Tag: writing
member name: Wendy C.
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December 03, 2007 05:03 AM EST --
I'm in the cheap seats for this latest incarnation of the First Chapters contest. I didn't have a Mystery/Crime ms or I'd have probably thrown my hat in with the rest of the authors.
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May 21, 2008 04:34 PM EDT --
I was born into a covey of great-aunties. My great-grandmas came from large families. Grandma Belle had three sisters and Grandma May had four when I came along. Grandma Clare had two sisters.
It didn't . . .
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January 22, 2008 01:25 AM EST --
There are a few things which will make me stop reading a story.
Cookie cutter, cliche' characters is one of them. Or characters who lie flat on the pages like paper dolls.
There is one author . . .
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November 04, 2009 07:24 PM EST --
There is nothing quite like having a group of like minded people to congregate with. Some come and then fade away. A few pop in and out while others wander back into the fold and it is as if they . . .
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January 01, 2008 01:05 AM EST --
Agatha Christie ultimately became the acknowledged Queen of the Golden Age. In all, she wrote over 66 novels, numerous short stories and screenplays, and a series of romantic novels using the . . .
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February 11, 2008 03:10 PM EST --
Wombat's True Love Valentine's contest
Word Count 990
Only for Her
Bryan stared at his reflection in the mirror. He'd showered, shaved, dressed and he still looked pissed. . . .
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May 08, 2008 12:31 PM EDT --
Tension is an important part of writing fiction. It adds a layer of suspence which keeps the pages turning.
"The men faced each other." Perhaps they are flexing their fingers . . .
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May 09, 2008 10:08 PM EDT --
I joined the wombats shortly after Ken posted his first kilt video. At the time he was the only male dancing wombat. If one of us ladies was in a good enough mood, we'd ask him to twirl with us. Sadly . . .
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December 10, 2007 03:03 AM EST --
I find when I'm writing it is like a movie playing in my head and I tend to get wrapped up in the action, dialog and characters, forgetting to paint the scene. So I find myself going back to add visuals . . .
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August 06, 2009 07:06 PM EDT --
I'm being fingered as a published author, mostly by my friends and family. It creates some interestingly short conversations.
T:What do you write?
M:Romance.
T: Oh. Or squealing, What kind? . . .
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September 17, 2009 05:56 PM EDT --
In a perfect library, the shelves would be lined with beautifully, well crafted tales, free from error and over wrought prose. News reports would be held to a strict code of conduct, and headlines wouldn't . . .
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October 12, 2009 12:41 PM EDT --
Fall is most certainly settling in here in E. WA. We've had two killing frosts, so denial must be set aside. When the weather turns so do my ideas of what sounds good for dinner.
The grill will be abandon, . . .
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November 21, 2009 12:44 AM EST --
The new world of publishing comes with another set of perils, or does it? There's been a lot of chatter the last few days with the whole HH situation.
We all know the options and have opinions on each. . . .
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September 01, 2007 12:41 AM EDT --
Thank you for inviting me to host this round of romping Wombats. It's a long weekend and it's been a long week for our contestants, as well as the group.
No talk of contests, pests or blockages... . . .
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February 25, 2008 02:17 AM EST --
I'm so anxious for Spring I've started my cleaning early in hopes of tricking Mother Nature into believing it's later in the year than it really is. A girl can dream.
This . . .
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October 22, 2008 10:27 PM EDT --
Welcome to No Whine Just Champagne for October 23rd 2008.
Thanks for having me host Pat, now let’s see if I’m worthy.
My writing has been described as edgy and gritty. I’m not sure . . .
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April 12, 2009 05:25 PM EDT --
Officially we are: A convivial group of writers, readers and critics supporting each others' work. A communal bulletin board to post links to your writing, share news, gossip, rants . . .
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November 24, 2008 03:12 PM EST --
The official Christmas shopping season opens on Friday. Hordes of merry makers hopped up on turkey and cranberries will flock, at ungodly hours, to retail stores. They are looking to be the . . .
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February 08, 2009 06:41 PM EST --
We've been going full steam on a number of meaty issues. Many of us are either gearing up or in the throes of marketing. Some of us are in retreat licking wounds getting ready to start the process . . .
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August 24, 2008 12:56 PM EDT --
'Their eyes met across a crowded room.' This is about as cliche' as it gets when writing love as it gets. Love at first sight. I know it happens and outside of seeing your child . . .
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