{"id":5195,"date":"2016-05-09T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=5195"},"modified":"2020-08-04T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:09:55","slug":"noodling-around-with-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2016\/05\/noodling-around-with-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Noodling around with words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been noodling around with words. Despite the fact that I write for a living, this is not something I do very often. Usually my writing has purpose and a goal.<\/p>\n<p>I have a Project (capital P essential) and I give myself a deadline for that Project and I just&#8230; launch on in, holding my breath until I get to The End.<\/p>\n<p>But I had a couple of conversations last week that made me stop and think: Am I in such a rush to get where I&#8217;m going that I&#8217;m missing the\u00a0scenery along the way?<\/p>\n<p>Driving from point A to point B along the freeway might be the most efficient way to reach a destination, but\u00a0so much of the journey is lost in a blur.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s when you meander along the B roads that you meet the\u00a0most unusual\u00a0people, buy the sweetest\u00a0peaches (maybe that&#8217;s just me), notice the shades of sunset in the autumn leaves, and see the koalas sitting in the trees.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a Project right now. I&#8217;ve written two complete manuscripts since November last year and I&#8217;m sitting here wondering what to do next. So I&#8217;ve decided that a little bit of noodling is in order. Playing with words, feeling their weight, to see what I might discover\u00a0when I get off the beaten path.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows where we&#8217;ll end up?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-31515\" src=\"http:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/images-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"So You Want To Be A Writer podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/images-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/images-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! 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