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| Vignettes, often ignored, neglected and consigned to the dump bin of times past. I am saddened by that. Vignettes are a written art form. It takes skill and constant editing to encourage them to glow.You also have to trust yourself to write them. A vignette about vignettes, have a go at them and let me know how you're going.
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| I'll have to come back and read these again, maybe some for the first time. If my memory serves me, they will all be short, sharp and shiny. |
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| LIS - Here Again! It's often said to students of creative writing that they should never use "It Was a Dark or Stormy Night." or variations thereof. So I did. I did. I wrote it response to many students of an online Academy I was running and who were confused. It's a simple piece and the students enjoyed it. That's what it's really about isn't, passing on the skills you so others than do better than you. I broke the stupid brick wall down.If you want to use "It was a Dark and Stormy Night." Go Ahead and use it! Use everything and anything so long as it sparks you to write! You'd like to poke your nose in what I wrote, well okay. I like it and that's enough for me. I'm sorry, but I've forgotten how to setup the Link - here's the number. I got it!
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| Have a read of my book. Let me know which ones you'd like me to keep. I'll be adding more stories soon. I'll be keeping the 'keepers' until I get 30 voted in. No prizes as no GPS http://www.writing.com/main/books/item_id/2029466-Coffee-Break-Tales |
| I'm reading Margaret Atwood's "Murder In The Dark." Again! Always a treat for me. Vignette writing at it's best. I wish I could have gone to one her talks here in Australia, we live too far away. Such is Life. |
| Well what a surprise! We received WDC envelopes, one for me and one for Bob(oldbob) and they contained WDC Christmas cards! It shows you that the mail gets through no matter what! Even here where we hide in the Warrumbungle Ranges of NSW, Australia.(Google it) Receiving them made us feel so close to you all. Such a surprise and a lovely thought. Thank you SMs. |
| I am a Proud Member of the NON-NANO- Group. However, I did a LOT of editing. More than 50,000 words, give or take a few. My works shines!  |
| Well I'm here. I had a nudge in my email from WDC. Thank you for all the emails, notes and such. I'm busy right now. Real life has come to visit us both. So while we're sorting out our situation, I'll be just be popping in and out. Thanks, Lis. |
| I just wish that prompts in contests were... more encompassing... not all of us live in the USA. If I had the GPs I'd run a contest where people wrote about the most amazing, unique endangered animal in their location. I bet I'd get some fantastic stuff. |
| There is a beautiful full moon above us now. We live in, possibly the darkest of night skies area in Australia. Where Siding Springs Observatories are located.Come and visit me and us : http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/siding-spring-observatory It's perched like an Eagle's eyrie above us. Magic. They want to mine CSG below it. The gas flares will light the night sky ruining the astro research they do. |
| NaNoWriMo's here... again. As a serial failed NaNo writer I think I'd like to adopt some NaNo writers this year instead of writing. Email me for adoption. I know how it is. |
| It's Monday Nov. 3rd. here in Aus. I had my broomstick serviced and it failed. Never got above 3ft. Our little dog loved it, snapping all the way. I guess I'm not the wicked witch of the neighbourhood after all. How did you go? |
| I'm frustrated, with me, my lack of writing input. I'm tight, liable to snap and sometimes blame others. It isn't them, it's me. I frustrate myself. I feel I'm lacking in some way, so I pass it on. Not fair, other people don't know why you're frustrated or antsy. They get confused and close off their ears to you. Wrong move. Letting things go for you is fine, you feel better. How about your friends? Now they're feeling frustrated about your response. You're fine. But how are you going to fix their feelings? After all, you started it. |
| One of the few character studies I've shown to others. I've entered it into the WDC latest contest. I don't care if it wins. The thing about doing character studies is a) they can be incredibly boring if you don't talk them. b) If you can sit down and talk to the character as a real person... sometimes you can be really surprised. Just like I was with this one. Would you like to meet James Ferguson, a quiet man?
Tell me if he isn't real. |
| I'm pleased I'm doing a little writing again. I've always been inspired by Margaret Atwood's writing. After talking to her on Twitter, gaining so much confidence, I'm thinking. I've also talked with Stephen King, also on Twitter. They've both said the same thing. Write what you need to write and take no prisoners. |
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