Daily Archives: 22/12/2014

The Twelve Days of Writing

SandraToday I’m thrilled to have Australian author, Sandra Peut, as our Write Life guest blogger. Sandra’s writing is characteristically upbeat and fresh (a lot like her really 🙂 ) and today she’s taking a festive approach to her Write Life reflections – twelve days of them in fact. So warm up your larynx and join us for some ‘write’ fun!

 

 

 

The Twelve Days of Writing

On the first day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
The value of strong coffee

On the second day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the third day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the fourth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the fifth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the sixth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the seventh day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the eighth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the ninth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the tenth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the eleventh day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Take care when retyping
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the twelfth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Excuses overcoming
Take care when retyping
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

BlueFreedom

Sandra began writing stories for her school friends when she was a young girl. A trained dietitian, she has worked in the fields of nutrition and women’s health promotion. Her writing experiences include being a senior writer for an Australian girls’ magazine, and involvement with print media in a public relations role. She and her husband have four children aged 10-and-under, and live close to the beach in regional Queensland, Australia. Blue Freedom is her first novel.