Tag: writing
group name: famousfirsts
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June 16, 2008 02:40 AM EDT --
You're at the computer, reading and typing in a cacophony of joy. You're on Gather, of course.
In your own space, your own time. Suddenly, your cat jumps up to the keyboard, steps on the . . . more
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May 29, 2007 08:16 PM EDT --
Beyond mechanics, what makes good writing or, writing good?' Mechanics are often considered a necessary but not sufficent component of good writing.
What types of writing do you prefer?
Fiction or . . . more
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March 23, 2008 12:57 AM EST --
The examples are taken from Nora Roberts, but the technique applies to all fiction writing. All writing, period.
In Second Nature, one of two long novellas published in Nora Roberts 2003 re-issue . . . more
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October 18, 2006 12:44 PM EDT --
Two and a half years ago I paid ten bucks to peddle Avon door-to-door. I started writing stories the week I started selling cosmetics. I don't know why. When people ask, I tell them I wanted to remember . . . more
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December 11, 2006 04:22 PM EST --
I just received my December issue of Adoption Today. My story, Accidental Joy, is on page 56, along with a photo of me and the gang! This is my first print magazine byline! Yay!
I want to thank Gather . . . more
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July 09, 2008 12:13 AM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials.
Today we have summer fun writing prompts.
Feel free to copy these images in your article, using a caption of Kathryn's . . . more
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July 29, 2006 11:11 AM EDT --
Beneath the oaks
sunlight splashes
like dappling on a pony.
Even the very old
no longer recall the days
when the horse drawn carriages
. . . more
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June 29, 2007 10:51 PM EDT --
Home Invasion
I was the victim of a home invasion earlier this evening but please don’t be concerned, I was not harmed. In fact I can even laugh about it a little now.
Two . . . more
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April 09, 2008 03:47 PM EDT --
When I started my blog at WordPress ( http://www.nancyluckhurst.wordpress.com) not quite three weeks ago, I knew I wanted it to be about writing and books. I didn't want to bore people with ramblings . . . more
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June 24, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
What's up this Sunday morning, I wondered as I arose, achy, tired and blue; so much work I've done, so much yet to be done.
Outside the black maple stands tall and the Japanese maple is . . . more
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August 01, 2007 05:08 AM EDT --
Today, strong articles on some of the following topics will be Featured:
Wednesday, August 1: Creative Non Fiction; Essays about Writing or Publishing; Dramatic Scripts: Playwriting; Memoir . . . more
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July 04, 2007 09:44 AM EDT --
Today, July 4th - I will be Featuring the strongest of articles that relate to a holiday. Not just Independence Day, USA - but Canada Day, any National Holiday, or any other holiday, anywhere, of your . . . more
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June 30, 2007 01:00 AM EDT --
(Summation below third image)
Raiding the Larder:
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April 23, 2008 03:37 AM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials . Today, April 23rd is OPEN.
April 30th: GET READY FOR MAY DAY - articles about May Day - Spring OR COMMUNIST May Day may be Featured.
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June 24, 2007 08:59 PM EDT --
The First Time I Understood the Power of Zen or as Billy Jean King would say "staying in the Now"
I had always thoroughly detested doing the dishes. I think it might be that I never got . . . more
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September 09, 2008 09:02 PM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials. Today, September 10, 2008, we will be remembering 9/11.
Do you have memories of what you were doing that day?
Whether you were in North America . . . more
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June 27, 2007 12:44 AM EDT --
On Wednesdays, I will be featuring the strongest of the content that comes into the group. The group's stated genres are the following: fiction, poetry, memoir, creative non-fiction, . . . more
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September 17, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials. Today is Wednesday, September 17th.
What inspires you? With Wall Street, the upcoming US election, back to school, upcoming autumn - what . . . more
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August 15, 2006 07:03 PM EDT --
To Blog or Not to Blog
"I'm addicted to this" was my early thoughts on blogging. It drew me in. I relished seeing my name and words in print and having people say what a wonderful writer, . . . more
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November 19, 2006 02:04 AM EST --
I was hanging our clothing to dry in the September sun with my 3 month old son sleeping soundly in his sling. It was terribly hot and the mosquitos and flies were bothering. As I hung the . . . more
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