Tag: writing
group name: adrenalinejunk
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March 17, 2008 12:38 AM EDT --
Once upon a time...
I wish this were a fairy tale. But it's not. This is the first in a series of vignettes about the adventures of spending a week in charge of my own life, while . . . more
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July 04, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
Please play. This is not a slam dunk. I have so many grammatical errors to complain about in this article. I know many people don't realize them. I'm not talking typos. . . . more
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April 07, 2008 12:05 AM EDT --
This is the fourth in a series about my week in charge of my own life, while Hubs is on vacation. The previous installments are:
Home Alone - I'm No Cinderella
Home Alone - Hunting . . . more
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November 09, 2007 02:08 PM EST --
The shadow of a man slid across the wall. Donna caught it out of the
corner of her eye. She glanced across the hall and saw Jack, still
sitting at his desk, his head bowed, reading . . . more
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January 16, 2008 12:33 PM EST --
My esteemed Gather colleague and connection Nick K. recently posted a plaintive piece on poetry appreciation, or lack thereof. "Oh cursed verse, I rarely get ye" cites a few of . . . more
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August 01, 2007 04:44 AM EDT --
These came to my writer's group inbox and I thought I would share.
The Press (NZ) Summer Fiction Competition
(due September 3, 2007; no entry fee; win $2,000 and publication)
(competition . . . more
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August 06, 2008 03:11 AM EDT --
While sitting at the computer
And trying to write a little ditty
I often have some help
From . . . more
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October 08, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
Today I awoke with thoughts on my mind of cleaning this house and minding the bills. Today I was not going to Gather, not me, today I was going to be full of industry! But between raising this . . . more
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July 02, 2007 08:09 AM EDT --
COMPETITIONS
ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.minotaurbooks.com/competitions.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Mystery Writers of America is pleased and excited . . . more
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July 16, 2007 09:44 AM EDT --
I got this in my e-mail and it comes from CoolNewsletter4Writers
I'm no MOMMY so I'll leave this one for you gals who are:
Mommy Mentors, an organization and online . . . more
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September 11, 2007 09:01 PM EDT --
There is a land called Gather
populated by so many friendly people
We all want to travel to the moon
Does transportation matter?
Some of us have already . . . more
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March 19, 2008 08:03 AM EDT --
Yesterday as I was watching my kindergarteners construct the front covers of their homemade books, "The Easter Basket", I could not help but wonder, "Are we not all born creative?" . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:04 AM EDT --
I need your help. When writing a short story and someone speaks, how do you set it off? I know it goes on line by itself, but is it indented?
For example.
Mary said, "I love you." . . . more
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November 29, 2007 01:40 PM EST --
Mike Row an smiled at his partner, Ed Mur row , as he saw him bending
over reading by the roof light in the c row n of the police cruiser, his eyes
. . . more
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September 03, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
My first and foremost reason is to write. I love to write as many of you may know.
Second, if I am honest, as many of you know, I am to a fault. I want free gift cards.
Third, I enjoy the . . . more
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August 16, 2007 10:55 AM EDT --
Reshape the Soft Heart
She stood at the edge of those memories
peering in- like a vagrant in the dark,
steam rising on the window, marking the
foggy . . . more
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August 06, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
Introduction
There are blocks to the creative writing process that can kill a story.
They are well known: fear of rejection, the impact of criticism, low self-confidence, lack of belief in one's . . . more
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September 20, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
Strange is good. I have learned a lot in therapy. One thing I've learned is that I'm not crazy: I'm gifted. I am an empath. I feel the pain and emotions of others. . . . more
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November 01, 2007 12:04 AM EDT --
It is November 1,2007 and I am now officially 81 years old. Yes, it
is my birthday and so I thought I would beat everyone to it and say
Happy Birthday to me, . . . more
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June 28, 2007 06:56 AM EDT --
I was going to enter this in the Edit Red short story competition, but I's rather show it off here. At least a few people will read it here.
. . . more
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