Gwyneth Box
@gwynethbox.bsky.social
Poetry. Language (English & Spanish). Writing tips & inspiration.
Creative & business writing. As a writing coach, I specialise in poetry & non-fiction. I work with business experts to help them on their journey to publication.
https://gwynethbox.com
Creative & business writing. As a writing coach, I specialise in poetry & non-fiction. I work with business experts to help them on their journey to publication.
https://gwynethbox.com
Watson and Skinner were named after the behaviourist psychologists.
Sometimes, though, Watson thinks John Watson would be a more suitable namesake for a writer's cat. Here he is channelling Dr Watson's interest in other someone else's case.
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats #literaryheroes
Sometimes, though, Watson thinks John Watson would be a more suitable namesake for a writer's cat. Here he is channelling Dr Watson's interest in other someone else's case.
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats #literaryheroes
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Watson and Skinner were named after the behaviourist psychologists.
Sometimes, though, Watson thinks John Watson would be a more suitable namesake for a writer's cat. Here he is channelling Dr Watson's interest in other someone else's case.
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats #literaryheroes
Sometimes, though, Watson thinks John Watson would be a more suitable namesake for a writer's cat. Here he is channelling Dr Watson's interest in other someone else's case.
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats #literaryheroes
A gust of wind startles
yellow birds of autumn
from their treetop perches
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An earlier version can be found in "Poems from the Pueblo – haiku and assorted fragments"
Use code HappyHaiku25 to download the book FREE from my website (25 free copies available. Until 31/12725).
#writingcommunity
yellow birds of autumn
from their treetop perches
--
An earlier version can be found in "Poems from the Pueblo – haiku and assorted fragments"
Use code HappyHaiku25 to download the book FREE from my website (25 free copies available. Until 31/12725).
#writingcommunity
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A gust of wind startles
yellow birds of autumn
from their treetop perches
--
An earlier version can be found in "Poems from the Pueblo – haiku and assorted fragments"
Use code HappyHaiku25 to download the book FREE from my website (25 free copies available. Until 31/12725).
#writingcommunity
yellow birds of autumn
from their treetop perches
--
An earlier version can be found in "Poems from the Pueblo – haiku and assorted fragments"
Use code HappyHaiku25 to download the book FREE from my website (25 free copies available. Until 31/12725).
#writingcommunity
Delighted that my poem “I dream of my mother” placed third in the NAWG 2025 competition.
The abutilon in the photo was grown from a cutting taken from one my mother grew. It is currently overwintering in the spare room where I’m staying. There may be another poem there.
#writingcommunity #poetry
The abutilon in the photo was grown from a cutting taken from one my mother grew. It is currently overwintering in the spare room where I’m staying. There may be another poem there.
#writingcommunity #poetry
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Delighted that my poem “I dream of my mother” placed third in the NAWG 2025 competition.
The abutilon in the photo was grown from a cutting taken from one my mother grew. It is currently overwintering in the spare room where I’m staying. There may be another poem there.
#writingcommunity #poetry
The abutilon in the photo was grown from a cutting taken from one my mother grew. It is currently overwintering in the spare room where I’m staying. There may be another poem there.
#writingcommunity #poetry
Still got a long way to go to reach your writing goal?
Each day you keep at it takes you another step in the right direction…
Each rung on that ladder offers a clearer view of the outcome…
…just imagine how it's going to feel when you finally reach the top!
#writingcommunity #writingmotivation
Each day you keep at it takes you another step in the right direction…
Each rung on that ladder offers a clearer view of the outcome…
…just imagine how it's going to feel when you finally reach the top!
#writingcommunity #writingmotivation
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Still got a long way to go to reach your writing goal?
Each day you keep at it takes you another step in the right direction…
Each rung on that ladder offers a clearer view of the outcome…
…just imagine how it's going to feel when you finally reach the top!
#writingcommunity #writingmotivation
Each day you keep at it takes you another step in the right direction…
Each rung on that ladder offers a clearer view of the outcome…
…just imagine how it's going to feel when you finally reach the top!
#writingcommunity #writingmotivation
Ever wish there were a fountain where you could take your notebook down and just fill it up with ideas?
Take comfort in the fact that we all feel that way sometimes. Even Leonard Cohen said, "If I knew where the good songs came from I'd go there more often."
#writingcommunity #inspiration
Take comfort in the fact that we all feel that way sometimes. Even Leonard Cohen said, "If I knew where the good songs came from I'd go there more often."
#writingcommunity #inspiration
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Ever wish there were a fountain where you could take your notebook down and just fill it up with ideas?
Take comfort in the fact that we all feel that way sometimes. Even Leonard Cohen said, "If I knew where the good songs came from I'd go there more often."
