Other Writing (Writing)
Writing, Expressing: Fear of Success - Letting the Wild Animal of Your Creativity Out of Its Cage - Jennifer Stewart
Writing or doing anything creative can be a real challenge, even if you aren’t doing it in the hope of earning fame or fortune or daily bread or any bread, or even just a bit of attention, even if you’re doing it just for yourself. There’s something about it that’s scary.... Submitted 22 hours 29 minutes ago. NEW!
The Venus de Milo fits nicely on my Shoulder - Liesl Garner
Tonight I was caught up in musings about my actual Muse. What does she look like? What are her characteristics? Of course, I am drawn to the idea of an actual Greek Goddess as my muse. But I also believe that my inspiration is a melding of a multitude of strong, glorious women from down through... Submitted 17 days 9 hours ago.
Hoping for Success, Looking for an Agent, Getting Rejected, But Never Giving Up - Jennifer Stewart
Writing can be a lot of fun. The world of publishing isn’t. Well, not all the time, not while you’re trying to get into it. I guess life isn’t fun all the time, and any meaningful journey feels significantly lacking in anything vaguely resembling fulfillment now and then.... Submitted 2 days 21 hours ago.
It's been a while since I've posted, and at the risk of reminding everyone that I actually do exist, I thought I would write a short update. Life has been good these past few months. Jean and I have settled into a routine that is very different than it used to be, but it's an easy routine. Gone... Submitted 19 days 15 hours ago.
Book Signing Template Checklist: How We Did a Simple Book Signing Event - Mogama
My first book signing for Refugee Was My Name taught me that there are two basic phases to a book signing event: The planning phase and the actual event. Planning: House Keeping Stuff 1. Venue & Time . Decide where the book signing will take place. Allow for one month to plan and... Submitted 65 days 18 hours ago.
Writing the Wryte Stuff Boosts My Ego - Jack H. Schick
When I was about 14, I woke up one night after I had been listening to a Donovan record album. His tunes and lyrics inspired my imagination. I grabbed a pen that was on my lamp table and, in the dark, started writing on the wallpaper next to my bed. By the time I was done I had about 20 lines of... Submitted 85 days 19 hours ago.
Flawed - The Role of Flaws in Films and Stories - and Life - Jennifer Stewart
I did a script-writing course last year and one of the most interesting things I learned was that the central key to a successful script - one that will hold attention - is this business of character flaws. Every good film is about a person with a dream of some sort and a flaw that keeps tripping... Submitted 103 days 21 hours ago.
How to Write a "How To" Article - Jack H. Schick
I received an assignment to write a “How To,” article. That’s an article that explains to the reader how to do something; like how to bake a cake, how to change the oil in your car, how to gut a dead deer, or how to build a bomb. “How To” articles usually... Submitted 132 days 12 hours ago.
From Head To Tails - Susan Thom
I have heard this saying since I was a kid, and several hundred times since. It seems almost every household has used these 5 words, at one time or another. My mother used it often. If one of her four kids were to trip another sibling, out came the words, "What goes around comes around" and sure... Submitted 145 days 19 hours ago.
Pathological Needs: The New SearchWarp - Jack H. Schick
An old junior high school teacher of mine called me up, out of the blue. He’d been good friends with my dad through activities with the Boy Scouts. I’d met him a few times since I moved back to town, but had not had any association with him. He invited me to attend an Optimists... Submitted 153 days 23 hours ago.
I received a comment recently on one of my articles that caused me to think a lot more about it than I usually do. For the most part, fellow authors on SearchWarp compose most of my article commentators. Rarely does a non-author take the time to leave a few words behind to let me know they've... Submitted 178 days 20 hours ago.
Deja Vu - Dianne Lehmann
I feel like I've been here before. There's a song lyric in there somewhere. I can hear it but can't quite put a mental finger on it. What do you write about when you seem to have nothing to write about? Why write at all? Well, outside of your commitment to write. We've all been down this road a... Submitted 263 days 22 hours ago.
Destination - Richard Radtke
The day had grown long, and the shadows that lay upon the ground had grown long with it. One reaching into the other, until the somber, covering coat of twilight was upon the land. In the distance, beyond the fields filled with corn that slowly rustled in the gentle wind that played within them... Submitted 353 days 23 hours ago.
