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Making the most of a long weekend…
I am sure we all feel excited at the prospect of a long weekend. Plans are made ahead of time to squeeze in as much as possible with the ‘extra’ time afforded us. As you probably know, by now, my mind...
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Have Fun with Words…
Some of you may know and some not, that I create a writing prompt for my writing circle’s web site every Saturday. www.wfscsherwoodpark.com just click on the calendar. Actually finding the prompts...
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Interview with Linda Pedley…
It is my great, great pleasure to introduce Linda Pedley, my dear friend and mentor. She is an inspiration to many. Today’s word is Principle – Definition: 1) a general or fundamental law 2) a rule of...
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Interview with Joe McKnight…
Please welcome Joe, a time travel expert making his stories beguiling. When you read his latest novel, Time’s Hostage, you will understand why I used today’s word – Bravado – definition: a display of...
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Hard Work Pays Off…
Inkling – definition: a vague notion : hint. Conference Review. Yesterday was the culmination of six months of organization and hard work. From an inkling of an idea, we changed the format of our...
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Award Bonanza…!
Awards galore have come my way via Eye Dancers. http://eyedancers.wordpress.com/ A great big thank you from me and a plea that all of you will visit Eye Dancers. I have wanted this award for a while!...
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Finding Errors in Our Writing…
Disabuse – definition: to be free from mistakes or false beliefs. We are all familiar with the editing stage of the writing journey. In some ways it is harder than creating the story in the first...
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Little and Large Disasters…
Deleterious – definition: harmful : destructive While manning our tables at Arts in the Plaza yesterday, I was pondering what to write about for this post when two widely differing situations occured....
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What’s Your Monomania..?
Monomania – definition: obsession with a single subject or idea Well, I’m sure you are all aware of my monomania – writing but it would be fun to see what your obsession is. Since finding ‘writing’ as...
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Abashed at First…
Abashed – definition: ashamed or embarrassed Does this describe your experience when you first shared your words? I have a clear memory of reading my very first piece to my writers circle just over...
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Commemorating With our AGM…
Commemorate – definition: to serve as a memorial or reminder of some event. My writers circle – Writers Foundation of Strathcona County held their AGM & Writer’s Luncheon on Saturday. We were lucky...
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Allegations Can Tear Us Apart …
Allegation – definition: a statement or assertion made with little or no proof My collaboration with two other Writers Foundation of Strathcona County members has come to an end. The workbook has been...
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A Gregarious Nature Comes in Handy…
Gregarious – definition: seeking and enjoying the company of others ; sociable My weekend was spent in the company of a few members of my writing group at Culture Days in Sherwood Park. This event is...
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Enthusing & Promoting…
Enthuse – definition: to be or become excited or enthusiastic; to show enthusiasm I certainly was not enthusing about driving to my hair appointment this morning. We had heavy snow fall over night and...
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Jejune – A Matter of Circumstance…
Jejune – definition: 1. naive and simplistic 2. lacking interest or liveliness; dull I attended this event yesterday and from the start it was a struggle. Firstly, my friend, Linda’s car would not...
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Register for a Writing Conference Here:
Registration is open – Early Bird prize option. If you enjoy the written word and want to increase your skill set you should attend....
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Are You Making the Most of Your Memberships..?
Many of us have memberships to organizations but after the inital enthusiactic blush of newness there seems to be a decline in involvement. Why is this? We have paid good money for an annual...
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Tailor Make Your Writing Schedule To Your Life…
In a perfect world we would be able to write whenever and where ever we chose. However, life gets in the way all too often. Many of us have to juggle family commitments and a ‘day’ job while writing....
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Christmas Story Telling – An Opportunity…
My writing group, the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County (http://www.wfscsherwoodpark.com/) were invited to participate in story telling at a locally organized event on Sunday – Christmas in the...
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Lost Words Applied to Our Writing Conference…
My writing group held their annual writing conference this past Saturday. It was an excellent event (as always) and gave the attendees an opportunity to learn specific skills, brush up on others and...
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