Noticing Newbies Newsletter-#18 12/14/05

N0TICING NEWBIES NEWSLETTER

Noticing Newbies Newsletter is geared to help members get acquainted with Writing.com -- there is so much do and all the features can be overwhelming! Our goal is to help you make your time here more fun and manageable.

Each week we select and showcase new items (poetry, short story, polls, etc.). Exposure for an item helps to bring you more rates and reviews; and by bringing more member interaction, that will give you the opportunity to build friendships. It is a two way street, so remember to reciprocate reviews.


"There's someone that you haven't already met, go introduce yourself to him or her. Walls and labels can't keep you from the people who are so similar to you in spirit. There's a friendly face behind every door if you pick the right moment to knock. Once you start your wave of creative outreach, it turns into a contagious force. People are waking up and smiling at each other, sharing their dreams without hesitation. This community is worth something."

-- Author Unknown


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EDITORS NOTE:

Hi New Members!

Another whole year has almost passed...it is sometimes scary to think how fast time goes by. Of course, I never used to give time a second thought when I was a kid until the last couple of years...I'm now 41. Kids, marriage and reality set in like cement! Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but there are those stressful days. Luckily, through trial and tribulation, I have learned to deal with challenges with more ease.

I like most of who I am, although at times I wish I had achieved more personal success when I was younger. So, I'm currently making up for lost time and will be opening a website store shortly after the first of the year. I'm very excited and proud to be selling Maine artisan crafts. Much preparation is keeping me busy creating the web design and misc. details that go along with it. I will post the store link in my portfolio for those interested in checking it out; you will not be disappointed in the quality of work...hopefully you will find something that appeals to you.

I will close the year by saying, "The passage of time should not be thought of days passed, but by the experiences that are learned to become the unique people we are to be and how we express to each other and to ourselves."

Until next time...



"Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life."

~William Faulkner


I posted this poem last December, it is worth posting again; it is indeed one of my favorite quotes.

"Flawed and false storytelling is forced to substitute spectacle for substance, trickery for truth. Weak stories, desperate to hold audience attention, degenerate into multimillion-dollar razzle-dazzle demo reels. In Hollywood imagery becomes more and more extravagant, in Europe more and more decorative. The behavior of actors becomes more and more histrionic, more and more lewd, more and more violent. Music and sound effects become increasingly tumultuous. The total effect transudes into the grotesque. A culture cannot evolve without honest, powerful storytelling. When society repeatedly experiences glossy, hollowed-out, pseudo-stories, it degenerates. We need true satires and tragedies, dramas and comedies that shine a clean light into the dingy corners of the human psyche and society. If not, as Yeats warned, "... the centre can not hold."

-- Robert Mckee, Story



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 Monthly featured newbies I have personally chosen for your enjoyment: 

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ID: 1031446   (Rated: 18+) Part I: Battle (Original)  Part I. May become Chapter I in the completed novel. by Histry Nerd

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ID: 1030683   (Rated: E) Message in a Bottle  What goes in your message to the world? Here is mine. by Josie

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ID: 1025808   (Rated: 18+) Taking Lumps  How can your worst day ever get any worse? How about a good beating. by Spiffy McCool

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ASK & ANSWER:

Can you give me some tips on how to spread my writing around the site? thanks
bee1289

My advice to you is to post your work in review forums, it is beneficial to get an opinion of your work. You can also post your work in an exposure forums or sponsor your item. See the following links:

"Gaining Exposure Within Writing.Com" 
"Activities @ Writing.Com" 
"The Shameless "Plug" Page" 
"The GC+ Shameless "Plug" Page" 
"Promoting Your Portfolio URL" 
"Invalid Item" 
"Advertise Here!" 
"The Writing.Com BidClick System" 
"NEWBIE WRITING LINKS" 



I just wanted to express my appreciation for featuring my piece in your newsletter! I adore this site already.
Josie

It's my pleasuare. *smile*



I'm not a newbie, but I know where to look for some good reads! You ought to do more interviews. It was fun getting to know La Belle Rouge a little better, and it's nice to see the newsletter feature a little celebration of our members' successes.
Jessiebelle™

Thank you Jessie! You are always so encouraging...I appreciate it very much.



I look forward to seeing you in the new year, January 11th, 2006!

Laurencia

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