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| #5690: | May 22, 2013 | Sarah |
| The Time Warp. Continuing research into preparing to write a story set in a bygone era. | ||
| #5667: | May 15, 2013 | NickiD89 |
| Life is a Subway Study the characters that are all around you. | ||
| #5656: | May 08, 2013 | Kittiara |
| The Value of Friendship Romance is the center point of many novels. However, the usefulness of friendship should not be underestimated! | ||
| #5631: | May 01, 2013 | Joy |
| Using the Loss Card for Drama Loss of something or someone important may lead to high drama in fiction. | ||
| #5636: | April 24, 2013 | Sarah |
| Historical Inspirations History is filled with inspiration and characters just waiting for their stories to be told. | ||
| #5620: | April 17, 2013 | NickiD89 |
| Stop Yelling at Me!! Don't demand dramatic flair with exclamation points. | ||
| #5611: | April 10, 2013 | Kittiara |
| The Appeal of the Familiar Drama can take place anywhere. The sky is not the limit. Just make sure you don't alienate the reader completely! | ||
| #5569: | April 03, 2013 | Joy |
| Subplots: Using Secondary Characters Creating dramatic subplots by using the secondary characters in a fictional story | ||
| #5586: | March 27, 2013 | Sarah |
| Laughter in the Drama Genre Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Peter Ustinov, Actor and Writer
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| #5581: | March 20, 2013 | NickiD89 |
| Behind the Blog Let your character speak ~ Let yourself speak | ||
| #5566: | March 13, 2013 | Kittiara |
| Giving Your Characters A Voice A good character is full of personality. Dialogue can help you bring this across to the reader. | ||
| #5531: | March 06, 2013 | Joy |
| Does Your Fiction Include a Secret? When secrets exist in the plot or the characters, they create tension and suspense, awakening the readers' curiosity. | ||
| #5535: | February 26, 2013 | Sarah |
| Tragedy in the Drama Genre As a traditional sub-genre of Drama, tragedy uses human hardships and suffering to invoke emotion in readers. | ||
| #5520: | February 19, 2013 | NickiD89 |
| Hook 'Em Good! As in Fiction, dramatic hooks are also essential when writing for a non-fiction audience. | ||
| #5517: | February 12, 2013 | Kittiara |
| Animals in the Drama Genre A clever cat. A faithful dog. They have a well-deserved place in fiction. But why do they often have to suffer or die? | ||
| #5472: | February 05, 2013 | Joy |
| Creating Drama in Fiction The essential components of drama we can use inside our stories | ||
| #5485: | January 29, 2013 | Sarah |
| A Brief History of the Drama Genre Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.
Alfred Hitchcock
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| #5479: | January 22, 2013 | NickiD89 |
| Drama and the Moon The moon inspires drama in countless ways. | ||
| #5448: | January 08, 2013 | Joy |
| The Importance of the Inner Journey Writing the inner journey of the protagonist and other important characters in fiction | ||
| #5424: | December 25, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Life's Little Miracles Big and small, during times of great joy and deepest sorrow, miracles are all around us. | ||
| #5419: | December 18, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Embracing the Classics When they were written, society was different. Yet a lot of the themes remain relevant. | ||
| #5394: | December 11, 2012 | Joy |
| He Did What? But Why? Using Cause and Effect in Story Building | ||
| #5397: | December 04, 2012 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| Drama in the Everyday Daily life is drama; experienced without thought in the world mundane, made vivid by the writer's pen in verse and prose | ||
| #5390: | November 27, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Na-Now What-Mo? T minus 2 days until NaNoWriMo wraps up. Then what?? | ||
| #5350: | November 13, 2012 | Joy |
| Are Your Characters Opposites of You? How to build characters who are very different from the writer’s own character | ||
| #5351: | November 06, 2012 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| One Scene at a Time First one scene, then another, then another to weave drama | ||
| #5337: | October 31, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Semicolon Use: Old-School or Archaic? The fate of the semicolon is uncertain with today's modern fiction writers. | ||
| #5330: | October 24, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Terrible Bestsellers? How Strange! Everyone says they are terrible, and yet everyone seems to have read them. How does that work, then? | ||
| #5286: | October 17, 2012 | Joy |
| Getting Ready for 2012 NaNoWriMo Finding the premise and developing the main points of your NaNo novel | ||
| #5302: | October 10, 2012 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| Over the Top ~ Not Mellow-Drama Melodrama is not a mellow-drama, but over the top, intense and vivid imagery incites in story or verse | ||
| #5294: | October 03, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| I Shouldn't Be Alive Drawing inspiration from reality series "I Shouldn't Be Alive," not for plot ideas, but for ways to amp up the drama. | ||
| #5282: | September 26, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Characters Have A Right To Grieve We grieve for the loss of someone, or something, special. So, too, should our characters. | ||
