tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65913522011-12-25T10:15:46.990-05:00Zoe from Chic and Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803923544542957365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591352.post-80301497652219933762011-12-25T10:15:00.000-05:002011-12-25T10:15:46.997-05:00

the 90s ended with my last outburst of anger my last breath faded with some common sense I spent the 00s with an X over my lips I played along the little white picketed fence and he right now I bought a baseball bat to play with some balls and get everything back

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I drew the curtains for so long disguising what I could see with uncertain shadows and wrongs til breathing was unreal to me dreaming all along of the color the wind without the tree...

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Faut que je me fasse à l'idée que j'ai manqué de coeur je me suis méfié pis tu t'es poussé voir ailleur

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My eyes remain in the darkness a little morewith each passing mornThe incessant pull of that other worldgrows engulfing methe silver thread that points my way backfrays and slowly vanishesleaving me in the voidof my own colorful delusionweakly trying to reach for realityuntil it is forgotten completely

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In that last moment of luciditywhen the fogs of dreams spirit me away,sway- ing beneath the waves of my memories,I see... your face ... above the line.In a fatal attempt to reach I screamjust a little too latebefore the bubbles engulf my voice.The salt burns my eyes black.

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sometimes high, sometimes lowbut never quite right, the distortion ripplesand growsI could never keep up with youthe mirror on my wall was never wholemy shattered finger bleedsa thousand possible soulsI could never keep up with myself

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An itch is found in all my toesto saddle up my shoes and leave hereI always knew that familiar pathwould look newLast years leaves travel softlyleaving behind hints of greenand a whole new direction

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I'm standing at the startlistening to the winner's cheersa little too late to cross the line.I never understood these things I wantedBut now, I can't feel my legs andI thought it be a little easierto stand still.And, all the sounds begin to fadethe footsteps a little off beat and far awayleave me behind.I never understood these things I wantedBut now, I can't feel my legs andI thought it be so

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again, tossed to the edge, another forgotten shadow piled high darkens my horizon till noon shines

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Time for a little role-play, he announced while retrieving from his hemp backpack an old book. The old leather bound book was heavy in his hands. He smiled has he remembered how he had stolen it from the King’s theatre troop.Quant was a few miles away from the temple of Liam. He could barely see the spire gables over the golden hills. This was a safe enough place, he thought, and opened his book.

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Well I haven't written much today but I have been working on my story's structure as well as character goals ... so no more writing blind!!! I was having difficulties giving Bea a concrete and valid reason for changing her personality the way she will later on in the story. Quant is the key here... you can read a little taste of what's going to happen to Bea in the bit of text I wrote today... I

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Bea sat uncomfortably on her wooden chair in the library. She rested her head on her desk. The fresh whiplashes on her back were burning underneath her leather halter-top. High priestess Dalia was dictating the basic principles of healing magic, again! Bea signed as she watched the other apprentice fervently taking notes on her roll of parchment. Mia annoyed her. She was a maiden from a rich

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I didn't like the beginning I wrote yesterday... it just wasn't revealing my main character's true nature... she was too much of a good girl so I wrote a new beginning today. I like the addition of Quant... he was an unplanned character and will definitely be the reason behind her future actions and explain her attitude as an adult which will be seen at the end of the story. He's actually

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Bea entered Ael’lys’ room and found her packing her things. “You’re going on a mission again, so soon?” Ael’lys nodded as she clipped onto her belt the Liam sanctified whip, a symbol of her ordinance as a priestess. “You’ve had many missions lately?” Asked Bea concerned, “what’s going on? A war?”“Not at all, replied Ael’lys, just the usual burial of an old lady who passed on. Nothing for you to

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Here's what I wrote this morning, which I believe will make a great prologue to my story. I would love comments, feel free to read and tell me your thoughts just please no need to be mean it's not like I consider myself a great writer or anything... it's just for fun... also note that yes there are mistakes... I am not going to edit or correct anything until the end plus bits of it is actually

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OK, I'm going to try to write for a whole month once more this year.Wish me luck maybe I'll finish my story!!!This year I plan on setting regular writing hours which is something I hadn't done last year.... so I ended not writing much! Hopefully, I'll do better this year!

