Tracey-anne McCartney's Blog, page 12
August 14, 2017
Romeo and Juliet ~ Romance
Lily James and Richard MaddenCredit ~ Johan PerssonDes'ree - I'm Kissing You
Pride can stand a thousand trialsThe strong will never fallBut watching stars without you my soul criedHeaving heart is full of painOh, oh, the aching'Cause, I'm kissing you ohI'm kissing you ohTouch me deep, pure and true gift to me forever'Cause, I'm kissing youOh, I'm kissing you, ohWhere are you now?Where are you now?Cause, I'm kissing youI'm kissing you, oh
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespe...
When the first flowers opened on Earth, this is what they looked like...
Revealed: the first ever flower, 140m years ago, looked like a magnolia.Although most species of plants on Earth have flowers, the evolutionary origin of flowers themselves are shrouded in mystery. Flowers are the sexual organs of more than 360,000 species of plants alive today, all derived from a single common ancestor in the distant past. This ancestral plant, alive sometime between 250m and 140m years ago, produced the first flowers at a time when the planet was warmer, and richer in oxyge...
June 12, 2017
Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva statue by John ThomasJohn Thomas (1813–1862) was a British sculptor and architect, who worked on Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster.Thomas's work 'Charity' was shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Lady GodivaGodiva, Countess of Mercia (died 1067), in Old English Godgifu, was an English noblewoman who, according to a legend dating at least to the 13th century, rode naked – covered only in her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppre...
Book of Kolbrin ~ Truth or Fiction?
Source ~ HEREIf you’ve even heard of the Kolbrin, you’re in a minority. It has been languishing quietly in print for just a couple of decades. The Kolbrin is a collection of eleven books, six Egyptian and five Celtic, first published in New Zealand in 1994 by the Hope Trust (now dissolved) and the Culdian Trust, a metaphysical organisation based loosely on the original ‘Culdees’ or Celtic followers of Christianity brought to south-west Britain by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD.
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May 19, 2017
Polyvore Play
love, peace and light x
Handwriting aids retention.
When I should be #editing book two ~ the hand doodles the character Anathon as a warrior of 'The Heaven Stone'. Focus, Trace, focus.
From http://absolutewrite.com ~ Handwriting aids retention.
Handwriting allows us to use the parts of our brain that we don’t when we keyboard; there’s a thing that happens when we’re doodling or brainstorming with a pen in our hand where we solve problems, whether of plot, narration or character motivation, or planning. Some of it is perhaps not co...
From http://absolutewrite.com ~ Handwriting aids retention.Handwriting allows us to use the parts of our brain that we don’t when we keyboard; there’s a thing that happens when we’re doodling or brainstorming with a pen in our hand where we solve problems, whether of plot, narration or character motivation, or planning. Some of it is perhaps not co...
When I should be #editing book two ~ the hand doodles the...
When I should be #editing book two ~ the hand doodles the character Anathon as a warrior of 'The Heaven Stone'. Focus, Trace, focus.
love, peace and light x
love, peace and light x
May 15, 2017
An Introduction to Screenwriting.
An Introduction to Screenwriting.UEA (UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA)via Future Learn - HEREI wanted to share this wonderful and free class found via Futurelearn Online. Week Two has just started but it's still not too late to join (link above). So far, it has been fun, nice fresh inspiration, and really interesting. The development reminds me much of what is used in novel writing craft as far as character, plot, mood, etc, is concerned. Which excites me as I would like to transform the books in A...
May 11, 2017
Awake in Purple Dreams
“People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter,of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images,
of memories and puns and lost hopes.”
~ Neil Gaiman
Awake in Purple Dreams by jasmoonbutterfly on Polyvorelove, peace and light x
May 7, 2017
Empyrean Heaven
Sacred Soul ForgottenStorytelling Haiku (575)1. Paradise bounty
her sweet innocence and youth
unaware of fate
2. A purple flower
scents of violets and mead
echo through her soul
3. His mouth an apple
his kiss an ethereal dream
encircled she’s his
4. Eyes appear that see
a crime of forbidden love
rage and fury flames
5. Hearts torn asunder
banishment they both depart
disgraced gates open
6. Under starry sky
the four rivers of her heart
drowns out the sorrow
7. Float on ocean’s waves
her heart now seeks a ne...
