Kathy Boles-Turner

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

Proof Of Life: Writing About Writing

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
“To defend what you’ve written is a sign that you are alive.” ~ William Zinsser Today, I invite all hard laboring writers to defend something you’ve written. No matter if it’s old or new, no matter if it has been published or hides out in the bottom…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

December Tales: Fingers at the ready?

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
Good morning, Flames and all other interested parties! Today is the first day of December and the first day of a new series of prompts and writing challenges. Since this is a busy month for many we will offer stand-alone contests each week of December. Your response…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

River Towns & Their Bridges: Means of Departure

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
A rather obvious statement —> Historically, river ways have been vital to the development of human societies around the globe. Fresh water means survival — in the basic sense, yes. Our earliest pre-urban ancestors made rivers central to growing their communities by gathering fish, water fowl, muscles, river…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

It Was The Last Time I Ever…Foreshadowing

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
I recently finished reading a book called “Hawley Book of the Dead” by Chrysler Szarlan. Over the first few pages, the first person narrator foreshadowed the death of her husband at least six different ways. It wasn’t subtle, she came right out and said, “On the day I…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

Departures: No One Gets Out Of This Alive

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
What  I enjoy most about writing prompts is watching the many different directions several writers might take with a single word or phrase. Inspiration is an awe inspiring thing, yes, but inspiration is not free of being influenced by our own emotional focus  at the time of encountering a prompt.…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

The Mysterious: Voting Poll and Reading List (click on the post title to access the poll)

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
It is time, dear readers, for The Mysterious to be unveiled. Five of our members responded. Now it is up to you, dear readers, to pore over their work. Meditate on it; discover its meaning for yourself. Do take care not to give yourself over to the…

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by Kathy Boles-Turner

And Who Might You Be?

Originally posted on Brigit's Flame Writing Community:
I’ve been writing Chatters now for over a year, asking you about your process and your favorite books and methods as a writer, but how much have we talked about outside of what kind of writer you are? Today, tell me about you. In 5 to 20…

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