Category: writing

• Trying my hand at a fictional short story

  I want to send in an application for a short story competition here in Australia so I’m giving short stories a go. Have a read over this one, guys – and please give me feedback if you can. THE LIE I’m too cocky for my own good, that’s what my main problem is. Even with…

  janetdthomas77

  May 14, 2023

  Author life, Writer, writing

  attempt, fictional, Jealousy, Life, newchallenge, Relationships, shortstory

• My money doesn’t jiggle jiggle, it folds :)

  This month’s Medium earnings: Not bad from my 1st payment of $10.25USD…I’m slowly getting there!

  janetdthomas77

  March 8, 2023

  Author life, books, goals, happiness, identity, Life, memoir, money, worth, Writer, writing

  buddingwriter, medium, memoirwriting, money, paid writer, published, writerlife

• I made my first ever $10.25USD as a writer :)

  I saw on a fellow blogger’s site that she had made over $1000USD on a site called “Medium” where her blogs earnt money. The 5-year-old that lives in my heart was all “Yaaaasss!!! MONEEEEEEEYYYY” so of course, I joined. There’s a $5.00 a month membership fee and it’s definitely a different world to WordPress –…

  janetdthomas77

  February 24, 2023

  memoir, Work, Writer, writing

  medium, Writer, writing

• #bloganuary – leisure

  What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? What I enjoy most is SLEEPING. I can legit have 3-4 naps on a Saturday or Sunday and consider it a great day. I love writing. Writing is cathartic and keeps me balanced and strong when the world feels so big, so loud, and so…

  janetdthomas77

  January 27, 2023

  Author life, bloganuary, books, gardening, happiness, Writer, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1828

• Bloganuary – What is the most memorable gift you have ever received?

  Gifts. I absolutely love giving and receiving gifts. I get so excited when I pick a gift for someone I love. I put lots of thought into what they like and what kind of gift would make them happiest. In my life, I’ve recieved not one – but FOUR gifts that have moved me and…

  janetdthomas77

  January 10, 2023

  bloganuary, Friends, gifts, identity, Illness, Life, love, remarriage, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, bloggers, bloggingcommunity, depression, friendship, Life, mental illness, Relationships

• Bloganuary – How far back in your family tree can you go?

  Well. Today’s bloganuary post will be very short because I can’t trace my family tree back that far. I envy people who can. It must be amazing. For one, half of my tree is missing. I don’t know who my birth father is or who his family are, or where my African-American roots are based.…

  janetdthomas77

  January 8, 2023

  Author life, bloganuary, family, Friends, happy memories, identity, Life, loss, love, Relationships, Writer, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, bloggers, bloggingcommunity, family, Life, Relationships

• Bloganuary – Why do you write?

  Writing to me started out as a way to comfort myself. I was left out in my family and didn’t have many friends at school, so I wrote in my little diary with it’s tiny gold padlock and it was like a friend that I could always confide in. As I grew older, writing in…

  janetdthomas77

  January 6, 2023

  bloganuary, books, identity, memoir, mental illness, Writer, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, buddingwriter, good days, memoirwriting, Writer, writing

• Bloganuary – What’s a treasure that’s been lost?

  Woah. Today’s #Bloganuaryprompt hit me right in the feels. Ooft. What is a treasure that’s been lost? Well. I’ve lived in over 27 houses and probably 10-20 “dwellings” on top of that…so I’ve lost a lot of my possessions over the years just through moving so bloody much. Something gets lost. Something gets left behind.…

  janetdthomas77

  January 5, 2023

  bloganuary, communication, homelessness, identity, love, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, Life, Relationships

• New Year’s Eve

  Raaaaaa. Where to even begin? So much has happened in the last 4-6 weeks, I don’t even know how to tell you all about it without going on a huge RANT and boring you to death, lol. Let’s just say it’s been an emotional rollercoaster that I have wanted to jump off many times, but…

  janetdthomas77

  December 31, 2022

  anxiety, Author life, books, Christian life, communication, depression, family, Favouritism, Friends, goals, happiness, Humour, identity, Illness, kindness, Life, loss, love, memoir, mental illness, Mindfulness, self love, Work, worth, Writer, writing

  Life, mental illness, newgoals, newme, newyear, Relationships

• The heart of my Memoir

  I signed onto a free online class about Memoir writing today. It was difficult to concentrate solely on the class and not look around the room or let my mind drift off to other things. Something I picked up on was finding the heart of my Memoir. The Lecturer said her Memoir started out as…

  janetdthomas77

  October 29, 2022

  addiction, anxiety, Author life, books, Christian life, communication, dating, family, Family Obligations, Favouritism, Fears, Friends, goals, happy memories, hospital, Humour, identity, Illness, Jealousy, Life, loss, love, marriage, memoir, mental illness, obsessed, Relationships, sexlife, siblings, suicide, worth, Writer, writing

  2ndmarriage, abuse, acceptance, addiction, advice, anxiety, authenticity, author, Author struggles, authorlife, authors, authorsLife, backstories, backstory, battles, blessings, bloggers, book production, bookgoals, bookreview, books, boys, breakups, buddingauthor, buddingwriter, canweevergoback, changedforever, chapterhook, redraft, rewrite