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by Shann
Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:35 am
Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
Topic: Lesson Suggestion
Replies: 7
Views: 10888

Can you put the proper use of verbs on list? I have sit and set down pat, but lay and lie confuse me, especially in their different forms. I've tried and tried to figure out an easy way to remember, but that is one that just won't sink in.
by Shann
Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:07 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Jan's Writing Basics #2: Beware of Adjectives and Adverbs
Replies: 129
Views: 237282

The exclamation of "Agony, I'm in agony" feels "off" to me. Would anyone really say that? was my tongue in cheek way of showing an exaggeration. Of course she wouldn't say that, but I was going for a bit of irony in the lesson. I overdid those few words because that was the point...
by Shann
Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Jan's Writing Basics #2: Beware of Adjectives and Adverbs
Replies: 129
Views: 237282

Jan dragged into her respite after a day at the saw mill. She kicked off her shoes and stared at the fridge. “I need a Jolt and a hunk of cake,” she muttered. She stumbled into the living room and exclaimed, “Agony, I’m in agony.” She dragged her foot closer to her face. Jan was surprised her nephew...
by Shann
Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Rules, Ratings, Judges and Official Info
Topic: Is it ok to rewrite a piece for the challenge?
Replies: 3
Views: 9715

No the words would be different, but it would tell basically the same story just in a totally different way. I'd add characters, and dialogue, where in the poem there was some of that, but I'd want it to seem like a story instead of a poem.
by Shann
Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:37 pm
Forum: Rules, Ratings, Judges and Official Info
Topic: Is it ok to rewrite a piece for the challenge?
Replies: 3
Views: 9715

Is it ok to rewrite a piece for the challenge?

I have a poem I wrote about a year ago that would be perfect for this week's challenge. However I have a very difficult time with meter and line length. Would it be breaking the rule that everything must be something written this week, if I took the same premise as my poem and turned it into a story...

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