Tag: writing
group name: writelyapplied
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July 31, 2008 08:01 PM EDT --
Today I launched my second blog at Today.com. I mulled it over, thought long and hard...does the world really need another blog on writing? Well, I don't really know. There are so many great writers, . . .
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November 06, 2009 08:04 PM EST --
The other morning I was staring out the window at all the leaves on the ground, marveling at how so much come from almost nothing. A bit of water, a bit of soil, a bit of sun, and something exists where . . .
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August 05, 2008 01:28 AM EDT --
"The key question isn't "What fosters creativity?" But it is why in God's name isn't everyone creative? Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled? I think therefore . . .
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August 07, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
Well I will be taking a much needed break with the family before school starts. I want to welcome all the new members that joined in the past few days and Welcome any that considering joining while I'm . . .
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January 04, 2009 01:52 AM EST --
One of the most interesting people I can think of is Edgar Allan Poe. I don't know if it is his life or his writing that intrigues me the most but intrigued I am. If I had my own Tardis I would step . . .
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October 08, 2009 12:09 AM EDT --
Causing Trouble
Greetings, Gather Writers! No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you – I'm not Kimberly. Kimberly is recouping from the surgery. I'm here to help her out this week. . . .
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October 01, 2009 06:44 PM EDT --
Last Month, Reader's Digest presented a one-page article entitled "13 Things Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You." I'd like to respond with things that I want to tell these teachers.
1.) "If . . .
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August 16, 2009 01:28 AM EDT --
Though I will try to forget, I will always remember the way you would look at me.
Waves of tremors would run the length of my spine, knowing that I was trapped within the confines of your gaze.
I . . .
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November 17, 2008 01:11 AM EST --
We are always told to show not tell, yet new writers often have a hard time understanding the difference. And apparently, so do professional writers.
I found this example of tell in a book by . . .
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September 03, 2009 11:31 AM EDT --
Thursday Writing Essential prompt:
I must admit to being a bona fide news junky. I watch it. I listen to it. I get updates e-mailed to me and texted to me. There's just something completely . . .
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October 08, 2009 06:04 PM EDT --
Thursday Writing Essential 's prompt:
Show us what you believe. Tell us a story in (prose or poem form) with or without trouble and with or without the formula presented above.
Include . . .
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September 21, 2009 05:37 PM EDT --
I went to college to become a high school English teacher. I love reading and writing and wanted to teach teens the joy.
A "little" problem developed. I do not know the difference between a . . .
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September 11, 2009 11:08 AM EDT --
I asked for critique for this piece, and was rewarded with some helpful observations. This is the first revision. (Unknown, at this point, if more is needed. Let me know. And I will come back, even . . .
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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 . . .
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February 12, 2009 03:29 PM EST --
Will you keep your fingers crossed for me? I just received what might be the final proof copy of A Spark of Heavenly Fire. If it's okay, by this time next week, I will be a published author. If . . .
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October 11, 2009 12:31 PM EDT --
My mother was a tomboy, even as an adult. She would encourage my older brothers in all sports they played, by shouting on the sidelines. Of course, my oldest brother could hear her as he pitched, batted, . . .
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October 05, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --
Yesterday was my gatherversary. I was going to write an article reviewing my year as a gather member, starting with my joining to enter a crime writing contest and ending with my finding a publisher for . . .
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October 27, 2009 12:11 AM EDT --
Hi, fellow writers. I'm filling in for X Tabber for today. Nothing's wrong. The editors for Gather's Writing Essentials volunteer their time, and sometimes other things just call them away for their . . .
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November 02, 2009 11:00 PM EST --
One of the guest stops on my Daughter Am I blog tour is the Second Wind Publishing Blog. I talk about a fan letter (well, fan email) I received, and cite a quote by John Cheever, “I . . .
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November 03, 2009 09:17 PM EST --
Today when I was out walking I took a rockier route than I normally do. I wanted to photograph some shaggy beasts that live down the road. I was paying more attention to the creatures instead of where . . .
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