But I Smile Anyway...

Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

26 Oct 2017 3 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction Rodeo

The seventh challenge is live!

A Writers Prayer #ThrowbackThursday

26 Oct 2017 64 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: A Writer's Prayer, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blonde Write More, Humour, Lucy Mitchell

Browsing through my reader, as I do every morning, I came across this post by Lucy Mitchell, aka. Blonde Write More. (Have you been to her blog? If you haven’t, get your ass over there, she is tooo funny!)

Well, today she was talking about the Writer’s Prayer, and what you could be saying to Him Up There in your nightly prayers.

Inspiration hit me and this was the prayer I left in her comments, inspired by the Lords Prayer. (It’s ingrained in my head, despite being Sikh, not Christian, as I went to a Heart of England Church school so we recited this every day in assembly…!)

The Writer’s Prayer

Our Father, My art is writing
I want literary fame
Let inspiration come
And this first draft be done
In my head, as well as on paper
Let me reach, today, my daily word count
And forgive my grammar mistakes
Spellcheck and Grammarly will correct them
And Beta readers will guide me
And correct my direction
For their opinion is important
They will be buyers
And also my editors
AMEN

Hope you enjoyed it!

WRITESPIRATION #137 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 42 – An Animal Perspective @sacha_black

25 Oct 2017 25 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #MeToo, #Writespiration, An Animal's Perspective, baby, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Sacha Black, Sonu Singh

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week:

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

writespiration-2017

Write your 52 words from the perspective of an animal.

Today I was inspired by my best friend’s baby, our cat Sonu Singh, and their first encounter with each other!

Who’s that?
I’m not sure what’s going on here.
I’m used to my two-leggers picking me up and playing with me.
They’re pretty good actually, they feed me, clean up after me.
But what is that?
A little two-legger, who doesn’t even use her legs… and she pulled my whiskers!
I’m off!

http://sachablack.co.uk/2017/10/25/writespiration-138-52-weeks-in-52-words-week-43/

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Baby

25 Oct 2017 38 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, baby, Best Friend, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, Linda G Hill

“Nothing beats the feeling of a baby’s hands, or the sound of a baby’s laugh.” – Ritu

Had a lovely 24 hours with my best friend and her baby, my honorary niece… almost makes me want another, then I experienced the restless sleep associated with the ever hungry little people, and I think again…. For a visit and a few days, fine. To do it all again? I don’t think so!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.