Irrational female weirdness!

I don't know what's wrong with me sometimes? Well, I do...I'm female!



My husband and i were supposed to go on holiday for two weeks in portuagal. My regular readers will know i am completely agoraphobic. So when the time came near to go, i freaked out and decided i was going nowhere. The thought of not being able to get home for two whole weeks terrifies me! Fortunately, there were others joining us on our hols, and i gladly announced to my other half;



" no darling OF COURSE i don't mind you going without me...i'll be fine on my own!"



NEWS FLASH: I am not fine, not fine at all! I'm miserable, and scared, and pregnant!



Seriously...what the heck is going on with me? Eight years ago i lived on the streets for a couple of months, now i am falling apart and becoming a gibbering wreck in the comfort of my marital home. Marriage has turned me into a big baby!



Anyway, the point is this: I was glad to have him go without me, in fact i was relieved to be off the hook about it, and now? Now i'm just mad he damn well left me in the first place! How dare he go off enjoying himself, leaving me alone and miserable. HE JUST LEFT! HOW COULD HE LEAVE ME LIKE THAT?? See....angry! Completely irrational



*Sigh 11 days to go.



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How to use setting in your writing?

Setting is a major consideration and powerful tool in fiction writing. However, it is not just fiction writing that a good setting can be useful, but also can be used to bring a blog to life. Travel bloggers can use setting to entice their readers into really feeling the culture of a place, the architecture, and landscape. Used appropriately a setting can really make any type of blog post "pop", making your writing stand out from the millions of other blogs out there.

Setting means a certain place at a certain time, a stage. When and where does your story take place? Show us that place? For example...Waterloo railway station, on a crisp winter morning at 7.00am. Give details of the surroundings. The commuters arriving for work, smartly dressed men in suits with shiny black briefcases. Their early morning sighs, creating puffs of frosty breath that dissipates into the crisp winter air. The morning stillness is broken by the boom of a nasal voice announcing the approaching train. You see, we are ready to visualise the action now that we have a stage.

Although saying that, be careful of too much detail as it can become really boring and long winded, and readers often skip passages to get to the action. When descriptions of a place drag, the problem is usually not with the setting, but in presenting it too slowly. Make your descriptions dynamic and quick. Imagine you are watching a film. You wouldn't see half an hour of scenery before meeting the actors. So when you show your setting, give only a few details that will evoke a place. If the details are vivid, the reader will create a picture in their imagination.

When you write an article you ask " who, what, when, where, how and why?" when creating a story, ask "where, and when?" That is your setting!

If you are interested in a more detailed article about settings, just email me at meami_5@live.com

What would you like to see this week?

Hi guys. Just a quick post to ask what you would like a post on in the next few days, id really like to know what would be more useful to you?



A) Blogging tips.

B) Creative writing advice.

C) Other (please let me know eg. humour, life, finance, relationships etc.



Looking forward to hearing from you.

Emma xx



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10 Sneaky ways to get your man to do what you want!

This post is only for fun and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

  
1. Stand in front of the TV when he's playing his x box, and refuse to move until he agrees with you.

2. Tell him your ex wo7uld have done it. Their ego's can't resist this one.

3. Top tip : Most men will agree to anything just before or in the minutes after sex. ;)

4. Ask him at 4.00am, he'll probably tell you "yes" to get you to go back to sleep.

5. Tell him he can either take you dancing/pictures/beach/bowling/pub, or he can babysit while your slightly wild, single friend takes you.

6. If you want him to spend more time with you, sell his game station while he's out, and tell him you were burgled. Not only will you get his full attention, but you will have extra cash for the electric bill that needs paying!

7. Tell his mum. She'll be so concerned you might split up and he will have to move back home with her, she will have him agreeing to your demands in no time!

8. Tell your mum....the disapproving glances she gives him will have him treating you like a queen, while still thinking it was his idea!

9. Have your best mate come round and loudly announce the hot guy from your fav coffee shop, asked for your number. Him thinking he has competition will jump start the romantic gesture's before you can say " cappachino please."

10. If you have got this far and suggestions 1-9 haven't worked.....you probably need a new man, as this one has no pulse! ;)