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I danced around the tic tocs of my mindmissing all the goodbyestill all I could do is stay behindwatching the ghosts of everyday thingsfade into memorya shared smile, an unexpected laughthe glimmer of a pitcher, a roll of a diceall slip into loneliness, helpless, right out of reach of times gone bye ... like lies

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sometimes there are good daysfilled with half smiles on the positive sidefrom memories once cried

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Evan stopped talking and turned around when he noticed the lack of a second pair of footsteps against the pavement.She stood there completely motionless gazing far away at what he couldn’t tell. Something only she could see or maybe nothing at all. She was always a little strange. Only her back and her long locks gently flowing from the midday breeze rising from the river were visible to

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From learning to tie my shoelaces to juggling my own lies;I have crafted my own trap:A net knotted with my own two handsTo tighten the slack around my laughs, Catch my every tear and Slip with a heavy stitch.A hitch to secure my burden, remorse and regretsInto a tense and twisted twine thatBinds my footsteps.

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alone in these four walls of mineas blank as off white can bedreams of walking shadowing red thin linesacross my eyes, an unheard pleato the borderline of my mindthe road behind

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I may not know how to reach the single little dothand-written on my tattered mapbut at least I no longer have only unmarked roads

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The heavy hanging overcast skySuffocates me with stillness.As the planes fly byThe chilling dampness bounds me here to watch,Under the bridge of now and then, All my dreams leave me behind.Waiting for a moment to beginI thought I would cry but The rain never came.Sometimes, the slight breezeCarries echoes of laughter and storiesTo tease; my dreams just out of reachFading like the nearby

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When did I start to hideUnder the bridge of now and thenSo I wouldn’t leave your sideOr wave goodbye againHow much time as flowed bySince I’ve remained in my mindOr opened my eyes to the skyTo find my tears with the rainWhy is it that the seagulls are eatingMy bread crumbsOne by oneStill it is rainingAnd I can no longer seeBehind or in front of me

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the sun is very lonely alone in the centerwith the universe revolving aroundas time presses onhaunted with dead memoriesburnt into near realityfurther along are volatile dreamsblocked off by jagged and broken promisesand in the middle are responsibilitiesto shine

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This song from the anime Fruits Basket makes me feel nostalgic yet happy like when spring is around the corner. I often ponder why certain lyrics catch my attention. It's a little introspection that is ideal for writing and usually the emotions or ideas are great help for character building or even sometimes to move the plot along.Try it!Write down why you like a certain song the moment you hear

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Sorry Everyone but I will no longer be updating this blog. It will remain active as I use it frequently for my notes but I just do not have the time to write anymore. I am currently extremely busy with my other blog at Chic & Sassy Designs which I enjoy very much because I get to draw on a daily basis.Thanks to all my readers here at bubbles in my head we had fun times with the read-a-tons .... I

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Oups! I'm such a bad girl, I skipped so many writing days even though I was trying not to write a 50 000 word novel but to pick up the habit of writing frequently if not everyday. I believe I might be trying to achieve to many goals at once I am also trying to modify my lifestyle by eating better, which means learning to cook more than 4 dishes as well as exercising since my ass rarely leaves a

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Well today was a horrible attempt at writing! I know exactly what I want to write but... it just won't come out... I tried every trick in the book to get the fuel running but all I could come up was half a page after 2 hrs of trying so I'm calling it a night. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.*** UPDATE: Ok after reading this post to verify that everything was alright, It just clicked and ended

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Yes I am aware that I missed the first day of Nanowrimo but it's just wrong to have the start date the day after Halloween! Hello parties. Anyhow I shared most of the day with my cat staring into mid-air because that was the level of my brain capacity at the time. WARNING: do not drink way too much alcohol and eat way too much candy it makes for one hell of a hangover the next day!!!Below you can