#writingcommunity #inspiration
Take comfort in the fact that we all feel that way sometimes. Even Leonard Cohen said, "If I knew where the good songs came from I'd go there more often."
#writingcommunity #inspiration
How anchored in fact should writing be?
The trick is to create something that is real enough to seem possible but novel enough to appeal to the reader.
Read my article: "Write what you know: balancing personal experience with universal appeal":
gwynethbox.com/blog/journal...
#writingcommunity
The trick is to create something that is real enough to seem possible but novel enough to appeal to the reader.
Read my article: "Write what you know: balancing personal experience with universal appeal":
gwynethbox.com/blog/journal...
#writingcommunity
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
How anchored in fact should writing be?
The trick is to create something that is real enough to seem possible but novel enough to appeal to the reader.
Read my article: "Write what you know: balancing personal experience with universal appeal":
gwynethbox.com/blog/journal...
#writingcommunity
The trick is to create something that is real enough to seem possible but novel enough to appeal to the reader.
Read my article: "Write what you know: balancing personal experience with universal appeal":
gwynethbox.com/blog/journal...
#writingcommunity
"You shall not pass"
Watson the White guards the threshold to the bedroom, denying all rest until a suitable number of words have been written or other progress has been made on writing projects.
Do you have an accountability partner for your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
Watson the White guards the threshold to the bedroom, denying all rest until a suitable number of words have been written or other progress has been made on writing projects.
Do you have an accountability partner for your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"You shall not pass"
Watson the White guards the threshold to the bedroom, denying all rest until a suitable number of words have been written or other progress has been made on writing projects.
Do you have an accountability partner for your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
Watson the White guards the threshold to the bedroom, denying all rest until a suitable number of words have been written or other progress has been made on writing projects.
Do you have an accountability partner for your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
This photo was taken long before phones with cameras, so I doubt the mural still exists.
I pitched an article on Madrid street art and used the fee to buy a digital camera so I could complete the project. One of my first successes at selling before I'd actually written anything!
#Writingcommunity
I pitched an article on Madrid street art and used the fee to buy a digital camera so I could complete the project. One of my first successes at selling before I'd actually written anything!
#Writingcommunity
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This photo was taken long before phones with cameras, so I doubt the mural still exists.
I pitched an article on Madrid street art and used the fee to buy a digital camera so I could complete the project. One of my first successes at selling before I'd actually written anything!
#Writingcommunity
I pitched an article on Madrid street art and used the fee to buy a digital camera so I could complete the project. One of my first successes at selling before I'd actually written anything!
#Writingcommunity
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Writing is all about communicating.
Are you on the same wavelength as your audience?
Not everyone is going to want to read what you write, but the better you can define your ideal reader, the better you'll be able to write in a way that they'll engage with and relate to.
#writingcommunity
Are you on the same wavelength as your audience?
Not everyone is going to want to read what you write, but the better you can define your ideal reader, the better you'll be able to write in a way that they'll engage with and relate to.
#writingcommunity
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Writing is all about communicating.
Are you on the same wavelength as your audience?
Not everyone is going to want to read what you write, but the better you can define your ideal reader, the better you'll be able to write in a way that they'll engage with and relate to.
#writingcommunity
Are you on the same wavelength as your audience?
Not everyone is going to want to read what you write, but the better you can define your ideal reader, the better you'll be able to write in a way that they'll engage with and relate to.
#writingcommunity
The ideal reader can be an elusive creature, but it’s definitely worth trying to identify them so you can speak to them directly and tell your story or express your intended message in a way that they will engage with and appreciate.
#Writingcommunity #WritingForReaders
#Writingcommunity #WritingForReaders
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The ideal reader can be an elusive creature, but it’s definitely worth trying to identify them so you can speak to them directly and tell your story or express your intended message in a way that they will engage with and appreciate.
#Writingcommunity #WritingForReaders
#Writingcommunity #WritingForReaders
Does the end of your writing project seem far, far off in the distance, like the end of this fence?
Note how every fifth finial of this fence is highlighted in gold.
Setting small milestone goals to celebrate along the writing journey may make it easier to keep motivated.
#writingcommunity
Note how every fifth finial of this fence is highlighted in gold.
Setting small milestone goals to celebrate along the writing journey may make it easier to keep motivated.
#writingcommunity
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Does the end of your writing project seem far, far off in the distance, like the end of this fence?
Note how every fifth finial of this fence is highlighted in gold.
Setting small milestone goals to celebrate along the writing journey may make it easier to keep motivated.
#writingcommunity
Note how every fifth finial of this fence is highlighted in gold.
Setting small milestone goals to celebrate along the writing journey may make it easier to keep motivated.
#writingcommunity
The flowers in this "Roses & Castles" style art piece are painted with only a few brush strokes. Nothing else is needed.
