Tag Archives: Creative writing

What Lies In The Shadows

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Has the world gone completely mad? Bombarded with what seems like a constant drip-feed of violence, terror, and fear in the news, I was surprised to come across an article about two sets of neighbours, both in their eighties, warring … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Creative Writing, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Creative writing, Daily Prompt, England, forgiveness, Lewes, Lyme Regis, Neighbors, Photo of cat, postaday, Ruins, Shadows, Weeky Photo Challenge | 118 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

There is a certain curve of a well-traveled road that even now occasionally fills my dreams. Years go by and I forget all about it, but then it appears again, and always strangely comforting. Four years ago while driving through … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged California, Creative writing, daily post, Dreams, Photos of English Countryside, postaday, Suffolk, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 84 Comments

Flash Fiction: No Way Out Part Two: The Yellow Boat

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Last week, I wrote No Way Out in response to Charli’s Facing Fear prompt. Some of you asked if I was going to continue this story but at the time, I wrote it as a complete 99 word flash with … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Writing | Tagged Creative writing, Flash fiction, writing | 69 Comments

In The Fear Of Writing

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

My dream is slipping away from me. I thought I owned my dream, that I could do what it takes to fulfill my dream. But now it is fading away. Why? because I am full of fear. My fear has … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Writing | Tagged Creative writing, fear, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Photos of beach, Rejection, thank you, writing, Writing Angst, Writing fears | 145 Comments

True Calling: Flash Fiction at Carrot Ranch

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Blogging and writing is full of adventure isn’t it? You just never know where it might lead. For instance, until recently I had no idea what flash fiction was, but since I started taking part in a few challenges here … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Flash Fiction | Tagged Creative writing, Family History, Family Memoirs, Flash fiction, Grandmothers, writing | 87 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room To Breathe

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

What I enjoy so much about the Weekly Photo Challenge is the way it enables us to express thoughts and ideas as well as share memories. I love the creative freedom it brings, giving us the choice to be as … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Creative writing, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 80 Comments

WPC: Abandoned Minoan Ruins of Crete

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week is ‘Abandoned’. The scope here is endless, open as always to individual interpretation. It could be about buildings, ruins, wastelands, or things that are overlooked. It could also be about people. I knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Photos, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Ancient civilisation, Creative writing, Cretan, Crete, Minoan Ruins, Photos, Photos of Ruins, postaday, travel, Turtles, Weekly Photo Challenge | 72 Comments

‘The Power’ – How Has Writing Changed You?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Living as I do now in this ‘Writer’s World’ has changed my life irrevocably. Until now, I had never really paid much attention to the way I used to write when I was younger, how the need to furiously scribble … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Poems, The Black Dog, Writing | Tagged Airmail Letters, Blogging, Creative writing, Darkness, depression, Despair, Expression, Freedom, God, Journals, Letter Writing, Poem, The Black Dog, Writer's World, Writers, writing, Writing Journey | 81 Comments

Write Your Dream but Don’t Kill the Creativity

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Do you have a dream? Has your dream been with you for just a little while or, as in my case, most of your life? Does this dream consume you, or is it something you pick up once in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Writing | Tagged Articles, Childbirth, Creative writing, Dreams, Electric Guitar, Failure, fear, Flash fiction, Magazines, Market Analysis, Memoir, music, Pregnancy, Publishing, Rejection, Sabotage, Short story, Slush Pile, writing, Writing a book, Writing Advice, Writing fears | 73 Comments

Time to Vote – If You Like What You Read!

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Dear readers, What, another post I hear you ask? I don’t know what has come over me this week. Once again, this post was not planned! Keep reading and all will be revealed (and the massive favour I’m asking of … Continue reading →