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- August 7th, 2016, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Your Favorite Words
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Your Favorite Words
Can anyone think of great sounding words? I like cool sounding transitive verbs such as 'utilize' and 'achieve.' I also like great sounding nouns like 'apparatus' and 'gossamer.' After you choose your words, feel free to use them in a sentence! "If he had looked at himself in the toothpaste-spo...
- August 7th, 2016, 2:52 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Strange Laws That Make You Laugh
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18706
Strange Laws That Make You Laugh
In Memphis, Tennessee, women can't drive a car unless there is a man with a red flag in front of the car warning the other people on the road. :lol: In Waynesboro, Virginia, it’s against the law for a woman to drive a car in Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red ...
- May 30th, 2016, 6:47 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Helpful Advice You Received With Regards to Writing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13884
Helpful Advice You Received With Regards to Writing
The most helpful advice I received came from a journalist. Since I was working as a reporter, he said that I should use verbs that require an object. Active verbs make the story better to read. In addition, he said my writing style should be economical since a story can only take up so much space. P...
- April 17th, 2016, 7:42 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Idiosyncrasies
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6584
Re: Idiosyncrasies
Chiclephobia is a fear of gum. To the chiclephobe, gum is a menace that can easily find its way into any crevice in your mouth. Gum lays in wait. When it decides to strike, it will grasp tenaciously at your teeth. Essentially, people with this phobia believe that gum has the capacity to destroy your...
- April 14th, 2016, 10:03 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: A Poem by Ernest Hemingway
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11004
A Poem by Ernest Hemingway
For God is love and love is sod
Let all unite to worship God.
And let the Maker's trembling hand
Emulate the ductless gland
Thus are we in His wisdom brought
To see the things that God has wrought.
Let all unite to worship God.
And let the Maker's trembling hand
Emulate the ductless gland
Thus are we in His wisdom brought
To see the things that God has wrought.
- April 12th, 2016, 8:40 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Plot Motivators
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19194
Re: Plot Motivators
Do you like survival as a plot motivator? Survival as a plot motivator utilizes the fact that one character does not want to cooperate with another character. A story line that focuses on survival can be found in The Lord of the Flies. Essentially, a bitter rivalry develops between two boys who both...
Re: Similies!
In an analysis of The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway, there are extensive parallels between the infection in Harry’s leg and the metaphorical “infection” of his writing talents. Essentially, the decaying of his writing skills is like an infection.
Re: Similies!
I like this simile by Sylvia Plath. The poem is called Mirror. The following comparison is between a lake and the terrible consequences of aging:
In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.
In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.
- April 6th, 2016, 2:23 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Idiosyncrasies
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6584
Idiosyncrasies
Do you go through a ritual before you begin to write? Do you have a shoe collection that requires a walk-in closet? Are you afraid of antique furniture? Tell us one idiosyncrasy. Two idiosyncrasies. Share as many as you like! Here's a unique idiosyncrasy. When some people eat colored candy, such as ...
- March 4th, 2016, 7:44 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Plot Motivators
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19194
Plot Motivators
What is your favorite plot motivator? Persecution? Betrayal? Catastrophe? Vengeance? The urge for vengeance is obsessive. To write about revenge, the writer must portray the need for vengeance as an all-consuming aspiration that controls the actions of the protagonist. An excellent portrayal of the ...
- February 29th, 2016, 2:03 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Favorite Quotes by an Author
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8543
Favorite Quotes by an Author
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Vladimir Nabokov
- February 19th, 2016, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: A Dog
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6662
A Dog
A business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: HELP WANTED - Must be able to type, have computer skills, and be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. A dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign, and went inside. He looked at the receptionist...
- February 17th, 2016, 9:35 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Guilty Pleasure Books
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18441
Re: Guilty Pleasure Books
I'm reading a book about the environment. It's called Toxic Sludge is Good for You! This is a guilty pleasure because my friends call it a tree hugger book. They are missing out on good writing. The book details the public relations sector and how public relations banned word attempt to undermine th...
Similies!
I'm reading a book called Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition. There is an essay named The Death of Benny Paret. Paret was a boxer who died in the ring. The essay was written by Norman Mailer. The following quote describes one of the boxers pummeling his opponent: "...the right han...
- February 15th, 2016, 8:50 pm
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Introduction Thread
- Replies: 647
- Views: 410708
Re: The Introduction Thread
Hello! My name is Curtis. I'm a writer who focuses on nonfiction. I studied journalism in college and I now write freelance journalism articles. I'm currently in school again. I'm studying Website Development. The goal is to be proficient enough to build excellent websites for clients. Anyway, I'm g...