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Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 152, #Poet’sChoice
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It’s the first of the month and you know what that means! Poets choose your own words. PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too. This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet,……
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It worked. It’s a book
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: I allowed myself that extra hour of sleep the time change provided. This isn’t my first book, so I didn’t completely panic when I got up. I went through my morning routine, fed the dogs, etc. When I check email, Amazon said it was a book. I dedicated some time…
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Welcome to: Inspirations Traci Kenworth – country-lane-home-at-the-cottage
Welcome to: Inspirations Traci Kenworth Because we can all use a little help throughout the day! Something to Start Your Day: Make each day your Masterpiece—John Wooden The best revenge is massive success–Frank Sinatra Don’t worry about failures; worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try—Jack Canfield Help for the middle: Too…
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Writerly Things 11/4/19: Countdown to New Year, What Have You Accomplished?
Writerly Things 11/7/19: Countdown to New Year, What Have You Accomplished? Traci Kenworth I’m doing a review of what I’ve accomplished this year. How about you? Books Read. I’ve read approximately forty books so far this year. My goal was fifty so I’m hoping to meet or pass that. Next year, I want to read…
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12 Things Everyone Tells You About Writing But Maybe You Need to Hear Them Again
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. Most people don’t get anything they write published on the first try. 2. All writers start out writing terribly. There is plenty of room (and time) to grow. 3. You don’t “get good” at writing ONLY by reading books about writing. 4. You don’t have to have a…
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Stretch Your Style
Not every writer is interested in style. If they can write lean, mean plots that move, with interesting characters and a satisfying ending, that’s enough. They’d rather write fast and turn out more work than spend extra time trying to find the “right” words. Isaac Asimov was such a writer. He purposely developed a stripped-down…