Jan, because you were curious . . . an elephant's oozie is its trainer or owner.glorybee wrote:Gerald, thanks for your comment! What IS an elephant's oozie? A skin disease came immediately to my mind (ewwwwww...)
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- Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:41 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Beginnings (#1)--the 4th judging criterion
- Replies: 104
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- Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Beginnings (#1)--the 4th judging criterion
- Replies: 104
- Views: 207014
- Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:43 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #15--WELL-CONSTRUCTED NON-FICTION
- Replies: 46
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Another word often mis-pronounced is February. A lot of people act like there is no 'R' after the 'B'. It's Feb-Ru-ary not Feb-U-ary. Non-Fiction assignment: I had been warned by the pastor about the unruly nature of the eleven boys I had agreed to teach. The boys all came from really rough neighbor...
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:52 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #14--THE WELL-CONSTRUCTED POEM
- Replies: 37
- Views: 57198
- Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:27 am
- Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
- Topic: Ellipses . . .
- Replies: 20
- Views: 38598
I have a question about the following excerpt from one of my challenge entries. Like you, I use the ellipsis far too often. In just this one challenge entry I used them six (count them ... SIX!) times. I'll try to curb my appetite for them. I know from your lesson that the usage in this example is c...
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:58 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #13--The Well-Crafted Short Story
- Replies: 58
- Views: 95375
- Mon May 24, 2010 10:18 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #13--The Well-Crafted Short Story
- Replies: 58
- Views: 95375
I just wanted to point out that suspence and conflict can sometimes be shown effectively through conversation... even if it is a one sided conversation with an animal. This example is from one of my challenge entries where the boy is expected to correct his pet elephant with a whipping cane. It is s...
- Sat May 15, 2010 12:28 am
- Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
- Topic: 2010 Page Turner Entry Tally
- Replies: 42
- Views: 42608
- Thu May 13, 2010 4:25 pm
- Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
- Topic: Winning Entries for THE MANUSCRIPT
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25326
Congratulations to the excellent writers on the lists. I am surprised and honored to see my own entry in the Editor's Choice list. When I wrote it, I meant for it to be a swift kick to ONLY my own posterior. The lack of comments has me fearful that my kick may have swept more posteriors than just my...
- Wed May 12, 2010 4:24 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
- Replies: 74
- Views: 145964
Can I slip one in? Here is my attempt: Justin hated everything about driving on a moonless night. More than anything else, though, he hated the white dashed line in the middle of the road, reflecting flashes of hypnotic reminders that he still had miles to go before finally getting home. To his mile...
- Mon May 10, 2010 12:32 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
- Replies: 74
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Assignment 1: Add a touch of the unexpected to your story. For example, if Granny is the quiet type that gets rattled by every sound she hears, the reader might expect her to head for the phone to dial 911 if she hears the back door open. Then you would expect her to cower in a corner until the poli...
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:33 pm
- Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
- Topic: Winning Entries for "The Reader"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 30137
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:33 pm
- Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
- Topic: Winning Entries for "The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
- Replies: 23
- Views: 23636
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
- Topic: Winning Entries for "The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
- Replies: 23
- Views: 23636
Way to go placers... That's really coooool!!! :brrr Also, thank you to everyone who commented on my entry. I've been away from Faithwriters and it means a LOT to have such a warm welcome back. Even though I didn't even place in my own group :cry: it eases the pain to know that I squeaked out an EC....
- Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:40 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Jan's Writing Basics #9--Writing on Topic
- Replies: 65
- Views: 197165
Thanks for stopping by, Gerald. Got anything to say about writing on topic? I'm a writer. I've always got something to say. :D It seems to me that the most important thing for a new writer to learn is how to use an assigned topic to focus the story. Even if the topic isn't mentioned (like when we d...