| #5252: | September 19, 2012 | Joy |
| Author's Gender and His/Her Craft How an Author’s Gender May Influence His/Her Craft
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| #5251: | September 12, 2012 | Thankful Sonali-6 Years on WDC |
| Types of Drama Give a mix of the different types of Drama to keep the reader interested! | ||
| #5245: | September 05, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| It's In The Mail Discovering old letters teaches us so much more than the lost art of writing them. | ||
| #5234: | August 29, 2012 | Kittiara |
| A Sigh of Relief A believable character needs a break inbetween overcoming obstacles. And so does the reader... | ||
| #5202: | August 22, 2012 | Joy |
| Character Deaths by Writers’ Pens Making your characters meet their demise while creating strong reader or audience emotion | ||
| #5208: | August 15, 2012 | Lonewolf |
| Five Ways to Pace Your Story Pacing like a dam, allows the writer to control just how fast or slow the plot flows through the river of their story. | ||
| #5197: | August 08, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| She did? Okay...but wait, why? When character motivation falls short, readers don't feel the drama. | ||
| #5185: | August 01, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Write About What You Know "Write about what you know" is a piece of advice commonly given. It doesn't mean you have to limit yourself! | ||
| #5154: | July 25, 2012 | Joy |
| Creating the Unexpected: Plot Twists Using effective plot twists to add drama, surprise, and unpredictability to a story | ||
| #5142: | July 11, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Mary Sue, I Can't Stand You A Mary Sue or Gary Stu character will suck the drama out of your story. | ||
| #5132: | July 04, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Non-fiction? Not As Easy As It Seems! The Innocent Man by John Grisham - it takes true talent to create a fascinating read out of reality and facts. | ||
| #5102: | June 27, 2012 | Joy |
| Attention: Texture! Taking a look at the subtlety and the ins and outs of texture in writing | ||
| #5108: | June 20, 2012 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| Conflicted Drama is driven by conflict ~be it internal or external or both (more fun) | ||
| #5094: | June 13, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Life's a Beach A beachcomber's focus for writers | ||
| #5086: | June 06, 2012 | Kittiara |
| Drama? It's an Experience. Drama is a part of life and literature. Don't be afraid to use it! | ||
| #5054: | May 30, 2012 | Joy |
| How to Make Characters Jump off the Page What agents and editors mean when they ask you to make your characters jump off the page | ||
| #5061: | May 23, 2012 | Fyn |
| Travel a new highway-- Going after a dream with everything you've got! | ||
| #5046: | May 16, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Remember When...? Firsthand accounts and incredible imagery of bygone eras are only a conversation away. | ||
| #5030: | May 09, 2012 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| Loads of Drama in Brief A one act play is akin to a short story or flash fiction; a complete story in few but vivid, dramatic words and action | ||
| #5004: | May 02, 2012 | Joy |
| The Wilderness inside Your Characters Wilderness is where the characters have to fight their way through complex emotions inside them. | ||
| #5007: | April 25, 2012 | Fyn |
| Stressed Out! Stress out your characters and see how they handle it! | ||
| #5000: | April 18, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Part Two ~ Tone in The Night Circus Part Two of a two-part series on Voice and Tone in Literature | ||
| #4938: | April 04, 2012 | Joy |
| How to Set up the Opposing Action The opposing action establishes the central conflict in the plot and creates depth in the characters. | ||
| #4962: | March 28, 2012 | Fyn |
| Approval Issues How does approval motivate your characters? Or does it? | ||
| #4949: | March 21, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Part One ~ Voice and In The Night Circus Part One of a two-part series on Voice and Tone in Literature | ||
| #4935: | March 14, 2012 | Jace |
| Life Happens Daily Draw on your life's experiences to create drama in your writing. | ||
| #4889: | March 07, 2012 | Joy |
| Let Poetic Justice Enhance Your Story Inserting poetic justice in the writing of a story or play to satisfy the reader or the audience more | ||
| #4907: | February 29, 2012 | Fyn |
| What is it about a drama queen? Why do they make for good reading, good TV and good gossip? | ||
| #4887: | February 22, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Voice and Tone in The Night Circus Scratching the subject surface of voice and tone in literature. | ||
| #4875: | February 15, 2012 | Jace |
| Love and Conflict The makings of a beautiful drama. | ||
| #4859: | February 08, 2012 | Joy |
| Writing the Disturbing Scenes How to handle the scenes that require descriptions of disturbing acts, detailed sex, violence, and horror
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| #4853: | February 01, 2012 | Fyn |
| Differences and Communication Mars and Venus...meeting on Earth | ||
| #4842: | January 25, 2012 | NickiD89 |
| Rhythm Method When the rhythm is right, the writing becomes organic with a breath of its own. | ||
| #4800: | January 11, 2012 | Joy |
| A Baddie Can Also Be Funny Antagonists and villains with humorous traits: A few tips on creating them | ||
