☀Ignite Your Creativity☀ discussion

I think the first post (called 'wordrobe') says enough. If you like words or language in general, come and take a look!

http://helenaswordrobe.blogspot.be/

I'm going to take a look because I am rather fond of words and language.

I looked, I like your blog a lot!

Thanks guys! Uh... Girls. And thanks for leaving a comment. It made my day.

I will certainly be following your blog!

May I share your blog at a Linguistics Group that I belong to at Good Reads? Also, I know someone who is a speech pathologist and has a blog called Lexical Linguist who I think would really appreciate it. Your opening sentence to your recent post is so classic! I din't think you were whiny in anything I had read so far. I do love your with and your style!

sure! please share with anyone who might find it interesting! thank you for the praise. It means a lot...

Also, thanks for your reassurance. I recently read some tips on 'how to create better content for your blog', and it said that blogs frequently have a tendency to turn into whiny rants. So I guess I was afraid it might have come across as a little whiny. But luckily not!

I will share now!

Thanks! By the way, please join in my little project for my next post... (then again, I think you've already reached your personal quota, so don't stress it ;))

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Thanks again!

I'm just going to keep posting my updates here; keep you informed ;)
Here's my next installment.

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Next installment, about quiet people and how they are all kinds of awesome...

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I'll check out the project and also the one about quiet people. :) By the way, my friend from twitter/and a language blog for speech pathologists thanked me for the link to your "cool" blog.

Awesome! Say hi to the speech pathologist for me! And thank you for your very elaborate comment ;). It is very appreciated

I should say that you do have an original style that I like. If it were original and I didn't like it, I wouldn't keep adding to the USA quota. Well, I need to check out the new post. I will say hi to Tanya(the speech pathologist for you).

Yes, thanks for adding to the USA quota. A little smile always spreads on my face when I see it go up. I think it's a language thing. When native speakers like your writing, you must be doing something right ;)

Are you on twitter? It's a great way to meet people and let people know about your blog.

And another post! I struggled with this one, but I did it anyway. About horror movies, feminism and intestines. Enjoy!

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... about a personal realization and the subsequent confession, which took quite some chutzpah

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... about R.E.M., Charles Darwin and Christmas Carols. Cheers!

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... about suspicious behavior, Mick Jagger and the caprices of my pet
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I should catch up more later this week but will check out a post or two.

... about Elvis, world English and dental hygiene.
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... in which I'll be breaking down some holy literary houses.
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I tried to comment on the Elvis, world English and dental hygiene but I could never get the string of letters right to prove I am not a robot. I ever tried the audio version. I live in the Midwest, which is the dialect of the newscasters. I do like the upper class British accents as they are so nice and crisp.

Well, thank you for your thoughts anyway, Barbara. Hopefully technology won't disappoint next time...

Next one! (I'm on a roll here) About universal truths, whales and teakettles.

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I hope to check out those universal truths in a bit. You know I don't have dyslexia or anything but those strings of letters are very hard. I had one today where I just had to add something like 12 plus 5 and give the sum to prove I wasn't a robot.

I like the first sentence of your diary. I'll try not to judge your diary by the first line lol. I have heard that publishers only read something like the first 12 lines to decide whether or not to consider a book for publishing. Goodness! Sometimes a person may get to the heart of it in the 16 1/2 sentence or the third chapter even. I know they are bogged down with a lot of ready but really!

Issues, issues... They're everywhere!

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... about travel, beach walks and nostalgia

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Your lead in Issues, issues everywhere is funny...checking it out now.

Read it. I really like how you and your sisters were so inventive with your play. I like that you are not so black in white in many areas of life. I think that may show that you have pretty good confidence.

Just so you know, I really like your blog. I have it on RSS.

... and that means a lot to me, Katie! Thanks for being such a loyal reader :D

... about fussy people, diabolical expressions and cleanliness. Hum.

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... about whiny uncles, well-meant advice and parental frustrations
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Some childhood memories
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I enjoyed your childhood memories. I like to visit my "happy place." I sent my sister a blog post recently about my next door neighbor as a child that will probably go live soon. Some of the greatest classics of all time were children's books. I love that genre!

I haven't been feeling very inspired to write lately. Luckily necessity sometimes butts in.

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I go in spurts too. By the way, I did post a link to my blog post about my childhood neighbor, Goldie on my blog. "Bar's blog."

My next installment, about sadness, beauty and my favorite book.
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Gotta check it out soon!

I think it is good to ponder!

"Next!" the lunchlady calls in a bored voice. Or not... Anyway, here's a new one.

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I shared it on twitter. I am grateful that I feel my life has a purpose. I think I'll write a blog post about that. I do want to say that I knew someone who felt his life had to have a Big purpose to have meaning. A small purpose will suit me just fine, but if I hope I will fulfill whatever purpose there is for me.

You mentioned previously that you would be open to mentors helping you with writing a children's book. I participate in a group here at Good Reads called YA Reads for Teachers and Other Adults. We have Group Reads where the authors sometimes participate and provide background information on their writing. You may want to check it out. We are still in the midst of the "Bigger Than the Bread Box" read.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...

Cool! Thanks Barbara! I'll certainly check it out... I've actually been looking for a group in Goodreads for children's books, but I've never found one. I'll have a look though. A first draft of the children's book is nearly finished! I'm kind of excited about it :D

Thanks for your thoughts! It's very appreciated.

About Ikea.
- Say what?
- You heard me. About Ikea.
- Right. Okay then...

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I also belong to this group of children's books.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...