tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51716700078283825292024-03-08T05:33:37.605-06:00Writing Off the EdgeL.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-4110079782676381492024-02-03T12:34:00.002-06:002024-02-03T12:34:28.077-06:00Hello Again!Hello everyone! Long time no see!It's been a little over a year since my last post on here! My life has been busy with work and family obligations, and that unfortunately means I haven't written anything in a long time. I'd like to try to change that this year.I know I can't make grand promises about writing prolifically. My work and family life is still quite busy, and consistently failing to L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-11793638817968808862022-12-13T18:47:00.000-06:002022-12-13T18:47:01.696-06:00WEP December 2022 It's time for the final WEP Challenge of the year! Where has the time gone?I know that December is a busy time of year for many of you, so I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to participate in this month's challenge.This month's challenge is The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. My entry morphed and changed as I attempted to write it. This is the final result.Seeing YouI’ll never L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-18448868007498954202022-10-19T19:30:00.001-05:002022-10-19T19:30:28.483-05:00WEP October 2022 Challenge: ThrillerIt's time for the October WEP Challenge, and this is always a fun month to write for. This month our prompt comes from the famous Michael Jackson song "Thriller." If you'd like to join in, you can learn more about the challenge here.I hope you enjoy my take on the prompt.Only a PrankThe rhythmic thump of music reverberated through the metal walls of the warehouse. It had to be nearly midnight, L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-89068087964408394242022-09-07T00:00:00.010-05:002022-09-07T00:00:00.165-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-September 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts for this month: Kim Lajevardi, Cathrina Constantine, Natalie Aguirre, Olga Godim, Michelle Wallace, and Louise-Fundy Blue.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for lots of great writing L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-65276593328545203112022-08-17T00:00:00.001-05:002022-08-17T00:00:00.164-05:00WEP August 2022 Challenge: Moonlight SonataIt's time once again for another Write...Edit...Publish challenge. This month's musical prompt is Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. If you'd like to join in, feel free to visit the WEP site!At first, I wasn't certain how to tackle the prompt this month. I've been busy getting my kids rady to go back to school next week, so that's had my mind preoccupied. Then I got an email from the school district, L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-91453855194172439042022-07-06T00:00:00.001-05:002022-07-06T00:00:00.163-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-July 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time for another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts for this month: J. Lenni Dorner, Janet Alcorn, PJ Colando, Jenni Enzor, and Diane Burton.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great writing advice!On a quick personal note, I'd like to wish my L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-18224737011219340912022-06-15T00:00:00.004-05:002022-06-15T20:46:32.007-05:00WEP June 2022: Please Read the LetterIt's already time for another WEP Challenge in our Year of Music. This month's musical inspiration is "Please Read the Letter" by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. For more information or to join in on the fun, check out this post. If you need additional inspiration for this prompt, be sure to check out the Challenges 2022 page.Here's my take on this month's prompt. I hope you L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-42050921636340992122022-06-01T00:00:00.001-05:002022-06-01T00:00:00.166-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group: June 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our host Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts this month: SE White, Cathrina Constantine, Natalie Aguirre, Joylene Nowell Butler, and Jacqui Murray.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great writing resources!The optional question for L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-10332838126802812682022-05-04T00:00:00.001-05:002022-05-04T00:00:00.166-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group: May 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our esteemed leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled some great co-hosts for this month: Kim Elliott, Melissa Maygrove, Chemist Ken, Lee Lowery, and Nancy Gideon.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for lots of writing resources!First of all, I would like to L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-57083600883719514762022-04-20T00:00:00.004-05:002022-04-21T20:45:40.648-05:00WEP April 2022: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall It's already time for another WEP Challenge in our Year of Music. This month's musical inspiration is "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan. For more information or to join in on the fun, check out this post. If you need additional inspiration for this prompt, be sure to check out the Challenges 2022 page.Here's my take on this month's prompt. I hope you enjoy.Like a WaterfallThe sky L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-9805682909239897662022-04-06T00:00:00.001-05:002022-04-06T00:00:00.178-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group: April 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our esteemed leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts for this month: Joylene Nowell Butler, Jemima Pett, Patricia Josephine, Louise - Fundy Blue, and Kim Lajevardi.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great writing tools and L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-16920745092477253482022-02-16T00:00:00.069-06:002022-02-16T16:09:49.344-06:00WEP February 2022: All You Need is Love Hello everyone! Welcome to a new year of Write...Edit...Publish! Since our year of art was such a great success, we decided to seek inspiration from music in 2022. It was quite the challenge to come up with such a small list of musical inspirations, but after much good natured debate, we came up with this list.First up is the famous All You Need is Love by the Beatles. It seemed like a goodL.