| #4808: | January 04, 2012 | Fyn |
| I hereby resolve to . . . Resolution:the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. | ||
| #4784: | December 27, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Life Storms and Silver Linings When a life storm hits, be sure you have something to take notes. | ||
| #4786: | December 20, 2011 | Sara♥Jean Dreams |
| What's in a Description? So many people tell you to show, rather than tell. What does that mean, really? | ||
| #4753: | December 13, 2011 | Joy |
| Hearing Voices inside Our Heads How to listen to the specific ways our characters talk and choose the tone to fit the distinctiveness of each story | ||
| #4750: | December 06, 2011 | Fyn |
| Are You a Tease? Foreshadowing--tease your reader with what is to come! | ||
| #4743: | November 29, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| NaNoWri(Lessons)Mo What I learned during National Novel Writing Month 2011 | ||
| #4701: | November 15, 2011 | Joy |
| Maybe You'll Need That Epilogue The epilogue: When it is necessary and how to write it. | ||
| #4707: | November 08, 2011 | Fyn |
| Argumentatively Speaking err Yelling It is a lot harder to write an argument than it is to have one! | ||
| #4692: | November 02, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Not the Only Window to the Soul Recognizing your writing fixations | ||
| #4657: | October 19, 2011 | Joy |
| Injecting Depth into the Protagonist The depth in a character depends on that character's moral and psychological needs.
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| #4661: | October 12, 2011 | Fyn |
| When The Music Swells... Translating the 'dramatic music' to writing | ||
| #4647: | October 05, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Believe You Can Do It, And You Will The power of positive thought is as real as the computer you're reading this on. | ||
| #4639: | September 28, 2011 | Kittiara |
| Emotion Should Be Embraced To become a better writer, sometimes you'll need a box of tissues. | ||
| #4608: | September 21, 2011 | Joy |
| Introducing Children to Theater Arts A hands-on theater experience can help your child grow in various ways. | ||
| #4610: | September 14, 2011 | Fyn |
| Solemn Journey Reflecting on 9-11 | ||
| #4592: | August 31, 2011 | Brooke - Playing Catch Up! |
| Don't just write words. Write music. A handful of suggestions on how to keep your writing from being monotonous. | ||
| #4558: | August 24, 2011 | Joy |
| Creating the Characters' Goals How to find and create character goals in a story | ||
| #4566: | August 17, 2011 | Fyn |
| Drama: An Unexpected Use For self-published authors: Getting folks to buy your books.... | ||
| #4541: | August 10, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| A Departure From Myself What my vacation journal reminded me about writing and life. | ||
| #4504: | July 27, 2011 | Joy |
| Episodic Plot Structure Writing a series of loosely connected stories within the same storyline | ||
| #4510: | July 20, 2011 | Fyn |
| Politics--everywhere--even in writing! Politics seems to be an issue everywhere, why not in our writing? | ||
| #4494: | July 13, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Characters that Capture the Imagination Paradox transforms a character from interesting to fascinating. | ||
| #4461: | June 29, 2011 | Joy |
| Crimes of Love As Dramatic Subjects The drama of love gone wrong as the result of powerful passions and unusual situations | ||
| #4465: | June 22, 2011 | Fyn |
| Fancy Meal verses Carnival Melange Build your story as you would create a fancy meal! | ||
| #4445: | June 15, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Face the Fear When the urge to fly away is great, take a deep breath, roost and write. | ||
| #4443: | June 08, 2011 | Thankful Sonali-6 Years on WDC |
| Is Real Life an Anti-Climax? How true-to-life does Drama have to be? Does being lifelike add to, or take away from, Drama? | ||
| #4408: | June 01, 2011 | Joy |
| Writing the Historical Fiction Historical fiction, tips, and mixing it with other genres | ||
| #4420: | May 25, 2011 | Fyn |
| Prima Donna Don'ts!! Self-publishing? Darling, don't be a prima donna! No place here for Divas! | ||
| #4399: | May 18, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Add Intensity to Your Drama Part Two of a two-part series called How to Heighten Drama in Your Writing | ||
| #4390: | May 11, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Remove What Dampens Your Drama This is Part One of a two-part series called How to Heighten Drama in Your Writing. | ||
| #4343: | May 04, 2011 | Joy |
| Political Drama Political drama’s origins, history, and tips for writing it for today's audiences | ||
| #4360: | April 27, 2011 | Fyn |
| Teens: More drama than there used to be? Does memory fail or is it really different? | ||
| #4352: | April 20, 2011 | NickiD89 |
| Going Deep with Third Person Limited Create more drama in your scenes by deepening the POV. | ||
| #4306: | April 06, 2011 | Joy |
| Using Figures of Speech Effectively Figurative speech adds flavor to fiction, but using it properly takes practice. | ||
| #4316: | March 30, 2011 | Fyn |
| Play the Fool's Game Play a joke on one of your characters to further your writing. | ||
| #4303: | March 23, 2011 | jay |
| All in the Details Use specific details and realistic backgrounds to frame your dramatic stories. | ||
| #4292: | March 16, 2011 | Lonewolf |