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Fundamental truths and bits of understandings come in various fashions and are usually unexpected. I was pondering various ideas for Nanowrimo while out on a short walk to the grocery store to buy proper food for my new diet (I decided to change my lifestyle and be more active as well as eat properly). The air was brisk and refreshing... the kind of weather perfect for reflection. As I was

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OK, so this year I took a large leap of faith and signed up for Nanowrimo and will thus be writing , hopefully, throughout the whole month of November. I don't peculiarly care about reaching the 50 000 word goal. I just don't want to quit half way through like I always do when it comes to large pieces. I was a poetry major for a reason. I like to play twister with the fundamentals of language,

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Over at The Alien Next Door I read a great post about today's superhero and how he/she tends to be the Christ-like suffering for the sins of the world and who must prepare themselves to bring forth salvation but what happened to the most important value of the Christ figure: "turn the other cheek"? Do they go hand in hand? Lately it would seem not to be so. Think of the last few movies or books

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I've always enjoyed Dorothy Parker's poetry because of keen view of society and power relationships between men and women. Now, I'm extatic because I found a great site where they host some of her poem in audio format. It's ten times better to HEAR poetry then to read it so head on over there and relax while listening to some great poems.Dorothy Party Society

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Well in just a few hours it will be time to shut the books and count. Today marks the end of the 4th week of the contest. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and read as much as they could regardless of all the other obligations we have to do during the day.Please leave your total number of books read in the comment section so I can figure out who the top three winners are for the Blogexplosion

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A laugh cut in half,Framed and hangedFalls from my white wall andShatters in Lion screams: Superimposed friendly voicesEchoing the figure eight stumbling in cue withThe showers of confettiFrom our deteriorated paper crowns Imbued with tears of overexposed meadLay freed spewed along my exposed bosom.

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I hope everyone is reading, even those who seem to have forgotten about the contest. In order to spice things up a little, I will give away the participation prize this week. To be eligible you must either:1. Place the books you've read in the group shelf at shelfari.com (books must have your comments)2. Write a blogpost on the books you've read up to date (for those who haven't done so yet)The

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You Should Be a Film WriterYou don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind.You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life.Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling.And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!What Type of

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It's been a week has everyone enjoyed reading? A few of you have updated they blog already with their updated reading lists :) By the way for those who do not wish to blog about the read-a-ton please use Shelfari.com where you can list the books you've read as well as write your personal comments. So sign up and ask for a group invite. It's just so I can keep track of who is winning. I haven't

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It is officially the first day of the read-a-ton, so prepare your reading lists and have fun!Here are your fellow participants:Megan at http://mqos-lit.livejournal.com/villageofmany at http://villageofmany.wordpress.com/Amanda at http://www.mandikaye.com/Asara at http://asaradragon.blogspot.com/Andreea at http://justgroovy.blogspot.com/Jasmin at http://ohbooks.blogspot.com/Yummy! at http://

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A flower's snowflake fell Gently before me bringing memoriesOf savagely ripped petalsBlown across the field by the salty breeze,And a child who could see nothing more than shadow:A record of possibilities not taken darkening like the horizon,Casting monstrous shapes within the haze Sitting heavy, collecting nightmares by the overpass.Under siege by her own silhouetteListening to the distant waves

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Diana Gabaldon discusses her writing process: how she fights and wins against writer's block as well as her sources of inspiration.It's nice to hear another writer talk about similar difficulties that we all suffer from every now and then!

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It's hard recieving a rejection letter when you've worked hard on your story or novel but here's a little something that will bring a smile to your lips!!! For more go check out this flikr gallery Inkygirl'sCartoons: Writing, Writers, Inkygirl Also give her your comments!!!

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"Your character is flat" how many times have we been told this? What makes a character round or flat? Well, the basic and very generic answer is how much your character is akin to being alive in the sense of you and me. The key to making a character believable and as realistic as possible regardless of skin color and various fantastical physical features is writing the broad spectrum of emotions.

