IWSG Make-Up Post

1:09 PM Elizabeth Seckman 18 Comments

Where were you when you realized it was Thursday and you missed the first Wednesday of the month??

I was sitting on beach in North Carolina doing real important stuff.

Like deciding my spirit animal is a seagull.

If you've ever read Jonathon Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (highly recommend it if you haven't!) you'll know that to some, gulls are symbolic of dreamers who understand that setting goals and overcoming personal challenges is a form of self-discovery and spiritual actualization.

Of course, to others, they are the "rats" of the sky because they are loud little beggars, scavenging for scraps in colonies of like-minded beasts. Kind of author-like. Also, it shows resilience and adaptability.

A sea gull is a good writer spirit animal. Calm and serene. Flustered and chaotic. Socially limited. Willing to work/beg for scraps. Probably insecure when they're away from the water....

CaCaw my fellow fliers. Until next month.

Hopefully I remember to post on time or get shoved out of the colony —

just like Jonathon.

😅

Since it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer?

Not starting sentences with a conjunction. Stephen King does it and seems to be doing just fine in his career. But every time I do it, I feel this little cringe in my studious soul.

Thanks to this month's awesome cohosts! The awesome co-hosts for the September 4 posting of the IWSG are Beth Camp, Jean Davis, Yvonne Ventresca, and PJ Colando!