Eva Pasco's Blog - Posts Tagged "moving"
Eva’s Byte #248: Moving Words
In my capacity as a writer, I take great pains in moving words around to tell my story through exposition and dialogue. In the midst of fabricating a novel, I am constantly revising by shifting words to better fit my frame of thought and the fabric of the story as it unfolds.
The moving words of a writer are powerful in their capacity to elicit emotions and everlasting impressions in readers’ minds long after the last page of our book has been turned. Just as powerful and endearing, are the moving words of a book review penned in honesty to encourage other curious readers to acquire our labor of love.
Last week, in Eva’s Byte #247: Digging in My Heels, I alluded to simplifying this juncture along life’s journey by purging my surroundings of all extraneous things. After all, it’s what I do as a writer: paring narration to the essentials in moving the plot toward its destination.
Discreet as I tried to be in donating my worldly possessions by leaving those dearly departed items on a cocktail table in the lounge of my apartment building—my anonymity was an illusion.
In so many moving words, one of the residents thanked me for my generosity, letting me know how each displaced article found an appreciative home inside and outside our complex. I’m deeply grateful for having made a discernible difference.
Written or spoken, the juxtaposition of heartfelt words has the power to move us beyond words.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
The moving words of a writer are powerful in their capacity to elicit emotions and everlasting impressions in readers’ minds long after the last page of our book has been turned. Just as powerful and endearing, are the moving words of a book review penned in honesty to encourage other curious readers to acquire our labor of love.
Last week, in Eva’s Byte #247: Digging in My Heels, I alluded to simplifying this juncture along life’s journey by purging my surroundings of all extraneous things. After all, it’s what I do as a writer: paring narration to the essentials in moving the plot toward its destination.
Discreet as I tried to be in donating my worldly possessions by leaving those dearly departed items on a cocktail table in the lounge of my apartment building—my anonymity was an illusion.
In so many moving words, one of the residents thanked me for my generosity, letting me know how each displaced article found an appreciative home inside and outside our complex. I’m deeply grateful for having made a discernible difference.
Written or spoken, the juxtaposition of heartfelt words has the power to move us beyond words.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
Eva’s Byte #326 – Picking up the Pieces
Aren’t we always picking up the pieces of some fine mess to restore a semblance of balance?
In last week’s blog I brought up the subject of a rectangular incision the maintenance man cut in my bathroom ceiling, leaving a gaping hole for him to determine the origin of a leak. Although he carted away the big chunks, I picked up the pesky pieces left behind.
This week I’ll be picking up the pieces rained down from the installation of ceiling drywall. Once the follow-up cleaning is done, I’ll pick up all of the belongings I had to move out of the bathroom and put them in their rightful place.
A glutton for punishment, I’m contemplating a move by the end of next June to an upgraded apartment in this building, on the same floor and the same side toward the bay. If not forthcoming, I’ll either wait or pursue other properties in the area managed by this company.
So, little by little, I’ve started picking up the pieces from conducting a massive purge and donating the proceeds of extraneous stuff. I’ve only just begun. Then, at a leisurely pace, I’ll begin packing nonessential items.
Picking up the pieces is as much a work in progress, as the Contemporary I’m finishing with a quota of approximately 1,000 words, more or less, in each chapter. I’m currently drafting the last chapter—82. Then, I’ll include a short epilogue in this stand-alone novel.
*More important in the grand scheme of life—picking ourselves up after setbacks, disappointments, or failures. It’s what we do to restore balance.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
In last week’s blog I brought up the subject of a rectangular incision the maintenance man cut in my bathroom ceiling, leaving a gaping hole for him to determine the origin of a leak. Although he carted away the big chunks, I picked up the pesky pieces left behind.
This week I’ll be picking up the pieces rained down from the installation of ceiling drywall. Once the follow-up cleaning is done, I’ll pick up all of the belongings I had to move out of the bathroom and put them in their rightful place.
A glutton for punishment, I’m contemplating a move by the end of next June to an upgraded apartment in this building, on the same floor and the same side toward the bay. If not forthcoming, I’ll either wait or pursue other properties in the area managed by this company.
So, little by little, I’ve started picking up the pieces from conducting a massive purge and donating the proceeds of extraneous stuff. I’ve only just begun. Then, at a leisurely pace, I’ll begin packing nonessential items.
Picking up the pieces is as much a work in progress, as the Contemporary I’m finishing with a quota of approximately 1,000 words, more or less, in each chapter. I’m currently drafting the last chapter—82. Then, I’ll include a short epilogue in this stand-alone novel.
*More important in the grand scheme of life—picking ourselves up after setbacks, disappointments, or failures. It’s what we do to restore balance.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
