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A great new editing tool

Love to WriteJune 25, 2012482Views0Likes0Comments
All writers have blind spots. We have our pets—favorite words, clichés, overused phrases, excessive adverbs—that we read right over when reviewing our stories. So, what’s the big deal? I love the word just. I can use just over and over again, and it sounds just fine to me. The problem is that the reader often trips…

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Counting sheep

SpotlightJune 24, 2012545Views0Likes0Comments
Last week, a sleepless night got me to wondering what other people do when they can't sleep, so the Wednesday prompt asked just that. What do you do when you can’t sleep? How do you attempt to lull yourself back to sleep? What typically keeps you awake at night? How long does it take you to…

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By my own hand…

Love to WriteJune 21, 2012666Views0Likes0Comments
Last week I attended a women’s luncheon in downtown Orlando and got to chatting with a lady about handwriting or longhand, as we used to call it. I thought of the long hours I spent in first and second grades, pencil in hand, putting marks on scratchy, lined paper. Then once the block letters were…

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I feel so tense

Love to WriteJune 14, 2012737Views0Likes0Comments
I often do feel tense, but that’s not the type of tense I’m referring to now. I thought I’d spend some time talking about verb tenses today. Hang on…before you click to another page, read on. This might give you something to think about. Okay, let’s first do a short grammar lesson just so we all…

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Recipe for a great story

Love to WriteJune 4, 20121KViews0Likes0Comments
At the grocery store on Friday, I found a recipe for bean soup, picked up all the ingredients—ham, turkey sausage, onion pinto and white beans, bay leaves, chicken broth—and headed for home. I chopped the onion and followed the instructions provided by the expert Publix chefs, and violà…a tasty lunch treat for Bob and me. That…

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