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Scribe's Alley: January 2009
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Be Willing to be Intentional about Deliberate word. Friday, January 30, 2009. Be Willing to be Intentional about Deliberate word choice. I'm not sure what the official name of it is, but it's half-dictionary, half-thesaurus. Maybe it's best explained by the example I encountered:. These adjectives mean being or resulting from one's own free will. Implies the operation of unforced choice: "Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal".
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Scribe's Alley: Squeezing the Creative Juices Dry
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Squeezing the Creative Juices Dry. Everybodys Favorite YouTube Videos. Friday, August 28, 2009. Squeezing the Creative Juices Dry. I read a post titled Ten Great Ways to Crush Creativity. And while it is aimed at the creativity desired in a business, I think some points apply very well to the creative process in writing. 1 Criticize and 7. Punish mistakes. 6 Adhere to the plan. 10 Don't waste money on training.
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Scribe's Alley: November 2008
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Wednesday, November 19, 2008. For the past 2 weeks or so I have been pounding away at my keyboard, trying to reach my goal of 50,000 words for the month of November. My current word count is 21,115. I have procrastinated and now I must write at least 5,000 words a day in order to make my goal. It takes me approximately one hour to write 2,000 words if I write nonstop. Has the Lord been encouraging you in your writing lately?
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Scribe's Alley: Three Quotes on Writing
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Three Quotes on Writing. Saturday, September 5, 2009. Three Quotes on Writing. I came across a few quotes in the last several days from other authors that were worth sharing. Hinder readers from discovering the oddity, lack of surprise, or irony on their own." Not surprisingly, I'm quite guilty of this one. If God has called you to write, then don’t you dare quit. Don’t you DARE! Thanks to Myra Johnson. For pointing this one out.
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Scribe's Alley: July 2009
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. There is a Published Writer in our Midst! Remove your Setting from the Background. Wednesday, July 8, 2009. There is a Published Writer in our Midst! Everyone, please join me in congratulating our very own Steph Fink! Her diligence, hard work, and determination have paid off. This November, you can find her article "More Examined in the Waiting Room" in the P31 Magazine. Thank you for being such an inspiration Steph! How does all of t...
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Scribe's Alley: May 2009
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. To Edit or Not to Edit. Practice What You Preach. Your Right to Trite. Letters from an Editor. Thursday, May 28, 2009. If you get a chance to get into the city for one of these shows, I promise, you won't be disappointed. These teens write and star in the story of their lives. It is a remarkable experience. City at Peace takes it to the streets of DC! We wanted to make sure you have the latest details on street theatre:. The show will...
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Scribe's Alley: March 2009
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Advice from Writer to Writer. Sunday, March 29, 2009. I ran across a blog a few days ago called A Novel Journey. Five Tips for Writing Mystery Novels. From an author with book #5 on the way. Reading your Manuscript Aloud. From an author with 37 published short stories. Learning a lesson from James Bond stories) - from an author on book #19. Monday, March 23, 2009. A few days ago, I came across (through Lifehacker.com. Engineers are ge...
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Scribe's Alley: Acorns to Oaks
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Squeezing the Creative Juices Dry. Everybodys Favorite YouTube Videos. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. For a writer to truly become masterful it takes work, and you can never believe you've so arrived that you no longer need to improve or grow. Pride can lead to a fall. A humble heart keeps you open to learning. So, the question for everyone out there is: What are you using to grow your writing talent? Labels: Questions for Discussion.
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Scribe's Alley: June 2009
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Let your I.E. DIE. Hemingway on Writers Block. Sunday, June 28, 2009. Let your I.E. DIE. Is murder okay if you're just killing that voice in your head? Kathleen Y'Barbo, an author of more than 3o published works, thinks so. She goes on to describe the I.E. and some of its more diabolical friends: the Research Junkie, the Perfectionist, and the Squiggly Red Line. So, who is your writing nemesis? Saturday, June 6, 2009.
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Scribe's Alley: December 2008
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Resting on the Altar. National Novel Writing Month. The Value of Life. Monday, December 1, 2008. On Thursday night, I reached an official total of 50,279 words. Yay! Thank you thank you thank you to all of you who supported me this month. You are the wind beneath my wings! I would have given up a long time ago without your constant encouragement, prayers, e-mails, and face book encounters. So, what did I learn? At the very end, once I had reached my epilogue and I still had over 2,000 words to write, I j...