The Snowflake Chronicles (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/562186-The-Snowflake-Chronicles Lesson 6 Writing Assignment Written in March 2010 Word count: 327 I was sitting at my computer working on chapter two of "Yesterday's Desire", when the DJ interrupted the Beatles song playing on the radio. "This just in," he said, "the body of Mr. Writer S. Block was found in a room at the Las Vegas ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:14:39 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713562 Writing Assignment 8 Written in March 2010 Word count: 357 Line count: 89 Lesson One: Finding the Light Switch Finding the light switch In the dark requires patience Don't curse the darkness Write every day Even in the snow and cold When clouds hide the sun Intone your mantra Shout...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:01:38 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713561 Journal Entry 8: What I learned In Turning on the Light Written in March 2010 Word count: 545 The most important thing I learned was strategies to overcome writer's block. I liked the idea of the self-dialogue, the list and committing to complete everything I start. I have started to keep a list of ideas for writing a...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:56:34 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713559 Lesson 5 Writing Assignment: Dialogue Written in February 2010 Word count: 565 "Have you met the neighbors yet?" "Yes un no. I've met the guy across the street, he seems nice enough. He walks a..." "I hope he isn't as weird as the family next door to us." "What d' you mean w...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:49:40 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713557 Journal Entry #2: Perfect Writing Place Written for Turning on the Light Written in January 2010 My perfect writing place contains a computer located next to a window. This is so that I can look out the window whenever I want to. Outside the window, I can see sky, trees and part of my neighborhood. The window is located next...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:43:57 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713556 2008 NaNoWriMo Novel Written in October 2008 Prologue: Excerpts from the Journal of Padrick Wilhelm Odette IV December 20, 2012 at 11:11 UT King James Bible Numbers 14:18 "... visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation."...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:32:43 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713555 Protagonist for my 2008 NaNoWriMo Novel Written in October 2008 Word Count: 1196 Regina Odette walked into the empty lecture hall and looked around. As usual, she arrived fifteen minutes before Professor Collins, who always arrived five minutes before any of the other students. Meandering to the back of the room, she remove...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:26:19 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713554 The Folder Introduction This is the folder for my 2008 NaNoWriMo Novel The items in this folder are for my 2008 NaNoWriMo novel. The working title for this novel is The Paradox Stone rather then Project Energy Crystal. According to dictionary,com, one of the...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:19:51 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713553 Lesson 6 Part 1 - Prosperous Snow Written in June 2009 Character My father was quiet. I watched Dad and Uncle Charlie unload lumber from the bed of the 1959 Ford pick-up. As usual, Uncle Charlie was talking fast as a streaming download coming over a cable modem. Periodically Dad would stop and rub his chin with his right ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:01:06 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713552 Lesson 6 Part 2 - Prosperous Snow Written in June 2009 Characters George has been working at the same automobile factory six days a week, ten hours a day, for the past twelve years. (Use a simile or a metaphor to show how worn out George was feeling.) After twelve years, George was the rusted shell of a racecar. After twe...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:52:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713551 Lesson 7 Part 1 - Prosperous Snow Written in July 2009 Characters Jeff, one of the biggest men you could imagine, walked heavily through the antique store, while Ginnie's eyes looked quickly at each item left quivering in his wake. Six foot five Jeff stomped through the antique store, while Gennie's eyes darted at ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:36:34 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713550 Lesson 7 Part 2 - Prosperous Snow Written in July 2009 Characters Adverbs - only, Periodically Adjectives - always Nouns - talking Verbs - stop I watched Dad and Uncle Charlie unload lumber from the bed of the 1959 Ford pick-up. Uncle Charlie talked fast as a streaming download over a cable modem. Every five or six seco...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:29:42 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713549 The noise resembles a buzz saw Written in May 2009 and Edited in November 2009 Word count: 381 The continual ringing in my ears over writes most of what I hear or think I hear. The barking of a neighbor's dog penetrates the ringing that is always present, even when there is no other noise around. There are some soun...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:17:01 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713548 Dear Me A letter to myself, entry in the Dear Me contest 2008 Writte January 2008 Dear Me, Snow, you have spent 2007 in a fog, accomplishing very little. That is changing in 2008. You will come out of the fog, start writing and submitting on a regular basis. You will attempt something new and write in genres you would norm...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:10:26 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713546 Originally two different essays written several weeks apart. Hobo Stew: The Recipe This recipe takes leftovers Written in September 2009 This is a recipe that you can plan a week ahead of time. The only ingredients are leftovers. The first step in preparing Hobo Stew is to decide which meat you are ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:03:41 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713545 A significant historical event in my spiritual life (November 12, 1817) Written in November 2007 Born in the Persian province whose name means light When the first rays of morning were shattering With dawn's blue waves the charcoal windows of night A child whose glory awoke hope smoldering In souls deep frozen by dogma...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:31:08 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713544 Places on writing.com to find poetry forms, etc. [Link To Item #1192227] [Link To Item #662060] [Link To Item #1230549] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:23:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713542 Review of Tahirih: A Portrait in Poetry by ProsperousSnow NOTE:Tahirih: A portrait in Poetry Selected Poems of Qurratu'l-'Ayn is edited and translated by Amin Banani and English Poems by Jascha Kessler and Anthony A. Lee published by Kalimat Press, Los Angel...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:24:24 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713508 From Contest folder introduction This is where I am putting the contests I am hosting and the plans for the contests I going to host. [Image #1044169] Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emer...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:34:20 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713505 This contest, which ran for three rounds, was created in December 2005 and ended in December 2006. The contest rating was E. I am not sure if I am going to run this or any contest again, but I am keeping this information for inspiration. Potpourri Contest In essence, the dictionary definition of potpourri is a grouping or amalgamation of odd, bizarre, inconsistent, incompatible or inappropriate items or objects. My personal definition of potpourri is a combination of incongruous objects or items each with a pleasant aroma. The...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:25:25 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713503 Chapter 1: Dreams and other Nightmare Written in August 2010 Word Count: 715 It is August 8, 2010, and Mom woke up about 11:00 PM. I had fallen asleep on the love seat watching a show on the Discovery Channel. Mom was frightened, she wanted to call Grandpa and Grandma to come, pick her up and take her home. She could not fi...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:41:28 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713502 Contains my experiences as my Mother's caregiver Started in August 2010 Journal of a Caregiver is the working title for this book. I have not decided on the final title yet. This book contains some of my experiences as my mother's caregiver. My mother was born on a farm in Oklahoma on March 19, 1921. In late Novembe...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:43:39 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713501 Writing Assignment 7 Written in March 2010 Word count: 803 Leah stared at the canvas waiting for her to cloth its body with color. The longer she stared at it, the worse the situation became. The white canvas seemed to mock her, laugh at her inability to sketch the simplest scene in her mind. If she could not visualize the ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:26:52 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713500 Journal Entry 7: Breaking Through Writer's Block Exercises Written in March 2010 Word count: 301 I began by listing all ten of the exercises about breaking through writer's block. Then I chose an exercise to do. I chose exploring the great out doors first. Since I live in Las Vegas, a city with several parks that sh...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:21:23 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713499 Lesson 4 Writing Assignment: Earthquake Inner visual Exercise Earthquake Storm Written in February 2010 Word Count: 513 The wind carrying the aroma of decay blows through elm trees binding the trees to the ground. Lightning strikes one of the trees splitting it in half, as the tree crashes to the ground, thunder rumbles thr...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:13:33 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/713496