WRITE TIME AND AGAIN

I’m a diabetic, so I need to have the right food around at all times. But…when the sugar goes down (way down as it did with me) without a moments notice, the brain has a tendency to not notice the juice right in front of it. Quite literally it was right there and I didn’t notice. I told my son to call 911 (America’s emergency number for those of you who are from other countries and might not know that). In the meantime I found a candy bar, took a bite, swallowed, then collapsed. Yes, right in front of the large bottle of juice I never saw. Once on the floor, I new that, if I succumbed to losing consciousness, it meant coma or death. Neither one appealed to me so I focused on keeping my eyes open, breathing (I had to think to take a breath), and praying. When the EMTs arrived and took my blood sugar, it was determined that it was below 40. The prayers worked. I was white as a ghost…really I was.

My emergency plan is still to have plenty of foods/juices near me, but I must be more in tuned to when I must eat something. The above happened because I was being over medicated for my diabetes, as was determined by my NEW doctor. Yes, I changed doctors. Since then, 2 of the three meds I was on at the time of the above incident have been taken away, and I haven’t had any problems since.

Prompts

Word Used too Many Times

Posted on August 16, 2023 by L. M. Montes

What is a word you feel that too many people use?

The F-bomb

Prompts

Bringing Peace

Posted on August 15, 2023 by L. M. Montes

What brings you peace?

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gives me peace.

Setting

Description and Setting

Posted on August 14, 2023 by L. M. Montes

Describe your setting within your story in such a way that the reader sees, feels, smells, and maybe even hears your created setting. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to use many many words to describe it. After all, you don’t want the reader to put your book/story down. Just choose your words wisely. Test out what you wrote on a friend and see what they think. I tried to read a book by a very famous author (whose name I won’t mention) and put it down because they over described. I lost interest fast. The movies were better.

When I’m describing a setting, I imagine I am actually there. I use action verbs. For tense there are times when linking verbs must be used. I try as best I can to use descriptive words that pack a punch (so to speak). Also, try to create intrigue, mystery, tension, or another type of feeling as you’re describing (this will depend on the type of scene you’re creating).

Description isn’t as hard as I might be making it out to be. Just write your scene, then do some ‘nip and tuck’ later to tighten things up.

Prompts

Admired Profession

Posted on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 by L. M. Montes

What profession do you admire most and why?

I would have to go with firefighter. When I was in the Navy, I went through the training and gained a new perspective on the job as a whole. It’s not enough to just know what they do. You have to experience it to really know.