Tag: fiction
group name: writingwombats
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September 04, 2007 08:24 PM EDT --
By Sherrie Super (not "Gee, aren't I full of myself" Super, but rather Super as in "Super's my real last name, thanks to my great-grandparents who shortened the name from Superzinski . . . more
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December 16, 2007 10:22 PM EST --
A few years ago, a co-worker recommended, Memoirs of a Geisha . "You've got to read this," she said. So I did. And boy oh boy, I was swept away. The detail, the conflict, the experience. . . . more
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March 19, 2008 09:14 PM EDT --
In previous articles, we've discussed why we write, what our writing history looks like, and how we'd feel about seeing our work translated to the big screen. Now let's give some thought to . . . more
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July 26, 2007 12:22 AM EDT --
Welcome, fellow Wombats, to a place called life. This is where you set aside your trusty pens and laptops. That's right. Stuff them right there under the sofa cushion. No, no, no…not the one . . . more
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July 30, 2007 07:22 AM EDT --
Hello Wombats and welcome to my world.
It’s a place where no one is yelling for you to start dinner or find their lost shoe. Where the sink doesn’t overflow and no toilet would dream . . . more
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November 05, 2007 01:16 AM EST --
The Executive Director of Paradigm Unlimited, a ruggedly handsome GQ poster-boy with an affinity for Armani suits, pulled his three-speed metallic silver Jaguar into the prestigious “Reserved” . . . more
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November 10, 2007 10:51 AM EST --
"We have the proof," the bewigged barrister shrieked in triumph. "The entire third chapter as recorded on this ancient floppy disk pre-dates Dr. Brown's manuscript by at least two centuries." . . . more
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July 13, 2008 01:37 PM EDT --
Including animals in your fiction can add layers of complexity to your work. I recently noticed that nearly all of my many, many works in progress have at least one animal somewhere in the . . . more
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April 23, 2008 08:52 AM EDT --
Where do I begin, to tell the story of how great a love can be...
No, we're not going to sing the theme song from Love Story or hum Love is Blue . And we're not talking sex. . . . more
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June 19, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
I recently entered the Heinlein Centennial short story competition (as did a couple other Writin' Wombats). Before the contest, I hadn't even heard of Robert Heinlein, but since then, I've . . . more
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March 24, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
I ought to tell you that I love you. But if I do, you'll have to hem & haw and either lie with an I love you of your own or you'll be honest and I'll get mad and we'll . . . more
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July 21, 2007 12:59 AM EDT --
Version 2
Trouble pursued me with a vengeance—with clear intent and cool precision. I peered around the corner. TweedleDee and TweedleDum pursued me, too. Only, their weapons . . . more
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August 16, 2008 01:33 AM EDT --
A recent article on Yahoo! News named London as the top "literary" destination. What is described by the article is that some tourists to London are looking for a taste . . . more
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June 12, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
Announcing: The Writing Wombats Slushpile Simulator Competition
My intent is to confound those who think the Writing Wombats are short on writing and long on miscellaneous chat. As an incidental . . . more
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June 21, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
We're getting enough entries that it may be getting a little harder to find all of them. Here are links to all of the entries so far in alphabetical order by title. As new entries come . . . more
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January 08, 2008 11:29 PM EST --
Moods. We've all got 'em. And we probably milk them for attention in our 3-D lives. But what about another kind of mood we're all familiar with? What about the mood . . . more
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July 11, 2008 09:01 PM EDT --
Announcing the top ten entries in the Writing Wombat Slushpile Simulator Contest. And our winner is:
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John L. (springycom)
Today.02 . . . more
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August 05, 2008 08:41 PM EDT --
Hello, gather friends. Maybe you can help me with this one. It's set near Richmond, Virgina in the Antebellum time period (prior to the civil war). I'm having a heck of a time . . . more
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August 11, 2007 06:54 PM EDT --
Jennifer flexed her fingers, trying to relieve a growing tension.
She squeaked and spun on her toes when a warm weight landed on her shoulder.
"Geez, babe. It’s just me."
"Dammit, . . . more
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September 13, 2007 08:27 AM EDT --
Hello again! So far, we’ve talked about two habits for highly effective authors: 1. Writing Every Day and 2. Learning about the Industry/Business side of publishing
Are you ready for habit number . . . more
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