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Friday, July 22, 2005

GIVE AND IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU….

I was moved to post the following on another writing network last night. When we give a kind word/gesture we don’t expect anything back. Sometimes, just when you need it, a gift comes back to you out of the wide blue yonder and you just know that your efforts are not wasted. Read on…. Encouragement... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 21, 2005

STEADY PROGRESS

I am making progress towards the five (5) submissions I promised myself I would get done this week. I’m half way there. I posted something here to get some feedback, but nothing yet. I posted it elsewhere. I think I’m likely to get more critical feedback there, so I’m waiting for that and then I’ll... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 18, 2005

NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED

Life does not always throw us those things we prefer. Take the process of sending out submissions. I much prefer going after those publishers who’ll take what I’m offering (entire article) with a few introductory words, rather than a full-fledged query and what sometimes seems like an endless... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 16, 2005

DOING WHAT I MUST

When the lightening started flashing last night, I shut down the computer. There is no compensation for being foolish, so to save myself the trouble of replacing a fried pc, I decided to do something else. It was a good decision. Sometimes, there’s nothing for it but to shut off the computer to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

I HAVE 345, BUT I REALLY NEED 300. HAND ME THE RUBBER!

What’s the likelihood of a writer being lucky enough to sell the first article they ever submit? Impossible, you say? It can be done. It happened to me. Getting a foot in the right editor’s door is a challenging task for a new writer. It isn’t exactly easy to convey the impression that you know a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

DOES YOUR WRITING HAVE ALL THE RIGHT ELEMENTS?

How does one forget that one used to write? Well I did, for the past 24 years. Somehow, I forgot that when I was 12 I used to write love stories. If I dig around in our dusty little store room - fat chance of that happening! - I’m sure I’ll find the results of my labour from that time. I believe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 10, 2005

'I CAN DO THAT' TURNS INTO 'NO CAN DO!'

When was the last time you wrote an article that just didn’t come out right? How I hate that and I’m also proving some truths while I’m at it. A little while back, L.E.Gant wrote a post in which a friend of his said that one article, with adjustments for each market, can be written many times over.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 7, 2005

WHAT WOULD - STRIKE THAT - CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

From time to time we’ve complained about how Blogit is not really a serious writing network and we eventually come to the consensus that Blogit is what we make it and that it's all things to all writers. I’d like to ask just how far you, yes you, would go to play your part in seeing the network be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 4, 2005

FELLOW WORDSMITHS, I’M GETTING INVOLVED IN YOUR BUSINESS!

Like I announced yesterday, my plan today is to get involved in your business. I don’t know if you realize it, but when I ask questions of you it is out of curiosity as to how other writers think and create. It is also a way of doing an informal poll, if you will, on anything that might catch my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 3, 2005

GO PUT IT DOWN BEFORE YOU LOSE IT!

Now for a bit of shameless self-promotion...... I’ve put another story down on paper. I have to admit, it’s more reality than fiction. I think that not counting the interruptions, it took me a little over an hour to write it. As always, I’m going to ask you for your opinions on it. It’s LOST. In the... Sign in to see full entry.

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