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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
An entry "Writing.Com in Wonderland" , Day 1:  I joined Writing.Com at 8:34am on 2 May 08 after stumbling onto the site while looking for a replacement for the defunct Yahoo 360. I posted my first story, called "The Young Mother" and based on a real event, at 3:57pm the following day after a bit of trial and error. My first review came from Allyson Lindt  with 4.5 stars for "The Refuge" on 4 May 08 at 1:12pm, which really swelled my head. In less than a month, I had filled my Free Portfolio with ten stories and poems. The first merit badge I actually earned came on 1 Jun 08 for a 3rd Place May entry entitled "Fulfillment" to the "100 Words Contest" .  My first stop with a paid membership was Upgraded before the end of May 08. I have been a Premium member since Aug 08. Because of my penchant for writing erotica, I became a member of my first group--"Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group" where I met their leader, Jeff  . Later, Jeff invited me to become a member of "Rising Stars of WdC" , where he acted as my mentor. One thing I learned from my mentor was that I was not alone here; help was available for any feature that eluded me. Friends like Brooke - Is it Spring yet?  , Purple Princess  , Shannon  , and many others too numerous to name here, taught me many lessons about the workings of WDC. While I was more off than on with it, I wrote my first Blog entry on 10 Dec 08 after acting on a suggestion from a member who's name I do not recall. Embracing blogging has been a recent phenomenon with 56% of my total 184 entries coming in the past six months. I was promoted to Preferred Author on 14 Nov 08. I won the WYRM's Gauntlet, a challenge-based writing-intensive speculative Sci Fi contest, with "The Warlock's Circle " in 2009. I was chosen as one of a select group to help write and collate "Writing.Com 101" , which took about six months to produce, and was released sitewide the same day I was promoted to Moderator--30 Jul 10. I've been a full-time editor of the Noticing Newbies newsletter since my first edition on 29 Jun 2011. I was honored to be promoted to Senior Moderator on 1 Aug 13. I don't have a writing support group outside of Writing.Com, though I do talk with people who comment on one of the many WDC shirts I wear almost daily. Since retiring about a year and a half ago, I've resumed my reviewing efforts completing almost 25% of my total qualified reviews in that period. While I don't consider myself a poet by nature, I enjoy writing form poetry with a special bent toward limericks. I'm currently working on a series of memoirs of my life for my kids and grand-kids. I visit Writing.Com every day possible ... as long as WiFi is available. Tis a mite sad that I have far too many friends and acquaintances to be listed in the space I have available here, With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I'm emulating Annette  's submission with my format for this challenge. |
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