Tag: fiction
group name: writersblockhelp
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June 28, 2008 10:56 PM EDT --
© By David Wainland 2007
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Somebody cried out, "The sky is falling!"
First the fluffy white clouds, drifted slowly to the ground, rebounding slightly and . . . more
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June 30, 2008 12:30 AM EDT --
Being a writer is not easy. It takes blood (those paper cuts really hurt); sweat (laptops get hot after a few feverish hours of working); tears (you try killing your favorite character). All of those . . . more
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April 14, 2008 11:50 PM EDT --
When Brad explained what he wanted, I said, "Bring her."
He'd seen so much death.
But the day before our wedding--no Brad, fear gnawing at my stomach... I wished I'd told him to . . . more
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August 02, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
“Today’s the big day, Izzie! Are you ready?“
“Yes, Momma. I have my special dress on, just like you wanted!”
"Your father has missed you a lot, you know. . . . more
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January 11, 2008 11:36 PM EST --
Having chosen the spider as my dance partner, the snake slithered off to a corner and dropped down on a folding chair. The innkeeper sitting one seat over objected, and by way of making . . . more
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February 14, 2008 04:44 PM EST --
Legend tells of a mysterious stranger
who, tiring of his usual surroundings
went in search of mystery and danger
far and wide from ami and familia
of . . . more
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February 01, 2008 01:58 AM EST --
Yesterday I posted a listing of sites I had saved in my email about Mystery Writing Resources. Today I'm passing on some sites about Self-Editing. These are all things many of us know, but they . . . more
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June 30, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
Our next mystery tour stop is Magnolia Manor. A carpenter by trade, Jonas Street built this house with his own hands in 1892 for his bride, Magnolia.
In 1898, newspaper accounts state . . . more
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April 12, 2008 08:43 PM EDT --
Note to those who clicked on the tile expecting exercises for you to do: You can do these exercises too! These are the writing excerpts I did with them. Exercise One, take your character through their . . . more
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January 30, 2008 05:12 PM EST --
Did you know that February is Crime Writing month at Write Here Right Now? Write Here Right Now is holding what could be deemed as a crime NaNoWriMo, only the word requirement is 1,000 words a day compared . . . more
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January 31, 2008 06:36 AM EST --
Earlier I was talking to Dominique "Queene Mab" D. about crime novels. As part of the Write Here Right Now writing month she's embarking on her first mystery. As someone who has my own . . . more
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March 19, 2008 08:51 PM EDT --
Natalie Schultz paced back and forth outside the crime laboratory in the chilling hall. Technicians rushed by in both directions, hurrying to get someplace. The occasional agent would waltz in, disappear . . . more
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July 29, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
This workshop just started yesterday, and I thought I'd share with anyone who might want to brush up on their description writing.
There's daily writing excercises here, and those that . . . more
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March 27, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
As the moderator of a writing competition group (Short Story First Line Challenge - http://firstlinego.gather.com ), I am constantly amazed by the variety of directions the authors take from the same . . . more
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May 16, 2008 10:07 PM EDT --
Your fiction, poetry, essay, creative nonfiction or short drama pieces may find a home in these anthologies. Ads were listed in Poets & Writers , March/April 2008.
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August 19, 2008 01:47 PM EDT --
This is an absolute first for me. I can't decide on my plot still ! Here we are less than three months before the big event and I haven't completely pinned down a plot to go with. Typically I . . . more
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February 25, 2008 07:31 AM EST --
A wonderful week for imagination, gang! You took the sentence made it your own. Well done, one and all. Who knew a little box could hold so many delightful stories?
Here are the competitors, in order . . . more
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February 02, 2008 01:13 PM EST --
The last week has been filled with cold and snow and winter. I'm ready for at least some promise of Spring, so I decided to use that for this week's sentence. Please forgive my self-centered . . . more
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March 15, 2008 03:25 PM EDT --
{Inspired by the 39th Short Story First Line Challenge (http://firstlinego.gather.com). If you're interested in writing or reading short fiction, check us out. It's a private group (only members . . . more
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February 17, 2008 09:59 PM EST --
When I gave the assignment for this competition, I had the silly idea I was doing you authors a favor by letting you go back to earlier sentences you might have particularly liked or couldn't post . . . more
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