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While watching one of my shows that has led to this crazy adventure I saw nonverbals on the screen that spoke volumes to me.

In the scene, a husband was drawing strength from his wife through the simple act of touch. Something we each do in some way, shape, or form each and every day.

Anchored.

That was all I could think of. An anchor was needed to get through the moment and I suddenly realized, that’s a missing piece. Not only do we need an anchor just to stay focused, but that one person, gesture, location, song, quote, book… something pushes the stress away for, and guides us back toward center.

That is what I need for my characters…

…and then I went to my script to see what my last edit was… and goofed. the. whole. piece. up!

Three pages… I know but dang!

Ok… so here is the thought for the day while I go back and reintroduce my world.

What is your anchor? What guides you back to center and lets the world fade away so that you can once again, take that much needed deep breath?

I keep thinking it is a keepsake. A charm. A piece of something that will guide my mind where I needed it to go… and then I sit down here and prove my hypothesis right again!

I need to write and write more. Watch other creations less. Take more time for my creation to see the light of day.

So, again I say… what is your anchor?

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Good morning, good night wherever you are. Til later!

Kath

Three screenplay pages in, and more character profiling drafted later… and voila! I am staying on point for a change. If I can draft a few high points with the Spark! theme behind them, I can carry forward with my Borealveldt Troupe and continue editing for my final thesis.

One thing is for certain. It is a relief to be writing creatively… though I have started what I understand, is my last primary class leading into completion of my thesis. To write a story as a thesis though… boy howdy do I hope that all is as I expect it to be. Then I will be even more focused on this aspect of my day.

As I mentioned in prior posts, writing has a healing effect on me. As the new school year looms with the promise of documentation being audited… I half dread the year, but I did very well with it last time… I had just promised myself I would be a step further in my program by now and be out of the classroom after the last go round.

Oh well… someone has to do it, and in the meantime… I get to live the dream and write… Right?!

Thank you for joining me today!

Good morning, good night wherever you are! Til next time.

Kath

 

I’ve done it. I have found my pathway into the Spark! storyline without creating too much of a headache in the process. A little missed sleep because my brain WOULD. NOT. SHUT. OFF… but what’s a little sleep between the magic and the muse?

At least I hope that is the case, and will continue to be so.

No new details other than it has begun. Just the usual. I am still binge watching Netflix, but this time the unending supply of empathy that I hold in reservoir guided me toward today’s writing.

I want it to be a comic style writing but it is more story format to me now… so I compromised and put it in screenplay format since that is my new talent. At least I know enough to be dangerous and catch the interest of some of my peers using it…

I have my theme…

Optimism and hope. Those are two things that I live on to keep the doldrums away… and by GOD, I will share that same message in my writing one way or another…

and now I wish to be a wuss and go back to my yoga ball and Show… The writing has begun…

Hope all is well in your world!

Good morning, good night wherever you are! Til tomorrow…

Kath

yes… I know… highly disjointed thoughts today but that is the absence of sleep showing up…

 

 

 

Last night, and again today, I started working on the art aspect of Spark! that I wanted to begin only to find that my favorite pencil is not where I expect it to be.

A.. pencil…

Seriously. Have I gotten that… no… yes I have. I am so obsessed with having one pencil.. or at the very least, one particular style of pencil that I am not comfortable without them. I feel uninspired…no… not quite that… but unfocused because I have the wrong tool.

Bahh… Ok… We are counting our crazy little sidebar as our writing for today and going back to yet one more heart-wrenching Netflix moment… WHILE WE DRAW WITH SAID TOOL.

Oy…

Hope ya’ll are more focused than me today… sheesh…

Good morning, good night wherever you are. Talk to you soon!

Kath

Two brief pieces of the puzzle etched a bit in a document later, and here we are once again. This time, I have another plan.  A plan to sketch the banner for the story. A moment in my time to… ok, I admit it… to go back to being a Netflix bum.

This time however, I will also start drafting character arcs to share with you in the days to come.

Now that I have bombarded you with hints of ideas that I have created as I finally went back to the writing table, what has inspired you? Kept you going? Been a slightly randomly cool thought that passed through your mind?

What has you dreaming of the unusual that only the artist in you can fully appreciate and act upon?

(…go for it…)!

Good morning, good night wherever you are. See you in a few!

Kath

 

Just when I thought I had no central idea to share, I came up with… well… nothing solid to share just yet – but definitely a tool to build into my story. A potential ‘Hail Mary’ that, if presented right, could spell the end of a trying time for the protagonist.