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I know, I know I haven't been updating my blog lately. But, I've got an excuse ;-) Started a new and tiring job on the phone all day. I come home exhausted at night. Secondly, I've been out of ideas as to what to write about. So, if anyone has any suggestions on tips they'd like me to discuss PLEASE feel free to leave them in my comment section beside the title.It will do me some good to research

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In order to celebrate the long overdue warmth, I thought I'd hold another read-a-ton of books contest. This contest will last a month and will be updated here every week. Please read the following about the prizes and free Blog Explosion credits! Read-a-ton is a reading contest that I hold periodicly on this blog where the goal is to read the most books possible within the set deadline. I hold

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Our environment is very important for our survival please remember to take good care of it!Reduce your consumption of electricity by buying energy saving appliances, as well as energy saving light bulbs and please RECYCLE whenever and wherever it is possible.Please take the following into consideration, cars are useful and fun but in any major city even smaller ones they tend to be rather

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Well, since the workshop section hasn't been flooding in with stories (by the way submit a story!) I thought I'd post what I write. I don't write much. I'm bad at writing everyday. I tend to wait around till inspiration hits and then write it all out in a kind of drunken stupor. But, its been a while since the muse visited so I'm going to set a few hours aside per week and post what I write on

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No one enjoys dialogue to read like disembodied voices in a vacuum. All that unbroken he-said-she-said can be numbing and confusing. Conversation is best grounded in some physical activity that can be associated with. Similarly to plays where the actors know what to do (emotions and actions) while speaking lines because it is written beneath the dialogue (stage business), dialogue must interject

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In this exercise you will come to understand how events change based on the different perspectives as well as what information can be included or be forced to exclude.Two best friends, Maria and Sarah, meet in a coffee shop. Maria is married but has recently been attracted to another man and her feelings are beginning to deepen. Sarah has come to treat Maria's husband as a friend. Maria's husband

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We've all received this kind of comment in a workshop:"I can't tell who's speaking/thinking/doing things; characters seem to know things they shouldn't."The best wait to fix this is to clearly understand what point of view is and therefore choosing the most appropriate one for your story. Each POV has limitations that are not appropriate for all kinds of stories.Fundamentally, POV is the lens or

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Well it's February and we all know what that means ... Valentine's Day is nearing so get out your flowers and chocolates and your red panties ladies! Anyways, I found this little game in this months edition of The Writer magazine and I thought I'd share...try it out and test your lovers knowledge!Writing CouplesEach of the 20 authors below is a novelist married to another novelist. Can you

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Make your story come to life by emphasizing the action. To place the action at the center of your story you must frame it within a scene. Think of a scene as a container for a miniature story that possesses a beginning, middle and end. Scenes create the illusion of real-time and thus invite the readers to participate and join in the unfolding of your character's actions in your story's world.

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Readers enjoy stories that allows them a certain level of participation in the outcome, they like it when their interpretations and opinions matter. Authenticating details are the kind of telling details that allow the readers to do the work and figure things out themselves. Here are 4 steps you can follow to make your readers feel like they know enough.1. Capture it rather than describe it. This

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This prompt is a fun one to test your wittiness and skills with vocabulary.Guidelines1. Choose a word that begins with each of the following letters it can be a noun, a verb, an adjective, and adverb or a name. F, O, A, W, L, T2. Using the words you picked write a sentence or two about your lunch break today. (the, a, it, she, he, they... are free words

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I got bored of the two column look for this blog so I took off the sidebar and replaced it with a horizontal drop down menu that functions entirely with css... yes you heard right no javascript which is great and simplifies life so much. I know some parts of it do not work yet... give me some time... I'm changing a lot of things around and adding new fun stuff as well.Look forword to a brand new

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Bridge to Terabithia is not a new book but I had never come across it before going to see Happy Feet at the theatre this week. One of the previews that caught my attention was this book which will be featured as a movie this coming February. Naturally, I was curious and picked up the book at Chapters, which is conveniently located right beside the theatre. It's a children's book but I hardly

