Tag: writing
group name: gatherwrimo
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November 06, 2009 12:08 PM EST --
Day five started out on the wrong foot for us. We woke 10 minutes before the bus was to come, and clearly were going to miss it. With no cab fare here and no car, Gideon stayed home. It’s just as . . .
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November 05, 2009 09:59 AM EST --
Day four brought some remarkable progress. I had hoped to make 8K, but I didn't expect to get that far. There's a number of things that could stand between me and that goal, so I was thinking it was attainable, . . .
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July 27, 2008 12:43 PM EDT --
Here's a quick piece on what to do once you've finished your book, if you want to have it published (not self-publish). I emailed this to a Gather friend who asked and thought there might be others . . .
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January 23, 2008 04:19 PM EST --
"Hey kid!" she chirped at Shane from the door.
Shane yelped, "Ashlei?"
"Hee! 'Ashlei!' It's been a little while since anyone called me that. I go by Ash lately. . . .
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October 29, 2008 12:16 PM EDT --
Zette is offering her FREE e-book again this year. Below is her forum post, where you can get the book and what it contains. ENJOY!
Once again this year, I'm offering a copy of a book that . . .
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November 02, 2009 02:51 PM EST --
Most years I like to get a running start in the beginning of NaNoWriMo, since the week two blues are not that far away and to get through those without falling too far behind would really require you . . .
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February 28, 2008 02:12 PM EST --
My mother passed away unexpectedly in an accidental fall the first of this year. In the whirlwind of things-that-have-to-be-taken-care-of afterward, I ended up with a small stash of her office supplies . . .
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November 06, 2009 08:39 PM EST --
birds and cats of this world
(To Chris)
Chris has sent me a thousand birds’ calls.
They are muffled by my neighbor’s cat
hungry, forlorn after giving birth. . . .
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January 01, 2008 10:35 PM EST --
You know the ones I mean. They can be friends or family--even partners, children, parents, anyone you might trust with your heart. They are those who come in under our radar, . . .
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July 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT --
Wow, it just does not seem like NaNoWriMo is coming up in just four months, does it? Typically, I plan and plot for 6-7 months This year I haven't done that. It's so foreign feeling not working on it . . .
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October 20, 2009 01:16 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, I was a corporate speechwriter. This was a job I loved (and hope to return to one day if this novelist gig doesn’t pan out). I didn’t realize it at the time, but this . . .
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October 05, 2009 09:48 AM EDT --
As National Novel Writing Month ( www.nanowrimo.org ) gets closer, I thought it might be helpful to collect a series of inspirational quotes from writers about writing. Feel free to share one (or more) . . .
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June 24, 2009 04:29 PM EDT --
Rain pounds on the ground
Mother Earth breathes with relief
Life –blood soaks dry veins
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November 09, 2008 01:50 PM EST --
Day eight saw some decent writing progress as inner critic still refused to go away. Why he won't go on that Hawaian vacation I've been dangling in front of his/her nose is beyond me.
After . . .
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November 03, 2009 09:15 AM EST --
Day two went better than day one, partially since I did have the whole day to work on the novel (and again at night as well) as opposed to pretty much only at night.
The plot is progressing fairly well, . . .
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February 22, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
Pretty Beads
pretty beads
dancing in the light
that falls on pale skin
pretty beads
colors of the rainbow
adorning lifelessness
pretty beads
are all that's left
of the color . . .
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February 19, 2008 03:48 PM EST --
Old connections are like ghosts - looms without purpose , I log off. Usernames on my msn messenger, years since we talked. Some carry good memories, others . . .
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May 21, 2008 11:00 AM EDT --
From Authorhouse.com
Book publishing can bring about many questions for authors, including concerns about copyright issues. A few questions authors commonly
have are:
What is copyright? . . .
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August 06, 2008 10:26 PM EDT --
Fireflies
Glowing, flitting
Here, there, in front, in back
Delighting the eye and the soul.
Twinkling points in the fading light of day
Disappear as the sky darkens
To be replaced by stars . . .
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August 26, 2009 02:12 AM EDT --
Been busy with Natasha. She's fast growing up, getting rounder and cuter. She will be exactly a month on the 1st of September.
Book and writing-wise, I have signed up with Createspace and right now, . . .
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