Tag: wombat
group name: writingwombats
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January 27, 2008 11:39 AM EST --
I imagine that supernatural beings live among us in human form. It could be a neighbor, a gas station attendant or the grocery store clerk. I also imagine Heaven and Hell as two . . . more
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April 08, 2008 06:35 PM EDT --
We all work hard to create main characters we hope are dashing, daring, darling, or dangerous. We think for them, speak for them, and move them from here to there. They are, and . . . more
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May 15, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
We've all got history... Whether its interesting, amusing or downright dull, our families and experiences play a large part of who we are. My family has always been full of interesting . . . more
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May 16, 2008 08:35 PM EDT --
Okay, I have a question. How many books do you buy that you do not read? What is the percentage? As purveyors (or hopeful purveyors) of books, I think this is an interesting question. In other . . . more
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November 07, 2007 03:04 PM EST --
A golden hand swept midnight ensconced on the delicate alabaster wrist. Revealed beneath a curtain of silken chocolate curls, Angelina Horloger eyes were drawn up as a shower of bejeweled shards rained . . . more
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December 01, 2007 11:33 PM EST --
Welcome to Sausalito, which is Spanish for "little willow grove."
I thought it would be a good idea to acquaint those wombats who will be journeying here next July with what they can expect . . . more
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December 03, 2007 11:28 PM EST --
As you create your first novel provide
the current month you began writing in the
opening sentence so you won't . . . more
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July 01, 2007 07:45 PM EDT --
1. Lisa ( The Other Lisa a.k.a Queen Wombat ) - founding member - Somewhere, every morning and every evening, Tom Gerace contemplates having Lisa murdered for having brought us all together.
2. . . . more
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February 12, 2008 10:43 AM EST --
The Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary party for Jerry's parents was enjoyable, even though he drank too much. They said their good-byes, packed their two little girls in the car . . . more
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May 09, 2008 10:05 PM EDT --
A Buddha by an air conditioner, ranting about an online contest, births a writing phenomenon.
Sounds like a salacious story from a cheap tabloid.
But it's not cheap and it did happen and the . . . more
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September 16, 2007 12:06 AM EDT --
During these last few days of the first round of FCR, I thought we'd take a little vacation. Just kick back and have some fun. Escape the realities of life. And what better . . . more
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July 15, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
A lonely piano player sat by himself in a crowded bar, under a back-lit, tobacco-laced cloud of doom.
I sidled up and asked him, “What’s bugging you today?”
He played a chord and answered . . . more
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November 08, 2007 01:34 PM EST --
Offically submitting version TWO for my entry.
Version Two
Benedict staked out a holy spot near Michelangelo's Pieta. His favorite Vatican killing ground, the Sistine Chapel, . . . more
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December 04, 2007 12:04 PM EST --
Here's your chance to brag. And your opportunity to confess.
What are they, those strengths and weaknesses your carry into every new writing project?
What do you do well? Are you . . . more
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February 04, 2008 10:28 PM EST --
Kay set the test stick on the bathroom sink. She wound the knob on the kitchen timer and placed it next to their toothbrushes. She gulped. Three, two, one. Three . . . more
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June 11, 2008 09:43 PM EDT --
No deep questions this round. At least not from me. Instead, I'd love to see us each create a scene, a feeling, an action. Maybe a character. But not just some bland anyman . . . more
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August 30, 2007 07:56 PM EDT --
Writin’ Wombats weren’t even a twinkle in creator Lisa’s eye when she presented what she thought would be a final rant about the First Chapters Contest on May 9th, 2007 (First Chapters, . . . more
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March 16, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
Are you one of the lucky Wombats who has an agent, a publishing contract, or an honest to God novel for sale? Or are you one of the unlucky who could use . . . more
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April 11, 2008 12:16 PM EDT --
Since everyone is complaining about the updates sharing too much of us with each other. Lets talk about telling too much about characters.
Coming at this from the viewpoint of an editor, I see . . . more
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June 13, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
"Writing brought us together. The multi-colored threads of our lives keep us entwined. Chat on, my friends. And write well." Beth H. , Jun 12, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
So my question is: . . . more
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