Tag: writing
member name: Tracey W.
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November 01, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
Yes, I actually did it. Even though I have never written anything longer than 3,800 words up until now, I have taken the plunge. It started today and I logged 2,513 words. . . .
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August 11, 2007 02:35 PM EDT --
Dear Ms. O'Shea,
From the moment I began reading For The Love of Letters, my writing began to change. My e-mails suddenly had salutations and closing sentiments. In fact, they had become letters. . . .
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October 17, 2009 06:40 PM EDT --
Finally, I have a working manuscript of my second book. I plugged so many holes and rewrote half of the last quarter of the book. I added 10 pages! I've got 180, 000 words now. Whew! Now it's just a matter . . .
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October 29, 2008 02:19 PM EDT --
Everyone seems to be talking about these lately and trying to figure out who is legit and who isn't. In fact, M.C . did an article yesterday asking about this very thing. . . .
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October 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT --
For the dozenth time, Adrian snagged his hat on the crumbing brick and stucco wall. He didn't like the feeling - like tiny hands clawing at him. Where had that little cat gone? . . .
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November 25, 2009 01:43 PM EST --
For the second year in a row, I've crossed that 50,000 word threshhold with a book I think I might be able to do something with. NaNoWriMo is such an uplifting experience; I wish everyone could . . .
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March 30, 2008 09:05 PM EDT --
Angela sat alone at the kitchen table and took her new medication. The doctor said it would help stabilize her moods. She thought back over the last twenty four hours and prayed . . .
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July 27, 2007 04:02 PM EDT --
The balletomane went to the ballet
the ballroom musicians played allargando.
But when the ballerina appeared,
even the wallflower stood and cheered.
The music soon changed to allegretto
as . . .
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May 12, 2008 09:56 PM EDT --
Our Poets in order of appearance:
Samantha B/Archie Bottoms with Itchy,
Amy S. with "Itchy Elaine" ,
Susan B. with Cat and Mouse ,
Anita R. with Time . . .
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October 24, 2008 12:10 PM EDT --
They'd found each other at last. After days alone in the hot desert sun, Elizabeth began to hope that they might be rescued. The mere sight of Robert walking toward her buoyed . . .
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December 11, 2008 04:58 PM EST --
Let's start back up with something really fun. I know this isn't Monday, but I wanted to give you a head start on this challenge. It will be due Sunday, December 21 . . .
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October 28, 2009 10:05 PM EDT --
Well I discovered something interesting today and I hope I can get it cleared up before Nov. 2. That's the deadline for the Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. According to the official rules, . . .
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May 21, 2008 02:00 PM EDT --
One whole year after the outbreak and the doctors are still watching us. They live apart, even posting guards. What are they afraid of? Only half of them survived their vaccine. . . .
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April 06, 2008 08:35 AM EDT --
I want to thank you all for you patience last week. I had to buy a new hard drive and may have to pay to extract info from the old one if my back-ups weren't sufficient. . . .
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April 07, 2008 06:50 PM EDT --
Thank you all for your patience this last week. I'm rebuilding and hopefully I haven't lost too much. I'm glad to be back and hope you are ready to A-maze me!
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February 08, 2009 02:35 PM EST --
What great poems we had this past week! I hope you will all be as inspired with this next challenge. This is a special Valentine's Day Edition . It . . .
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May 14, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
"Now what I want is, Facts." Dr. Norman said to the team of specialists. "What do we know about this virus?
"Very little Doctor," Selma Young responded. We . . .
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May 24, 2008 06:10 PM EDT --
"John! Look out!"
A Mazda Miata was trying to cut them off at full speed. Celia's little Ford Tempo was no match for it. But John was amazing! . . .
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June 25, 2007 12:06 AM EDT --
1. To Give "First North American Serial Rights;
2. To Give One Time Rights;
3. To Give any other type of rights to your work that are common or not so common in the marketplace . . .
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August 10, 2007 10:33 AM EDT --
I cry so hard
the tears can’t fall.
My breath rasps in
each ragged sin.
Oh why did I have
to love at all?
Why couldn’t I have
just stayed small?
But I’m in the . . .
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