| How Drama changed my life A brief talk about how Drama has had a hand in how I write. | ||
| #4263: | March 09, 2011 | Joy |
| Creating Tension in Fiction Several ways of creating tension, and therefore drama, to keep the reader reading | ||
| #4269: | March 02, 2011 | Fyn |
| Why We Write The varied reasons we as writers write! | ||
| #4257: | February 23, 2011 | Fyn |
| Audience Determines Dramatic Effect There is only drama in a moment if your audience perceives it as such! | ||
| #4244: | February 16, 2011 | Fyn |
| Museum in the Basement Age--all a matter of perspective. Really. | ||
| #4161: | February 09, 2011 | Joy |
| Writing the Kidnapping Drama Various ways of writing about kidnapping in fiction. | ||
| #4211: | February 02, 2011 | Fyn |
| Oh! The drama of it all! Will he? Won't he? Question is: Will you? | ||
| #4160: | January 12, 2011 | Joy |
| Heroes and Thrillers Placing a hero inside a thriller can heighten the excitement of a story. | ||
| #4165: | January 05, 2011 | Fyn |
| Great Drama in Small Moments Drama isn't about the big explosion as much as in the moments that fuel the fire. | ||
| #4149: | December 28, 2010 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| A New Year of Drama ~ K I S S Same old same old ~ Not if you begin the year with your own touch of Drama ^_^ | ||
| #4144: | December 21, 2010 | Fyn |
| Anticipation is Drama's Best Friend Anticipation is what can make the journey. | ||
| #4115: | December 14, 2010 | Joy |
| Use Your Characters' Misinterpretations Powerful stories are born from characters' actions based on their misinterpretation of situations or other characters. | ||
| #4122: | December 07, 2010 | Fyn |
| A History Tree Swapping Christmas Tree Ornament stories leads to a revelation. | ||
| #4052: | November 16, 2010 | Joy |
| Writing Confessions How confessions attract attention and a few suggestions for writing them. | ||
| #4073: | November 09, 2010 | Fyn |
| Using the Invisible You Write what you know has been used so many times, yet writers still shy away from using what they know best--themselves. | ||
| #4025: | October 27, 2010 | Thankful Sonali-6 Years on WDC |
| The Big Want is a State of Mind Go for the 'big want' and the obstacles to it - but what is the big want and where are those obstacles? | ||
| #4011: | October 20, 2010 | Joy |
| Image Patterning in Dramatic Fiction Image Patterns add depth, unity, and organization to fiction. | ||
| #4019: | October 13, 2010 | Fyn |
| Dramatic Moments Don't miss the dramatic potential in the little things! | ||
| #3994: | October 06, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Nature's Wrath Mankind isn't the only thing capable of creating drama. | ||
| #3985: | September 29, 2010 | Thankful Sonali-6 Years on WDC |
| Pack the Punch - Drama in a few words How many words do you need, to create a dramatic situation? | ||
| #3962: | September 22, 2010 | Joy |
| Interior Monologue Interior monologue sums up a character directly or indirectly and sometimes through the stream of consciousness. | ||
| #3973: | September 15, 2010 | Fyn |
| Is it me? Or is it hot in here? Meltdowns, they happen in the real world, why should your characters have it any different? | ||
| #3948: | September 08, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Titles: The Rose Is Not Just a Rose! First impressions are crucial. Don't lose readers before they ever open your story...make sure your title counts! | ||
| #3913: | August 25, 2010 | Joy |
| A Sense of Mystery Adding an internal sense of mystery to dramatic fiction. | ||
| #3922: | August 18, 2010 | Fyn |
| Drama in Unexpected Places Drama = Emotion + Action (or reaction) and it can pop out of anywhere! | ||
| #3898: | August 11, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| The Journey Taken Drama, like writing, often involves a journey. No two people share the same tale. | ||
| #3888: | August 04, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Skelator Syndrome Skeletons in the closet can be interesting. Skeletons serving as story structure? Not so much. | ||
| #3862: | July 28, 2010 | Joy |
| Plot Points The importance of plot points for a story's advancement
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| #3868: | July 21, 2010 | Fyn |
| Making it Real Words can have a far reaching effect. | ||
| #3846: | July 14, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Boredom does breed creativity! Ever reach a stalemate or a lull in your story? All is not lost, and I will tell you why. | ||
| #3793: | June 30, 2010 | Joy |
| Musical Plays A short history of musical plays and a few steps to follow for writing a musical play | ||
| #3815: | June 23, 2010 | Crys |
| My Love of Musicals I love musicals, but I could never write one! | ||
| #3801: | June 16, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Fight or Flight The two basic instincts we all possess when confronted with danger. | ||
| #3790: | June 09, 2010 | Fyn |
| Drama: Everywhere in the Theatre of Now Drama is all around us--whether writing to be read or writing for the stage; we are it. | ||
| #3747: | June 02, 2010 | Joy |
| The Lost Object Theme The tangible lost-object story can lead to its characters’ drama and their tension-filled search. | ||
| #3755: | May 26, 2010 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| Dramatic effect need not be 'dramatic' Satire can pierce with subtlety the ear of your reader/listener no less than an aria of screams calls them to attention | ||