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Our painted walls peelMore of their decorative skinWith each wordless yell I screamTheir embedded memories: when we first met in the bar and you saw my smiley underwearfrom the rim of my loose pants, when we first made love on your computer chair,and of the warmth of your arms around meFade with each untold sentimentA shirt at first dissapeared than a book and a picture frameThe ball in my throat

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Well it's all over folks at least until summer where I'll host another reading contest.Here's are our 3 massive books eaters1.Tracy from Winged Emotion with a big 16 books read over christmas.2. Ma Titwonky from Enema Portal For Groan Ups read 13 books during the 20 odd days of the contest.3. She from The Screaming Pages comes in third with 11 books read over the holidays.Keep on reading!!!!!!!!*

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Happy New Year Everyone! So how was the reading challenge? Did everyone finish off their old pile of books? Have you started a fresh one from all your xmas gifts :)Well you have till midnight tonight to finish off your last book for the contest.Please post in the comment of this post your grand total of books read and I'll hand out the winning credits :)Well I was a bit slow for reading during

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Sorry, I haven't posted in a while had an unexpected christmas visit from friends I haven't seen in ages. It was a merry time!Hows everybody's reading coming along? Since my last posting I've read the Harper series from Anne McCaffrey as well as the Renegades of Pern which ends the pile of books I bought by her. Now, I'm in a little predicament, unsure, of what to read next. So I'm book shopping

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A Little About The AuthorMy name's Katalina. I thrive on expressing myself through written words upon white paper. Fantasy is my favorite genre--Neil Gaiman being my favorite fantasy writer. My style of writing is very much influenced by Margaret Atwood, however--whom I consider to be one of the best contemporary writers. Read my story to judge for yourself. Why not pay a visit to my blog to read

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I picked up recently from a used book sale 10 books from Anne McAffrey... included the trilogy of the Dragon of Pern which I had read as a teenager... It's a classic fantasy tale and it's very very good if you enjoy the genre or dragons. The 3 main characters are impressively constructed and you hang with throughout their trials. Since the 10th I've been reading the books that are not part of the

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1, 2, 3, go! Begin reading books now!In order for me to keep tract of the winners I will dedicate a post to the read-a-ton on the following days (please leave a comment on the number of books your have read at that point. Also, feel free to review/rate/share your thoughts about your books!)December 10thDecember 14thDecember 18thDecember 22ndJanuary 1st or 2nd: final day On another note please

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1. EconomyProse laden with too many words can feel sluggish. Consider, for example, the following paragraph: A very small dog, no more than nine inches high, walked aimlessly across the street near the centre of town. Cars and trucks stopped abruptly, slamming on their brakes, tires skidding loudly, in attempts to avoid hitting the animal. The drivers let loose long strings of oaths at the

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What better way to start the new year with finishing off those books you've been piling in your bookcase or on your bed side table? Join this contest and read while having fun!The contest will begin on the 10th of december and last till the 31th.In those the 21 days all participants are to try to read the most.The winner will receive 500 BlogExplosion credits, the second and third places will

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Bubbles in my Head's workshop section is seeking new stories to be read and commented by all bloggers. If any writers are interested please review the submission guidelines in the workshop section. For readers please take a look at J.M Snyders' story "First Kiss" and do not be shy to give your comments but please review the commenting guidelines first.All kinds of stories are welcomed so join the

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Dialogue at its best is the illusion of a genuine sounding conversation, a mimic of speech in everyday life. To be simple and direct dialogue is the stuff in quotes- what is said between characters in the scenes. Like in real life, body language speaks tons perhaps even more so than the actual words uttered. The non verbal actions can reveal how a character says something (he kicked the wall---

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It's Nanowrimo and your trying to write your novel, you've set yourself a daily wordcount and some quiet time, you've also stopped procrastinating but nevertheless your stuck like a Volkswagen pushed into a bog filled with axle-deep mud and cannot write single word down on that annoying white page. No worries here's 3 ways to reboot your writing skills.The random sentence kick-startIf you can't

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Well it's NaNoWriMo month so I thought I'd give out these little tips on reducing procrastination to all the fearless writers, out there, braving the 1 month novel challenge. If you're anything like me sometimes it's really hard to write; I'm a lazy writer I'll admit it but here's what I do to help me along.1. Reduce research.One of the most effective ways to procrastinate is research. We all

