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April 2012 - Posts
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Everybody who takes their craft seriously--whether they paint or sculpt or weld or write--has a unique voice, a distinct flavor. If they're really good, you know them immediately; there's no need to see their signature on their work...you just know it's Read More...
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This the book I just started a while ago: Like Trees, Walking by Ravi Howard. I started reading it on a car trip and set it aside. It's a book I am picking up again to finish, now that I've inhaled the three "Hunger Games" books. Like Trees, Walking is Read More...
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Last week, I had nothing to bring to my critique group. Since I'm not like Tammy, with her skilled sphincter and all, I could not pull something out of my butt. (What comes of my butt is not gems.) So I resigned myself to digging through some oldies but Read More...
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Yes, it's almost Friday. That means another Book Blurb Friday offering from Lisa Ricard Claro. The idea is write a book blurb--150 words or less--that is enticing enough to prompt hordes of people to engage in a purchasing frenzy. The photo was supposedly Read More...
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Lynn, a fellow WWWP, and I are plotting. We are going to put a stop--somehow--to Beth's beauty and talent (okay, that's just me), to Linda's habit of being a publication pig (okay, that's only me as well), and to Tammy's skillful sphincter. (She claims Read More...
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Yesterday afternoon I began reading the book The Hunger Games. Yes, I know. I am the last human being left on the planet who has not read the book and no, I haven't seen the movie yet either. To say it is a page-turner is a gross understatement. photo Read More...
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Lisa Ricard Claro, a generous blogger and a talented writer, hosts Book Blurb Friday every week. It has been going strong for over a year now. The photo she posts--along with the 150 word limit--inspires a writer's imagination as well as hones the ability Read More...
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Last night I was dry as a bone. I was experiencing a creative drought. Not a drop of inspiration, and no clouds in sight. However, I did find a possible market to submit to. They're looking for humorous pieces, but since I'm unfamiliar with their magazine, Read More...
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photo by Lemon Lauren One of the writers in my critique group--She Who Will Not Be Named (SWWNBN)-- has done the same thing for several meetings in a row. When it comes her turn to share, she hems and haws, saying she really doesn't have much. What she Read More...
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Yes, tonight was our writing critique night. Another snortingly good time was had by all. Since I know everyone is frothing at the mouth for details, here are the highlights: One of our members (I won't name names, lucky for you, Tammy) did an encore Read More...
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Emily Dickinson photo by Amherst College Archives Saturday Writers is having two contests this month--poetry and flash fiction. The deadline is April 28. Poetry is limited to 50 lines; flash fiction is limited to 500 words. The entry is fee is $7, with Read More...
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