http://fictionexercises.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Now Write! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:30:39 GMT 2010-01-07T14:30:39Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980879&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I stand, legs trembling as my body consumes itself. You urge, voice trembling that I live despite the pain. I know. You love you and I am part of who you are. Sorry, I'm not you, I don't . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:29:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980879&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Kevin Weeks 2010-01-07T04:29:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980756&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I just read this fascinating/horrifying article about called ‘ Former right-wing leader warns of religious right violence: ‘Anyone can be killed’ ’ and it truly has me shaking . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:38:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977980756&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-07T02:38:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979940&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Hello all and Happy New Year, ZLS Publishing is proud to announce that they have made Business of the Month by a writers magazine called From A Writers Point of View.  You can read the article . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:10:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979940&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace ZlS Publishing 2010-01-06T17:10:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978712&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Currently the ‘ House of Night ’ vampire series, written by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristen Cast, is being pushed (by the publisher I’m sure) to be the heir apparent to Stephenie . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978712&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-06T01:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976731&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I think this is the funniest film that George Clooney has been in since ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’  It is a small film in comparison to the rest of the movies being released for . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976731&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-05T02:25:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975117&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Welcome to My Week of December 27, 2009 to January 2, 2010 What I Loved... My new diet which is now vegetarian!  I used to be that way for five years before I fell off the wagon.  I am . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:13:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975117&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace T W. 2010-01-04T06:13:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975112&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Welcome to My Week of December 20th to December 26th of 2009 What I Loved........... Watching some silent movies.  They were my first closed captioned movies when I was little.  I remember . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:06:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975112&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace T W. 2010-01-04T06:06:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974827&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace It is that time of year where those of us who write reviews of films, look back and discuss the cinematic mistakes that were.  Since I’m not a professional I’m stuck knowing that I . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:52:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974827&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-04T01:52:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538469&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Second Monday in December, 2008 Last night brought four inches of straight-falling snow that draped lawns, pines, and off-streets in heavy fleece, and left a pudding of salt and slush on the . . . Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:06:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977538469&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Liz H. 2008-12-18T01:06:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Overall, I would have to say that 2009 was a pretty good year for movies.  I think that Hollywood, more so than ever, is trying to diversify the films that they release.  I think the most . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:50:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-03T04:50:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect.  I was sold on the event by the Rainy Day Books employee who said that he hadn’t seen such a buzz about a cooking personality since the . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:29:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-02T04:29:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-26T18:36:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I decided to give this series, ‘ Darkest Powers Trilogy ’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘ Tempted ’ to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-24T02:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960739&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace A very special fairy tale for the times (thank you, Mariana & Ann) Tierra Madre and the Sacrifice of Ursus Polaris © 2009, Bent Lorentzen . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:03:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960739&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-23T20:03:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960007&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace click for book excerpt and to order   This book is a finalist in its category of EPIC's e-book awards. This is only my 2 nd ever recommendation of a book in my . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:09:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960007&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-23T09:09:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Aw, the holidays are upon us.  Thankfully it seems as if the local radio stations have thus far resisted playing Christmas tunes the day after Halloween, but to tide us over until the start of . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:28:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959567&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-23T01:28:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I think ‘ The Van Alen Legacy ’ is probably my favorite book out of the ‘Blue Blood’ novel series and follows, ‘ Blue Bloods ,’ ‘ Masquerade ,’ . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:20:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-18T04:20:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace You might just want to be tardy to this party.  ‘Masquerade’ is the second installment of the Blue Bloods Vampire series (following ‘ Blue Bloods ’) and I must admit . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:10:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-11T18:10:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941384&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Below is a sample from the novel that has been waiting 2 years to come out, the sequel to Dragon's Moon , which came in 4th in the 2002 Dream Realm Awards . Krona is set in the mythological . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941384&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-10T21:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941280&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Tell me What’s behind the secret door? Striped tiger Prince Charming Anaconda Wild boar?   Tell me What’s . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:47:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941280&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Liz H. 2009-12-10T19:47:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace Yup, I read yet another series of vampire novels, I’m blaming Alexander Skarsgård who plays Eric in ‘True Blood’ because he is so freaking hot that I just have to get . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:24:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-10T04:24:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace I’m not a fan of Ayn Rand for several reasons including that I think she was a horrible writer (were editors afraid to stand up to her?) and I think most of her theories are too simplistic . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:44:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937979&grpId=3659174697244877&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-09T01:44:59Z