Collect favorite words. Write them down.
Writers get to have favorite words. It’s one of the perks of being a writer.
Favorite words can happen because you like the meaning — hug, light, watermelon, fun. Favorite words can happen because you like the sound — sizzle, pumpkin, baloney.
The ultimate favorite words are the ones where you claim both meaning and sound as a favorite. These words are special to collect.
possibility
serendipity
gumption
copious
lyrical
bubble
spin
up
If you don’t have a favorite words list, now is the time to begin one…or many. Keep them in notebooks, phones, sticky notes, and the back of napkins. Don’t be surprised when your favorite words start popping up in your writing. When we deem something special, it often gives back in magical ways.
write
Open your blog and write a post. It can be about anything — just write!
share
Reply to this post, jot a note and paste the permalink to your post.
comment
Pop around and visit some other blogs. Leave a comment about the ideas or the craft…encourage and soak up the magic that will find you.
grab an image for your blog
Use one of these images so we can find each other…and you can invite others to share their stories with us!
Offer an invitation to others.
I’m joining an open community of writers over at Sharing Our Stories: Magic in a Blog. If you write (or want to write) just for the magic of it, consider this your invitation to join us. #sosmagic
SOS 
Border Reflections; SOS#5 Morning 🙂
http://digitalbonnie.me/2020/05/07/reflecting-at-the-border-sos5-may-6-2020/
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I wrote about raspberries, but it’s not really about raspberries…
https://ruthayreswrites.com/2020/05/07/buy-the-raspberries/
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I wrote about words today – Scrabble boards and friends.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2020/05/friends-and-scrable-boards-sosmagic.html
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Here’s my comment Leigh Anne
I love that option for Scrabble Leigh Anne and like you I taught 8th grade in at 8-12 bld. It’s exciting messy but I can’t imagine teaching them virtually so I am so with you now…
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Enjoying the moment. I thrive with sunshine. Here’s a glimpse into a morning moment.
https://booksavors.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/this-moment/
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A poem with borrowed words and mimicked title dedicated to the young poets in my class
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2020/05/borrowed-words.html
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Wow Terje your poetry breakfast sounds amazing! I wish I could be in your community 🙂 but it’s so great that you’re sharing it with us…
Bonnie
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It was a fabulous morning. The kids read their poems and played some music. Two parents also read poetry and one family trio played a song too. The chat in Google Meet filled with clapping and compliments. This experience was uplifting. I got a bit teary eyed.
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A glimpse into the words that mean a lot to me.
https://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2020/05/my-alphabet-of-words-sos-5-5720.html
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A great exercise that took you right back to Mother and perfect timing, right Judy?
Bonnie
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A discovery leaves me wondering, https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/a-plain-walnut-box/
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For my podcast lovers…
https://rerouted356.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/chain-reaction/
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I’m thinking about how to start summer.
https://www.juliekcox.com/blog/welcome-to-may
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Cross posting today! My Spiritual Journey Thursday post is about two favorite words – connection and community. I should have added a third – comfort. The connection I feel with my writing communities brings me comfort. I’ll be back later to read your posts and revel in your words!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2020/05/spiritual-journey-thursday-connection.html
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I don’t think I got through… so here’s my comment:
Let’ see if this works Ramona. I keep getting bounced out of Google. I love this piece because you take us with you as you make sense of this life without real face to face connection. But it does sound like you life is full to the max in all of this… Bonnie
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I wrote about some of my favorite words connected with generosity, written in the form of a Haiku: http://trinarrative.blogspot.com/2020/05/sosmagic-generous-gifts.html
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As I was thinking about my favorite words, I though about generosity. I shared a bit of my story and a haiku: http://trinarrative.blogspot.com/2020/05/sosmagic-generous-gifts.html
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I try on a new identity… https://writekimwrite.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/supergirl/
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Do you miss your quiet time?
https://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2020/05/quiet-time.html
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A lesson from Georgia Heard about seeing the world like a poet.
https://interstice.blog/2020/05/08/gray/
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I can’t seem to make Thursday posts work, because Wednesdays in remote learning are kinda hellish.
But here ’tis…. about lilacs.
theprincipaltalks.com
Thx ❤
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Here is the link….http://jenschwanke.blogspot.com/2020/05/lilacs.html
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Thanks, Jen for that! My mother also loved lilacs. My photo on my blog site is wisteria – which I mistook for lilacs! I realized that just now. There are lilacs outside my office window at school. I used to drink that smell. I miss going to school and those lilacs! What a lovely post!
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Reading about raspberries and lilacs made me think of my grandfather’s garden. Though it is no longer there, it remains inside of me. I am very grateful for the memories.
https://wordancerblog.com/2020/05/09/come-into-the-garden/
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