"Sometimes it strikes me that the writers of free verse got their idea
from incorrect proof pages."
"I am against all the isms as being merely ideas in and out of favor.
The latest ideologies are formidable equations that resolve themselves
into nothing more startling than that nothing equals nothing."
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This website is dedicated to my creative writing students. On it they may publish their stories and poems, as well as give each other feedback. Please use it often and wisely.
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If you are posting a story for feedback, please include your by-line in the title. For example: A Simple Story, by John Doe.
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If you are concerned about copyright, be sure to include a copyright notation at the end of your posting. For example: From A Simple story, copyright John Doe 2008
If you would like to join the creating writer's blog,
e-mail your request to lynn@navigatinglife.org
Blog Archive
Lynn's Rules of Writing...
1. You can't write and edit at the same time.
2. Active predicates are best.
2. Concrete nouns make the best subjects.
3. Showing is better than telling.
4. Conflict is good in writing.
5. Know your audience.
6. Create an arch for your charaters and story.
7. Only when you know the rules are you are free to break them.
8. Remember to play, play, play...
2. Active predicates are best.
2. Concrete nouns make the best subjects.
3. Showing is better than telling.
4. Conflict is good in writing.
5. Know your audience.
6. Create an arch for your charaters and story.
7. Only when you know the rules are you are free to break them.
8. Remember to play, play, play...
Links to Lynn's articles on writing
Links to writing books that our contributors recomend...
If you have a writing book, link, or website that you would like to recommend, send your recommendation to lynn@navigatinglife.org. Once approved, we will be happy to include it here.
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