Cathy C. Hall Writes

Tomorrow, I’ll tell you all about the book signing. In fact, I feel an epic “What Not To Do Wednesday” post brewing.

But today is the first day of October. October already! So today, today, we write.

And I have the perfect exercise for you. One of those exercises where excuses won’t work. ‘Cause what I have for you is the Saturday Evening Post Limerick Contest.

1. You have a prompt:

(Bobbing for Apples, by John Hyde Phillips. 1943)

2. And you only need a five-line story, with a beginning, middle and end.

3. Then paste it into the online form.

There’s no need to spend days on this limerick. (You only have till October 3rd, anyway.) But here’s a great exercise to get you thinking about plot. And then you must use your craft to create a five-line rhyme that fits the construct. Take an hour and pump up those brain cells.

‘Cause it’s October already! And today, we write!

I promise this will be the last post–okay, second to the last post–about the book-signing.

I have my candy (taste-tested by yours truly, and I can say with certainty that it is, in fact, delicious candy) and my postcard bookmarks (you can check them out here) and my books (Sadly, my latest release, Not Your Mother’s Book on Home Improvement has not arrived yet. Happily, I have quite a collection of Chicken Soup for the Soul books!).

And I just finished making this big ‘ol sign:

Cathy-on-a-Stick and the Beneficent Mr. Hall will be joining me tomorrow at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. If you’re in my neck of the woods, come see us at the Fall Festival! (And a BIG thanks for all your tips and support!)