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vacation fun

vacation fun

Things I *might* do this week. No musts because this is vacation week!

* bake bread

* art journal—doodles or collage

* play with magnetic poetry (did some today with the kids–SO fun)

* work on a ROADMAP (*not*outline) of Kai’s book

* brainstorm a new story–a short for S&S, Secret Project 2, Flare, whatever strikes my fancy

* read aloud and polish the first five chapters of Quartz to a high shine

* just read

* plan a YA creative writing workshop that I volunteered to do (*gulp*!)

*clean pantry, mop floors, scrub bathrooms, do laundry (there’s some stuff I can’t avoid)

* write a post in different colors–CHECK!

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  1. Prue says

    February 15, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Oooo! Colours πŸ˜€
    Well done for crossing off the cleaning! Enjoy your week. It sounds as if it could be a whole lot of fun. The magnetic poetry sounds very appealing.

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    • Rabia says

      February 16, 2011 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks, everyone. I baked bread today (CHECK!) and got some work done on my roadmap. Also doodled with gel pens and did paper collages with the kids. That was a lot of fun (though the cleanup isn’t :P).

      Reply
  2. Megs says

    February 15, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Ooooh! Fun! God bless your vacation. May it be as colorful and delightful as this post!

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  3. Texanne says

    February 16, 2011 at 10:36 am

    I love the post of many colors idea! Sounds as if you have a fun week available to you. The pantry will still be there on some gloomy winter’s day. Have fun!

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  4. LisaM says

    February 16, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Hi Rabia,
    Quick question: how do you differentiate between ROADMAP and OUTLINE? I’d be interested in learning your thoughts!
    Love the multi-coloured post, too! πŸ™‚
    Lisa

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    • Rabia says

      February 16, 2011 at 9:26 pm

      Ooh, that’s a good one. I think it has more to do with the feelings the words evoke rather than their definitions. For instance, when I think of outlines, I think linear, rigid, narrow, constricting in form. I think of those outlining classes in school, where you break down an essay into something like:

      I. Topic Sentence 1
      a. Supporting Statement 1
      b. Supporting Statement 2
      c. Supporting Statement 3
      II Topic sentence 2
      and so on.

      When I think roadmap, I think adventure, fun, discovery, a whole world lying in wait beyond the horizons. Roads are winding and curvy (unless all you’re doing is taking the highway for 12 hours–ugh!), they’re big and small, they land in all kinds of different places and go through all sorts of different landscapes. By using “roadmap” instead of “outline”, I’m still getting to my destination but with the option of taking detours, picking alternative routes, staying the night at the cute B&B.

      Hope that helps. πŸ˜€

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      • Prue says

        February 17, 2011 at 4:17 am

        I haven’t done it yet, but roadmap to me suggests an annotated drawing with the story as the road. If I do one, I’ll post a link.
        Baking bread, gel pens and collages! That sounds fantastic Rabia. Your kids (and you) are going to have some great memories of their childhood πŸ™‚

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  5. LisaM says

    February 18, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Thanks, Rabia. Roadmapping sounds a LOT more fun than outlining. Knowing where you’re going without knowing how you’ll get there… fun and adventures ahead!

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  6. Prue says

    February 18, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Well, thanks for outlining what an Outline is, Rabia. I’ve seen one before but hadn’t realised I was supposed to be doing that for my novel! It looks deadly dreary tbh. The sort of thing I’d look at and my Muse would wimper and curl up into the foetal position and refuse to co-operate! A roadmap sounds infinitely preferable.

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    • Rabia says

      February 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm

      Hee. That’s what an outline is in English composition class, anyway. πŸ˜€ I’m sure most novelists do not outline like that!

      Reply

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