Where double entendres go to die...

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Spider-Man’s Groovy Moves

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Reminds me of someone from 1977. You know who you are!

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Edge of Town

See Paintbrush Warrior Warren Keyser's Edge of Town show. Opens July 8, 6-9PM at JoAnnes's Frame Shop & Gallery, Quakertown #ArtFeedsMySoul

On the edge of town Transient visitors drift Naloxone in pocket Idly awaiting a bus On which to vanish A dealer in relief Peers from within a Darkened Dilapidated Rooming house Efficiency Where worn blankets Sub for curtains Concerned only with One transaction Distanced From puppeteers Who hide behind Gated walls Tight security Quietly surveilled exits While they play On stylish paddocks Sipping…

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Write and Rewrite: When the Butter Slipped off the Noodle

Write and Rewrite: When the Butter Slipped off the Noodle

Writers will tell you there’s no such thing as finished copy. That’s the result of two things: the internal editorial voices telling them to write with laser precision, and the after-the-fact changes that come when revisiting a piece. I get asked, “Are you done writing?” a lot. The answer is usually, “No.” Rarely am I satisfied. Sometimes I’ve spent too much time writing a piece, staring at the…

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Death be not Proud

For me, used book sales usually net a few gems, one or two what-was-I-thinking’s, and an occasional classic. Browsing through the used books section (open twice a year at the local library) is nearly always a lesson in social study.

This time, I selected the 1949 classic Death be not Proud, the story of John Gunther, Jr. who dies as a result of a brain tumor despite marked attempts to prolong his…

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Challenging Myself to a Duel

Sometimes, it’s unusually difficult for me to read without editing—an occupational hazard I suppose. As a native English speaker, I’ve always been fascinated with other languages so I learned Spanish and French, though I never considered myself fluent in either. The study of language reminds me of a duel between two parts of your brain; one that understands and one that attempts to interpret to…

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Who has Time to Read?http://wp.me/p3CfJk-8C Writing well requires reading. It gets the synapses firing. To some degree it's not even important what you read; fiction, advice, spiritual pursuits—whatever, but I do suggest that you take a break from the screen and go old school.

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Breaking the Interview Ice in 2 Steps

Writers, even shy ones occasionally have to interview people in order to get the information they cannot get through other research avenues.

Interviewing a stranger can be so easy if you keep in mind one simple idea: people love to talk about themselves. That’s what makes interviewing them a snap once you break the ice.

So, how do you do that?

Provide the person whom you plan to interview with…

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The Life Cycle of A Book

The Life Cycle of A Book

Kimberly:

Publishing Insights offers a good start illustration of the process. Critical Consciousness makes an excellent observation about the need for initial funding. I’d add that to promote interactivity, writers could take cues from popular musicians, i.e. hype an upcoming announcement, release snippets, live podcast Q&A’s, added marketing inserts with purchase to engage the reader online.

Or…

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Bleeding From the Eyes

Bleeding From the Eyes #Reading #Writing #Improvement

After two weeks of scouring Blogging 201 for new ideas and ways to make this site one you’ll want to keep coming back to, I think I’m officially bleeding from the eyes. My accomplishments update suggests it has been worthwhile. The experience proves to me that self-improvement comes from one or both of two places.

Others’ observations and criticisms

Cause a re-evaluation in thinking Help to prune…

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Calling Creatives #ArtCompetition #Countdown #OneDay Greetings All ! I'm excited to see which inspired piece will grace this Home Page for the next six months.

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Art Competition Countdown #2DaysLeft There are only two days left to enter for a six month placement. Read more HERE

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A Win-Win for Artists

A Win-Win for Artists #competition #header #design

Competition

Start creating the ultimate website header for

Writing Well: The Place for Writing and Editing Services 

You and other artists are competing for a minimum six-month placement of your artwork as the primary header on the Home page of this website. Your name as feature illustrator will appear on the Welcome Page and linked to your bio (you provide link.)

Competition Criteria:

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Stop the Presses

Stop the Presses #guestblogger #amommasview

Unable to resist a guest blogger invitation from A Momma’s View to add to her collection of stories about how couples met, I am pleased to announce the publication of How Closet Psycho Chick Found the man of her Dreams.

Special thanks to the self-proclaimed Swiss expat writer who shares her musings of life while living Down Under.

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Must you be so technical?

Must you be so technical? #Blogging201 #Writing #Editing #TaylorSwift

A lamenting Quora questioner posed, “Are indentations in writing becoming a thing of the past?”

It’s not so much the demise of the indent as it is a morph into the use of new technologies. Word processing programs were built around the conventions of their predecessors (typewriters).  As such, the format held that one space would appear after a comma, colon or semi-colon, two after a period, and…

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