Tag: fiction
group name: writeful
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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 . . . more
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January 30, 2008 03:15 PM EST --
The plane was half full out of Atlanta; I took the empty last seats on the wide side, stretched into a loose question mark across the three narrow spaces, and snoozed. A mark of . . . more
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September 08, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
Okay, John Stanford probably wasn't talking to writers when he revealed his secret to success.
He probably wasn't thinking about how to create unforgettable charcters, or how to make your screenplay . . . more
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January 30, 2008 01:23 PM EST --
[readers, this was published on gather in response to a "first line" challenge. thanks for your consturctive criticism. I have implemented many of the suggestions, changed the verb tense, . . . more
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July 31, 2008 11:49 AM EDT --
In giving my manuscripts their yearly tune-up, I discovered that I use and overuse many unnecessary words, such as little, somewhat, rather, quite, very. A little noisy, somewhat noisy, rather noisy, . . . more
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April 04, 2008 02:17 PM EDT --
I grew up with books, they were in my hands most any waking moment. I could read while doing dishes, cleaning my room, and most any daily task. Every year my head impacted with a pole holding . . . more
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March 02, 2007 03:59 PM EST --
Hey.....
Our "sister/brother" group.....the SF crowd......have a couple gr8 articles up. Both by the same talented guy. One is similar to the world he 'created' and introduced us . . . more
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June 25, 2007 02:01 AM EDT --
It was late August. The sun was brightly shinning on the large open field. There was a crowd of people along both sides of the tournament area. The waves of heated air rose high above the horses and castle . . . more
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May 29, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
The state of Kashmir was under the threat of attack by militants from across the border with the neighboring country. The Civilian government declared red alert in the state and deployed . . . more
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February 12, 2008 10:22 AM EST --
One of the things a writer is supposed to do is to strip away the surface of our everyday selves and get underneath what's polished and pretty to the more essential stuff of life. After writing three . . . more
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February 19, 2008 10:57 AM EST --
All the love that Obama is feeling from Oprah these days makes me nostalgic for the time I was close to feeling it, too. My almost-on-Oprah moments, I call them, and I mention them at cocktail . . . more
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July 21, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
It was a dark and stormy night.
Silas Slovotsky leaned back in his chair and studied the words he'd typed into his computer.
He grinned. Perfect. The very words he needed to set the . . . more
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January 17, 2007 10:05 PM EST --
..some micro-fiction I wrote back in 1994 or so... semi-autobiographical... edited with new title...
Bus Stop
S o there I am, sitting near the . . . more
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April 12, 2007 10:54 PM EDT --
In the not so distant past, authors were expected to do two things: 1) lie on the grass in the shade, and stare up at the sky with their hands behind their heads while they dreamed up stories. And 2) . . . more
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October 10, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
By Anthony S. Policastro
Talk about being specific, I found one agent who is so specific as to the type of manuscript he is looking for, it is as if you were sitting next to him and having a cup of coffee. . . . more
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October 16, 2007 07:34 PM EDT --
The chair is your dad's. A white fabric recliner someone dumped in the alley. The seat cushion is spill stained and the armrests frazzled to the point where thin locks of padding can be tugged out. . . . more
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October 08, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
My new short story, Unraveled, is now viewable online at flash fiction magazine Vestal Review. This is just a preview of their online edition, but Unraveled will remain available in both the final . . . more
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December 21, 2007 03:12 AM EST --
Sheryl had been puzzled when the invitation arrived. Why would her ex-husband's wife invite herself to coffee? They had never been friends. They had rarely spoken. Now . . . more
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October 15, 2007 10:23 PM EDT --
In the late summer each year
From the back of a battered blue pickup
He brought a harvest to be canned.
His wife stood and stirred the big bubbling pots
Bent over them with tendrils . . . more
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October 16, 2007 12:49 PM EDT --
Periodically, Ernie Johnson posts information on writing contests. One of his sources is “Funds for Writers.” Ernie has some current information and a link to these contests at CONTESTS from . . . more
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