Hello everyone and welcome to another blog post! I do apologize for getting you late on this subject. I have not had a lot of time to get online but I'm pleased and excited to tell you of a writing experience during the month of November!

That's right, folks, it's NaNoWriMo time again! For those of you who are not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it stands for National Novel Writing Month! It is a worldwide event from November 1-30 for amateur writers and professional writers alike. You write a novel that needs to reach a goal of 50,000 words by the end of the month. You can write any genre of literature that you please and it is a great writing exercise. I highly recommend that you check out their website at http://www.nanowrimo.org. There, you will find all the information that you need in order to get started. I would hurry since we are already day 8 of NaNoWriMo and time is of the essence!


That is all for today!

Happy Writing!

Love,

Megan Marie


*this is not a sponsored blog post. This is from my own personal experience with NaNoWriMo and is not affiliated with them.*

Good evening everyone and welcome to another blog.

As we know, the month of February is all about love with Valentine's Day just around the corner. I was going to start off with the idea of writing a love letter for that special someone in our lives but I decided to save that for next week's blog.

So today, I wanted to talk about the weather. Here in the Midwest, there is snow and ice as far as the eye can see. In Missouri, we have quite a bit of snow but if you live in states like Ohio and New York, y'all are seeing a lot more snow than us. I have received several stories from friends and family back home telling me of the terrible weather that Winter Storm Linus brought to their front door. I personally think that is a terrible name for a winter storm but that's because Linus is one of my favorite comic characters from Peanuts...but I digress.

In conclusion, my writing challenge for you today is to write a short story about the worst storm you have experienced in your lifetime. It can be a natural disaster or something personal that you felt was like a storm, leaving you devastated and alone. I can go on and on about examples of storm stories but I will leave the creativity to you writers out there.

So what are you waiting for? Get out our laptops, your pens and paper, and create a masterpiece!

Have a wonderful week and stay warm, Midwest!

With love always,
Megan Marie

Hey everyone! 
I apologize for not posting anything on Monday, the 19th. I was feeling a bit under the weather and struggled to think of a topic to talk about for this week. Finally, I came up with an idea! 

As some of you know, I have been struggling with a weight problem for many many years. After going to the doctor and getting my test results back, I have a clean bill of health but I need to get in shape and choose healthier options at mealtime. So, I came up with the idea...if you, the writers out there, had a cookbook, what would you call it and what type of cooking are you focused on? 

I am currently working on a low carb, low fat cookbook to help motivate me to create a healthy menu for my husband and I. If I had a cookbook, I think I would call it, "From the Midwest with Love: Healthy Meals and Snacks from America's Heartland." Besides writing, cooking is another passion of mine and it is so important to me to make sure that my family is living a healthier lifestyle that I grew up with. 

So, ladies and gentlemen, my challenge for you is to come up with a cookbook name and a few recipes that you would make weekly and would love to share! 

Remember, writers, write what you're passionate about and you will achieve great things in your life. Until next week, this is Megan Marie and I am signing off for another week. 

From the Midwest and America's Heartland
With love, 
Megan Marie

Hi everyone! 
It is week 2 of my blog and today I wanted to talk about one of my favorite types of poems: One Word Poems.

First of all, one word poems are probably one of the easiest poems to write. At the beginning of your day, think of one word. It can be any word, any word at all. For example, this morning I thought of the word soup. Soup...just as simple as that. As you go about your day, just think of ways to talk about your one word. Since my word is soup, I could say something like...

Soup is the best food of all. 
You can make a large batch or just start small....

See how easy it is! Best of all, you don't have make your poem rhyme. If you would rather write a one page short story about your one word, that would be fine too. You can even make a rap about that one word. During the day if you think of a really clever rhyme or a sentence that characterizes your word, write it down. At the end of the day when you have your poem or story all written out, you will have a masterpiece. This type of poetry is an easy way to become inspired to continue writing or to get yourself back into the magical world of writing.

So what are you waiting for? What is your one word of the day? What would you write about? 

Today, this is my writing challenge for you writers out there. Choose your one word, write a phrase or a sentence periodically throughout your day, and have fun! 

I hope you have a wonderful day and be sure to leave comments about poems that you have come up with and your entries for today's writing challenge. 

Happy Writing! 
-Megan Marie

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog! 

I have always wanted to create a blog and I cannot begin to tell you all how excited I am about this!

I will try to post a blog every Monday or Thursday (depending on the work week) for you all to get a chance to work on a couple writing workshop samples. Every week, I will be posting about different styles of writing and types of poetry to help you fall back in love with writing. It is my mission to let your voices be heard and see the creative flow through your fingertips into your writings!

I will close this blog today with a challenge. Since it is the beginning of a new year, I thought we would start with a New Year Resolution for writing. For example, my New Year Resolution is to be able to finish my middle grade story in time for our fall/winter book launch! So, writers, what is your writing New Year Resolution? Please, feel free to leave a comment below and I would love answer those comments to help your resolutions become a reality!


I know this is a very short blog and I do apologize for that. I thought I would make an introduction about this blog and to kick off the new year with a writing resolution! Mission accomplished! 

I hope you all are having a great start to your week and I will see you all next Monday! 

Always,
Megan Marie