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The Break of Dawn and Descriptive Dissonance
In a book I’m reading–Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich– I came across the following passage. The sky was growing brighter by the minute with the promise of sunrise… It made me think about sunrise here on our tiny island of … Continue reading
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Monday Motivations
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Happy Monday to you all! I hope you had a good weekend. The thing that struck me when I went out over the weekend, was the glorious colours of the leaves – the rusts, mustards,…
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EDITING 101: 11 – Using a Thesaurus…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Using a Thesaurus When…
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Why I Ditched My Blog Sidebar – Guest Post…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I took a two-week break from posting on my own blog a few months ago. In that time, I was refueled with post ideas but I also had the opportunity…
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happy happy me
Originally posted on Libby Sommer, Author:
Me and Gwen Bitti, Committee Member SWW It was a great honour to be awarded the Society of Women Writer’s Fiction Book Award 2016 for my debut novel, My Year With Sammy (Ginninderra Press)…
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A Printing History Timeline Infographic…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
From Visually.
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#tuesdayuseitinasentence: Death : The Ultimate Prize
Originally posted on Word Shamble:
Image : Pixabay ‘It’s the … Ultimate Prize.‘ Sound exploded – clapping, feet stamping, cheers so loud the noise weaved and warped in Stevie’s ears, turning to yelps, howls, animal voices from human throats. The studio…
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#tuesdayuseitinasentence ~ Ultimate
Originally posted on Word Adventures:
Shelley was the ultimate sales person on the floor, the best performer, but her ultimate goal was to be a novelist and soon she’d have to make a choice. ©scolpron2016 ___________________________________________ Here are the prompt…
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Shortlist Revealed…
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Well, I can’t do much about the election result, but I can spread a little cheer among a few of you. A few weeks ago, I set my first mini-competition (a flash fiction story on…
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Monday Motivations
Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
On Thursday, I quoted Barbara Poelle: “If you’re struggling with a character, write 20 things that the reader will never know about your character. These will naturally bleed into your writing and provide a richness…
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