| #3734: | May 19, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| Building Off the "F" Word How family ties can inspire creativity and build strong drama. | ||
| #3728: | May 12, 2010 | esprit |
| What is Style and How Do I Develop Mine? Style includes the multitude of choices fiction writers make, consciously or subconsciously, as they create a story. | ||
| #3678: | May 05, 2010 | Joy |
| #3648: | April 28, 2010 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| #3689: | April 21, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| #3665: | April 14, 2010 | esprit |
| Do You Write nonfiction? Are we ignoring this less-competitive market? | ||
| #3626: | April 07, 2010 | Joy |
| #3623: | March 31, 2010 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| #3627: | March 24, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| #3579: | March 17, 2010 | esprit |
| Action-Reaction--Part Two You can write the perfectly structured scene. | ||
| #3565: | March 10, 2010 | Joy |
| #3585: | March 03, 2010 | esprit |
| How to Assemble Instructions--Structure The end product will be more satisfying if logical steps are followed. | ||
| #3572: | February 24, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| #3559: | February 17, 2010 | esprit |
| Do You Dare to Offend? Don't sacrifice your writing or your characters because you're afraid of offending. | ||
| #3517: | February 10, 2010 | Joy |
| #3527: | February 03, 2010 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3512: | January 27, 2010 | Adriana Noir |
| #3478: | January 20, 2010 | esprit |
| Banned & Challenged Books - Kids Lit Unless you're writing for a specific publisher that requires 'clean and innocent', don't worry about it. | ||
| #3490: | January 13, 2010 | Joy |
| #3477: | January 06, 2010 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3440: | December 30, 2009 | Joy |
| #3451: | December 23, 2009 | esprit |
| Overwriting, Details and "Chekhov's Gun" Was a simple detail brought in but never mentioned again? Did you leave a loaded gun in the drawer? | ||
| #3435: | December 16, 2009 | Adriana Noir |
| #3426: | December 09, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3388: | December 02, 2009 | Joy |
| #3401: | November 25, 2009 | esprit |
| News & Tid Bits For Writers This weeks letter is a little different, but variety is always good. Right? Submission ideas. | ||
| #3385: | November 18, 2009 | Adriana Noir |
| #3373: | November 11, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3337: | November 04, 2009 | Joy |
| #3356: | October 28, 2009 | esprit |
| What Does 'Prior Published' Mean Anyway? As long as it's clearly presented as a work in progress-it's probably not considered prior publication. | ||
| #3343: | October 21, 2009 | Adriana Noir |
| #3317: | October 14, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3316: | October 14, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3315: | October 14, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3314: | October 14, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3272: | October 07, 2009 | Joy |
| #3298: | September 30, 2009 | esprit |
| Give Them Conflict Conflict occurs when the character needs something, and needs it badly. Tension is the emotion that holds the reader. | ||
| #3250: | September 16, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3229: | September 09, 2009 | Joy |
| #3218: | September 02, 2009 | esprit |
| Think About Writing Fillers--Seriously! Magazines always need good column fillers. The shorter the better to leave room for more ads. | ||
| #3233: | August 26, 2009 | Adriana Noir |
| #3209: | August 19, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3174: | August 12, 2009 | Joy |
| #3202: | August 05, 2009 | esprit |
| Who Can Stay Focused? Raise Your Hand. I lose sight of my original idea and become frustrated in my attempts. I know none of you have trouble staying focused. | ||
| #3181: | July 29, 2009 | Adriana Noir |
| #3162: | July 22, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3120: | July 15, 2009 | Joy |
| #3137: | July 08, 2009 | esprit |
| #3118: | July 01, 2009 | Thankful Sonali-6 Years on WDC |
| #3110: | June 24, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3071: | June 17, 2009 | Joy |
| #3101: | June 10, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #3080: | June 03, 2009 | esprit |
| Short Story or Long Scene? Writing the short short story is a great exercise to improve your overall knowledge of writing. | ||
| #3067: | May 27, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3025: | May 20, 2009 | Joy |
| #3049: | May 13, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #3036: | May 06, 2009 | Joy |
| #3015: | April 29, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #3003: | April 22, 2009 | Joy |
| #2997: | April 15, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2963: | April 08, 2009 | Joy |
| #2956: | April 01, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2944: | March 25, 2009 | Joy |
| #2948: | March 18, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2936: | March 11, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2908: | March 04, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2891: | February 25, 2009 | Joy |
| #2894: | February 18, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2863: | February 11, 2009 | Joy |
