Tag: writing
member name: Kathryn E.
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November 04, 2009 09:20 AM EST --
Oh my heart breaks and is about to pop. I cannot give my heart; I am afraid. On this morn, this early November morn, I am afraid; outside, soft evergreens fill my nostrils with balsam . . .
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May 06, 2009 03:01 PM EDT --
Mommy,
It has been more than seven years since you died, 11 years since I last saw you, and more than 40 years since I last lived with you. So much has happened, and I can barely contain the sadness . . .
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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 . . .
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July 18, 2008 07:26 PM EDT --
I did not think of the pain
his mother felt when they cut
him from her womb nor the pain he felt as
Brutus betrayed him.
I only thought of crisp Romaine squares exploding . . .
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April 29, 2006 09:45 PM EDT --
Two Decembers ago, it was 65 degrees and my crocuses and tulips bloomed.
They trusted. They trusted their instinct that the time to bloom was at that moment.
It doesn't matter they were wrong. They . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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March 23, 2008 12:57 AM EDT --
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 . . .
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October 31, 2007 03:31 AM EDT --
Lilly tucked a small piece of paper under her pillow before she went to bed. Her skull was fractured, her brain was swollen, several vertebrae were cracked. It was a hot summer night; sweat beaded . . .
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June 18, 2008 01:20 PM EDT --
This article will update, as articles continue to come into the group and are Featured and/or Notable.
Featured today:
Annamaria's Secret (Wednesday Writing Essentials)
by . . .
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June 25, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials. Today, June 25th, you have a choice of three writing prompts, all photos.
Summer is supposed to be fun. In that vein, here are the three . . .
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September 17, 2007 05:20 AM EDT --
Yook, a big, red fire fruck!' Teeden yelled as he ran to the window.
'Teeden, don't' say 'fruck' say, 'ter-uck.' Can you say 'ter-uck?''
'No I . . .
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August 26, 2008 09:16 PM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials. Today, August 27th, is the theme:
What did you do this summer?
Not only this summer, but any favorite summer is fine.
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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 . . .
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September 09, 2008 08:54 PM EDT --
Such a beautiful day, Kate thought. A perfect day. Blue sky, yellow sun, no clouds.
Kate listened to the CD she had put in her car.
And I will always love you.
I will always love . . .
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March 17, 2009 06:39 PM EDT --
Kathryn volunteers at a local food pantry. As you can imagine, there is need for more food and for more volunteers at food pantries these days. As part of the training for food pantry volunteers, the . . .
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October 02, 2009 01:05 PM EDT --
All you gals or guys who write Women's Fiction - this is different from Chick Lit, in that Chick Lit - is sometimes considered coming of age fiction ( I have read that before, but I don't really . . .
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October 29, 2009 01:33 AM EDT --
It was a left hook, then a right, then a bogie, then he was in the sand. No. That's not right. There once was an elephant who tried to use the telephant. No.
It was Wednesday night in our house . . .
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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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