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-33544491757454309592022-02-02T08:38:00.002-06:002022-02-02T08:38:43.103-06:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-February 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our host Alex J. Cavanaugh has gathered a wonderful bunch of co-hosts for this month: Joylene Nowell Butler, Jacqui Murray, Sandra Cox, and Lee Lowery.Be sure to check out the IWSG website to find lots of writerly resources!The question for this month is: L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-28442701668541532612022-01-05T00:00:00.004-06:002022-01-05T00:00:00.200-06:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-January 2022 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group! Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has recruited another wonderful bunch of co-hosts for this month: Erika Beebe, Olga Godim, Sandra Cox, Sarah Foster, and Chemist Ken.Be sure to follow the IWSG website for great writing advice! The winners of the latest anthology L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-40421550739837471342021-12-14T01:20:00.001-06:002021-12-15T11:48:41.437-06:00WEP December Challenge-NarcissusHappy December! It's time for the final Write...Edit...Publish challenge of the year. That means the year of art is coming to an end, and we're closing it out with NARCISSUS. It sure has been a fun year. A lot of you seemed to enjoy drawing inspiration from famous works of art. It wasn't always an easy task, but we saw some amazing entries! Next year, we're doing a year of music, and I'm L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-85660255832739122402021-10-20T17:13:00.000-05:002021-10-20T17:13:04.783-05:00WEP October Challenge: The ScreamIt's October, and that means it's time for another WEP challenge. This month's challenge is inspired by another famous piece of art, THE SCREAM. Perfectly suited to this time of year, I think.This time around, we're asking members to try their hand at writing their own taglines for their entries. You can find mine at the end of the post.Here's my entry. I hope you enjoy it!Cries in the Night L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-35369441062506510332021-09-01T00:00:00.008-05:002021-09-01T00:00:00.280-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-September 2021 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time for another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts: Rebecca Douglass, T. Powell Coltrin @ Journaling Woman, Natalie Aguirre, Karen Lynn, and C. Lee McKenzie.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great advice for writers!The optional question for L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-73037959217089950472021-08-18T00:00:00.001-05:002021-08-18T00:00:00.282-05:00WEP August 2021-Freedom of Speech Hello everyone! It's time for another WEP Challenge. This is a special one, because Jemi Fraser, a valued WEP participant, has joined the WEP team as an admin! Please give her a warm welcome!If you would like to join us this month, stop by this month's post to sign up!Here is my entry. I hope you enjoy!UnapprovedCamina’s heart thudded in her ears as she placed the paper on the lectern. The L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-28908849622114066982021-08-04T17:57:00.002-05:002021-08-04T17:57:31.888-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-August 2021 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time for another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has a great group of co-hosts for this month: PK Hrezo, Cathrina Constantine, PJ Colando, Kim Lajevardi, and Sandra Cox.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great writing resources!The optional question for this month is: What is L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-54431022576698148932021-07-08T00:57:00.004-05:002021-07-08T00:57:49.037-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group-July 2021 Note: Sorry this post is up late! I had it written, but somehow forgot to schedule it. Silly me. Still, better late than never, right?It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a great group of co-hosts for this month: Pat Garcia, Victoria Marie Lees, Chemist L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-14444689274923708172021-06-16T10:39:00.001-05:002021-06-16T10:39:24.268-05:00WEP June Challenge-The Great Wave Hello! It's time for the June WEP Challenge-THE GREAT WAVE. This month we once again draw inspiration from another remarkable work of art.If you'd like to join us, click here.High GroundThe world is ending today.It sounds so strange when I say it that way. Doomsday prophets
have been saying such things for thousands of years. I guess they were bound to
be right eventually.Earth will surviveL.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-88201739634709911552021-06-02T00:00:00.001-05:002021-06-02T00:00:00.272-05:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group: June 2021 Hello everyone! It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group! Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has gathered a wonderful bunch of co-hosts for this month: J Lenni Dorner, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre, Lee Lowery, and Rachna Chhabria.Before I answer the optional question for the month, I'd like to acknowledge L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-19565904568006429872021-04-20T22:04:00.002-05:002021-04-20T22:06:08.725-05:00WEP April Challenge-Freedom MorningHello everyone! It's time for WEP's April Challenge! This month's challenge draws inspiration from the wonderful work of art FREEDOM MORNING.If you'd like to join in with us, click here!I typically write a work for fiction for these challenges, but this time around, I felt like jotting down some thoughts on freedom and sharing them with everyone. Feel free to let me know what you think and what L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-89781863602457370412021-02-16T22:41:00.000-06:002021-02-16T22:41:01.283-06:00WEP February Challenge-The KissHello everyone! It's time for the first WEP Challenge of 2021! This year our challenges are inspired by pieces of art. We take our inspiration now from Gustav Klimt's THE KISS.If you'd like to join in on the fun, check it out here!The Wedding KissThe gown glimmered with thousands of crystals. Every movement caught the light of the room in new, spellbinding ways. Twelve layers of white tulle L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-48563364604555785322021-02-03T14:25:00.000-06:002021-02-03T14:25:43.660-06:00The Insecure Writer's Support Group: February 2021 It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time to convene another meeting of The Insecure Writer's Support Group. Our leader Alex J. Cavanaugh has assembled a some wonderful co-hosts for this month: Louise-Fundy Blue, Jennifer Lane, Mary Aalgaard, Patsy Collins at Womagwriter, and Nancy Gideon.Be sure to check out the IWSG website for great writerly resources!The optional L.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.com6