Tag: writing
group name: starvingartists
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June 04, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --
I've been getting back to journalling regularly this week ....3 days in a row.... and it is most definitely starting to have an impact.
School
This morning, I hashed out a bunch of my thoughts . . . more
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May 22, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
To all the members of the group Writing a Book Proposal:
To get some insight into other people's experiences with query letters / proposals, I would like to recommend that we join in this little survey. . . . more
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October 08, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
People are always asking me what it takes to do what I do...to be a writer. Since I'm assuming these people have probably written something – something specific – then what they are . . . more
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May 19, 2007 04:43 PM EDT --
I feel the burn in my brain.
Somehow your named got etched in there by mistake.
It pesters me all day, it invades my transistors.
I feel my heart malfunction...
I thought I'd pay that guy . . . more
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July 27, 2008 12:43 PM EDT --
Here's a quick piece on what to do once you've finished your book, if you want to have it published (not self-publish). I emailed this to a Gather friend who asked and thought there might be others . . . more
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April 23, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
I feel the ache
It surrounds my every bone
I can see the scars on my flesh
I remember each cut
Suddenly I'm drained.
I've never felt this cold.
My soul gasps:
What . . . more
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April 17, 2008 08:23 AM EDT --
Want editors and agents to think your Pulitzer material? Want your readers to get callouses from turning your pages?
Here's a hint from a long ago writing conference that works like magic with . . . more
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April 06, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
Here is a link to the Prologue, which is fairly short, if you want to read it first:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976948376
Chapter One
July 27, 2008
6:03 A.M. . . . more
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January 18, 2007 03:50 PM EST --
So, I am currently working on writing my first novel, and have run into a new problem. First of all, I am a stay at home father, a Mr. Mom, if you will. . . . more
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May 09, 2007 02:38 PM EDT --
As a person who is new to the world of writing, this is a question I have struggled with. Obviously, when you write your first word, most likely sometime back in Grade School, you become . . . more
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November 21, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
Tempera men tal " Men "
I realized my predica men t when my mind com men ced with worri men t.
I've thought of all sorts of men , from cattle men with taut abdo men s to . . . more
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November 15, 2007 04:42 PM EST --
'You have chosen me from low estate to be your queen and companion, far beyond my desert or desire; if, then, you found me worthy of such honor, . . . more
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November 18, 2007 09:54 AM EST --
Budding writers get a lot of advice - some of it good, some of it bad, a lot of it indifferent. But one thing you can always count on is that it's going to be abundant. So I'll toss my two cents . . . more
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May 25, 2008 03:11 PM EDT --
In my constant quest to find places to write and make even a little money, I saw a mention of this site and joined it. It certainly is easy and it posts on the front page what they are paying. All you . . . more
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January 29, 2008 06:25 PM EST --
I look up and see the time 05:57, blink ...57 F.
Really?? Mmmmm...
Close my eyes, open... 05:58 followed by 58 F.
Smile...stretch...Cramp cramp...alert alert...noooooo..bend knee...grab calf ...rub . . . more
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January 28, 2008 05:13 PM EST --
I had wanted a pet for as long as I could remember.
Santa had failed to come through for me three years in a row and every birthday wish list had been ignored by my parents.
I finally accepted my . . . more
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April 17, 2008 08:59 AM EDT --
Lou buried his head in the pillow. The mosquito wasn't so easily fooled. The buzz sliced back and accelerated into his right ear this time. He slapped at it, hammering his ear. He tried to shake out . . . more
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August 31, 2006 12:19 AM EDT --
Well I need 659 points by midnight August 31 to get my 3,000 for this month. Since I joined a month ago, I thought this would be totally impossible. What I found is how wonderful to have my . . . more
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March 04, 2007 01:53 PM EST --
Freelance writers are always looking for new opportunities and new markets for their work, and the Internet has provided a wealth of opportunities. There is also certainly money to be made writing online . . . more
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October 27, 2006 04:07 PM EDT --
Life is time travel. It?s a one-way trip into the future. It is a journey. Death is just a waypoint on a course that is set like the seafarers of old. With anchors weighed and sails . . . more
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