Tag: writing
group name: coffeeklatsch
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March 23, 2007 04:19 AM EDT --
I'm probably too late to break 3,000 this month, as I've got only 1042 points right now. But next month I'll definitely be in the heat of the race to try to do this. It isn't that I'm . . . more
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April 01, 2007 04:42 AM EDT --
I'm writing this to remind myself later on... regarding how many points I currently have. I won't be writing nightly point reports - some of my friends will find them annoying, I suspect. But for . . . more
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August 13, 2007 12:00 PM EDT --
The following is based is based on information taken from excellent Complete Idiot's Guide to Literature by Jay Stevenson Ph D.
I compiled these notes in order to discover where I fit into the world . . . more
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March 23, 2007 10:46 PM EDT --
"To be productive, we have to make writing a part of our daily lives. The problem is that we view writing as a luxury, something special to allow ourselves as soon as we've taken care of the countless . . . more
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September 26, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
The Fine Art of Re-Reading and External Critiquing
Preamble
Of course editing is of great importance but there is a form of editing that is used but often not effectively enough,
This is external editing. . . . more
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November 26, 2007 08:55 AM EST --
I'm kind of new on Gather. I first joined to vote for a friend of mine who entered the First Chapter Romance contest. Can any of you tell me if there are any new contests going on in any of the groups? . . . more
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October 31, 2007 03:31 AM EDT --
Lilly tucked a small piece of paper under her pillow before she went to bed. Her skull was fractured, her brain was swollen, several vertebrae were cracked. It was a hot summer night; sweat beaded . . . more
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September 19, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
How can I long
For what should be mine?
How can I find
What I already know?
Are there different clouds
Over different seas?
Are there sands
That are more golden?
All I know now is this . . . more
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November 08, 2007 02:40 PM EST --
This article is one of two called
1. The Miracle of Writing
2. The Miracle of Creating
One thing sure about the art of good writing is that the all time Master has to be Shakespeare. . . . more
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March 23, 2007 04:07 AM EDT --
"Writing is what we make from the broth of our experience. If we lead a rich and varied life, we will have a rich and varied stock of ingredients from which to draw on. If we lead a life that is too . . . more
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April 01, 2007 04:53 AM EDT --
"Some of us tend to think that what we do and say and decide and write are cosmically important things. But they're not. If you don't know which way to go, keep it simple."
- Anne Lamott, . . . more
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March 04, 2007 12:04 PM EST --
Your mission, should you accept, is to write an essay. Write about anything you want, let your mind roam. We call that creative writing. Do it as soon as you get home today, so you will not forget. Good . . . more
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September 17, 2007 05:20 AM EDT --
Yook, a big, red fire fruck!' Teeden yelled as he ran to the window.
'Teeden, don't' say 'fruck' say, 'ter-uck.' Can you say 'ter-uck?''
'No I . . . more
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May 29, 2007 03:22 AM EDT --
Jacob looked down in to the cellar and was astonished at what he discovered. He looked back at his neighbor, Eric, who had asked him to come see his new pet, and then back into the cellar. When Eric had . . . more
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March 04, 2007 08:37 PM EST --
He puzzles me
thoughtfulf and kind
can't let him go.
Then he runs
and hides
pushing me away
just to pull me
back again
waxing an waning
ebb and flow
I am so confused.
. . . more
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December 11, 2007 01:04 PM EST --
Is today's love
A memory
Of a dream?
Were you led
A thousand miles
To your love here
Where your dream
Your destined love
Waits for you?
more
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January 09, 2008 06:11 AM EST --
I wanted to post something exuberant. So here goes:
Jason and Haya walked joyfully hand in hand over to the two hangars that stood some distance away from the farmhouse, near the horse paddock. . . . more
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August 21, 2007 07:42 PM EDT --
I realize it is not actually Wednesday, but our DSL connection spaces out at night. So, the early bird gets the worm and better safe than sorry. Here is Wednesday's article for Gather Essentials: . . . more
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July 19, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
Procrastination, you thief of time
Stop trying to be, a friend of mine
Procrastination you crook of deeds
Stop keeping me from my family's needs
Procrastination get out of my home
It took me three . . . more
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March 13, 2008 11:28 AM EDT --
During the recent much discussed, revamp many things happened. Some were trivial and some were revelations.
One aspect of the change is that "connections" were turned into "friends". . . . more
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