| #2862: | February 04, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2839: | January 28, 2009 | Joy |
| #2845: | January 21, 2009 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2812: | January 14, 2009 | Joy |
| #2809: | January 07, 2009 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2784: | December 31, 2008 | Joy |
| #2785: | December 24, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2772: | December 17, 2008 | Joy |
| #2766: | December 10, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2737: | December 03, 2008 | Joy |
| #2743: | November 26, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2718: | November 19, 2008 | Joy |
| #2707: | November 12, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2683: | November 05, 2008 | Joy |
| #2682: | October 29, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2670: | October 22, 2008 | Joy |
| #2656: | October 15, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2606: | October 08, 2008 | Joy |
| #2639: | October 01, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2630: | September 24, 2008 | Kate=Secret Pal ~ 1063838 |
| #2608: | September 17, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2587: | September 10, 2008 | Joy |
| #2592: | September 03, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2557: | August 27, 2008 | Joy |
| #2558: | August 20, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2540: | August 13, 2008 | Joy |
| #2542: | August 06, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2510: | July 30, 2008 | Joy |
| #2513: | July 23, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2484: | July 16, 2008 | Joy |
| #2483: | July 09, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2459: | July 02, 2008 | Joy |
| #2460: | June 25, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2426: | June 18, 2008 | Joy |
| #2441: | June 11, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2433: | June 04, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2410: | May 28, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2386: | May 21, 2008 | Joy |
| #2395: | May 14, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2368: | May 07, 2008 | Joy |
| #2360: | April 30, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2335: | April 23, 2008 | Joy |
| #2345: | April 16, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2307: | April 09, 2008 | Joy |
| #2306: | April 02, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2293: | March 26, 2008 | Joy |
| #2291: | March 19, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2267: | March 12, 2008 | Robin Bateman |
| #2254: | March 05, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2245: | February 27, 2008 | Fyn |
| #2238: | February 20, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2205: | February 06, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2192: | January 23, 2008 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2156: | January 09, 2008 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2153: | January 02, 2008 | Texas Belle |
| #2134: | December 26, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2132: | December 19, 2007 | Texas Belle |
| #2113: | December 12, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2081: | November 28, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2066: | November 14, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #2034: | October 31, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2033: | October 31, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #2012: | October 17, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1995: | October 10, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1980: | October 03, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1976: | September 26, 2007 | New Year, New Squirrel |
| #1958: | September 19, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1945: | September 12, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1927: | September 05, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1910: | August 29, 2007 | Vivian: publisher, author |
| #1903: | August 22, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1895: | August 15, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1867: | August 08, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1860: | August 01, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1852: | July 25, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1831: | July 18, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1821: | July 11, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1812: | July 04, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1790: | June 27, 2007 | Vivian: publisher, author |
| #1775: | June 20, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1763: | June 13, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1758: | June 06, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1742: | May 30, 2007 | New Year, New Squirrel |
| #1722: | May 23, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1710: | May 16, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1706: | May 09, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1694: | May 02, 2007 | New Year, New Squirrel |
| #1674: | April 25, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1655: | April 18, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1652: | April 11, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1627: | April 04, 2007 | Vivian: publisher, author |
