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July 24, 2015
Haiku Friday – Free & Think
Hello everyone! Welcome to another Haiku Friday! I visited Ron’s blog to check out this week’s prompt words Free and Think. The words reminded me of something funny I had seen a while back on Tumblr. After double checking the words, to be sure I got them right this week, I came up with this haiku. I hope it tickles you. ;)
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Po-Po
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Red, white, blue
You think––freedom, then . . .
you look into your rear view mirror
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Have you ever been pulled over by a cop? Did you get a pass?
Tagged: haiku, haiku challenge, haiku friday, po-po, poetry, RonovanWrites, The Writer Next Door 
July 22, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Happiness
Hello! I hope everyone is having a great day. It is Writer’s Quote Wednesday! This event is hosted by Colleen every wednesday and you can participate by choosing a quote that you love and creating a post to share it with the rest of us. Visit Colleen’s blog, Silver Threading for inspiration.
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What is happiness to you?
Tagged: author quotes, Happiness, quotes, Silver Threading, The Writer Next Door, Writers Quote Wednesday
July 16, 2015
Haiku Friday – Guide & Map
Happy Haiku Friday! This week’s prompt words are Guide and Map. Hmmm, not exactly poetic words. Well, this is what I came up with this week. I hope you like my haiku.
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A mind map is a powerful graphic technique used to visually organize information and unlock creativity.
Have you ever used this technique for storytelling, blogging or to plan an event? Has it worked for you?
Tagged: haiku, haiku friday, mind map, mind mapping, poetry, RonovanWrites, storytelling, The Writer Next Door, Vashti Quiroz-Vega 
July 14, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
It’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday! You too can participate in this event. All you have to do is visit Colleen’s blog Silver Threading and join in the fun!
I was also invited to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge by Greg from Potholes in the Road of Life . I encourage you to visit Greg’s blog, it’s full of inspirational articles, lovely poetry, and great photographs. I enjoy visiting his blog and I’m sure you will too.
So I’m combining Writer’s Quote Wednesday and the 1st day of the Three Day Quote Challenge in this post.
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I also believe that being yourself and doing what you believe is right can help you live a stress-free life. Doing what you love means you’ll do great work. And facing almost any bad situation with humor will almost always get you through it.
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What do you believe?
Tagged: Audrey Hepburn, author quotes, Octavia E. Butler, Potholes in the Road of Life, quotes, Silver Threading, The Writer Next Door, Vashti Quiroz-Vega, writer, Writers Quote Wednesday
July 10, 2015
Haiku Friday – Silent & loud
Hello and a warm welcome to my blog. I appreciate the visit. Today is Haiku Friday and that means I’ve written a haiku based on the prompt words from Ron’s haiku challenge. You can participate too! Click on the link above and join us. This week’s prompt words are Silent and Loud.
Black Swan by detentum-clamor (deviantART)
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Schizophrenia
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Inexorable
The loud voices in her head
Slowly hushed sane thoughts
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Inexorable, the loud voices in her head.
The loud voices in her head slowly hushed sane thoughts.
Illustration by SnobVOT (Stefano) deviantART
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The prompt words this week made me think of the movie Black Swan. Natalie Portman did a phenomenal job portraying a ballerina slowly losing her mind. If you enjoy psychological thriller-horror movies and a stellar cast, I highly recommend this movie.
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Have you seen the movie, Black Swan? Did you enjoy Natalie’s performance?
Do you know anyone who suffers from schizophrenia?
Tagged: Black Swan, DeviantART, haiku, haiku friday, Natalie Portman, poetry, RonovanWrites, schizophrenia, The Writer Next Door, Vashti Quiroz-Vega
July 8, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
Hello everyone! Welcome to Writer’s Quote Wednesday hosted by Colleen from Silver Threading. If you’d like to participate stop by Colleen’s blog for all the details.
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I’ve done a great deal of research on successful writers and people in general trying to figure out some kind of formula for success. What I found surprised me at first, but then, the more I thought about it the more it made sense. As I read about these people and studied their rise to fame and fortune I noticed a few similarities between them. I believe that what they shared in common is the key to their success.
Now, do I want fame and fortune? Do I want to rub elbows with celebrities and have my own reality TV show? I’d take the fortune, I mean, who wouldn’t want to have enough money to make a difference in their life and the lives of their loved ones? Do I want fame? Not so much, although, I would like my writing to be known and enjoyed all over the world. Am I being contradictory? Anyway, back to the secret of success. ;)
It isn’t a secret, not really. All you have to do is observe the people that have become successful despite terrible odds. What do they all have in common?
My observations, research, and study have led me to this conclusion. If you want to be successful you must have a positive attitude, confidence in your abilities, and most importantly you must have perseverance.
Of course this is all easier said then done. Sadly, many people will try to discourage you, there will be many bumps on the road to success. You will encounter many defeats but like Maya Angelou said, ‘we must not be defeated’.
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Tagged: author quotes, Maya Angelou, quotes, Silver Threading, success, The Writer Next Door, Writers Quote Wednesday
July 3, 2015
Haiku Friday – Future & Give
Hello and welcome to Haiku Friday! Today’s prompt words provided by RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge are Future and Give.
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Killer of Bees
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Man’s future is sealed
When bees no longer buzz
Pesticides to blame
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“If the bee disappeared from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”~Albert Einstein
Tagged: Bees, haiku, haiku friday, pesticides, poetry, RonovanWrites, The Writer Next Door, Vashti Quiroz-Vega 
July 1, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
Hi everyone! I’m posting this very late today and I have Comcast to thank for that. Since I moved to my new house I’ve had nothing but problems with Comcast and my WiFi connection. It works one day and then it’s out two, three, or four days. I’m getting really frustrated with this situation. Well, my internet is finally working––lets see how long this will last. Okay, I’m done venting.
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday | Silver Threading
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“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'”
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Do you enjoy reading horror novels? What are some of your favorite horror writers/novels?
Tagged: Comcast, Eleanor Roosevelt, horror, quotes, Silver Threading, Writers Quote Wednesday
June 26, 2015
Haiku Friday – Gain & Hound
Hello and welcome to Haiku Friday! Today’s prompt words are provided by Ron from RonovanWrites and they are Gain and Hound. If you’d like to participate in Ronovan’s weekly haiku prompt challenge click on the large link above.
The prompt words were quite difficult, at least for me, and I feel like I’ve cheated this week. You be the judge. ;)
Hore-Hound
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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In the bitter juice
She finds her panacea
Gained health from ills that hound
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June 24, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
Hello everyone! Every Wednesday I participate in an event sponsored by Colleen Chesebro called Writer’s Quote Wednesday. I choose a quote that I like and relate to, and feature it on my blog. If you’d like to participate, visit Colleen’s blog, Silver Threading. She also does a weekly wrap-up of all the participants’ quotes every Tuesday.
Several people that have read my first book, The Basement, and then read my short stories and The Fall of Lilith, have mentioned to me of the difference between my first book and my written work afterward. Well, aside from gaining knowledge and experience after writing my first book, I also consider that my first book was something I was compelled to write, whereas my later works were written from pure inspiration and fun. I felt I had a message to deliver when I wrote The Basement, and I chose to convey it to children.
♦ If you’re curious about my first book, The Basement, you can read about it here and here. ♦
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Is there a piece of writing that you felt compelled to write? A book, short story, blog post, article that you felt you had to share? If so, tell me what and why you were compelled to write it. Share the link to your work in the comment section below.
Tagged: author quotes, Book, Books, Madeleine L'Engle, quote, Silver Threading, The Basement, thriller, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog
