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A Piece Of My Heart

by Emily

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2166092

A blog to house my musings, curiosities, and fascinations.

When it came time for me to start blogging again, I found myself paralyzed. I was trapped by the belief that my blog had to be unique, that it had to have a defined theme, and that it had to be appealing to everyone. After some time scouring Google for advice, I realized that if all I did was worry and plan, I would spend forever worrying and planning and never get to writing.

From that realization, I've decided to display my blog writing guidelines here for everyone to see, but especially for me to see when I come here to write.

~1~
Blog about what is appealing to YOU.
Don't worry about anyone else.

~2~
Allow yourself to WRITE!
Don't restrain yourself to one voice, one writing style, one genre, or one topic area.

~3~
Throw out the fear of maintaining a consistent theme.
Blog about your passions, interests, fancies, inspirations, opinions, musings, curiosities, ramblings, and loves.

~4~
Explore, experiment, and have fun!

So, this is my solution. A blog about anything and everything that sparks my interest.

The title is inspired by the quote at the bottom of this introduction. Everything you love, even for a short time, becomes part of you. Our experiences and perception of the world is colored by those things we love and have loved, whether those things are

or not. This blog will be a place to house those passions and curiosities. Please enjoy!

"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."
-Anonymous

Cover image by Jessica Woulfe

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Aug 30, 2021 at 12:12am
In response to "It Sure Feels Like Summer"

I signed up for PPC but a year long commitment is hard for me. Especially since I get distracted and forget. Good intentions won't get me through. And prompts that don't inspire don't help. So far? I'm good.

Ask me again next May.

Kåre Enga in Montana

May 1, 2021 at 2:41pm
In response to "April Showers!"

I wrote quite a bit in April but not for contests. And apparently I didn't impress anyone with my writing either! So ... May. I'm hoping to do "The Art of the Letter" as I only found out about it today. Since I write postcards, especially when traveling, it's just something I do.

Is your address updated at Snail Mail?

I've been in the same place for over 12 years. I dread having to move.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Mar 2, 2021 at 1:41pm
In response to "Things are getting better!"

I made a list of writing goals in February and did quite well. My March goals are 'front-loaded so I need to write today.

I wrote a 1 star poem and then realized it didn't really want to be that bad.

It's based on a mathmatics text and I could rework it into something experimental. Then I took on Cupid...

So... this was cringeworthy imho:

Roses blush red
your heart bleeds black.
In your pants, Stu-
pid. Put it back.

Still not bad enough imho.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Dec 1, 2020 at 12:40pm
In response to "One day at a time..."

I didn't get all my goals accomplished.

However I have more time:

As the Grand Poobah of Pompous Poets I do joyously declare that November has 80 days.

Therefore NaNoWriMo deadlines are extended until January 20th when a certain Pompous Politician must give up his porcelain throne!

May we all rejoice!

Write on! Write on!

As seen in the feed (goat feed?): "Note: As the Grand Poobah of Pompous Poets I do joyous...".

I got 8 laughing responses! And making people laugh counts for sumpthin'.

Unfortunately I should've added that that extension didn't apply to whatever is blocking or bothering you, me or others.

Hope December goes better for us all.

Emily

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:45pm
In response to "Now entering the Holiday Season!"

I like lists mostly because I hate remembering things

My lists remind me what I want to do, but I also know I don’t HAVE to do them, so I try not to get stressed

Kåre Enga in Montana

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:43pm
In response to "Now entering the Holiday Season!"

I made a list and did most of it. Won one, placed in a couple. It exhausted me. But, it was mostly worth it.

I'll focus on my "Space Cadet" stories for NaNoWriMo but hope to enter some of the contests, especially the Second Time Around as I had high hopes for one particular poem that didn't impress the judge. I still have hope.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Nov 3, 2020 at 3:37pm
In response to "The Election"

I do like this. Congratulations on the win.

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Schnujo is Late to Lannister

Sep 12, 2020 at 7:05pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

Wow! Thank you so much and congratulations to you as well!

5 Like

💙 Carly

Sep 12, 2020 at 4:56pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

I will dito all of you. It's so amazing. I'm still reeling. If I didn't have this teaching day job getting underway, I'd be on her more than I already am!!!

So pleased as BLUE punch!

6 Like

Shaye

Sep 12, 2020 at 12:28pm
In response to "This Blue My Mind"

What ditto are we at now, triple ditto?

As you probably know, on mobile, your portfolio icon is in the top right corner and I keep having to do a double-take because that can’t possibly be my icon.

I couldn’t have turned blue with a more awesome bunch of people either; I’m so excited!

6 Like

February 1, 2019 at 10:56am

#950895

January Accomplishments and February Goals!

Happy February 1st! We’ve made it through the first month of the 2019!

I had a surprisingly successful start to 2019 with regards to my writing. Before I left on my hiatus from WDC, I had been feeling a little stifled, and I wasn’t quite sure why. I’d been struggling with one story and trying to mold it into something, but it just wasn’t working for me. On WDC, I was trolling the Newsfeed, playing around on some forums, but not writing anything. My muse wasn’t fulfilled, and I felt like a writer who couldn’t write. So, when I did finally come back to WDC last August, I knew something had to change. I started slow, but then took on (and won) by first ever Nano, which really lit a fire under my ass. I was able to write something other than dry academic papers for school or reports for work. My creativity felt rejuvenated, and I was eager to keep writing after November. And the start of the new year was the perfect opportunity.

In January I wrote 14 reviews, read and wrote product reviews of 3 books, completed one "a very Wodehouse challenge"

, entered "The Prompt Me Contest"

twice and won once ("Emily's "Prompt Me Contest" Entries"

), entered "Invalid Item"

once with "We Live As Snails"

, entered "Invalid Item"

once, reached Super Achiever status in the "Habit Heroes "

, fulfilled my review crediting duties for the "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group"

, and administered the official month of the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"

. In addition, I surprised myself by writing three new pieces and entering them in contests:

On January 8th, I entered the "Plot Support - Results announced!"

with my short story "The Winning Color"

. To my surprise, it was awarded the Grand Prize and featured in the "For Authors Newsletter (January 23, 2019)"

.

On January 17th, I entered "SugarCube's Monthly Random Contest!!"

with my poem "Anxiety"

where it won first place!

And on January 21st, I entered "Invalid Item"

with my poem "Red Wing"

and just found out this morning that it won as well.

STATIC

The Winning Color

(ASR)
A defeated Queen attempts to bring a victory to her troops
#2179314 by Emily

STATIC

Anxiety

(18+)
Normal is sleepless nights, caffeine jitters, and a speeding heart ...
#2180075 by Emily

STATIC

Red Wing

(ASR)
Finding comfort in a solitary connection with nature. - Includes Reading
#2180434 by Emily

Umm, holy cow

. What?! I’m honestly dumbfounded.

Extremely thankful and appreciative, but dumbfounded! I haven’t written anything for like 5 years! This must be beginner’s luck, surely. But I’m ready to keep going in February and beyond!

I think my checklist last month really helped me stay on track and be productive, even though I didn’t get everything done. I did like seeing the check boxes fill up though, so I think I’ll do the same thing again! Monthly goals seem to be just the length of time I like to think about. Yearly goals are too long and end up being procrastinated, while my weeks are too variable for weekly goals to be much use. So, monthly goals it is! Here are mine for February:

Review:
15 for "Anniversary Reviews"