Poetic RITUals – Birthday Giveaway!

31 Aug 2017 64 Comments

by Ritu in Poems, Poetic RITUals, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Birthday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Giveaway, Poetic RITUals

As it is creeping closer to that day when I officially reach another year older (don’t worry, I still plan on acting my shoe size) I thought I would arrange for a little present for you, my dear, faithful Peeps!

From Friday the 1st September, through to Sunday 3rd September, (my birthday!) My poetry book, Poetic RITUals, will be FREE to download.

Poetic RITUals by [Bhathal, Ritu]

Get that?

FREE!!!

Click on the link below to take you to the Amazon of your country, and please, download it!

myBook.to/PoeticRITUals

My only request… If you do, and you read… please leave a review!

What’s it about? I hear you ask…

Delve into a book of verse exploring different topics and different genres, all with a RITUal twist.
A collection of poetry drawing on the experiences of the writer, ranging from matters of the heart, love for the family, situations in life and some verses written with a humorous twist.

And so far it has had some lovely reviews…

One from Wendy Unsworth

“I enjoy reading funny or clever verse, mostly on the internet, in blog posts etc, when I come across them, but books of poetry are rarely my thing.

I ‘picked up’ an ecopy of Poetic Rituals when it was discounted because it’s something different and an easier read in between fat novels and autobiographies.

It is really great to open a book and be surprised in every good way by the contents. I read through the poems at one sitting, delighted with each one to the next. They reminded me in some ways of Pam Ayres work; witty, funny, poignant, some slightly tongue-in-cheek. What impressed me most was their unfailing observations of family life, relationships and the frustrations of daily life. One is about not being able to get a printer to link to a computer – I could wholly identify with that one!

Read this book, raise a smile and even a little tear. This is a lovely read!”

and Janice Spina

An eclectic mix of poetry showing the talent and diversity of this author. There is a musical quality to her poetry that is pleasing to the ear.

There are haiku and other poems that range from seasons to love and family, something for everyone. The author infuses deep feelings into her work.

I found this book to be an enjoyable journey through the eyes of a talented poet.

It’s a freebie remember! Spread the word!!!!

WRITESPIRATION #130 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 35 – Pyramid

30 Aug 2017 21 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black, The Pyramid

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week:

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Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

This week your challenge is to write about the Pyramid.

Here goes!

They were convinced I wouldn’t get planning permission.
But I persevered.
And now, there it is, at the end of my garden.
Not vast, like my last, but big enough to reminisce.
Well, if I’m to live again in a peasants body, I should be able to remember my past, Cleo thought.

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 48 #Tanka : STONE & TURN

29 Aug 2017 27 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog Post, Blog. Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Poetry, Stone & Turn, tanka

Colleen’s Poetry prompt words this week:

Stone & Turn

Medusa – A Tanka

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Beware, one glance at
Medusa’s serpentine locks
Hypnotising hair
Just a moment’s glimpse – Fatal
Turned into stone forever

Ritu 2017

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #164 Pleasure&Excite

28 Aug 2017 30 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Pleasure & Excite, Ronovan Hester, Ronovanwrites

Ronovan’s Prompt words this week:

Pleasure & Excite

Image from Pixabay

Heightened excitement
Feel the anticipation
Your pleasure is mine

Ritu 2017

#RiNoWriMo – Week 4 #canidothis? #MondayBlogs

28 Aug 2017 42 Comments

by Ritu in RiNoWRiMo, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Author, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, First Draft Problems, Furry Muse, Life Of A Writer, RiNoWRiMo, Sonu Singh

Instead of boring you each day, and I really have had to stop myself, I thought I would do a weekly post to let you know whether I have managed to accomplish what I wanted during this creative month of August that I have named, #RiNoWriMo! (Ritu’s Novel Writing Month).

What barriers do I have to overcome this week? Tiredness. Sleep overs. Playdates. Hmm… this’ll be fun! Oh, and I need to label uniform!

Day 21

I was seriously shattered this morning. Didn’t think I would be able to get up, let alone do any writing. I was so tired I couldn’t even remember what I had written last. But I tried. I figured even a few hundred words would be something.

Then something came over me, possibly inspiration, and I was so excited that I forgot to eat breakfast!

My fingers worked their magic, despite my furry muse wanting to give me a morning massage, whilst I was trying to type!

Right in front of my keyboard!

We also had the first of several playdates in the afternoon!

Word Count: 2523

Day 22

A little more awake today, and words got written! Though as I write, I wonder how much will actually stay in the end result… after final edits etc. Actually, why am I thinking about that? I need to finish the first draft yet!!!

Writing in bed!

Word Count: 2718

Day 23

It was a manic kinda day today. I had words to write, a house to clean, words to write, five kids to occupy with the sleepover, words to write… you get my drift?

I’m not actually sure what I wrote today, whether it made any sense at all, and I was a little annoyed with myself that I didn’t it 2,500, but I was close, and having over achieved on previous days, theoretically, I was still on target!

Word Count: 2430

Day 24

Typical kids! You’d think that after being up so late, they would sleep in? That was the hope. That Hubby Dearest would go to work, and I’d get, maybe an undisturbed hour, two if I was lucky, to write something at least.

But no. They were all up by 8.30am!

So, fed and watered, I left them to it and camped on the dining room table to try and write a bit more., with my furry muse to keep me company.

I got this!

They departed after lunch, then we had another little friend coming to visit, and I had to be sociable with her mum for a couple of hours, so writing time cut short… again! but still…

Word Count: 2549

Day 25

There’s a chance we’ll be busy this weekend, bank holiday and all, so I decided to really focus. After writing a bit, I cleaned the house. I wrote more, then fed the kids lunch. Then I showered and wrote even more!

Sonu Singh tried hard to distract me…

How can you ignore that face?

Then he decided to commandeer an old laptop – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!

As I looked at my word count, it dawned on me that I had, in less than the 30 days that NaNoWriMo allows, written over 50,000 new words! OMG!

How did that happen?!

Word Count: 3171

Day 26

I contemplated a day of no writing today… I was shattered. A late night, followed by an early wake-up call from my Finnish family meant I was running on empty. Yet I had to get this section complete. I still didn’t end it where I wanted yet, but managed a few words at least!