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I wish I could add to the discussion, but I'm one of those people that you describe in your opening paragraph. On a humor scale of ten to minus twenty, I'm right there at the bottom. And if I do decide to jump in, everyone will agree (I had an idea, but it seems SO absurd). But I love the idea of a...

Hi, I'm posting the link to my first entry which was in the pros and cons week. It was written as a diary, based on what I guess I would be like if I didn't really keep a firm check on myself. I didn't really know much about the challenge and what was expected. What I found hardest was getting the ...

glorybee wrote:

rcthebanditqueen wrote:I guess I should have asked if it was okay before posting a link to my blog, since it wasn't a Challenge entry... Is that a no-no?

No problem!

Whew! I'm glad.

And thank you for the html directions!!

I guess I should have asked if it was okay before posting a link to my blog, since it wasn't a Challenge entry... Is that a no-no?

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! Humor! I love it! "Dr. Lipinsky" and "Say What" are my favorites of the ones you posted. :lol: Let's see. Where's my list? Here we go. No, I Don't Have A *twitch* Facial Tic. . .Why Do You *TWITCH* Ask? http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level4.php?id=...

Free verse —poetry that lacks a specific pattern of rhyme or meter. It may also play loosely with the rules of capitalization, punctuation, and length of lines and stanzas. However, free verse must include poetic techniques that differentiate it from prose: the poet uses repetition, imagery, creati...

Well, the other reason I do it sometimes is just because I have fun with it. :lol: And I guess I don't usually consider time constraints when editing a manuscript, since I have always just written for myself, with no deadlines. But yeah, I probably wouldn't take time to do something like a Challenge...

It’s quite likely that you’ve used some or all of these styles of writing. What additional advantages or disadvantages have you found? Which is most comfortable for you to write? Why? Which do you prefer to read? Why? Homework: Respond to the bolded question(s) above. OR ask a question about tense....

Deb Porter wrote:Have to also comment on the meteoric rise of Rachel Barrett. Well done, Rachel. Newbie to Editors' Choice winner within a very short space of time.

Love, Deb

AWWW...thank you, Deb!!

Oh wow...I am so thrilled! I feel unworthy...but... !!!!!!!

glorybee wrote:Purple prose is overly descriptive, flowery, sentimental, ornate writing...so over-the-top that the characters and plot are lost in the forest of words.

Aha...thank you!

I've never done that. Nope. Not me. Totally innocent.

I am curious, what is purple prose? I too have trouble turning off my 'inner editor' sometimes. Not that I am a professional editor, but I did grow up familiar with spelling and grammar. When my dad wrote his self-published book, my mom and sister and I all had our own copy to edit. I had a little r...

CatLin wrote:I'm a fan of long sentences. I write a lot of them, but then go back and painstakingly break them up while editing because I've been called out on them. Why is it okay in Pulitzer prize winning novels but not for the average Joe Writer?

^ THIS. I am the same way.

The above passage brings up another question. When I read it, I had to read the "after that I had been"... twice, because it seemed as if it should have read: " I felt for weeks later that I had been very, very sick..." Otherwise, if I fail to pause after "after" then I...

Joanne and RC, you are both reading my favorite genre. I used to read every book my kids read and I love YA and picture books and all in between. I don't think I've heard of Little Britches, but am going to Che k it out for sure. Do do do!! :D You will not be sorry!! I've heard it described as Litt...