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by Allison
Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--2nd person
Replies: 35
Views: 34384

Re: Be a Better Writer--YOU WRITE IN 2ND PERSON

I have done 2nd person imperative at least twice. I don't think I've ever attempted strict 2nd person before. I've been doing the challenge long enough to try pretty much everything else, though. I loved the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books when I was younger. Interestingly enough, with t...
by Allison
Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:17 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV
Replies: 36
Views: 36578

Re: Be a Better Writer--A TOUCH OF POV

I write in 1st person a lot. I know I've said other places (probably multiple times) that for me when I'm writing, it's almost like a movie, but mostly with dialog and action. The details, like the characters' appearance and the setting are quite vague. Sometimes I am that character, and so I'll use...
by Allison
Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Winners for SLOTH Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 2868

Re: Winners for SLOTH Challenge

Yay! I had a lot of fun with this one, and I'm glad the judges thought it was fun too, apparently. :)

Congrats to everyone else, also! :D
by Allison
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--Description (Kind Of)
Replies: 21
Views: 25428

Re: Be a Better Writer--Description (Kind Of)

See, I think I may have almost the opposite problem. I have said that when I write, it's almost like a movie is playing in my head. But that's really not quote right, because it's a really blurry movie. :lol: I couldn't write about the tall, thin, girl with flowing blond hair that wraps around her f...
by Allison
Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:09 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--PLAYS, SKITS, AND SCREENPLAYS
Replies: 7
Views: 9341

Re: Be a Better Writer--PLAYS, SKITS, AND SCREENPLAYS

Okay. Here's my mini one, coming in at 99 words. (DARCY walks into her bedroom. Her make-up is strewn across her vanity.) DARCY: Katie! Get in here right now! (KATIE skips in, lipstick and other make-up all over her face.) KAITE: Hi, Sis! Look at me. I'm all growed up, just like you. (DARCY takes d...
by Allison
Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:47 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--PLAYS, SKITS, AND SCREENPLAYS
Replies: 7
Views: 9341

Re: Be a Better Writer--PLAYS, SKITS, AND SCREENPLAYS

Okay. Here's my mini one, coming in at 99 words. (DARCY walks into her bedroom. Her make-up is strewn across her vanity.) DARCY: Katie! Get in here right now! (KATIE skips in, lipstick and other make-up all over her face.) KAITE: Hi, Sis! Look at me. I'm all growed up, just like you. (DARCY takes de...
by Allison
Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:30 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer -- GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE
Replies: 30
Views: 28425

Re: Be a Better Writer -- GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE

Okay. I havne't looked at anyone's answers, I promise. 1. …to boldly go where no man has gone before ...to bodly go where no one has gone before. 2. A two-year-old usually clings to his mother in unfamiliar places. Two-year-old children usually cling to their mothers in unfamiliar places. 3. The ste...
by Allison
Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:00 pm
Forum: Page Turner Writing Contest
Topic: Winners - 2014 Page Turner Contest
Replies: 11
Views: 13674

Re: Winners - 2014 Page Turner Contest

Congrats!
by Allison
Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:08 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer -- COMING OF AGE STORY
Replies: 27
Views: 24185

Re: Be a Better Writer -- COMING OF AGE STORY

So since you say it changes the child for the rest of their life, as they move into adulthood, does it really need to a teen? Or can it be a child reflecting on how it WILL affect the rest of their lives? What if that event is something where the child isn't sure if they will reach adulthood? Can it...
by Allison
Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:08 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Replies: 10
Views: 12200

Re: Be a Better Writer--SUSPENSE/THRILLER

I'm not sure I know how to write suspense/thriller. This is definitley one genre that is out of my element, so I'm really going to try to stretch myself and enter. This entry is the closest I have,I think. It's more speculative fiction, maybe? But I wonder if it might also fit suspense/thriller. Jus...
by Allison
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:55 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for HUMOR Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 3273

Re: Highest Rankings for HUMOR Challenge

lol My favorite and perhaps even my best genre and I don't even make the top 20. Oh well. I kind of figured this mine dealt with too narrow/specialized of a topic to do well in the challenge. I guess I was right. :lol:

I think it was one of those that I just had to write out.

Congrats to all!
by Allison
Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--HUMOR WRITING
Replies: 33
Views: 32844

Re: Be a Better Writer--HUMOR WRITING

Okay. I know the humor writing topic is over, but I'm just now getting to posting here. I can't NOT post in the one about my favorite genre. Humor is almost my default "go to" with the challenge these days, in part, because so many people take the serious approach. I figure, if nothing els...
by Allison
Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:56 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Be a Better Writer--FREE VERSE #1
Replies: 20
Views: 20642

Re: Be a Better Writer--FREE VERSE

I'm going to post a couple of mine here. This first one actually does sound like prose "arrange artfully" so it may not be free verse, but it actually placed 1st in the challenge. I do try to at least keep my stanzas in a similar format, so it "feels" more like poetry. I don't kn...
by Allison
Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:59 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Highest Rankings for CUP AND SAUCER Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 3037

Re: Highest Rankings for CUP AND SAUCER Challenge

Interesting. Personally I thought my entry for "Cup and Saucer" was MUCH stronger than my one that made EC last week. *chuckles* Oh well. Really, it just goes to show that some pieces we think aren't as good are better than we think.

Congrats!!!
by Allison
Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:00 pm
Forum: Results and Highest Rankings
Topic: Winners for LOCK AND KEY Challenge
Replies: 5
Views: 4607

Re: Winners for LOCK AND KEY Challenge

*shakes head* I'm still amazed that this little skit did so well. I was so afraid that I hadn't made the point clear enough, and that it was too off-the-wall. But the judges seemed to get it and liked it, so that's good.

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