I stumbled across this writing prompt and thought it was worth including on this blog. A little over a year ago, the leader of one of my writing workshops shared the piece “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston. She then challenged us to take five minutes and write our own … Continue reading How It Feels to Be West Virginia Me
Random Musings
When I grow up, I want to be J. B. Fletcher.
I secretly aspire to be Jessica Fletcher. She's the heroine of the TV show Murder, She Wrote, which was so popular in the '80s and '90s. And no, I'm not saying that I want to be a detective and solve climes. Plus, I'd rather not have murder follow me around everywhere I go. Jessica can't … Continue reading When I grow up, I want to be J. B. Fletcher.
The Hair on My Head
While I haven't been updating this blog regularly, I have been writing and reading quite a bit offline. The piece below is the start of an essay that I hope to develop further. After reading an essay by Donald Hall about his beard in Essays After Eighty, I felt inspired. I could map out my life … Continue reading The Hair on My Head
Writing + 15 Minutes = Ferris Wheels
I'm reading a craft book right now that encourages writers to just dive into the writing. Start somewhere. Don't worry about where you will end up. Most good writing comes from getting lost in the subject matter. I've heard similar advice from other writers in my MFA program about taking just 15 minutes to write … Continue reading Writing + 15 Minutes = Ferris Wheels
If You Love It, Do It
In June 2013, I wrote a post about how I love to write, but for some reason, I just wasn't blogging. And I asked myself the question, what holds you back? I decided it was fear - fear of not writing anything good. After that post, I did a pretty good job of blogging every … Continue reading If You Love It, Do It
Megan Mallory Martin 