How much descriptive detail do you go into in your writing? Could you cut a lot more and make just as much impact?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders #keepitsimple
How much descriptive detail do you go into in your writing? Could you cut a lot more and make just as much impact?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders #keepitsimple
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The flowers in this "Roses & Castles" style art piece are painted with only a few brush strokes. Nothing else is needed.
How much descriptive detail do you go into in your writing? Could you cut a lot more and make just as much impact?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders #keepitsimple
How much descriptive detail do you go into in your writing? Could you cut a lot more and make just as much impact?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders #keepitsimple
Have you noticed how films use a distinct colour palette to set the mood?
Your book may be printed in black & white, but do you have that sense of colour for your story?
Colours change, of course: this landscape is usually olive green, but on this morning, it was grey-blue.
#writingcommunity
Your book may be printed in black & white, but do you have that sense of colour for your story?
Colours change, of course: this landscape is usually olive green, but on this morning, it was grey-blue.
#writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Have you noticed how films use a distinct colour palette to set the mood?
Your book may be printed in black & white, but do you have that sense of colour for your story?
Colours change, of course: this landscape is usually olive green, but on this morning, it was grey-blue.
#writingcommunity
Your book may be printed in black & white, but do you have that sense of colour for your story?
Colours change, of course: this landscape is usually olive green, but on this morning, it was grey-blue.
#writingcommunity
Nothing remains of the face of this tomb sculpture to show us who he was and we are free to imagine him as we choose.
Do you include clear features of your characters, or do you let your readers imagine them for themselves?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders
Do you include clear features of your characters, or do you let your readers imagine them for themselves?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Nothing remains of the face of this tomb sculpture to show us who he was and we are free to imagine him as we choose.
Do you include clear features of your characters, or do you let your readers imagine them for themselves?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders
Do you include clear features of your characters, or do you let your readers imagine them for themselves?
#writingcommunity #writingforreaders
It’s tempting to think that someone else will organise the get-togethers, workshops, writers’ group meet-ups etc, and all we need to do is turn up.
Then we complain about the timing, the focus, the format, and how it doesn’t really work for us…
There is a solution, of course!
#Writingcommunity
Then we complain about the timing, the focus, the format, and how it doesn’t really work for us…
There is a solution, of course!
#Writingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It’s tempting to think that someone else will organise the get-togethers, workshops, writers’ group meet-ups etc, and all we need to do is turn up.
Then we complain about the timing, the focus, the format, and how it doesn’t really work for us…
There is a solution, of course!
#Writingcommunity
Then we complain about the timing, the focus, the format, and how it doesn’t really work for us…
There is a solution, of course!
#Writingcommunity
Writing isn't the most lucrative of professions, but it still requires specific tools and skills.
In fact, Liam Neeson's speech from Taken could have been written with writers in mind: "I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills".
#writingcommunity #writingskills
In fact, Liam Neeson's speech from Taken could have been written with writers in mind: "I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills".
#writingcommunity #writingskills
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Writing isn't the most lucrative of professions, but it still requires specific tools and skills.
In fact, Liam Neeson's speech from Taken could have been written with writers in mind: "I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills".
#writingcommunity #writingskills
In fact, Liam Neeson's speech from Taken could have been written with writers in mind: "I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills".
#writingcommunity #writingskills
It's great to get positive comments, reviews & reactions to your writing.
I'm pretty sure, though, that Skinner's look of adoration is not triggered by my writing skills. I suspect she just wants another treat.
What nice things have people said about your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday
I'm pretty sure, though, that Skinner's look of adoration is not triggered by my writing skills. I suspect she just wants another treat.
What nice things have people said about your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It's great to get positive comments, reviews & reactions to your writing.
I'm pretty sure, though, that Skinner's look of adoration is not triggered by my writing skills. I suspect she just wants another treat.
What nice things have people said about your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday
I'm pretty sure, though, that Skinner's look of adoration is not triggered by my writing skills. I suspect she just wants another treat.
What nice things have people said about your writing?
#writingcommunity #caturday
I really like this photo as I actually got the focus right and managed to lose everything that didn't matter in the background.
Focus matters in writing: if you put too much emphasis on the background characters and setting, you risk boring, distracting or confusing your reader.
#writingcommunity
Focus matters in writing: if you put too much emphasis on the background characters and setting, you risk boring, distracting or confusing your reader.
#writingcommunity
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I really like this photo as I actually got the focus right and managed to lose everything that didn't matter in the background.
Focus matters in writing: if you put too much emphasis on the background characters and setting, you risk boring, distracting or confusing your reader.
#writingcommunity
Focus matters in writing: if you put too much emphasis on the background characters and setting, you risk boring, distracting or confusing your reader.
