August 17, 2011

a sneak peek (my current writing project)

Although my current writing project is unnamed, it still has a special place in my heart. And after some thought I decided to post an excerpt from it.

*nervous laugh*

What have I got to lose?

We will just call this bit; coffee & bubbles.



The cream seems to dissolve as it swirled into the coffee. I pull the spoon out of the cup and smile. I dip the wet spoon into the sugar dish. I smile again. There's no one to scold me for this silly act. There is no need for this silly act, but I do it none the less.

The smell of coffee fills the room as I bring it into my bedroom.

Oh, my dear lovely caffeine.

The coffee brightens up my morning as I sip it. I close my eyes once more and savor the the wonderful brown liquid. I sip it again and feel the warmth fill my body.

The October chill seeps through the walls in the bedroom. I look out the window. Beautiful colors dance as the wind blows. Red, orange, green and yellow.

I hold my coffee close to my face as I watch the trees blowing in the wind. Such a beautiful day. I look back over to my laptop. The few sentences I had written look back and seem to mock me. A groan erupts from inside me. Disappointment sets into my mind.

A smile set on my lips as I remind those words I am in control. I have the power of the backspace button. The power to delete. I am in control!

I am in control, right?

My subconscious mocks me. In control? No way! I may be able to push the backspace button but I have no control over inspiration. I search for anything to stop this lack of inspiration. Is there anything else I can do?

Well, as long as I have nothing to write I will take Agatha Christie's quote to heart.

"The best time for planning a book is while washing the dishes." -Agatha Christie.

I decide to take a shot at it and start washing the dishes.

The yellow dish soap becomes bubbles as the contact the water. Sweet bubbles. Yellow bubbles. I take a handful of them and blow. They float around before allowing gravity to work. They all sink; all but one. The stray bubble dances on air. Swinging to an invisible beat. I reach my sudsy hand and catch the bubble. It pops.

I wish I could be like that bubble. Defiant of all writing rules and just dance. Swing to the invisible beat of a good story and just write.



It's a little more poetic than a normal novel but I find I like the style of it. So there it is. The first draft of an interesting piece of written work. Although I don't plan on editing it until I finish the book I would love to hear your impute.

7 comments:

Marianela said...

Beautiful writing, Lèrowen! ;)
The feeling of sipping something warm, like hot cocoa, and gazing outside my window during the fall season is... breathtaking. For me, the thought brings comfort to my soul. :)

A Reformed Hippie said...

Thank you. I want to sip a cup of hot chocolate too, if only it wasn't summer. ☺

~Lèrowen

Anonymous said...

Oh I LOVE the rythmic/poetic sound of it! =D Keep the snippets coming, pretty please!

Bethie Engstrom said...

That is totally inspiring Lèrowen. I love how the reality felt like magic when I read this. Great job - your writing voice has matured beautiful (do you mind your ol' friend saying that? I see it and am so proud).

love
Bethie

Amanda said...

Just stumbled across your blog. I love your blog title. I liked your excerpt. It's smile provoking and something I would definitely read. Are you writing an entire book like this?

A Reformed Hippie said...

Meghan - Ah...Thank you!

Libby - Thank you dear friend. I'm very glad I have improved from times past.

Amanda - Thank you. Yes, I am planning on writing a full book like this.

Liz Patterson said...

This is amazing! I'm sitting here sipping my own cup of coffee while I read it and I was utterly captivated and enchanted by this little snippet of writing! It's delightful. =)
And no, I don't think the style is too poetic at all. I'm finding that in modern novels, an almost lyrical style to the writing is coming in vogue. I read it a lot.
I look forward eagerly to reading more, should you ever post another excerpt. Thanks for sharing this one!

Blessings,
~ Liz