Coming Out of the Dark: My SearchWarp Mug and Other Stuff - Teresa Ortiz
A little over one year ago, we packed up our belongings and moved to California. During this time, life has been interesting and challenging - who knew it would take so long to feel settled? Among the many things missed, were the times I spent writing and teaching. Some of you may be thinking... Submitted 362 days 19 hours ago.
Oh, to Discern the Wisdom of Christ for Each Instance -
- Jean PurcellDear SW writers who might want to read this note about wisdom. It's also about words and reactions: Please picture me happy, not mad. Please picture me OK, not distressed. Please picture me friendly, not enemy. Words often, in my hands it seems, can give impressions never intended. Recent... Submitted 2 years 43 days ago.
Saying So Long But Not Goodbye. - Mike Fak
It has been an interesting couple of years here at Searchwarp for me. Originally I wrote as a counterbalance to some of the other writing projects I was involved in. I used the space I was kindly allotted to look at and laugh at some of the zany things that happen in our world. I drifted from... Submitted 2 years 132 days ago.
A Fun Project: Working With Hundreds of Authors At the Same Time. - Mike Fak
I always have a good idea it seems. Of course those good ideas always get me involved in another thing that I don't know how I will make the time for. Somehow I always do figure out how to manage and then I add something else to the list and have to figure out how I can manage everything all over... Submitted 2 years 195 days ago.
A Shooting In a Small Town Gives An Interesting Look Into Journalism. - Mike Fak
It was after 10:00 pm when I got the call at home. It was a friend and he said that something big was happening at a local park. "Every squad car in the county is out there." Under those circumstances, I got dressed, grabbed my camera and drove the eight blocks over to the park just off our... Submitted 2 years 203 days ago.
Books That Will Never Be Finished. - Mike Fak
I was looking through all the back pile of manuscripts I have. A few are from writers who have gone on hiatus or have probably given up their task of finishing their great American novel. I never admonish anyone for not finishing their manuscript as I might be the biggest culprit of that in... Submitted 2 years 212 days ago.
Computer Journalism a Great Job When You Get Sick. - Mike Fak
Well, I am definitely under the weather with something. I'm not sure what but I know I have no energy, feel nauseous and my brain is as thick as molasses right now. I doubt it's the swine flu although with all the bacon and pork chops I have eaten over the years, I'm sure if the pigs could... Submitted 2 years 250 days ago.
Advice for New Writers and Members of SearchWarp - Teresa Ortiz
Greetings fellow writers and new members of the Searchwarp family! (Yes, Ken McCreless, I borrowed a portion of your signature line, I knew you wouldn't mind.) If you are anything like me when I first joined SW--and some of you are--you are constantly watching your rating and anxiously... Submitted 3 years 18 days ago.
A Conjunction an Adverb and a Preposition - What do These Have to do with Writing? -
- Teresa OrtizThe other day someone sent me an email in response to something I had written. He said I was an encouragement to him and he was looking forward to reading more from me. No harm here, this made me feel good. The problem is he went on to tell me that I was a prolific writer. What in the heck is... Submitted 3 years 189 days ago.
(Sung to the tune of "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) Let's do the Search Warp again! Let's do the Search Warp again! It's astounding, words are fleeting Misinterpretation takes its toll But read closely, not very much longer I believe I can save your soul Submitted 3 years 291 days ago.
Finding Time To Write and Ward Off Writer’s Block -
- The Old Gray MareSince our freak storm Albert hit Connecticut and New England at the end of October, I’ve been suffering from lack of time and writer’s block. Basically, I have too much to do for one person, too little time to get it done, and am anxious and stressed about all of it. So, as I tackle... Submitted 93 days 10 hours ago.
Taking a break from writing is OK, or is it? -
- The Old Gray MareIt seems that my writing hiatus during the power-loss aftermath of Storm Albert has produced more fodder for articles but they are taking place mostly in my mind (again – maybe I should say still?). When I sit down to commit my words to paper or computer, the words simply run for cover and... Submitted 93 days 11 hours ago.