Sooo… (yup – I like that transitional phrase) … if you don’t mind, I am going to keep this moment brief and go take a stab at drafting my newest of ideas.

Take my own advice from yesterday, and get out of my own way and write!

Good morning, good night wherever you are. Til tomorrow!

Kath

Sooo… with pay it forward, and big dreams in mind. Have you ever been certain that Angels walk among us? That God has a hand in every little thing we do, but … in the rocky and dark moments, neither are anywhere to be found…?

That is the inspiration behind the character Blaze, and the tale that is becoming Spark. That spark of inspiration that is needed to keep your head above water, fighting to the next moment. The next day. Finding ways to gain control of the emotions that run both sides of the spectrum.

These characters will lead us on a journey of creativity. Of battles that need to be fought with the Negative Neds’ and Noras’ of the world. Of finding our magic whether it be in art, writing, metal or woodworking… whatever it is that allows us to get out of our heads and thrive.

One thing that I can say for this, albeit brief, blog of ideas… I am gaining ground in not just building Spark!, but also in understanding the mindset behind my nemesis within the novel. Now, if I would just get out of my own way and write…

For now… stay strong. Share ideas. Find joy…

Good morning, good night wherever you are! Until tomorrow…

Kath

Have you walked in a store, an office at work, or any setting where others are present, and knew something was in your favor? That the stars had aligned and today was your day?

Maybe it was that you were relaxed, on vacation, or just away from the stress of your obligations, but you felt it, right?

I have felt that more and more as time passes.

One minute it is just a good day.

The next someone pays for a pop that wasn’t run through the register when I paid for my groceries and I only have my debit card.

The next is when I pay that action forward and help someone else out because I felt someone needed a boost and it was a simple act to give back.

Those moments are the inspiration. Those are the moments that I know my mind is in the right space for the creativity to flow… so of course I just enjoy the moment and Netflix to my heart’s content.

… but then again… I do pick apart what I am watching for ideas. I don’t squander the joy of watching a show dedicated to emergency personnel… or a super hero that flashes by as he saves the world.

I end up with more ideas than I know what to do with and that is 99% of the problem… but for now I will take the problems. I will go forth and begin drafting my first ideas for Blaze. And when I am not completely overwhelmed and a plot has come together.. you will be the first to know!

Good morning, good night wherever you are! See you soon…

Kath

 

Have you ever had an idea that, in the moment, felt like it was a phenomenal idea? An idea that the more you thought about it, the more you considered it to be one-of-a-kind… Life affirming… Inspiring?

Was the inspiration brought on by a TV show… movie… book?  … or maybe a child. One so innocent in their ways that they know what they are handing you, and to them it is so easy. Just do it! No questions. No doubts. No confusion about how to pull it off or that you’ll be satisfied with the end result.

In fact, they are certain you will be so happy with the final product that you will change the world. That’s the end of it for them unless you ask for help, then by gosh you will get the most labor intensive project their little mind can share. And again, it will be done. And it will be a spectacular success!

How many of those ideas have you acted upon?

A few?

Once in a while if they are small and visibly attainable?

Most of them?

If you are like me, you have had them come, often in waves of thought that overwhelm your senses giving you the starting point, and the end result, but the middle is all muddy and confusing.

So maybe you’ve acted on a few, or the ones that are visibly attainable.

…But now… You. Just. Can’t. Take it. Anymore!…

It has to be a big project, or your soul will wither and die in the deep dark depths that are the humdrum of everyday life.

Well… for those of you who are there… or wish you were… I AM! I am well on my way to making a dream come true, and if you’d like to share in the journey… I will do my best to keep you involved.

I will tell you the story, as the ideas unfold…

And may our ponderings be the best we ever told!

 

Good morning, good night wherever you are!

Kath~

As I have posted before I have been in search of tools that help with stress, anxiety and other moments when life gets into our heads and derails our happy thoughts. Well, the time is now to stop thinking about ideas, and apply – in this moment for me – the art of writing to address the theory.

I have written about 90 pages of a young adult story for my thesis in creative writing.  What will be shared here are ideas for a comic strip, or graphic novel if you prefer, that will help incorporate the familiar to a world that is connected to ours, but not the same space.

And so the ride begins…

Good morning, or good night wherever you are.  Talk to you again soon.

Kath

7/6/18