reading and writing a life
By 5 a.m. it was confirmed that outdoor activities, such as driving to work, were out of the question for me. I sulked for about five minutes, then poured coffee and got on with completing the latest editing of Ramshackle Houses & Southern Parables to send back into the world. Since embracing the fact that […]
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Just shut up and write. Goldberg’s simplification of what a writer must do is brilliant, and, embarrassing enough, quite necessary. Writers! How ridiculous we can be, whining on and on about how difficult it is to find the time, to track down the muses, to hammer out a structure, to blah blah blah. Shut up […]
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My favorite recurring fantasy involves a strict schedule. Yes, that is weird. Whatever. In this fantasy, I am a workaholic down at the desk by 7 a.m sharp, Monday-Friday, come hell or high water. Nose to the grindstone, slaving away on research and words, words, words. I would finish those four projects languishing away in […]
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Entries are due for the first annual Artists & Writers Mini-Contest by 11 p.m. EST, tomorrow. Watch your news feed tomorrow afternoon for the April Week One Topic Post, and get ready for another month of competition! Meanwhile, check out the community About Page. We’re always looking forward to meeting new members and friends!
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Copied from:Vine Leaves News Blog Congratulations to the Quarter-Finalists of the 2015 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award! The manuscripts on this list are those which Jessica, Dawn, Krystal, Kristen and Theresa unanimously believed would be an honour to publish through Vine Leaves Press. Though we do not have any strict judging criteria (these are vignettes, […]
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Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
Top o’ the mornin’, my darling Flamelings! Stories of What Worlds May Come await your reading, commenting, and voting. The poll closes tomorrow. Meanwhile, #youshouldbewriting for Week Three! Competitive and Just For Fun entries for Live To Tell The Tale are due the 22nd. We all know —…
The entries for Local Color are due tomorrow night by 11:45 p.m. EST. Don’t miss your chance to write for our March contest! Feel free to leave any questions you might have in comments here, or at Brigit’s Flame.
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Hello, my darling Flames! Yes, I shamelessly employed a sports term teaser to get your attention. Basketball is not happening here, however, a new and fabulous writing competition is about to get underway and I wanted to make sure absolutely everyone was aware. We are anticipating a lot of…
Ramshackle Houses, my collection of poetry and creative nonfiction that I have been prattling on and on about for the past couple of weeks, has been completed and submitted. After all that prattling, after my reading friends put up with a half-dozen rewrites and all my bitching and moaning, and after pounding away at this thing […]
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I have a few questions for my writing friends out there. Please read and respond. Years ago I was invited to an online competitive writing group. The time I was there amounted to the most valuable few years of my writing experience. Seriously. I learned more there than in four years pursuing a BA in […]
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