A look at my personal life and thoughts.

Speculative poetry challenge!

Well, I wrote a poem and I submitted to a newsletter. It was a speculative poetry challenge. I think it is good. It was in the fantasy letter. It is a story in poem form. It’s about an enchanted fountain guards by a dragon. A long time ago an angel places the beast there. Eventually a powerful wizard thwarts the beats and drinks from the fountain and lives forever. So God replaces the dragon with something else which I do not mention. lol. I forgot how fun poetry is. I tried my best to punctuate it. I don’t know how to punctuate poetry. I should learn.
So I’m relay excited about my FSFS anthology piece. I need to get editing it on the double. The deadline is 10th of May. Oh, and I’m still waiting for Tobber to review my piece for the Three Prompts. It may not happen. I might have to edit it myself. But it is far easier to identify mistakes in other’s works than your own. That is why you have to let things sit for a while and after some time later go back to it. A published author told me this. My Writing Portfolio professor also said this more or less.
What makes a moderator? Is it lots of reviewing, having positions of authority within groups, habitually getting lots of MB’s and awardicons or what? There was this preferred author who always was in the Please Review list posted on the WdC HUB. It was regularly; all the time. Last I checked he had 111 community recognitions. Now he is a mod. I know a big part is logging in everyday and doing stuff. I used to do lots of reviewing but no I just enter contests. I do spot my own “mini” contests inside the group I am in but no one is interested.
There was something in one of the newsletters that highlighted an elementary rule: avoid adverbs. That means getting rid of words with “ly” at the end. For example; I could say “He though very hardly about the situation.” I could say “He scrutinized over the situation.” It is simple but it really makes a piece comprehendible. It may take a few moments but a better word will come to mind.
It looks my first published work will be my anthology story-which is my winning Three Prompts entry. I need to get on it-hopefully in the morning. It needs lots of work but day by day it will improve. It’s as simple as just doing it.
I met an old friend yesterday on the way home from the store. I have not seen her in a while. She was going door to door raising money for autistic kids. She what I was doing and I said I was writing a book. She said her mom is writing a biographical book. Apparently she’s been through a lot. Writing a book takes seat and patience though.
I love WdC! It is a healthy addiction. It exercises your imagination and grammatical skills. I’ve been on for hours. Lol.
Well that is it for tonight. Bye, bye.