Tag: writing
group name: iwrite
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July 19, 2007 07:59 AM EDT --
Good morning! Today's Writing Essential has gone to the dogs... and cats, birds, bunnies, pigs, horses! The theme is Animalia, and you are invited to post your short stories and poems about animals. . . . more
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December 13, 2006 12:45 PM EST --
What makes an artist create or better still what makes an artist create gloriously?
I was good scholar at school but I came alive when it was that part of our English classes when we were asked to write . . . more
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July 17, 2007 07:45 PM EDT --
My youngest son crawls beneath my gramma's quilt these mountain summer mornings. I brace myself to brave the scuffed pine floor in my bare feet as he flops on his stomach and places vintage comics . . . more
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March 04, 2007 07:06 AM EST --
Hi,
As always, critique is welcomed, especially with THIS one - it's been driving me nuts for awhile now! - thanks, Marilyn :)
This is a writing exercise from the group Now Write! - where you keep . . . more
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August 04, 2008 12:12 AM EDT --
Like other construction worker, we creators of word worlds own toolboxes filled with necessary implements. We have hooks to hook the reader, glue to glue their attention, a feather or two to . . . more
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September 20, 2007 08:20 PM EDT --
For the past two weeks I've published articles almost daily. The purpose of this was to get myself in the habit of doing some work each day, instead of hiding under the blankie, while the kids are . . . more
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April 23, 2008 10:15 PM EDT --
You and I were never strangers.
long before we ever met
you held the key to my heart.
You were one I could never forget.
In another world, another time,
We have done it all before,
But one . . . more
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August 06, 2008 01:24 AM EDT --
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July 22, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
...you discovered this was a passion for you?
I have never told this story before, but ... here goes. I remember starting writing when I was around 11. It was actually fan fiction that was my first piece . . . more
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July 10, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
BlogHer , the premier womens' blogging network, has asked me to start a weekly How to Write series. My introduction - including the series schedule through July - is now online:
Words in a Row: . . . more
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February 15, 2007 06:25 PM EST --
As always, critque welcomed and appreciated - thanks, -- Marilyn
In The Cafeteria
Me:
Hmm, where to sit. I'm going for a corner. I don't like sitting by myself and I sure don't want . . . more
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February 11, 2007 09:50 AM EST --
Looking back to the year when I was only 15, it seemed that we were always surrounded by friends, family or classmates. Sometimes it felt so suffocating, I'd just want to run away with you, my love. . . . more
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July 11, 2007 03:52 AM EDT --
Now Write! Prompt #2 - A Childhood Event
I don't remember how old I was, only that I was very young. It was evening and for some reason my father was rocking me in the old rocking chair. I was terrified . . . more
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August 13, 2007 12:00 PM EDT --
The following is based is based on information taken from excellent Complete Idiot's Guide to Literature by Jay Stevenson Ph D.
I compiled these notes in order to discover where I fit into the world . . . more
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February 18, 2008 12:23 PM EST --
I've been reading the novels of a bestselling author, trying to figure out the secret of her success, and for the life of me, I don't see it. Perhaps it's hidden beneath her appalling . . . more
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April 07, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
The most powerful tool at a writer's command is not a computer or a word processing program. It is not even a pen, though the pen is said to be mightier than the sword. (Frankly, though, . . . more
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February 14, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
This is a two word challenge by the group Two Word Challenge, owned by Monica Kennedy and co-moderated by Kathryn - this is one of the challenges for the week. Gautami is the challenger. If you'd like . . . more
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September 10, 2007 04:11 AM EDT --
A couple of years ago, before I resigned myself to writing lighthearted blogs about my life, Orstraliana or whatever occurs to me from time to time, I thought I wanted to write fiction. I entered a few . . . more
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July 31, 2008 11:49 AM EDT --
In giving my manuscripts their yearly tune-up, I discovered that I use and overuse many unnecessary words, such as little, somewhat, rather, quite, very. A little noisy, somewhat noisy, rather noisy, . . . more
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September 26, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
The Fine Art of Re-Reading and External Critiquing
Preamble
Of course editing is of great importance but there is a form of editing that is used but often not effectively enough,
This is external editing. . . . more
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