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- Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:27 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
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Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
:tongue HEYA! Decided to dabble back into writing. Using the NaNoWriMo write-ins to push me. So far we've had three word wars in this write-in which put 628 words on the board for the current Challenge topic. Needs polishing and editing, but maybe it will get me going again. Pretty much done for the...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
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Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
I asked for prayer on FB but for you guys who don't play over there I'll post it here. My parents took my dad's dad to the hospital last night with severe chest and abdomen pain...after an MRI they said he has a blood clot in his lungs, metastatic cancer, and a perforated bowel. At almost 93 he is t...
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:53 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
Thanks everyone else for the updates! Rachel, I'm still thinking about pursuing the doula route in the future. I opted to not continue my Masters' program for now. I have to get L&D certification for my job within a year of hire, so I figured I'd focus on that for now...it's quite a bit of studying,...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
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Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
Shann, I'm actually working in an OB clinic so I don't have time to miss it! :mrgreen: All of our patients are pregnant, so I help with rooming patients for ultrasounds and doing NSTs for our high risk patients. Also I assist with CVS and amniocentesis. And anyone that's in preterm labor or preeclam...
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
:hide Sneaking in for a look.... Yeah, yeah, I know I've been WAYYYYYY absent for too long. Just figuring out life, and now that the new year is here I plan to not be as tied up. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all, and hugs for all those having a rough go in the last few weeks. Nutshell: ...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:06 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
I'm here, too. Sometimes I just browse and don't respond unless someone asks me a question, and other times I have time enough to post. Life for me is often too busy even to check my Facebook notifications, let alone scrolling through forums. That said, I GOT A NEW JOB!!! And we're moving again. :sh...
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:44 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--TINY POEMS
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12376
Re: Be a Better Writer--TINY POEMS
Here's an entry where I tackled several forms of poetry from your lessons a few years back: Ode(s) To A Spider (Or Two) Here's my haikus in honor of California living: tiny hummingbird attempting to be boisterous quite hilarious hot late August wind stifling, oppressive, and dry turn up the A.C. idi...
- Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:18 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--ADJECTIVES in the proper order
- Replies: 14
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Re: Be a Better Writer--SOME THINGS ABOUT ADJECTIVES
I like the chart, too. I tend to err on the side of fewer commas so as not to interrupt the flow of my writing. Just personal preference, though.
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:56 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
Great tidbits, Deejay. I love random trivia. :mrgreen: We're on the last leg of our journey to WA and back. Stayed the night here in Sacramento, and I have to work tonight, so Ryan will be doing the rest of the driving home. I'll try to nap during the boring parts of California. :lol: My niece and n...
- Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:51 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--LEARNING FROM CRITIQUE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5423
Re: Be a Better Writer--LEARNING FROM CRITIQUE
Just as a side note, this story didn't place anywhere in the rankings. And I worked pretty hard on it before posting. So this is a great example of a "Huh?" moment when one thinks they have a good, solid piece and it just falls short. The standards are very high in the Challenge, and clearly there w...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:24 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
Actually, you're not late. It's today. We just celebrated yesterday to avoid L.A. traffic on a Friday.RachelM wrote:
Happy belated birthday, Leah!!! Sounds like it was a good one!

- Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:02 pm
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
- Replies: 20649
- Views: 4503790
Re: Pacific Coast Rest-Stop
Thanks, Shann, and congrats to Rachel!!! :superhappy No news is good news? I'm trying to remain positive. I may remain trapped in my job for awhile, if the drama escalates, so being negative about it doesn't help, for sure. On a better note, even though I dread going, once I'm there, I love my patie...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:47 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--DEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITIQUE
- Replies: 48
- Views: 34750
Re: Be a Better Writer--DEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITIQUE
Done!glorybee wrote:It's still here:
http://www.faithwriters.com/Boards/phpB ... 67&t=38177
and I get notifications when people comment, so that I can respond in a timely manner. Also, any comments will bump it up to the top of this forum. Feel free to start the conversation up again!
j

- Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:46 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--GIVING AND RECEIVING CRITIQUE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14299
Re: Be a Better Writer--GIVING AND RECEIVING CRITIQUE
I'm sorry, Jan, for not seeing this before. I must have been super busy in my own life and away from FW at the time you posted this lesson. One thing not yet mentioned about the benefits of the "little yellow boxes" - because they're permanent, they can help other authors learn from one author's lea...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:18 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--DEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITIQUE
- Replies: 48
- Views: 34750
Re: Be a Better Writer--DEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITIQUE
She can start with mine because I already posted the link. 
