Tag: writing
member name: Lynn, whose writing motto is Tabula rasa - Caveat lector
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June 23, 2009 12:33 AM EDT --
Once upon a time, a small group of venture capitalists bought a spacious, barren, temperate island. Their advertising campaign appealed to those allured by "an open exchange of ideas." The capitalists . . .
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July 08, 2009 12:57 PM EDT --
The couple walks slowly up the sidewalk, arm-in-arm, canes clicking in rhythm. They look over to watch young men dance with their orange ball under the basket on the blacktop. Cars whiz past them, and . . .
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August 28, 2009 07:01 PM EDT --
Friday Writing Essential's Prompt:
Go to Websites for Writers , check out at least one link, and write a quick review of the web site you visited. Highlight anything you think might . . .
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October 08, 2009 12:09 AM EDT --
Causing Trouble
Greetings, Gather Writers! No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you – I'm not Kimberly. Kimberly is recouping from the surgery. I'm here to help her out this week. . . .
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July 09, 2009 10:16 AM EDT --
It has taken me a while to answer Connie's question , but I think I finally have the words to answer.
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A Friend
I choose friends, because we have . . .
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July 18, 2009 02:34 PM EDT --
For Genre's Shorts - This week's genre is Travel . Your story may be serious or light hearted or as silly as you like just so long as it is 100 words or less and written for the following prompt . . .
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August 19, 2009 04:09 PM EDT --
Dinner was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a paper plate. The rest of the plates and utensils are piled high on the kitchen counter. No more paper plates. The clock ticks. It is time to do the . . .
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September 03, 2009 11:31 AM EDT --
Thursday Writing Essential prompt:
I must admit to being a bona fide news junky. I watch it. I listen to it. I get updates e-mailed to me and texted to me. There's just something completely . . .
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October 01, 2009 06:44 PM EDT --
Last Month, Reader's Digest presented a one-page article entitled "13 Things Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You." I'd like to respond with things that I want to tell these teachers.
1.) "If . . .
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August 26, 2009 01:04 PM EDT --
Oh, man! I so want to write this novel. It may be the most important thing I've ever done in my life. And, I've started, however, even in the starting; I know I simply don't know enough to do it well, . . .
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June 24, 2009 05:49 PM EDT --
WWE (Wednesday Writing Essentials) Prompt of the week:
Express in any format (poem, prose, photo, et al) a piece of work that includes:
a ruler
reference to justice . . .
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July 05, 2009 09:57 AM EDT --
Nope, this isn't some essay on the ubiquitous "LOL." I just found something online that made me laugh so hard, by the end of reading all the short stories, tears streamed down my face and I had trouble . . .
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October 16, 2009 04:05 AM EDT --
Kinda hard coming up with a story when you don't quite get a couple of the prompts – ok, don't get one prompt, but also want to try something else Susan wrote about in her column – pitch. . . .
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September 21, 2009 05:37 PM EDT --
I went to college to become a high school English teacher. I love reading and writing and wanted to teach teens the joy.
A "little" problem developed. I do not know the difference between a . . .
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October 14, 2009 07:47 PM EDT --
Hasn't been a good day. I think anyone, who reads my freewrites, knows I've been going through insomnia. Stopped being varying "bouts" to full-fledged, consistent insomnia for the last few weeks. Months? . . .
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August 02, 2009 06:51 AM EDT --
Reader's Digest included the "first drafts" of a few famous movies lines in one of their humor sections, this month. Tickled my funny bone, but I think writers on Gather can come up with our own first . . .
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August 06, 2009 11:36 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, there was a charismatic ant, who spent all his time thinking of what would make the ideal colony. He surveyed his friends about what they wanted –
"A place where we can . . .
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October 08, 2009 06:04 PM EDT --
Thursday Writing Essential 's prompt:
Show us what you believe. Tell us a story in (prose or poem form) with or without trouble and with or without the formula presented above.
Include . . .
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August 19, 2009 12:45 PM EDT --
Friday Writing Essentials ' Prompt:
Today, I would like members to submit one piece of writing (any format) that they feel best represents where they are as a writer at this point in time, and, . . .
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September 11, 2009 11:08 AM EDT --
I asked for critique for this piece, and was rewarded with some helpful observations. This is the first revision. (Unknown, at this point, if more is needed. Let me know. And I will come back, even . . .
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