#writingcommunity
Reading a well-written book is an effortless experience, but readers don't see the effort & technicalities that led to that result.
I find machinery fascinating. Maybe that's why my focus is as much on the craft of writing & book design as it is on producing my own masterpiece.
#writingcommunity
I find machinery fascinating. Maybe that's why my focus is as much on the craft of writing & book design as it is on producing my own masterpiece.
#writingcommunity
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Reading a well-written book is an effortless experience, but readers don't see the effort & technicalities that led to that result.
I find machinery fascinating. Maybe that's why my focus is as much on the craft of writing & book design as it is on producing my own masterpiece.
#writingcommunity
I find machinery fascinating. Maybe that's why my focus is as much on the craft of writing & book design as it is on producing my own masterpiece.
#writingcommunity
This archway is a liminal space between a noisy 21st century street and the green bordered path that leads to an ancient castle.
Many books feature doorways, windows and portals into other worlds.
Are you writing in that genre? What does your "gateway" look like?
#writingcommunity
Many books feature doorways, windows and portals into other worlds.
Are you writing in that genre? What does your "gateway" look like?
#writingcommunity
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This archway is a liminal space between a noisy 21st century street and the green bordered path that leads to an ancient castle.
Many books feature doorways, windows and portals into other worlds.
Are you writing in that genre? What does your "gateway" look like?
#writingcommunity
Many books feature doorways, windows and portals into other worlds.
Are you writing in that genre? What does your "gateway" look like?
#writingcommunity
Everyone has an opinion. Not all opinions are equal.
Don't just assume the first feedback you get on your writing – whether it's criticism or a rave review – is an ultimate Truth.
Consider the source of all comments, the experience and the agenda of whoever they come from.
#writingcommunity
Don't just assume the first feedback you get on your writing – whether it's criticism or a rave review – is an ultimate Truth.
Consider the source of all comments, the experience and the agenda of whoever they come from.
#writingcommunity
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Everyone has an opinion. Not all opinions are equal.
Don't just assume the first feedback you get on your writing – whether it's criticism or a rave review – is an ultimate Truth.
Consider the source of all comments, the experience and the agenda of whoever they come from.
#writingcommunity
Don't just assume the first feedback you get on your writing – whether it's criticism or a rave review – is an ultimate Truth.
Consider the source of all comments, the experience and the agenda of whoever they come from.
#writingcommunity
Straight from the horse's mouth...
As writers, I know we're trying to avoid worn out clichés, but this photo makes me want to take the bit between my teeth and start to talk about living in a one-horse town. It's certainly the only horse that regularly parks on the pavement.
#writingcommunity
As writers, I know we're trying to avoid worn out clichés, but this photo makes me want to take the bit between my teeth and start to talk about living in a one-horse town. It's certainly the only horse that regularly parks on the pavement.
#writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Straight from the horse's mouth...
As writers, I know we're trying to avoid worn out clichés, but this photo makes me want to take the bit between my teeth and start to talk about living in a one-horse town. It's certainly the only horse that regularly parks on the pavement.
#writingcommunity
As writers, I know we're trying to avoid worn out clichés, but this photo makes me want to take the bit between my teeth and start to talk about living in a one-horse town. It's certainly the only horse that regularly parks on the pavement.
#writingcommunity
Watson and Skinner say they don't think it's enough simply to be writer's cats. They feel they should have hobbies of their own, so have taken up birdwatching.
What are your hobbies? Do they distract you from you writing?
Or is your writing just a hobby?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
What are your hobbies? Do they distract you from you writing?
Or is your writing just a hobby?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Watson and Skinner say they don't think it's enough simply to be writer's cats. They feel they should have hobbies of their own, so have taken up birdwatching.
What are your hobbies? Do they distract you from you writing?
Or is your writing just a hobby?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
What are your hobbies? Do they distract you from you writing?
Or is your writing just a hobby?
#writingcommunity #caturday #writerscats
The bougainvillea is an impressive marketer. Its tiny flowers would pass unnoticed if it weren't for the joyful visual noise of the coloured bracts.
How do you publicise your writing?
And is it like the bougainvillea, the kind of publicity that provides pleasure to the audience?
#writingcommunity
How do you publicise your writing?
And is it like the bougainvillea, the kind of publicity that provides pleasure to the audience?
#writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The bougainvillea is an impressive marketer. Its tiny flowers would pass unnoticed if it weren't for the joyful visual noise of the coloured bracts.
How do you publicise your writing?
And is it like the bougainvillea, the kind of publicity that provides pleasure to the audience?
#writingcommunity
How do you publicise your writing?
And is it like the bougainvillea, the kind of publicity that provides pleasure to the audience?
#writingcommunity