{"id":14000,"date":"2025-09-08T05:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T05:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/?page_id=14000"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:37:00","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Write Spot Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Most recent post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-15250 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-bloggers tag-john-gardner tag-on-becoming-a-novelist\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9923de9c6490d2f006dca0c73bd232ad wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-lg-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/guest-bloggers\/john-gardner-on-becoming-a-novelist\/\" target=\"_self\" >John Gardner, \u201cOn Becoming a Novelist\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\" class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-12T21:19:30+00:00\">January 12, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-df-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cWe read five words on the first page of a really good novel and we begin to forget that we are reading printed words on a page; we begin to see images \u2013 a dog hunting through garbage cans, a plane circling above Alaskan mountains, an old lady furtively licking her napkin at a party.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/guest-bloggers\/john-gardner-on-becoming-a-novelist\/\"><br><br><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e351d09b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-df-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);line-height:1\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Find inspiration by category <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><ul style=\"line-height:1.4;\" class=\"wp-block-categories-list list-has-columns wp-elements-0ff7f819838c6079302c6daf273634d7 wp-block-categories has-text-color has-charcoal-ink-color has-lg-font-size wp-container-content-f70bb71d\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/category\/guest-bloggers\/\">Guest Bloggers<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/category\/just-write-2\/\">Just Write<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/category\/prompts\/\">Prompts<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/category\/quotes-of-inspiration\/\">Quotes<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/category\/sparks\/\">Sparks<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-query-is-layout-4f9f0532 wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-15334 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-just-write-writing-freely-the-write-spot-blog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/traditions-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Traditions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-23T06:23:00+00:00\">December 23, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Traditions Rebecca Olivia Jones Grandma used flashing colorful lights and handfuls of tinsel&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/traditions-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11201 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-just-write-writing-freely-the-write-spot-blog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/traditions\/\" target=\"_self\" >Traditions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-23T06:23:00+00:00\">December 23, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Traditions Rebecca Olivia Jones Grandma used flashing colorful lights and handfuls of tinsel&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/traditions\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11269 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-m-a-dooley tag-poetry tag-winter-solstice tag-writing-prompts-just-write-writing-freely-the-write-spot-blog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/winter-solstice-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" >Winter Solstice 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-21T18:54:07+00:00\">December 21, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Winter Solstice 2021 By M.A. Dooley This blessed day when the light returns,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/winter-solstice-2021\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11254 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-susan-bono tag-what-have-we-here-essays-about-keeping-house-and-finding-home\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/a-little-louder-please\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Little Louder, Please<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-18T05:54:00+00:00\">December 18, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. A Little Louder, Please Susan Zahl Bono Christmas 2005 I must be going&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/a-little-louder-please\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11246 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/silence-for-the-soul\/\" target=\"_self\" >Silence For The Soul<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-14T06:28:00+00:00\">December 14, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Silence For The Soul By Sarah Horton Silence for the Soul&nbsp; is our&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/silence-for-the-soul\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11244 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-m-a-dooley tag-poetry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/dinner-lines\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dinner Lines<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-09T06:31:00+00:00\">December 9, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Dinner Lines By M.A. Dooley Empty lines without a script, Two old lovers&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/dinner-lines\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11224 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sparks tag-brenda-bellinger tag-creative-writing tag-taking-root tag-the-write-spot-books\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/dust-to-dust\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dust to Dust<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-01T08:19:25+00:00\">December 1, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. Dust to Dust By Brenda Bellinger This post happens to fall on what&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/sparks\/dust-to-dust\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11207 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-bloggers tag-advent-calendar tag-feldenkrais tag-groove-with-diane-dupuis tag-hygge tag-insight-timer tag-the-write-spot-books tag-writing-prompts tag-yoga\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#5C1C18;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;background-color:#e6c9c587;min-height:100%;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><h2 style=\"line-height:1.3;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4b2c34668fb31709426158bc5fbbf2c9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-deep-burgundy-color has-md-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breanamarie.com\/playground\/guest-bloggers\/create-a-hygge-calendar-or-list\/\" target=\"_self\" >Create a Hygge Calendar or List<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-xs-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-11-25T06:49:00+00:00\">November 25, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-sm-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We hear a lot about being grateful, giving thanks, gratitude lists, and silver linings. But what if you just aren\u2019t feeling it? 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Lean in. Hear the writer\u2019s voice on the page. 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