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Writing Lessons for Beginning Writers

Lynette's Lynes features stories that I have written and writing tips. With these free stories and writing lessons, it is my intention to show beginning writers how to write with strong verbs and descriptive phrases, while illustrating how knowing the rules of grammar usage and how to construct a sentence or paragraph can open up the world of writing and add depths that might never have been imagined or experienced before.

As always, comments and questions are welcomed and encouraged.


Cabin Fever ~ Writing Yourself Out of the Doldrums

The chestnuts have already been roasted on an open fire, and Jack Frost has nipped at your nose a time or two. Winter has begun its endless stretch of days routine and you are feeling antsy, irritable, and agitated. Things couldn't be more perfect.

Perfect? Did you just say "perfect," you wonder incredulously. "Yes," I say, "I said 'perfect'."

Being shut away (or in, depending on how you look at it) from the world has enormous appeal to writers who have discovered the hidden treasures of cabin fever. Angst has always contained creativity. Growling at the elements and pacing restlessly adds fuel to a heightened state of awareness. Within this awareness lies the energy of words. Some of my best writing has occurred when I have been turned to stone by boredom and lack of natural sunlight.

I am a big proponent of using everything, absolutely everything, for your writing advantage and personal benefit. Whenever the weather has you stuck inside, don't turn on the TV. Turn on your word processor instead. Write down how it feels to hear the screams of your precious, brawling children as you gaze bleakly out of a window, longing for escape and a pair of earplugs. Describe your horror as you discover that snow has claimed yet another school day and you'll be trapped inside the house with pre-school pandemonium...AGAIN. Can you imagine the torrent of words possible when your car won't start, you've lost one of your favorite gloves, and the temperature outside is hovering right around death? Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

So, the next time you are entombed indoors, don't just fret. Fret over a keyboard. Write yourself onto a Caribbean beach, suntan oil glistening on your heated body as you wait for Pedro-The-Cabana-Boy to return with your frosty, fruity, refreshing umbrella drink. Your writing will be enhanced and you'll discover that boredom ain't that bad. Not bad at all. In fact, it's....

Perfect. Absolutely Perfect.

Copyright 2005© by Lynette Scott. This article may be reprinted only if it is printed in its entirety and a link back to this web page is provided with the article. All rights reserved.

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