Tag: writers
group name: writerscove
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April 17, 2008 08:23 AM EDT --
Want editors and agents to think your Pulitzer material? Want your readers to get callouses from turning your pages?
Here's a hint from a long ago writing conference that works like magic with . . . more
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February 14, 2007 01:16 PM EST --
Blank sheet of paper
Hostage to my empty pen
Bleeds tears of dry ink
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May 29, 2007 02:56 PM EDT --
Greetings fellow AC Members! I’m hoping that everyone on Gather, who also publishes their work on Associated Content will stop by and read this brief article.
I would like for each of you to leave . . . more
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April 17, 2008 08:59 AM EDT --
Lou buried his head in the pillow. The mosquito wasn't so easily fooled. The buzz sliced back and accelerated into his right ear this time. He slapped at it, hammering his ear. He tried to shake out . . . more
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June 05, 2007 08:08 PM EDT --
How can something you love so much can cause so much pleasure and at the same time, so much pain? I love to write. Novels, short stories, poetry and non-fiction. Many genre's call to me. Ideas come . . . more
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July 02, 2007 08:09 AM EDT --
COMPETITIONS
ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.minotaurbooks.com/competitions.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Mystery Writers of America is pleased and excited . . . more
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March 30, 2007 02:59 AM EDT --
Sometimes I'm embarrassed by the number of how-to-write books I've accumulated in my life, and by how often I still consult them. Shouldn't I have graduated by now? Do I still need to turn . . . more
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April 15, 2007 04:27 AM EDT --
Every year, Writer's Digest publishes a listing of their 101 Best Web Sites for Writers. When you click this link, you'll notice you can peruse through the listings in A-Z order or . . . more
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April 02, 2007 06:47 AM EDT --
It's been said that "everyone has a story to tell". That quote goes back many years and for a writer who wants to be published and sell books, that statement is a nemesis.
That statement . . . more
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March 02, 2007 06:03 AM EST --
I enter the land of words often,
Eager to pluck the ripest,
Driven by urge to fashion verse,
Attempting a vivid message.
Michelangelo chiselled his "Boy David",
From a piece of misshapen rock, . . . more
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July 08, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
I want to make sure I do this first. If you'd really like to see these offers come straight to your e-mail box, instead of waiting for someone like me to post them, you can get these markets . . . more
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January 17, 2008 10:20 PM EST --
For most of my life, the view from this writer's window was a lonely one. Though it wasn't without its magic, it was distinctly lacking in human warmth.
As a professional waitress . . . more
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February 17, 2008 06:40 PM EST --
When can a writer's writing be used against him in a court of law? This is the question David Grann examines in his fascinating article "True Crime, A postmodern murder mystery," . . . more
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July 04, 2007 08:32 AM EDT --
Call for Science Fiction and or murder/mystery themed short stories (
less then 6000 words but more the 2000 Words ). This call for writers
is being put out by American Fiction the sister publication . . . more
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August 25, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
This has always been a hot topic whenever I bring it up between a bunch of writers.
When writing a story do you write everything in past tense agreement or do you try to mix it up? I've been . . . more
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August 15, 2007 05:23 PM EDT --
We are very pleased to announce that the winner in the Gather.com “Express Yourself” Poetry Contest is Arlene H., for her poem “The Lagoon.” She has won $100 from Gather, and of . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT --
The colors at the ROY end of the spectrum excite us, the BIV colors calm us down, but green is neutral in its effect.
Green is the largest color family discernible to the human eye. Darker . . . more
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October 21, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
My friends at FUNDS FOR WRITERS are at it again. Here’s a recent list of CONTESTS. Save yourself from missing these, and subscribe to FFW and have these lists come to your . . . more
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January 18, 2007 01:29 AM EST --
For the past week and a half I have been in a state of crisis. It began Saturday, January 6th, when my mom called to tell me that she'd had an MRI that showed she had two brain tumors. . . . more
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September 04, 2007 06:30 AM EDT --
--This post is adapted from my blog at http://www.jonathanhead.com which, by the way, is hosted by the great people at Sevendeavor . They offer domains and web hosting for writers with great service . . . more
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