{"id":133,"date":"2015-05-06T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2015-06-05T23:25:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T23:25:16","slug":"writer-wednesday-favorite-items-on-my-desk-hint-they-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/writer-wednesday-favorite-items-on-my-desk-hint-they-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer Wednesday &#8211; Favorite Items on My Desk (Hint: They breathe!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back for the second installment of Writer Wednesdays, a year-long blog party by a group of Firebirds (2012 Golden Heart finalists). Here is this month\u2019s prompt:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnMay6-01-jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnMay6-01-jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"BlogCarnMay6-01-jpeg\" width=\"281\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnMay6-01-jpeg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnMay6-01-jpeg-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an interesting one for me, because\u2026I don\u2019t have a desk! I think if I had to actually sit in an office, it would hamper my creativity. So I have several places where I write. When I get bogged down and the words aren\u2019t flowing the way I\u2019d like them to, it\u2019s time for a change of scenery. I move from the dining room table to the screen room to the recliner to a beach chair in the front yard.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s usually at least one \u201cobject\u201d that follows me wherever I choose to write.<\/p>\n<p>This one:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135\" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Midnight-in-dining-room.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight in dining room\" width=\"371\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Midnight-in-dining-room.jpg 4128w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Midnight-in-dining-room-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Midnight-in-dining-room-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Itsy-in-screen-room.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136 \" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Itsy-in-screen-room-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Itsy in screen room\" width=\"371\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Itsy-in-screen-room-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Itsy-in-screen-room-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morgan-in-yard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137 \" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morgan-in-yard-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan in yard\" width=\"372\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morgan-in-yard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morgan-in-yard-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I&#8217;m blessed with all three:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/writing-with-animals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138\" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/writing-with-animals.jpg\" alt=\"writing with animals\" width=\"497\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/writing-with-animals.jpg 497w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/writing-with-animals-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All three of my animals are rescues. We got Midnight (our black cat) from the pound a couple of hours before he was going to be gassed. Itsy (our gray and white cat) came from the Humane Society, and Morgan (our long-haired dachshund) was taken out of a very abusive home. I think animals understand what we save them from and respond by giving us their undying love. And what better inspiration is there than that?<\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve read about the favorite \u201citems\u201d on my desk, check out what my writer friends have written. (For future topics, see the calendar below.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kay Hudson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kayhudson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kay Hudson<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Jamie Wesley\" href=\"http:\/\/jamiewesley.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Wesley<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Jean Willett\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanwillett.com\/blog-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Willett<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"KD Fleming\" href=\"http:\/\/kdfleming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KD Fleming<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Kat Cantrell\" href=\"http:\/\/katcantrell.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kat Cantrell<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Kathleen Bittner Roth\" href=\"http:\/\/kathleenbittnerroth.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kathleen Bittner Roth<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Kristen Ethridge\" href=\"http:\/\/kristenethridge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kristen Ethridge<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Lauren Christopher\" href=\"http:\/\/mizwrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Christopher<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Natalie Meg Evans\" href=\"http:\/\/nataliemegevans.com\/#blog\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Meg Evans<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Priscilla Kissinger\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghfirebirds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Priscilla Kissinger<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Sharon Wray\" href=\"https:\/\/sharonwray.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Wray<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Tamra Baumann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tamrabaumann.com\/category\/beaus-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tamra Baumann<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Wendy LaCapra\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendylacapra.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy LaCapra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This month, we are celebrating the release of KD Fleming\u2019s <em>Her Hometown Reporter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HerHometownReporter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-140 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HerHometownReporter-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"HerHometownReporter\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HerHometownReporter-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HerHometownReporter-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HerHometownReporter.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>TOBY HENDRICKS HAS THE INSIDE SCOOP ON GINA LAWSON\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reporter is looking for a story that\u2019ll be his ticket out of his small Georgia town. With her political connections, legal assistant Gina Lawson could help Toby realize his aspirations. Their friendship is just an added bonus, but falling in love isn\u2019t part of his five-year plan.<br \/>\nGina\u2019s devoted to her family and community, and doesn\u2019t plan to ever leave. Though she finds her favorite reporter maddeningly irresistible, she must guard her heart. But when a betrayal of trust threatens to shatter both their dreams, will Gina and Toby learn that they share the same values after all?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/AmzHerHometown\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON<\/a> \u2013 <a title=\"Barnes &amp; Noble\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/B-N-HerHometown\" target=\"_blank\">BARNES &amp; NOBLE<\/a> \u2013 <a title=\"Harlequin\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/HQNHerHometown\" target=\"_blank\">HARLEQUIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnivallist-01-jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-141 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnivallist-01-jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"BlogCarnivallist-01-jpeg\" width=\"318\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnivallist-01-jpeg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/caroljpost.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BlogCarnivallist-01-jpeg-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back for the second installment of Writer Wednesdays, a year-long blog party by a group of Firebirds (2012 Golden Heart finalists). Here is this month\u2019s prompt: This is an interesting one for me, because\u2026I don\u2019t have a desk! I think if I had to actually sit in an office, it would hamper my creativity. 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