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- Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:38 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer -- INSPIRATIONAL WRITING
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16916
Re: Be a Better Writer -- INSPIRATIONAL WRITING
First a big thank you, Jan! This quarter I've learned so many new things, both in knowledge and in application. Talking about this week's challenge, I never pondered the difference between a devotional and an inspirational. But considering the (relative!) ease with which I wrote my entry, I cannot b...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
- Topic: Hyphens in Adjectives
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12170
Re: Hyphens in Adjectives
Thank you, Ann. You have a way to explain that makes it sound so simple, it leaves me wondering why I even asked it.
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:05 am
- Forum: Ann's Grammar Basics
- Topic: Let's Go!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16979
Re: Let's Go!
...and I thought that it was just me, a non native speaker, struggling with these problems! I've two other ideas for a lesson: 1. Verbs--as an ESL speaker I don't "feel" the difference between the past and the present perfect. I need a simple, easy to remember, rule--if such a thing exists...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:20 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--Ask Me Anything (Again)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16231
Re: Be a Better Writer--Ask Me Anything (Again)
Hi Jan, I actually have two questions I would like your opinion on. 1. To indicate leaps in time in my challenge articles, I normally use centered asterisks. The article I'm currently writing has backward leaps in time. Would it be acceptable to put those flashbacks in italics to take the readers ba...
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:08 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--MEMOIR AND 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE
- Replies: 31
- Views: 112849
Re: Be a Better Writer--MEMOIR AND 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE
I always wondered why anyone would write memoirs unless they had been famous in some aspect. LaVonne, may I give you one of the reasons why your story matters? Other people's written testimonies--memoirs, if you want--have been very important for me coming to faith. They weren't famous at all, but ...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:10 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--FREE VERSE #1
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20784
Re: Be a Better Writer--FREE VERSE
Hi Jan, Some time ago, I "discovered" the haibun (here's a definition http://raysweb.net/haiku/pages/haibun-definition.html). Since one of my biggest points for improvement is "showing rather than telling," writing this type of prose helps me develop this weakness. I'm not a poet...
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--ASK ME ANYTHING
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28444
Re: Be a Better Writer--ASK ME ANYTHING
Thank you all for your great advice! It will be the finishing touch to my article for Arabah Joy, Just Trust.
Also thanks to my buddy Virginia Bliss, who made me aware of my comma problem.
And yes, we were three in bed.
Also thanks to my buddy Virginia Bliss, who made me aware of my comma problem.
And yes, we were three in bed.
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:25 am
- Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
- Topic: Be a Better Writer--ASK ME ANYTHING
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28444
Re: Be a Better Writer--ASK ME ANYTHING
Dear Jan, Thanks for being available for ANY question! I'm relatively new to FaithWriters and have learned already so much in just a few months. I'm grateful for my buddies, the forums writers, and every single reaction I get on my challenge entries. Now my question. It's about a comma. :? I don't k...