5-4-3-2-1
Today my post was inspired by Britt EScribe and the dirigible plum
5 Things That Make Me Smile This Monday Morning
Waking up with the cat sleeping on me
Cayenne and cinnamon in my coffee
The forecast is 60 degrees today!
Morning coffee routine with my husband
Morning writing
4 Words to Describe My Week
Scheduled
Happy
Inspired
Literary
3 Plans For Today
Walk/run
Read
Make birthday pasta (That is the name of the recipe, it is not my birthday)
2 Things I Learned Last Week
The history of commuting
More about the artist Susanne Kühn
1 Goal
To submit 3 stories by the end of the week.
Loving this 5-4-3-2-1 thing...even if it's starting with 5 and letting it percolate. Thanks for this!
It's funny, Tammy. Liz Prather (Substack: "Your High School Creative Writing Teacher") just discussed using the 5-4-3-2-1 strategy for low-stakes writing invitations to students. Hers used the five senses. This structure is so adaptable! I love it.