I contribute to www.FilmGamesEtc.com and other than that I am writing on this blog. Hopefully I can get to a place of Peace and Write with Emotion again.
Check out these two amazing blogs:
Feel Free to leave any comments or feedback. And if you have links to any great blogs please let me know. you can follow me on Twitter also @scoobygirl23 ^-^
Live and Let Live
LaQuita
Head Case (Limerick)
Driving deeper with less feeling,
Spinning, Dizzy Hearts are reeling,
Single patience time has stopped
Creeky Buildings, airy knocks
Floating Higher past the Ceiling.
Spinning, Dizzy Hearts are reeling,
Single patience time has stopped
Creeky Buildings, airy knocks
Floating Higher past the Ceiling.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Naive
Why must you sit here and buzz in my ear I have to paint myself white to try and disappear you're ridiculous tendencies will buzz in my head expecting me to talk to you when this is it my bed nag nag nag will your mouth ever closed pushed closer to the edge yeah I'm forced to hold on to the rails that bring me peace I wish I could snap dormant anger released. Slurp smack chew is this really my life? when you smile at me asking what causes my strife. but I can't say you so I'll sit in between because as far as I've observed you're still naive
Creation
Leisurely taking a day,
Accesses the way,
For daring dreams to become,
The path followed by one,
Revealing your Sun's inner ray.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Riddled Haiku
Bare, lofty canvas a float
Taunting, Teasing frenzied beast
Veiled despite delay...
What Am I?
Taunting, Teasing frenzied beast
Veiled despite delay...
What Am I?
The Plunge (Limerick)
Endless Thoughts, Floating Pier,
Traversing the leagues as they appear,
Jagged Edge, Rocky blinded sight,
Dark shawdows above have taken flight,
Crashing down on squawking ears.
Traversing the leagues as they appear,
Jagged Edge, Rocky blinded sight,
Dark shawdows above have taken flight,
Crashing down on squawking ears.
Introduction
Welcome to my Freestyle Writing Blog!
Ever since I was a child I've been fascinated with the life of a sentence. How the words connect to tell a story and or express a deeper meaning. I started writing short stories about lands I would want to travel, such as magical valleys, waterfall canyons or just a place where I can ride unicorns all day. The more I delve into writing, the more attached I became to poetry and poets. Their writing represented a faster escape for me to express my feelings or dreams. I wrote and I wrote and I wrote... and by college I'd stopped! No idea why. I couldnt formulate a sentence that made me happy... Here I am years later and the passion has resurfaced due to a recent Movie Review that was posted on FilmGamesEtc.com of The Nut Job. And now... I write... and Write and Write. Let's see where it takes me. I can't promise to be brilliant, or cheecky... all I promise is to be me and to see where that leads. If you decide to take this journey with me, I am forever grateful. This blog is called Freestyle writing because everyday I will post something, whether its a poem, short story, riddle, quote, mantra.... whatever comes to surface at that time. Well let's start, and if you want to follow me on Twitter I will be sure to follow back :)@scoobygirl23
Ever since I was a child I've been fascinated with the life of a sentence. How the words connect to tell a story and or express a deeper meaning. I started writing short stories about lands I would want to travel, such as magical valleys, waterfall canyons or just a place where I can ride unicorns all day. The more I delve into writing, the more attached I became to poetry and poets. Their writing represented a faster escape for me to express my feelings or dreams. I wrote and I wrote and I wrote... and by college I'd stopped! No idea why. I couldnt formulate a sentence that made me happy... Here I am years later and the passion has resurfaced due to a recent Movie Review that was posted on FilmGamesEtc.com of The Nut Job. And now... I write... and Write and Write. Let's see where it takes me. I can't promise to be brilliant, or cheecky... all I promise is to be me and to see where that leads. If you decide to take this journey with me, I am forever grateful. This blog is called Freestyle writing because everyday I will post something, whether its a poem, short story, riddle, quote, mantra.... whatever comes to surface at that time. Well let's start, and if you want to follow me on Twitter I will be sure to follow back :)
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