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I've done it! I finally made an official blog for my blogger template designs. It has my portfolio as well as seperate sections for the premades and custom designs and an easy contact page. So, go check it out at www.chicsassydesigns.blogspot.com

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I was inspired by the sight of a woman sitting on the wet sidewalk a few weeks ago. The scene touched me very much. For some reason the colorful leaves falling and the dark and wet cement contrast increased this woman's melancholy and made me ponder why she was sitting there on such a rainy day. What events had occurred that lead her to this unordinary situation (who willingly sits on wet

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Editing your work is sometimes very painful, simply, because as writers we are never satisfied with ourselves. So, when do you stop? When is it a good time to save and quit your word processor program or to put your pencil down?In college, a very good teacher of mine told me about this sweet little trick. Basically, take your first draft, print it out, and find all your spelling and grammar

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By the way they look, speak and view the world around them, your minor characters enrich your fictional universe and take some of the burden of passing along backstory and moving exposition away from your main character. Dialogue that, because of speech patterns, dialect or intensity, can be acceptable and add color as well as a sense of place in a character who appears seldom and briefly.The

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Most stories have a subplot embedded within their narrative sequence of events. A subplot has something to do with the story's plot and theme, but it is lesser, shorter, smaller than the main plot.At its most basic, a subplot adds interest to a story as well as complexity. It can illuminate characters or setting as well as drive the main plot forward.A subplot is a good tool to add to your

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Well, you could say I got tagged in surprizingly interesting way. It definately adds a whole new dimension to the traditional online game. Check it out it's funny! a meme, nah, but close enough

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Three guys are sitting at a bar.#1: "...Yeah, I make $75,000 a year after taxes."#2: "What do you do for a living?"#1: "I'm a stockbroker. How much do you make?#2: "I should clear $60,000 this year."#1: "What do you do?"#2: "I'm an architect."The third guy has been sitting there quietly, staring into his beer, when the others turn to him.#2: "Hey, how much do you make per year?"#3: "Gee... hmmm..

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Slang is, to the writer, an army of alternative words and phrases rebelling against society's established language and polite discourse. Slang can vary from the playful (booty, ditzy) to antagonistic (gimp, honkey) to sociopathic (towelhead, ho). Most slang terms are metaphorical usages of standard words well known words like "she kicked my nuts." Writers can use any of these terms without fear

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Sometimes when writing about things we know of (or we think we know of), we forget the reader doesn't know anything about it and we forget to connect things. You may better approach this gap not by trying to be "universal" and vague but by trying to be SPECIFIC and PRECISE. Use concrete images as opposed to abstract generalizations. Here's a example:Abstract:"I met this person who was

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I'm J.M. Snyder, a self-published author of gay fiction, though my 8th book has just been released by Aspen Mountain Press. My short fiction has been published online at Ruthie's Club, Sticky Pen, and Writer's Café. For more information, including excerpts from my books and exclusive short stories, readers can visit my website at http://jmsnyder.net. I also maintain a daily blog at http://

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I'll be posting the first entry for the short story workshop tomorrow, so I thought I'd write a quick guideline for improving your commenting style. Just keep these questions in mind while reading the stories and you'll be able to give the authors thorough and useful comments. You do not have to answer these questions when commenting; their existence is simply to guide your responses and get your

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Judged by:National Book Award-FinalistMary GaitskillFirst prize: $1,000Second prize: $500Third prize: $250The winner and seven finalists will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM, Regal Literary, the Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inkwell Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency.The entry deadline is October 2, 2006. The

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I don't write much for fun anymore due to my university classes but I like short creativity exercises. I try to do at least one a week. I woke up in the middle of the night with a massive jolt of insomnia, I could not get back to sleep so I put on some tunes on my handy little mp3 player. I have about a gazillion songs on it but this one song came up, you know the kinda song you don't really know

