Category Archives: WRITING

WRITING: And such

Posted on March 21, 2009 by susan

Found a copyright marking system for images that I’ve been playing with so that an artist friend of mine may feel a bit more secure about placing her images on the web. With Google Image, I myself have wondered about … Continue reading →

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WRITING: A new trail

Posted on March 13, 2009 by susan

God knows, just when I reach a stage of my life where I’m feeling free enough to draw upon my hidden past to get a bit more risque with my writing, I’m planning on developing a children’s reading site. See … Continue reading →

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WRITING: X Days of Solitude

Posted on March 12, 2009 by susan

A very spot-on post by Charles Deemer on the elation and the loneliness sometimes of the writer as he creates a fictional world where his characters, for a time, are his closest friends. It reminds me of the brief note … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Publishing

Posted on February 26, 2009 by susan

Of all I’ve written, of anything I’ve had published, nothing has meant as much as seeing a poem written for a friend appreciated by his family and printed up on memory cards at his service.

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WRITING: And it’s Fulfillment

Posted on February 22, 2009 by susan

So proud of Josh and Kas over at Grail Quest who have made an announcement that shows all their hard work and talent is paying off.

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WRITING: New Directions

Posted on February 6, 2009 by susan

Finally forced a friend to read one of my latest stories and judging by the response, I think it can just go in the file. Been scan-reading some of the 5000-plus posts as I’ve been putting in the images and … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Published!

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Susan

Happy to read the tweet this morning from a friend to say she's gotten six short stories published up at the Espresso Stories sites. Online publishing is a growing opportunity for writers and I'm excited to note that more folks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Lessons

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Susan

See the waythe sand makes wayto let me pass,teaching meto givewith need.Gritty crystalline,tiny stones,you melt softly into crowds.Oceans weepto see the waysandis so easilymoved. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Alliteration

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Susan

The years after that were just folders of days filed and forgotten. Maybe it's an awareness, a product of reading both classic literature and poetry; maybe it's a natural skill born of an ear for sounds; maybe it's just overwriting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: When Will I Ever Learn?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Susan

Somewhere in the vast universe of internetery yesterday was a post on "How Not to Write a Novel" or maybe it was geared toward short story, I don't remember. In any case, one of its first warnings was a red … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Setting Tone

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Susan

The mood was set by eight a.m. The kind of morning where all you want to do is curl up on the couch with a good book and a warm cup of hemlock. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Writers as Fools

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Susan

It seems that the author–or his/her publisher–I've tried to graciously instruct against leaving his/her self-marketing blurbs as spam comments on this weblog isn't smart enough to take the hint and attempted to place two more comments this morning before I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Again and Again and Again

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Susan

Sorta stalled on this latest story, the idea coming at me full tilt and since that's not what I am used to, I feel like I am filling in a form rather than creating a story. Meanwhile, I go back … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Practice on Simile

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Susan

We age like oaks; grow taller, yes, but thickening too, adding years in rings that bear no diamonds but a measure of what we've learned and when. We stand firm, losing flexibility yet growing ever upward and branching out. Roots … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Inspiration vs. Mapping?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Susan

Had an interesting conversation last week with Carolyn as to how differently each of us form our narratives. Carolyn goes into quite intricate diagramming of the story before it's written–and while she'd fight me on this likely, Tinderbox or Storyspace … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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