{"id":4259,"date":"2022-11-04T17:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:04:40","slug":"november-2022-the-sun-is-shining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/november-2022-the-sun-is-shining\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2022: The Sun is Shining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been a joyful beginning to November as we welcomed our newest grandchild. Little fingers, little toes, little nose. That new baby smell! He&#8217;s the sweetest little guy! Babies are the best, aren&#8217;t they? Especially, when you&#8217;re not the one responsible for them 24\/7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The writing is also starting to flow better. I don&#8217;t mind saying, it has been a slog for a while now. BUT, I&#8217;m finally making consistent progress. Making notes like the ones below put me in the right mindset, so to speak. They also help me with the story itself and brainstorming all the details that add tone and mood to a story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet-791x1024.png 791w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet-232x300.png 232w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet-768x994.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet-1187x1536.png 1187w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/My-scene-cheat-sheet.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also signed up for an online lecture on November 24 through the Saskatchewan Writers Guild with Joshua Whitehead: Writing From the Body. I&#8217;m very excited about this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For local friends<\/strong>: Come listen to some fabulous writers read. You&#8217;ll hear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveinspired.com\/shop\/authors\/25167_donna-gartshore.html\">Donna Gartshore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailbowen.com\/\">Gail Bowen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nimbus.ca\/authors\/bio\/brian-bowman\">Brian Bowman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pambustin.com\/\">Pam Bustin<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/taragereaux.ca\/\">Tara Gereaux<\/a>. 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