The Friday Five – Things always change…

This has been a quiet summer. One of my long-time neighbors moved ( ) (with plans to put their house up for sale soon), the grad student in the house across the alley got a job & moved, and the neighbors across the street are moving as I type this. All in all, I enjoy having neighbors & although I also enjoy the quiet, I have missed neighborly interactions. So, I’m anticipating new neighbors who will hopefully become new friends in the very near future!

Everything changes…

1. Seed to seedling

2. Seedling to bud

3. Bud to flower

4. Flower to fruit

5. Fruit to meal

I think there are enough possible metaphors in this to keep you busy for quite some time! Here’s my speed round in a writerly fashion…

1. Seed of an idea become a full-formed thought.

2. Thought begets the outline of a story

3. Outline becomes scenes.

4. Scenes become a first draft.

5. Edited draft becomes a readable story.

How about you? Any thoughts on the subject? I’d love to hear them!