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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Publisher looking for submissions readers

Do you love to read? Do you read a lot and with alacrity? Are you ever disappointed in what you read, and do you know why? Would you like to have input on the quality of books on the market? The Zharmae Publishing Press is recruiting Submissions Readers. Interested? email me here through Blogit and... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Well then... Who likes to read?

Yes? Okay... What do you read the most? Do you read enough of a particular genre to be able to distinguish what is original from what is trite and cliche? Do you notice the quality of what you read? Do you pick up on flaws in grammar, punctuation, syntax, plausibility? Do you know human nature well... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The THRESHOLD Project

We saved what we could. We could not save them from the catastrophe they were blithely running at, arms wide, mad with the heat of their day in the sun... In the end, we could only look out for ourselves. In the gathering twilight, in the plunging cold, on the shrinking land, we all did what we... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

a new prompt: Things Too Frustrating To Be Bothered With

Eating grapenuts, dry, with chopsticks Rationally explaining anything to a baby, a cat or a fanatic Running between the raindrops What can you add to this list? Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Who is looking for fair and straightforward critique?

Another Blogiteer is leaving the building. He states as one of his reasons, and several comments on the post agree, that Blogit drew them in as writers but has become naught but another social playground. I say, it is what we make it, and that depends on what we want it to be. There are how many... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

and today, this came to my attention after many years...

perfect addendum to the previous post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgPqmRNjoTE&feature=youtu.be Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

a poem of sea life

Came across this as I was going through old files... It may have appeared here before. Odd formatting... don't ask me! Octopus Lurking loosely,blobbishly unrolling, your enormous bulbous　head a-lolling, with a kind of neckless grace as you come pouring down the face of rocky coves and coral caves... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Who do you write for?

Do you find you write more when you have an audience? Does having that audience inspire you? Does it pressure you? Who is your best audience? Who do you want to write for? Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

5000 years from now...

what will have mattered? In a century, in a decade... what of today's experience and choice will have been significant? I look forward to your ideas, while I think on this, too. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2011

photo prompt: the Brew House

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/sets/72157626053902380/ What do you think? What do you feel? Do you imagine a story? Sense a poem coming on? Sign in to see full entry.

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