Tag: writing
group name: onewordatatime
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February 19, 2008 09:19 AM EST --
So ... it is Tuesday again. What shall we do today? I know.... y'all could write an 8 - 10 page essay on ...
In A Winter's Tale , discuss the function of the last scenes of the . . . more
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September 09, 2006 09:54 PM EDT --
Here it is, 15 minutes is really fast. I have no idea if this will make sense because I didn't think about it or about any potential grammatical errors, etc. Oh well, here goes....
It's . . . more
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October 04, 2006 09:40 AM EDT --
There is a growing problem on Gather. It is a very complex problem, and requires a very serious response if it is to be prevented from turning Gather into a carnival of the mundane. There's . . . more
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January 13, 2007 03:00 AM EST --
December 2004 - For the last month I've been writing a novel. Every November since 2001, the year after I moved to Happy Camp, I've written a novel. Before then I only dreamed of writing novels. . . . more
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September 23, 2006 10:59 AM EDT --
Our lives are like a book.
Before I take you within my hands
To read your story
I'll run my hands gently over your cover,
Feeling the richness and quality of your fine leather binding, . . . more
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November 06, 2006 04:28 PM EST --
Sanity is good. I like to at least make some attempt to remain sane in a crazy world. It is hard to do sometimes.
One realm where it is easy to go nuts is on the internet. You . . . more
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December 13, 2006 12:45 PM EST --
What makes an artist create or better still what makes an artist create gloriously?
I was good scholar at school but I came alive when it was that part of our English classes when we were asked to write . . . more
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November 17, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
It hardly seems possible, a whole year has passed since I joined Gather. What an interesting, engaging year it has been.
It started with a small link at the top of a newsletter I receive weekly . . . more
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November 28, 2006 06:01 AM EST --
As Dena turned away from the changing table with Alyssa in her hands, I heard a faint gasp, barely audible, like a whimper. My wondrous daughter's body instantly turned as limp as the . . . more
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November 30, 2006 03:27 PM EST --
Swing yourself as high
as the length of chains will go.
It is there at the top of the arc.
That split moment
of motionless, weightless thrill
before gravity claims you.
Close your eyes,
. . . more
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November 06, 2007 09:24 AM EST --
Today's Feature: OPEN (any genre will be considered as a potential feature)
Good morning! Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Gather Writing Essential.
Do you remember . . . more
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September 18, 2006 01:26 PM EDT --
Most of us are often confused about when to use an apostrophe (') and sometimes insert them when they are not needed.
Lets try to learn when and where to use apostrophe
When two words are run together . . . more
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February 22, 2007 06:38 PM EST --
What do you write when no one is looking?
I've been thinking about what makes for "good" writing and I think part of it is the writer's ability to let down the walls and the defenses . . . more
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October 03, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --
Nude and shivering under my tightly-tucked hospital sheets, I had only my arms free . . . more
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September 05, 2006 07:44 PM EDT --
I must admit that I have been doing some research about this general writing rule of sparing readers from those devil adjectives and adverbs. In every writing class they tell you to pare your adjectives . . . more
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September 19, 2006 12:26 PM EDT --
I was just listening to some old Cole Porter songs and I found one of my all time favorite songs. I am in love with the lyrics and melody of You're the Top. Oh the wonders of a single voice . . . more
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September 23, 2006 11:47 AM EDT --
My life was a puzzle
made of many pieces.
Each one connected to the other
without quite the right fit...
jagged edges, missing pieces.
You entered my life,
and scattered your pieces among mine... . . . more
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September 09, 2006 08:56 PM EDT --
"I want, I want, I want,"...I want to stop hearing those words! I love you, you are my pride and joy but please for a moment stop speaking. No scratch that, I would never silence such a brilliant . . . more
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May 04, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
If you remember this site, I need to see if any of my stories are still on line. What was the name of the site?? I made a good deal of money from them and was sad when they closed . . . more
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September 30, 2006 08:30 AM EDT --
There is this "group" see, and they are pretty smart folks. But they are doing something dumb. If I try to tell them this, they will want to hurt me (with words of course). And they are . . . more
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