Category Archives: Writing

Project Updates & Requests for Info

Posted on May 30, 2013 by russtowne

As you probably know I wrote my first short children’s story titled “Clyde and I” (you can see it at a recent post of the same title) for my grandkids. I’m considering writing more, and possibly creating one or more … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Writing | Tagged "My Old Friend", bedtime stories, bedtime story, children's book, children's book agent, children's book agents, children's book authors, children's book illustator, children's book illustrators, children's book illustrators needed, children's poem, lyric, lyricist, lyrics, Nature's Symphony, project update, song, songs | 4 Comments

Clyde and I

Posted on May 29, 2013 by russtowne

OK, this post is going to take some explaining first. In a recent reply to a comment made by fellow blogger and friend Diana S providing an update on the song that she and her daughter’s generosity inspired, I joked … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Friendship, Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Humor, My Written Works Misc., Poetry I Wrote, Teamwork, Writing | Tagged banana, bedtime, bedtime story, child, children, children's poem, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, children's story, fun, giraffe, grandparent, humor, pain in the neck, parents, poem, poet, poetry, rain, read, reading, story | 8 Comments

“Greater Than Gold” (first draft of a lyric from my poem of the same name)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by russtowne

Greater Than Gold My little girl saw a homeless man Said, “Daddy he looks hungry and thin May I use my allowance To buy a meal for him?” He was surprised when she reached out With a big burger and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Generosity, Goodness, Gratitude, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Parenting, Poetry I Wrote, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Writing | Tagged Caring, compassion, daughter, feeding, food, girl, gnerosity, Gold, half-starved, homeless, hunger, kindness, Love, man, meal, mom, starved | 16 Comments

“We Took The Leap Together” (From My Poem “The First”)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by russtowne

This post is for those of you who enjoy experiencing the process I go through when attempting to develop a song lyric from one of my poems. You may recall reading the paragraph in an earlier post about the direction … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged babies, baby, Family, future, leaping into the unknown, Love, lyric, past, poem, poetry, present, Relationship, Relationships, song | 6 Comments

Iterations

Posted on May 25, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve found that writing is often an iterative process. Several of you have mentioned an interest in the process I go through when writing songs or poetry from the seed of an idea through the “Final” result. The word “Final” … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry I Wrote, Writing | Tagged bias, biases, humor, mirages, poem, poems, poet, poetry, process, sleep, sleeplessness, writer, writing, writing process | 6 Comments

Jigsaw Sculpture

Posted on May 4, 2013 by russtowne

I am occasionally asked regarding how or where I get ideas for my poems, lyrics, and short stories. The ideas come from everywhere and everything. Sometimes a single word or phrase ignites a spark of an idea. Sometimes it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Observations, Story Writing Adventures, Writing | Tagged concet, connection, lyric, lyricist, lyrics, non-fiction, observations, poem, poems, poetry, readers, resonate, write, writing | 8 Comments

What You Need To Say

Posted on January 19, 2013 by russtowne

Never try to write what You think people want to hear Don’t try to please your readers That’s not the way, my dear If you want to make a difference Write what you need to say Because that’s the only … Continue reading →