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I see his point. I will look up a word when I'm reading something, but I don't like having to do it. I can see that in certain scenarios readers would get confused or frustrated with too many unfamiliar words. On the other hand, we're told not to overuse the same word in a piece. I write non-fiction...

"If you’ve read or heard a phrase before, think of another way to write it. (Jan)" I remember you sharing this tip in the past, and I've thought of it often. This helps me write better. Don't rush. Write, then let your ideas simmer. Let a new twist come to mind. Take a break from a piece, ...

I had fun experimenting with this when I used to enter the challenge. One time I wrote a poem from the perspective of a child. He was telling about how lucky he was to have his Sunday school teacher. He told about a couple of Bible stories, but I made sure he didn't get the details quite right so it...

Thanks for your example, Jan. That's helpful.

Thanks for your comments, Shann. That's exactly how I want my readers to feel.

In my writing, I try to help the reader be honest with herself, so I often ask questions like, "Do you ever feel like giving up on your recovery?" To encourage the reader, I might say something like this: God knows you, understands you, loves you, and has a better life waiting for you. The...

I'm writing an eating disorder recovery course for my site in second person. To me, it makes it more personal. I guess it's similar to what you said about sermons and devotionals.

Congrats to everyone!

I haven't entered the challenge in almost four years, and I don't typically write humor. But this one (What a Difference a Thesaurus Makes) was so much fun to write, and I'm glad to see it placed. Family members laughed so hard when they read it.

While neither are knee slapping funny, here are a couple of humorous poems I wrote. This one is about an embarrassing situation, though it didn't really happen. I thought I should mention that. ;) I guess it would fall under the funny situation category of humor. http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-artic...

Thanks, Jan. I loved experimenting with free verse, as well as other things, in the challenge.

I later renamed this one The Nail since my intention was to show this from the perspective of the nail. http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level2-previous.php?id=10567 I remember trying to wrap my head around what it meant to use rhythm in free verse. In my mind, this one (A Day in the Life of T...

That's what I've been doing when I dig out my poems, so I guess I'm on the right track. :) It's hard to explain, but since they aren't complete sentences, sometimes a line can be read either way - alone or with another line. I used to bristle against using a lot of periods in a stanza because I was ...

I came up with two new ones just minutes ago. There was a fly buzzing in here and it was really getting on my nerves. So I killed him! And much to his surprise, He met with his demise. Then another one started buzzing. If buzzing is a must, Another one bites the dust. Seriously, though, I don't know...

It's been almost seven years since I've written poetry on a regular basis. I think I've written a total of three since 2007. Anyway, I used to enjoy experimenting with different patterns. I didn't look them up, so I don't know if there were even names for them, but I just made them up as I went. ;) ...

Hi Clarissa. Welcome to FW. Feel free to post any questions you have and/or just jump into any of the conversations we're having.

I have a link to that same page on my website. I appreciate Neil Anderson's books and teachings.