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member name: Lea M.
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September 08, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
He fell from the sky and landed on the unforgiving sidewalk in front of her. He was no more than twenty yards from her new pink sandals. There the man lay, still and face . . .
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September 08, 2007 10:46 PM EDT --
You've likely heard the quote that "you only have one chance to make a first impression."
I get e-mails from writer friends and am shocked by their inability to craft even a simple sentence . . .
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January 29, 2008 08:00 PM EST --
We writers, while having many similarities, are a diverse lot. There are many areas of writing. I am not, by nature, a novelist. However, a good friend definitely is. He cranks out half a dozen in a year . . .
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September 21, 2007 01:21 AM EDT --
I got a check in the mail today. It's an infrequent happening lately, so I was giddy and danced around the sofa with my tongue out - waving the check in my husband's face. I sang (in . . .
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September 16, 2007 05:11 PM EDT --
Well, it says so in the following article's beginning. I already knew I was a bit impulsive, random in thought, and forgetful. But ill? Hmmm . . .
Actually, the write-up supports writing as therapy. . . .
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September 23, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
Coming soon - my new nonfiction project - Short Sheets For Writers - TM.
See it here or visit: www.shortsheetsforwriters.com
I've thoroughly researched my craft, attended writers' conferences, . . .
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April 02, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
Wow, I hadn't realized how long I had been away from Gather.
I came back to "dump" the entries from my three groups into the public domain. I feel bad about waiting so long to get my . . .
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September 12, 2007 11:54 PM EDT --
Writers: do you ever notice quirks in your thinking or display irrational behavior? Think you may be a bit "odd?" Visit this link and find out.
http://www.blogthings.com/howrareisyourpersonalityquiz/ . . .
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September 24, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
Hello, ladies!
Hope your lives are happy and healthy.
I had a recent email asking why I (moderator of the group) declined her submission. I decline several posts every day because they are contest entries . . .
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September 16, 2007 10:13 PM EDT --
So much of learning the writing craft has to do with reading. Through reading other similar works, we see examples of dialogue that "works" and of the importance of setting in a story. Plus, . . .
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September 18, 2007 12:32 PM EDT --
Hello, friends! Hope your day is going well.
I appreciate your connection with The Writer's Craft and love the article additions that deal with writing and other related helpful posts. . . .
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September 19, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
Story Quarterly is having a fiction contest, and the deadline is October 30th!
They accept novel entries, short stories and short short stories - all must be unpublished elsewhere. Word maximum is 8,000. . . .
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September 14, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
The following sentence is from an actual newspaper column. I swear it! I changed the street and city names to protect the innocent.
"Although the Main St. home was almost across the street from the . . .
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September 27, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
We, at Women Who Write, are ecstatic you are here!
Post often! We enjoy poetry (also see this group - if link didn't mind, see here: http://womenwhowrite.gather.com/) and any thoughts . . .
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September 19, 2007 09:36 PM EDT --
I've had many discussions with writers about whether they outline their novels before beginning them.
One friend, a man who has penned (and had published) over seventy Westerns, never outlines beyond . . .
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September 20, 2007 01:12 PM EDT --
Friends, friends, friends!!!
I found a super Web site today. It's location is www.mediabistro.com.
If you already freelance for magazines OR wish to begin, visit media bistro and look at the "How . . .
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September 21, 2007 12:38 AM EDT --
Hello, ladies!
I came across a neat looking contest for women writers on the internet.
Thought I'd share. http://www.awomanswrite.com/
They address "Women who write, literary ladies, fabulous . . .
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