Tag Archives: writing process

More than Something to Drink

Posted on February 23, 2017 by jayne bowers

I agree with Pat Conroy who said the four most beautiful words in the English language are, “Tell me a story.” Tonight’s drop-in at the Kershaw County Library verified Conroy’s assertion and my belief. I arrived at the library a … Continue reading →

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Pesky Errors

Posted on December 1, 2016 by jayne bowers

At some point in the late 1980’s, I wrote a chapter for a human relations textbook. I had been working on a text of my own and had pretty much completed the chapter on prejudice and discrimination. That’s what we … Continue reading →

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Seeing Lives Change

Posted on August 29, 2016 by jayne bowers

Online classes began at midnight today at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, the community college where I began my teaching career in the mid-70’s, and the traditional classes started about thirty minutes ago. Thinking about the nervous excitement felt by the students, … Continue reading →

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Students Top the List

Posted on April 27, 2015 by jayne bowers

I wish I could write fiction. I do, I do, I do. I learned a lot about how to do it at the Rock Hill Writing Intensive on Saturday and am excited about getting started. Nervous too. Still, the “nothing … Continue reading →

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A Final Word

Posted on November 1, 2014 by jayne bowers

Good, bad, or somewhere in-between, a blog post is happening this morning. Although I’ve enjoyed working on our Camden Writers’ book, Serving Up Memory, I’ve missed the actual writing process. I looked at Kathryn Lovatt, our senior editor, yesterday and … Continue reading →

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Stories, Photos, and Poems

Posted on July 15, 2014 by jayne bowers

No major projects on the agenda right not, at least no huge ones (like a book) that I’m tackling all by my lonesome. My writing group, however, has something fun and exciting going on. We’re putting together an anthology that … Continue reading →

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Out of Chaos

Posted on September 24, 2013 by jayne bowers

I wasn’t sure whether to post these thoughts here or on my Mom’s Musings blog at http://www.marlajayne.wordpress.com, but I decided that this reading/writing blog is the better option. Although the post brings in a little bit of religion, it’s mostly … Continue reading →

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Tell Me a Story

Posted on September 4, 2013 by jayne bowers

Can I write fiction? I don’t know. I do know that I have plenty of stories to share, not just mine, but also those of others. I can’t count the number of times that I’ve exclaimed, “What a story!” after … Continue reading →

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Struggling Artist’s?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by jayne bowers

I don’t have Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird with me this afternoon, so what I’m about to write is strictly from memory. I apologize in advance to this great writer if I err in paraphrasing her work. At the same time, … Continue reading →

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Opening Sentences, Scene Descriptions, and Dialect

Posted on June 10, 2013 by jayne bowers

The muse mojo refuses to come out and play today. Anne Lamott said, “All I know is that if I sit long enough, something will happen,“ but so far that hasn’t been my experience today. I’ve been jumping up and down to … Continue reading →

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