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A linguistics professor was lecturing to his English class one day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative."A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."-------------------------------------------A visitor

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I spent a lot of time staring at the computer screen lately and I believe it has affected my vision or maybe I'm just due for a visit at the Eye Doc. My eyesight keeps fading in and out and I keep thinking my glasses are dirty. It's really annoying! But it got me thinking about what would happen to my *cough *cough writing abilities if I was going blind. I can type fine without looking but how

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This is a chic and sassy blog template for the lovers of early fall or late summer walks in the park. The template comes with everything you see on the pic which is the header, the background tiles and 6 sidebar headers as well as a post divider and 2 list icons.Check my template section (found at the bottom of the sidebar) for more details.Get your personalized blogspot template today!

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Q. If you were lost in the woods, who would you trust for directions: the publisher who prints everything you write, an agent, or Santa Claus?A. The agent. The other two indicate you are hallucinating.-------------------------------There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer.When asked to define great, he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole

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Submission GuidelinesYou can submit a short story of any length ranging from postcard fiction to the near novella (just consider that the longer it is the less likely it will be read from random visitors).To submit a story you must have commented on at least 1 other story (not valid until I've posted at least 1 story).You can submit a story of any genre, theme or style.You can submit an

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The short story workshop is officially going online now! So start submitting your stories via my email adress zoi_tree@yahoo.ca along with a blurb about why you like writing or some juicy behind the scene details of your story so I can properly introduce it and if you wish feel free to send a picture of yourself too! Don't forget to include a non-hotmail addy in order to receive your comments.I

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Who would be interested in sending me their short stories to be posted online here at Bubbles in my Head for everyone to comment on and give their opinions and ideas to help improve the story?I've been wanting to create an online workshop for a while now and I finally found a free email form provider that doesn't bite bag. So here's how it would work:1. send stories to my email2. I post the

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A writer died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell.She decided to check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes."Oh my," said the writer. "Let me see heaven now."A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven,

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Third-person point of view (POV) is more subtle to write than first-person POV since the narrator does not partake in the action but simply relates it either by telling cold hard facts like a news reporter (objective POV) or by letting us know exactly how the character(s) feel (omniscient or limited-omniscient POV). As you can see the third-person POV can be more complicated and where mistakes

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Here's a fun exercise that I often try to get the creative juices running. Pick an object, any object around you, and describe it from its point of view. A great example is Sylvia Plath's poem "Mirror" that I have transcribed below. Have fun! Please feel free to show your results in the comment section for everyone to read and enjoy! It also helps to choose an object that is already associated

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Check out my new template section to see these four fun blogspot templates. I hope you can all enjoy! I'll be making more shortly. :)

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Morning's fateMorning walks steady and straightAnd only lingers long enough to clearThe early city mist from the streets.Then clings amorously to the lidsOf the walking wakingHitching a ride to the nearest coffee shop,Where it inevitably meets it endsEvery day.Morning walkToo many years have gone byAnd words have left us behind.Now, we walk slow and tired;Each worrying over things that cannot be

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Cheers! Houray! Jasmin is the winner of 2000 BE credits having read the most books during this 2 month long contest.1.Jasmin 26 books (wins 2000 credits)*2.Amanda 24 books (wins 100 credits)3.Joy Renee 22 books (wins 100 credits)It was a close run between the top 3 positions. I am glad of all the books read :)I hope to see everyone at my next contest, next summer!* It will take a while to

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Last week to the contest, quickly, finish up your last book and tell me so I can write up the last results and give away 2000 BE credits to the winner and the participatory prizes.I read 2 books last week the final books of the EarthSea cycle which ends the story. The best books of the serie. They are definately more complete and less of action-adventure type of book.I am currently reading the

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Everyone remember the TV show The Jetsons? Well, that's a prime example of the what retro-futurism is and what I call the HAPPY sci-fi. Back before the new millennia when we were all wondering if 1999 was the end of it all, a wave of nostalgia hit most of the 20's and up generations. What had happened to the promise of flying cars that fold into a suitcase and robots serving us food and

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