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I really appreciate these challenges, they have helped me to improve my writing no end. But I also need to thank two other folk who deserve this 1st place ribbon every bit as much as I do; and of course first and foremost I must thank Dad and my wife Giovanna. Dave Walker is a brilliant writing budd...

This is a timely lesson for me because I have just written a challenge entry that is very jumbled up. So the task before me is to bring structure and introduce smooth transitions.

And, of course, smooth transition are an important part of structure.

Thanks for the lesson, Graham.

Thanks for the feedback Jan; and for confirming what I already knew. I took note of what you said about using alliteration in titles when it didn't fit the mood; and therefore knew I was going too far and laying it on too thick in a piece which was not light and flimsy -- but I couldn't resist. Also...

Hi Jan, I've been missing in action for a week or two but glad to be catching up. I enjoyed this lesson and used alliteration in my last challenge entry; maybe I even used it a little too much. But I enjoyed deliberately looking for the opportunity -- particularly in the last line where I used it to...

I'm coming in a bit later here; been very busy and haven't had time to think about all of this. I think sentence construction, and the difference between compound, complex, simple and plain old confusing :lol: sentences are a skillful way to convey emotion and to engage the reader in the story. Shor...

Hi, I'd like to join in the revival of this thread. I've written poetry most of my life but, unlike a previous post on this thread, mine was not intentionally bad; just bad :lol: Anyway, here are 8 lines from a poem i recently posted in the critique circle (here: http://www.faithwriters.com/critique...

Jan, don't just do levels 1, 2 & 3. I'm in Masters but am far from a Master. I still love these lessons and gain from them. My sentence: "Splattered tomato covered her face." (BTW -- it was a FRESH tomato :lol: ) I fit into the category that you describe as 'just writing' without knowi...

Hi Jan, I wrote a story called "More Than A Name" for the challenge 'thump' (for those interested it is here http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level2-previous.php?id=45982) This was NOT a true story, pure fiction, and yet a few readers felt and wanted to know if it was true. I didn't ...

Jan wrote: Still--my own crippling self-doubt (something I've fought all my life) . Oh how I identify with that statement. It is debilitating, soul wrenching and so hard to overcome. And yet others look at our writing, the mask that we have so strongly learnt to portray and don't believe we really s...

Steve wrote:

Jan gets all the credit. If she didn't labor to put the lessons together and to respond to each post,

While this is true it still remains that I have learnt soooo much from your posts, in this and other threads, and my thanks remain.

Blessings, Graham.

Oh, my kingdom for a semi colon! :lol: I think one of my main issues is that I don't 'think' through what I am doing from an educated point of view, if that even makes sense, but I write more from an intuitive, just get it down there, type of place. What I am learning from you, Jan (with Steve's val...

I love and need this lesson -- I'm always far too wordy (even on forum posts) I didn't read anyone else's edit until after I wrote mine; but wish I had because they are good. Some good points in this lesson and i will refer back to it often. Here's my homework: Doreen, intensely aware of the huge ma...

Congratulations everyone.

Hey Deb, let me take this opportunity to shout out a big thank you for all the work you do here. I know it is often said and everyone on this site appreciates your effort, but I just want to say it again.

Thanks, Graham.

Congratulations on the big plunge, Amelia. If your desire is to become a better writer then you just took a really good step forward. Just to clarify my thoughts on !. I wasn't suggesting you may rely on them, in fact forget for a moment about us the writers and focus on the readers. It is the reade...

Love your enthusiasm, but the other side of the coin is that three ? or !, or using them too much simply drains their power and when one is needed it is powerless and taken for granted. An emotion that is shown in the writing, actually coming from the speaker in their words or character development,...