Here’s What We’re Gonna Do

By Kristen

I have been remiss in writing.

This makes me sad because I truly like writing here (and everywhere.) And I love sharing what I write and hearing what you all think about it.  I miss you all.

But.  And this is a big one.  I have no idea what to talk about.

My well has run dry.

I can’t talk about how woe-is-me it is to be all alone and blah-blah-blah.  And I’m not even woe-y about it.  I’m cool.  I’m good.

I can’t talk about work.  Oh…how I wish I could.  But that would be dangerous, and I am not in a place where dangerous is part of my to-do list.  That will have to wait for later.

Yay!

So.  I want to write.  I don’t have anything to say.

And then I found THIS BOOK (at Anthropologie -the place where everything is better.) And angels sang…and I got an idea.

WHAT IF…I write stuff from in here??  AND…

WHAT IF YOU PICK WHICH ONES??

I am guessing we won’t get to ALL 642 of them…but let’s play around a bit with random writing.

Fun, right?

And kind of terrifying.

I warn you, I am NOT a fiction writer.  So what I come up with may very possibly suuuuucccckkkkk.  But it’s good for me (and everyone) to do stuff that I suck at, to stop sucking at it quite so much.  I am going to stop saying suck now.

Here are the ground rules:

1) I will not write about sex.  Won’t. Don’t try to talk me into it.

2) I will not write about anything that will upset my mother.  Or my children.  Or my grandfather.  Or…you get the idea.

3) I cannot write about my current workplace.  I can write about OTHER places and people, but not this one.

SO.

Pick a number between 1 and 642 and let’s get this party started!

NOTE: If you want to play along, I will tell you what the writing prompt is before I start writing (or get yourself a copy of the super fun book!) and if you post your piece on your own blog or other online forum, then when I post MINE you can put YOURS in the comments and I’ll add a link “shout-out” for it.  Cool?  I KNOW!!

About Kristen

Me: Kristen, more than 40-something (don't make me face the number), suburban mom of 2, working girl, therapeutic writer, proprietor of an emptying nest Addictions: Iced Coffee, FOMO resulting in twitchy compulsion to check FB/Instagram/Pinterest in an unending loop, texting, hugging my one child while Snapchatting the other and yelling at my dog

23 Responses

    1. Kristen

      404 = Put yourself or your character in a place where you feel vulnerable and uneasy. Interesting… Thanks for the suggestion!

  10. Aleks

    I love this! I have never seen the book before but I am thinking I will have to check it out, and perhaps it will jump into my cart on amazon…. I would love to join this with you guys!

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