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WRITING 101 ~ DAY TWO ~ 8TH SEPTEMBER 2015

10/9/2015

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WRITING 101 Day two

Write a list

Today, let's write a list. Compiling a list is a way to let loose, unlock ideas, and free your mind. At Things We Like, writer Jessica Gross compiles lists of things that other people like. In fact, Jessica's site inspired me to draft my own extended list of things I like.

Today, write your own list on one of these topics:

Things I Like
Things I've Learned
Things I Wish



MY UNFINISHED LIST

by John Yeo

This task looked extraordinarily easy at first glance and the more thought I put towards beginning my list, the harder it became to choose which of the three given categories to select. I find all three of the suggested likes are very interesting topics to boldly list, I am going straight to the top of the given list and work out my favourite things I like.

 (1) ~ I like/love  being married to my wife Margaret, this is certainly my number one like. We have so many interests in common and we share so much of our lives that I do really like her, intensely.
 (2) ~  I particularly like the time I spend writing and creating poetry that I publish on my blogs and our website.
 (3) ~ I like gardening, I like working in our garden and enjoying the results of my labours, seeing beautiful plants and flowers bloom in their season as the year goes around.
 (4) ~ I like growing vegetables on my allotment, I spend a couple of hours a day in the fresh air working with the soil and enjoying the sights and sounds of the wildlife.
 (5) ~ I like the taste of the home-grown vegetables that I produce and I always have an over abundance. I like to give the surplus vegetables away to friends.
 (6) ~ I like seeing my grandchildren and my great grandchildren growing up so fast. The photographs of their progress are amazing.
 (7) ~ I like playing bowls and spending time with Margaret at our bowling club. The outdoor bowling green is a wonderful place to spend a warm Summers afternoon.
 (8) ~ I like going on holiday and seeing new sights and enjoying the flavours and cultures of countries and places I have never seen before.
 (9) ~ I like the taste and the variety of food that Margaret cooks in our kitchen. The flavours and fresh tasting succulent sometimes spicy food she produces are wonderful.
 (10) ~ I like my life and lifestyle now I am retired, my life is so very full of many interests that sometimes I can't find the time to do all I would like to do.
Lastly I like the fact that this list is just a very rough unfinished list of everything I like about my personal life. I like how lucky I am to be able to produce a list like this.

Copyright © Written by John Yeo ~ All rights reserved.

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WRITING 101 ~ Day one ~ 7th September 2015

9/9/2015

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WRITING 101 Day one

I write because....

Why do you write? This is a question you can answer again and again, as your response might evolve over time. You may have already addressed it in a previous blog post. Some bloggers also use this question, and variations of it, to shape their bios and About pages. Why am I here? Who am I? Why do I blog?
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WHY DO I WRITE?

by John Yeo

  I write because I am interested in life and many things and I write to record my thoughts. I write and blog as much as I possibly can to enable my whole writing experience to be improved, to allow me to continue with my ultimate dream of writing a book.  I am intensely interested and committed to achieving this goal, and I am always willing to take as much advice and criticism on board to smooth the passage.
  Writing has always been a very strong personal interest, but sadly life and working for a living had overtaken the urge to commit words to paper on a regular basis for a large number of years. I am however very well-read and I am in awe of a wide variety of literature and the many great writers who spent their lives producing some very great works. Writing to me is the preparing and casting a magical spell by the power of words.
  I never lost my interest and fascination with the written word and now retired from my career, I can and do find time to follow my dream.  I believe that any form of communication that can break down barriers is very important. Words, both written and spoken are the ultimate and most important  form of passing on the invaluable learning that is built up by the experience and learning gathered in a very full life.
  I extend a very warm welcome to readers of my blogs and I would love to hear constructive thoughts and criticism or even appreciation.

Copyright © Written by John Yeo. All rights reserved.

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