Elements of Literary Life

A humorous periodic table illustrating the highs and lows of a writer’s life.  Word choices and re-writing seem to be part of it but if you are a genius with talent, you’ve got it made!  I’ll stick with the hard work and dream my dreams.

♥ Gretchen Bernet-Ward

Periodic Table of Elements of Literary Life
Literary Theme

Break Time

Peppermint Magazine Event

 

 

 

Quotable quote from Rebecca Jamieson, Brisbane editor of Peppermint magazine: “Skinny, fat, tall, short, smooth, bumpy, pretty, ugly, strong, weak – we all give ourselves far too many labels, when what we really need to give ourselves is a break”.

Peppermint Magazine Cover

Forget labels, enjoy your life without a tag.

♥ Gretchen Bernet-Ward

Simmering Manuscripts

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Strange Truth

My documentation is office-organised but my writing approach is organic.  I will have four or five manuscripts simmering away then one will bubble to the top.  That’s The One.  I pursue it to the end.  Sometimes those left simmering, sink to the bottom.  Other times a new thought will be added and not even stirred into the mix, it will shine immediately and have my full attention.

You gotta love what you’re working on, right!

♥ Gretchen Bernet-Ward

Saucepan
“Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble”