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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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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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December 28, 2007 11:15 PM EST --
Writers are as different a lot as any other profession. We have similarities (we enjoy a good tale), but are each unique individuals.
An example: I write a novel in snippets and not in any . . .
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December 18, 2007 07:54 PM EST --
*This is an herb column I wrote earlier in the year for my Master Gardener newsletter. Hope you like.
Have you ever read through the Bible and found references to a "bitter . . .
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October 16, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
Hopscotch after lunch
Projectile peas and carrots
Sour toddler puke
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October 16, 2007 11:08 PM EDT --
Tonight, my son told me something he posted on his facebook page.
I was in awe of the guy. He's a literary brilliant.
Here is his idea (tongue in cheek):
"I'm gonna market . . .
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October 09, 2007 08:30 PM EDT --
So what if my friends call me Grammar Nazi. I'm PROUD to be PROPER!
Want a few verb teasers?
First, allow me to share two of my pet peeves.
1) When folks don't know how to use adventurous . . .
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October 03, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --
Nude and shivering under my tightly-tucked hospital sheets, I had only my arms free . . .
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October 03, 2007 07:45 AM EDT --
Mary had a little worm
She thought it was a chigger.
But everything that Mary ate,
Only made it bigger.
It came with her to school one day,
And gave the kids a fright,
Especially . . .
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October 02, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
Coming soon (slated for the end of October) - Short Sheet For Writers (will be #7, I believe). See www.shortsheetsforwriters.com
Scenes are the divisions of developments and . . .
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September 28, 2007 06:09 PM EDT --
Hello, ladies!
I've attended the first two meetings of a local Zona Rosa writing group and must advise you all to read Rosemary Daniell's book called Secrets of the Zona . . .
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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 27, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
I go through "poetry passion" now and then. I'll write until my fingers are numb (or my vision blurs.)
My posts will usually be free form or Haiku.
It's almost October, let's . . .
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September 25, 2007 10:19 PM EDT --
I love the simple 5-7-5 form of our "Americanized" Haiku. However, I like to stray from the norm and do my own twisted versions. Here goes:
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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 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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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 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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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 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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