Tag: writing fiction
group name: writing
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February 26, 2009 10:13 PM EST --
You know how sometimes you go through old notebooks and find half a story that was never finished? This is one of those but what was there is pretty good in my opinion. What do you think?
Accident . . .
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March 12, 2009 02:31 PM EDT --
Sabrina controlled her mothering instincts by jamming her hands in the back pockets of her jeans. His one-syllable first name guaranteed this would be a first and last date so she couldn’t afford . . .
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December 29, 2008 12:05 PM EST --
As the title states, this is a rough first draft that hasn't even been proofread. It hasn't been edited in any fashion. However, I feel that it is important for me to get whatever constructive . . .
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May 28, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
This wino was dumpster-diving in the alley, brittle and bent like a dead plant. Not unusual.
Mrs. Darcy always goes out before daylight to water her red geraniums. . . .
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March 07, 2008 01:15 PM EST --
Michiko Kakutani hated it, Jonathan Lethem loved it, and both read the same book and reviewed it days apart in the New York Times. How often does this happen? Almost every time. The critics, our culture . . .
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May 30, 2008 11:28 AM EDT --
10:13 in the morning. I'm waiting for the phone to ring. Mother's house was always immaculate. Aunt Peggy is outside, now, looking at the hydrangeas, wondering . . .
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July 14, 2009 09:30 AM EDT --
Several people have asked for tips on dialogue. I worked on character development first because I think the better we know our characters the easier it is to keep their voices consistent . . .
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April 14, 2008 04:32 PM EDT --
Attention: All Writers
Vestal Review is looking for submissions to publish in an anthology of stories called, "Short on Sugar, High on Honey. Bittersweet Love Stories?". Stories . . .
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March 03, 2009 11:30 PM EST --
It laid there, next to his keys on the oak hall table, like a vile, threatening thing, preying on every involuntary response in his body. His head hurt, his stomach was rejecting the filet he'd put . . .
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July 07, 2009 11:55 AM EDT --
Warning : This will be long. The good news is that you have as long as you want to read it. Feel free to take lunch and dinner breaks, and to come back tomorrow if you don’t finish today.
This . . .
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May 24, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
Prompt: exactly 100 words "as seen through the eyes of an old lady"
In the fast fading light , I unpack the first of many boxes returned to me after seven years. Inside . . .
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December 29, 2008 12:30 PM EST --
"Oh man!" Johnny exclaimed. He fearlessly plunged his hands into the dense tangle of briars in an effort to pull . . .
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May 23, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
Anyone from the east coast will raise their eyebrows slightly when I mention where I was born, so if asked I generally say, "New England". If they continue to press, I answer, "Connecticut", . . .
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August 09, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
This year I think I'm doing a fantasy. (I have two novels - one a fantasy, one a suspense that are hounding me to be written.) This would be my first fantasy with my comfort zone being the mystery . . .
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December 15, 2008 02:29 PM EST --
"Git yer dirty hands outta that bowl," Grandma growled. "I don't truck with lickin' the bowl afore the cake is turned out of it."
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May 03, 2008 07:28 PM EDT --
He pulled the cork from the bottle unmindful of what it contained. The situation called for alcohol. He bent to take glasses from the cupboard, trying to avoid sight of the body that lay on the carpet. . . .
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March 09, 2009 08:31 AM EDT --
This Tuesday GWE character development piece is the third in an effort that started with Part I , continued in Part II , and was further developed through a letter from Mordebahn, and a list, HERE . . .
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November 08, 2008 12:23 PM EST --
An odd thought struck me this morning: what if people actually like my books? Over the past few years, I've racked up hundreds of rejections. I told myself the agents and editors were only . . .
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May 08, 2009 08:55 AM EDT --
Last week I wrote about the importance of writers connecting with readers through well-developed, believable characters. One very important aspect of creating a character is the use of natural, . . .
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March 18, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
Crossroads: 1969 (N/A) John W. Cassell traveled to Europe in search of America and to understand this it helps to be a Child of the 60s -though in a sense we are all Children of the . . .
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