| #1619: | March 28, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1605: | March 21, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1599: | March 14, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1586: | March 07, 2007 | New Year, New Squirrel |
| #1576: | February 28, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1553: | February 21, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1545: | February 14, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1528: | February 07, 2007 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1498: | January 31, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1500: | January 24, 2007 | StephB 2013 Busy Bee |
| #1494: | January 17, 2007 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1475: | January 10, 2007 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1462: | January 03, 2007 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1453: | December 27, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1446: | December 20, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1432: | December 13, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1417: | December 06, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1401: | November 29, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1392: | November 22, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1378: | November 15, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1362: | November 07, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1349: | October 31, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1343: | October 25, 2006 | New Year, New Squirrel |
| #1329: | October 18, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1312: | October 11, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1298: | October 04, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1291: | September 27, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1277: | September 20, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1259: | September 13, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1247: | September 06, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1238: | August 30, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1211: | August 23, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1207: | August 16, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1195: | August 09, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1188: | August 02, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1171: | July 26, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1153: | July 19, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1148: | July 12, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1136: | July 05, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1118: | June 28, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1111: | June 21, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1099: | June 14, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1084: | June 07, 2006 | MandiK~ : p |
| #1069: | May 31, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1059: | May 24, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #1041: | May 17, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #1018: | May 03, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #1007: | April 26, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #986: | April 19, 2006 | Tammy~Catchin Up~ |
| #958: | April 05, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #954: | March 29, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #928: | March 15, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #916: | March 08, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #892: | February 22, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #884: | February 15, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #875: | February 08, 2006 | InkyShadows |
| #853: | February 01, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #851: | January 25, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #838: | January 18, 2006 | InkyShadows |
| #819: | January 11, 2006 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #806: | January 04, 2006 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #789: | December 28, 2005 | Jian~Ashen |
| #777: | December 21, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #769: | December 14, 2005 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #731: | November 23, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #718: | November 16, 2005 | Elisa the Running Stik |
| #708: | November 09, 2005 | InkyShadows |
| #691: | November 02, 2005 | Scottiegazelle |
| #678: | October 26, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #659: | October 12, 2005 | InkyShadows |
| #641: | October 05, 2005 | Scottiegazelle |
| #629: | September 28, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #615: | September 14, 2005 | InkyShadows |
| #595: | September 07, 2005 | Scottiegazelle |
| #585: | August 31, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #556: | August 17, 2005 | InkyShadows |
| #528: | August 10, 2005 | Scottiegazelle |
| #534: | August 03, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #527: | July 27, 2005 | jay |
| #504: | July 20, 2005 | InkyShadows |
| #490: | July 13, 2005 | Scottiegazelle |
| #464: | July 06, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
| #415: | June 08, 2005 | Nikola~Praying for Oklahoma |
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