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Deb, thank you so much for the feedback report. It was so much more than I expected it to be. Lillian asked if I would share some of it, so here's a synopsis (of a synopsis?). Deb summarized the judges comments on each judging point. Although it wasn't long, it was detailed and pointed. She gave me ...

Congratulations. I just read mine from last week and I can assure you, this is one of the most valuable things you'll ever receive from Faithwriters.

Thank you. I'm blessed.

What I really need is how to come up with a plot. I can get ideas about people and situations, but how do I put them into an interesting, coherent and complete story?

I love Steve's idea. I was thinking that one of the many helpful things about your classes is the feedback on the homework. Leading us all in doing that would be helpful in a lot of different ways.

When I read your lesson, my first thought was that I can't plan the theme. It's something that develops while I write the story. Then I had to go away and think about it because I know I can write a thesis statement or decide to write a story that makes a point. But I think my best writing is intuit...

Verna, even your non-fiction is beautiful poetry.

Jan, I like the way you ended my piece. I think maybe, I tend to keep going after I've come to a good end. What you wrote to WFN struck home. I often tend to be too academic in my non-fiction. I teach public speaking and have spent the last two days listening to my students' speeches. I've noticed t...

The image of the funnel is very helpful. I'm going to go back to all my entries and see if I do it at all. For some reason, endings are harder for me than beginnings.

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Wow, I have so many comments on this one. Many of your points are what I tell my students they need to put into their speeches to make them interesting. Especially using images and telling stories. I also encourage them to end with a challenge to the audience. Steve, I'm the one who asked about tran...

Hi Jan, Thanks for your suggestion. Ending the story with action is probably a good idea, but I've been arguing with Ram Bail about what he would do. He wasn't really angry, but he was frustrated and didn't like the priest because of he represented a power RB couldn't control. Anyway, here's an alte...

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I've looked over my best challenge entries and haven't found any endings that are really good. I don't think I make most of the mistakes in your lesson, but they are all pretty vanilla. This one is from the topic See. God of Lions “Sir, it’s very strange. In every village, the people claim the attac...

Oh, duh! Thanks for the reminder that the transition should be at the end of the last chapter. I learned that when I wrote my thesis, but I had forgotten. Yes, it makes sense to do that and start the next chapter with an attention grabber. Now I have to go do it. Can't wait for chapter 19. Have a gr...

I have a question. I know your lessons are geared toward the challenge, but of course they apply to longer works. I am currently working on a 12 chapter, non-fiction book. I'm wondering if the principles you've taught about beginnings should apply to each chapter. It seems obvious that they should, ...