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by BusBoss
Wed May 19, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #12--PREDICTABILITY
Replies: 29
Views: 45193

HOMEWORK—List a few more recognizable character types, and give an idea of how you might fiddle with one of them.! How about the nerd or geek - Usually quite, low self esteem, annoying, gullible or easily manipulated, disliked, picked on by everyone and usually no personality (maybe not all of thos...
by BusBoss
Thu May 13, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for THE MANUSCRIPT
Replies: 17
Views: 15875

Awesome job everyone 8)
by BusBoss
Thu May 13, 2010 9:42 am
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Winning Entries for THE MANUSCRIPT
Replies: 26
Views: 24313

Huge congrats everyone 8)

A lot of awesome entries this week
by BusBoss
Tue May 11, 2010 4:37 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #10--More about writing "on topic"
Replies: 15
Views: 34922

And ... as kind of a side-note.

My 2nd EC (Clean up on aisle five for inner strength) started as a not so on-topic story and as I wrote it it morphed into something that fit the topic.
by BusBoss
Tue May 11, 2010 4:33 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #10--More about writing "on topic"
Replies: 15
Views: 34922

I'm not sure if I'm asking this question in a way where it will make sense, but ... Since one of the points of the Challenge is to improve your writing skills and to receive comments and guidance on that particular piece ... If I just cannot come up with something that I consider "on topic"...
by BusBoss
Mon May 10, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 123854

Jan - The onomatopoeia thread seems to have been wiped out by the melt down. There's only like 4 or 5 post of the three pages that once existed.
by BusBoss
Sun May 09, 2010 11:46 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 123854

The wipers screeched as they smeared the rain across the windshield. “I hate this,” Terri muttered as she tightened her grip on the wheel. “Where is that turnoff?” She glanced at her cell phone. “No Signal … Figures” She squinted at the glare of oncoming headlights. “Kill the brights, buddy.” She sl...
by BusBoss
Thu May 06, 2010 9:27 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for THE WRITER'S SKILL/CRAFT"
Replies: 15
Views: 15679

Way to go 8) :mrgreen:

Congrats everyone :D :D
by BusBoss
Thu May 06, 2010 9:52 am
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Winning Entries for "The Writer's Skill"
Replies: 23
Views: 21470

8) 8) 8)

Congrats to all.
by BusBoss
Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:01 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for THE READER
Replies: 17
Views: 15921

CatLin wrote:
And if it HAS to be newbies, then it HAS to be oldbies. Right?

I like newies, tooies.
Oldbies? ... Like this?

Image

:? Wait - those aren't old bees! They're old BEEGEES! :roll:
by BusBoss
Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:09 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for THE READER
Replies: 17
Views: 15921

lots of oldies AND newies!! (LOL is newies a word??) it's newbies :) ... But Bear likes the word "newies" -- it sounds somehow more cheery and fresh And besides, it rhymes with buoys, and ... chewies, and ... :? ... gooies :roll: Aw phooies ... now I'm just being screwies :roll: :wink:
by BusBoss
Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for THE READER
Replies: 17
Views: 15921

Joanne - Thanks for the astigmatism test :mrgreen: Or would it be a double, wait ... triple vision test? Congrats to everyone 8) Thanks to the judges, Deb, Scott and everyone who helps keep this site running. I was shocked to even make the list after such a long time off :D 8) Maybe I should take a ...
by BusBoss
Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Winning Entries for "The Reader"
Replies: 34
Views: 29344

Awesome job everybody.

Congrats Ben on your first EC 8) 8)
by BusBoss
Thu May 07, 2009 8:58 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Ranked Entries for HARD and SOFT
Replies: 11
Views: 11597

Congrats everybody :mrgreen: 8)
by BusBoss
Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Ranked Entries for HOT and COLD
Replies: 10
Views: 10278

Congrats everyone :D

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