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Writing Exercise Resource #145172 09/29/04 01:58 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC N NearlyNoelNeill OP Hack from Nowheresville
OP NearlyNoelNeill Hack from Nowheresville N Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC	Hello FOLCs. It's been awhile for me, but I'm always here lurking. I had stopped writing for a long time--sort of post 9/11 blocked--and then I even stopped BRing (sorry writers). But I took a lovely fiction writing course this summer at Hofstra University and did many writing exercises from this wonderful book called "What If? Exercises for Fiction Writers" . Anne Bernays and Pam Painter authored...and it's just oodles of exercises for character studies, environment studies and what not to help the writer flesh out the world. It really works too. When I finish some exercises, my keystrokes flow much more freely. So I wanted to pass it on. Since it's fairly large, I recommend getting it www.half.com. Sherry (Far be it from me to waste a de-lurking opportunity---been loving the fic from Yvonne, Meredith, LabRat, SQD, Tank, Wendy, MDL etc....been making me smile...well, the last section of LabRat's story--the part about Lex--made me grimace.... But that was intentional yes? Enough dashes and ellipses.) Oh, and Pam....this is a nag! Visit www.marykay.com/sfmurphy for wonderful cosmetic products and an opportunity to enrich the lives of women.

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145173 09/29/04 04:17 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,362 Scotland LabRat Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
LabRat Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,362 Scotland	Quote well, the last section of LabRat's story--the part about Lex--made me grimace.... But that was intentional yes? Enough dashes and ellipses.) ROTFL, Sherry. And...yes. Entirely. LabRat Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal. The Musketeers

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145174 09/29/04 04:42 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,454 London (the one in Ontario, Ca... Wendymr Pulitzer
Wendymr Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,454 London (the one in Ontario, Ca...	Thank you, Sherry! And great to see you here again - we've missed you. If you get time to delurk some more, it'll be great to have you around. Wendy Just a fly-by! waves

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145175 10/02/04 01:51 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 244 North of Stonehenge, west of U... Meredith Hack from Nowheresville
Meredith Hack from Nowheresville Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 244 North of Stonehenge, west of U...	Thanks for the mention, Sherry! And it's good to see you around again - I hope you'll stay. Mere A diabolically, fiendishly clever mind. Possibly someone evil enough to take over the world. CC Aiken, Can You Guess the Writer? challenge

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145176 10/02/04 03:25 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC N NearlyNoelNeill OP Hack from Nowheresville
OP NearlyNoelNeill Hack from Nowheresville N Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC	I'm gonna try. Life is going my way these days and I'd like to participate in the things out of which I get the most enjoyment. And the products of your (collective) amazing imaginations make me very happy indeed. Sherry Visit www.marykay.com/sfmurphy for wonderful cosmetic products and an opportunity to enrich the lives of women.

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145177 10/02/04 04:03 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,644 North Carolina, USA ChiefPam Pulitzer
ChiefPam Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,644 North Carolina, USA	Quote Pam....this is a nag! lol, Sherry! Good to see you getting back into FOLCdom I'm kind of spinning my wheels, writing-wise, but those exercises sound interesting, so maybe that could help kick-start me. Hope you stick around! PJ "You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed. He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement." "You can say that again," she told him. "I have a...." "Oh, shut up." --Stardust, Caroline K

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145178 10/02/04 05:35 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,293 Aberdeen, but living in Kent (... YConnell Top Banana
YConnell Top Banana Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,293 Aberdeen, but living in Kent (...	Hey, Sherry! Good to have you back again. I'd read your link, except I'm scared I'll discover all the things I'm doing wrong! I'm more comfortable observing authors whom I admire and learning that way. Yvonne

Re: Writing Exercise Resource #145179 10/02/04 01:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC N NearlyNoelNeill OP Hack from Nowheresville
OP NearlyNoelNeill Hack from Nowheresville N Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 176 NYC	LOL Yvonne. There is no wrong...unless you clean your face with alcohol on a paper towel. Mary Kay doesn't bite...it's one of my freelance activities that gives me joy and income...and I get to buy wholesale what I use oodles of for friends, family, and as holiday thanks for all the "gatekeepers" whose paths I cross at work. My feeling is that since we're all living forever, we might as well look good for as long as possible. For the record, I freelance in software sales and advertising sales and I don't miss being in the city at all. I have a life now and I'm loving it. I'm no longer on the road and away from my wonderful family...when my 10 year old neice asked me to come over and help her write a speech to run for student council, I was able to drop everything and go over. I'm all smiles. Sorry to have veered OT. Wonderful to be here. Sherry Visit www.marykay.com/sfmurphy for wonderful cosmetic products and an opportunity to enrich the lives of women.

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