tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26755933071131888632024-02-08T05:45:25.500-08:00The Grass is GreenerIt's all about attitudecritinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-77167749955840380362010-05-12T11:24:00.000-07:002013-09-12T19:02:58.900-07:00Procrastination Gets a Bum Rap
Today I will answer a question found on the Discussion Forum.
Help! *`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' The first line won't come and I sit and stare at the blank screen!
Alice: `Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
Cheshire Cat: 'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to'
Alice: `I don't much care where--'
Cheshire Cat:`critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-39674718206800935902010-05-07T11:26:00.000-07:002010-05-07T11:26:00.536-07:00Read With SkillLearning to review depends largely on how well you’ve learned to read. When readers read a story, they bring along their own experiences and understanding. The author tries to guide the responses, but inevitably each reader will perceive it in their own individual way. Ethnic background, education and life experience all contribute to the images they see and their response to the story.As critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-47233853096891420272010-05-06T11:02:00.000-07:002010-05-06T11:06:57.755-07:00Getting Read,Reviewed and RatedWith excitement you think: “Will anybody read it? Will they like it?”You’ve decided to join a writing workshop to show your work and hone your skills. You’ve read in the ad’s that, ‘members read and give constructive reviews,’ and you definitely want to be read! Did you quit reading before the end of the sentence?With excitement you think: “Will anybody read it? Will they like it?” Then, you takecritinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-5531463522199417682010-05-04T20:13:00.000-07:002010-05-04T20:13:57.814-07:00Paul Smith -- Typewriter Artistcritinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-57751132883086124322010-05-01T13:02:00.000-07:002010-05-01T13:03:04.783-07:00Hate Has Become the In ThingIt seems that the country has turned its negativity into political power, and it's so magnetic that it's slowly pulling us all in. I can't believe what I hear and how easy it is to divide into groups, one against the other. This division has no purpose but to grab more votes from those who are easily led. Why do they fall for it? So many just do not have the capacity to think for critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-67150405642789301832010-04-13T16:28:00.001-07:002010-04-13T16:28:20.268-07:00Is it okay to dream of becoming an amateur writer?Many people write for fun only and are content to be called amateurs. Even amateurs should aspire to write the right way, and that is where I stand at this moment. Today’s internet opens the doors to e-magazines, blogs, and web sites to help writers get started. Online writing groups allow you to post your writing and receive feedback on it. Honest feedback will help you learn what you don’t critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-22420377687153675522010-04-09T21:29:00.000-07:002010-04-09T21:30:28.078-07:00Cheapskates Avoid Stress BetterI like cheap, the cheaper the better. I use yard sales and thrift shops a lot. As young parents with little money, we learned to make-do, to get along with what we had. I have completely furnished a two-bedroom house for fifty dollars, and it looked good. My husband painted and re-glued while I cleaned and polished. Authentic old furniture magically appeared as antiques to friends and family. critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-89121297376897331442010-04-05T19:08:00.001-07:002010-04-05T19:08:47.582-07:00Consider Publishing FillersTechnorati Tags: writing, critiques, family, life, flash fiction, Think About Writing Fillers--No, Seriously!Even writers who don't like kids might be interested in this one. You don't have to write kids-lit to cash in on these ideas--you only need to be imaginative.The childrens genre is one of the most versatile of all genres, and gives the creative writer many more opportunities to publish critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-73284728192518852632008-08-21T19:02:00.001-07:002008-08-21T19:02:07.042-07:00A weed Beside a Long, Dirt RoadInstead of a daily post, it becomes a whenever I can post. I've been busy though. I've new stacks of yardage to turn into patchwork quilts. I think I'll try a patchwork table cover this time. I have a breakfast room that would look nice with a bright new cover on the table. I've actually covered my dining table with a quilt just for the color, and I liked the look.It's been a tiring year, critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-60577280681039211072008-05-16T14:40:00.001-07:002008-05-16T14:40:46.333-07:00Love Me, Love My Writing.I couldn't resist posting this. Forgive me, friend. It speaks volumes about those who love to write."I have been interested in writing since grade school, where I wrote innocent stories of heroic talking animals. My adult years have produced several short poems, some of which have been published in an anthology. In my marriage, my creative expressions were often ridiculed or demeaned and thus critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-66687660683465675792008-05-04T11:23:00.001-07:002008-05-04T11:23:33.859-07:00Got Webrings? Still? Why?Woe to he who offends anyone who's had a tiny taste of authority over others and found it sweet.Who loves WebRing? Stand up and be counted or forever keep mouth shut. I used to enjoy going in to the forums and chatting with the Ring Masters and members . Remember when they used to design Nav Bars and then members could vote to choose one as Nav Bar of the week? Have you seen any of that critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-15896455006222912722008-03-02T08:46:00.001-08:002008-05-01T12:29:39.186-07:00Is a Book of Cardboard, Copy Paper and Staples Worth $19.95?Is it jealousy that makes us emotional at the news of another author being published? Is it so wrong to be envious that it isn't us instead? I don't think it's jealousy if we can admit we're envious. But, what if we go on to point out it was published by a vanity house? Or, that we read the first page and found noticeable problems? Are we jealous if we point to the errors? Probably. That critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-2687648384944460672008-03-01T11:19:00.001-08:002008-03-01T11:19:15.880-08:00Are you a Real Writer?I love to write. A few people know I wrote kids-lit for my grand-kids, home made just for them. I write for fun. I have also written some rants, just random thoughts. I write nothing fancy, PC (punctuated correctly), or of novel length. Since I became a member of a writing group, I’ve tried my hand at other genres, thanks to the prompts. My stories are short and quick to read. No novel is plannedcritinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-57366929630167906322008-02-29T18:45:00.001-08:002008-05-01T12:29:39.187-07:00You don’t have to get it right the first time!Self-ConfidenceDo you ever doubt your abilities as a writer? Many of us require constant assurance that our work is good. We need the praise of our families and friends to boost our confidence back up when it slips, and it will slip. While it is natural and important to value praise, you must develop motivation within yourself and work to build your self-confidence. Remind yourself that you can critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-24429774686845948682008-02-29T08:12:00.001-08:002008-05-01T12:29:39.187-07:00Avoid Writing a Weather ReportHave you ever been told by a reviewer that you're writing a ‘weather report’ and wondered what it meant? Novice writers often make the mistake of becoming a Meteorologist. Or they take on the job of the narrator at a Fashion Show, or Travel Guide - even Real Estate Agent. In other words, all these things are done to fill up that most important area - the opening of your story. By the time the critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-87047795188672512132008-02-24T23:43:00.000-08:002008-05-01T12:29:39.188-07:00Lost for Story Ideas? Harvest Your Family Tree.I’ve sat and watched the cursor blink on the clean white page for a week. What shall I write about? Yes, Louise, even newsletter editors lack inspiration at times. Having no direction, my mind wandered toward the family. Natural, eh? I skimmed my genealogy page and wham, the proverbial ton of bricks fell. Of course! Use real people and you can write about anything. I picked up a few lines here critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675593307113188863.post-68408129554975832042008-02-23T19:15:00.000-08:002008-02-23T20:01:14.692-08:00A Tip for Beginning WritersYou want to write a novel. An idea has been wandering in your mind for days, weeks, or even years and you finally decide to sit and write it. But, when you try to write the first sentence your mind goes blank and you don't know where to start. Frustrated, you begin to think you're not destined to become a writer after all.Stop, back up, and start over. Everyone has a story to tell, and it will critinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359739827969095674noreply@blogger.com0