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Friday, September 16, 2005

WRITING SOFTWARE…NIFTY OR NUISANCE?

My nature leads me to always wanting to take the shortest route possible to get to where I’m going. That isn’t necessarily a formula for success all the time. I’m writing a longish story and thought about getting a writer’s software to help ease the process. I know where I’m going with the story,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

A RIDICULOUS RITUAL?

Writing that’s done in a hurry is not guaranteed to be our best work. It may happen that a deadline overtakes us and we are forced to write under severe time constraints. However, part of our job as writers is to be responsible. I’ve always said that it takes a big chunk of discipline to be a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

STRENGTHEN YOUR STORY

In my view, one of the best ways to improve your writing is to have someone else read what you've written. Another pair of eyes is certain to point out things you somehow missed. I posted the last story I wrote elsewhere for feedback. Two persons looked at the story and offered good suggestions. One... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

A NEW CHALLENGE….

My mind is literally buzzing with all the ideas that I have running around in my head. I wrote a post to this blog sometime ago, about doing something constructive with the things we have written, but haven’t taken any further. Whether it is to rewrite things that have been critiqued or tidy them up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

A SMALL CHALLENGE…..

I did good this time. I wrote my Write-Off entry yesterday. Of course, being that I tend to do things up-side down, I wrote the story and now I have to try to fit the words in. IMO it’s a good story too. The only trouble is, if I can’t fit the words in, I’ll have to write another and I’ve only got... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

PUBLICATION 2

Wouldn’t you know it? The letter I wanted to post is not where it should be, but not to worry. I’ll put up another that was published. I’m hopeless. I’ve retyped the letter below because I have no idea how to make my personal information fuzzy, so you can’t see it. Do any of you know how to do this?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 29, 2005

MY PATH TO PUBLICATION

A couple of people have asked me about the submission process and this post tells what I’ve done so far in terms of the queries and submissions I’ve made in the past year and a half. Forgive me if I ramble a little bit. It’s said that we should ‘write what we know’ and I’ve found that to be good... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 27, 2005

WRITE THE PLAN DOWN!

I ’ve applied some discipline and have re-written the article as I said I would. I now have to edit. This will take some time. I aim to have this piece sent out by Wednesday, which will be ahead of deadline. I need to at least double my present level of productivity. I also realize that I must... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT…..

the magazine Today’s Woman? It used to be an e-zine, but I think they’ve now gone over to print. The trouble is, I can’t seem to bring up the site which makes me think that they really have taken it down – never mind the fact that they have links to it in another related site. I’ve written an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

A LITTLE DISCIPLINE GOES A LONG WAY....

I am cutting it close again. I'm supposed to be re-writing an article for submission. I promised to have it done in two weeks. I must have it done and submitted within that time. I am now into day 3 of the fourteen days and I have re-typed one paragraph. Seems like no matter how I try, I live for... Sign in to see full entry.

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