When Writing Goes Stale

November 28, 2010

A refreshing perspective I remember one afternoon in October when I stood at my window watching leaves fall from the trees. Autumn is not my favourite season, but that is not why I remember that particular day. Let me explain. In September, I admired the lush green leaves on the trees with mixed emotions, knowing [...]

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Jannie’s Encore

November 21, 2010

Encore Back in my dressing room with my beige brassiere now joyfully flung and my wedgied undies adjusted, (was a mistake to have worn the thong) my ears were still ringing with the applause of another wild audience. Could anything match being called for encore after encore, I wondered, as I slugged my chablis and [...]

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Misstakes Dew Happen

November 11, 2010

Mistakes do happen As a proofreader, when I see a typo my eyes light up; unless it’s my typo. And let me tell you, my friends certainly enjoy pointing them out to me when I make them. We all make mistakes. That is why it’s recommended to let a fresh set of eyes read your [...]

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A Young Woman’s Dance

November 7, 2010

The dance forward Spider veins clawed under the tip of her beige dress with fuchsia ribbons. Beauty and wisdom danced. The audience sat in silence as her feet traced shapes in ash with not one mistake, she’d learned to adjust her dance to any situation. And, today’s dance held deep importance. With traditional Indian melodies [...]

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A Book Review Beyond “Be Love Now”

October 27, 2010

“The path to the heart” Be Love Now, written by Ram Dass, is the third book in a series that began with Be Here Now and was followed by Still Here. This trilogy spans four decades of a multi-cultural and spiritual crusade. Ram Dass is known as “an iconic guru for the Boomer generation,” having [...]

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The Write Impact Writers’ Workshop

October 13, 2010

Write to the point A writer with writer’s block is a writer on the wrong side of a box. Imagine stepping out of that box and looking at it from other angles; shifting your perspective. Pick it up and turn it around in your hands. You can see the bottom, all four sides, inside and [...]

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For the Love of Story Structure

October 3, 2010

The value of story structure While writing, ideas don’t necessarily come in sequence. That can be frustrating and confusing because the brain wants to put them in some kind of order to make sense of them. To make things even more interesting, the imagination can unleash a succession of ideas that a writer will find [...]

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Inspired by Spider

September 29, 2010

Creative writing challenges A handful of additional 9-word challenges appeared a few weeks ago in the comment section of this blog. I felt they were too good to hide there and have decided to share them as blog posts. Over the next while I’ll post any that I have. I’ve bolded the 9 words in [...]

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A Toast to Barbara Swafford

September 23, 2010

“It’s my blog, but it’s all about you” Imagine if you will, the coziest sofa you possibly can. A luxurious woolen throw is draped casually in one corner, its long unruly fringe dangling playfully just above the carpet. This is a beautifully coloured woolen throw that you just can’t wait to wrap around yourself — [...]

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I Survived the 3-Day Novel Contest

September 15, 2010

Writing madness “This is my first book.” I smiled at the man behind the counter as he placed the freshly printed manuscript into a bag. He smiled back, shyly. There was a tiny gleam of admiration in his eyes and I felt 10 feet tall. I wanted to hug everybody; couldn’t seem to wipe the [...]

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Short Story: Compliments of Lake Superior

September 12, 2010

Prelude to the story The Superior Connection is my first attempt at writing fiction; my first short story. It was born from a third 100-word writing challenge where I chose to use nine specific words*. If you’re interested in the nine words, I have written them at the end of this post. The first section [...]

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Stoic & The Opening Line

September 5, 2010

The following two short, short stories are my versions of the creative writing challenge that you’ve all been following for the past few weeks. They were written about a month ago as a practice exercise for a summer writing class. Stoic Timothy-grass gathered around their blanket, hushed at attention, encircling them in the sweet aroma [...]

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