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by trinkes2002
Wed May 12, 2010 5:35 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Dialog #1
Replies: 103
Views: 165587

Exercise # 5b--Dialog Redux

Jan, see what you think of Tina's character now. She could have been my mother. Jocelyn, a 14-year-old girl, was totally upset with her mother. "I can't believe that you won't let me go see that movie! All my friends are going, and I'll be with Ashley and Tiffani. Just because it's called 'The ...
by trinkes2002
Wed May 12, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Dialog #1
Replies: 103
Views: 165587

Exercise # 5b--Dialog

This sounds like my daughter when she was 14. At the wedding reception I took my new son-in-law aside and told him two things. I'm not going to interfere in their affairs... and you ain't bringing her back. I was kidding, but he doesn't have to know that. Jocelyn, a 14-year-old girl, was totally ups...
by trinkes2002
Wed May 12, 2010 5:49 am
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: Jan's Writing Basics #8--Developing Interesting Characters
Replies: 69
Views: 114639

Basics # 8 Developing Characters

Jan, here's my entry. This is a true character who lived four doors down from us when I was growing up. I could write a short story about her. “Hide in here, child,” Miss Bester said as she opened the rickety screen door of her back porch. “C'mon now Johnny, scoot on in here—I won't bite. Hurry up b...
by trinkes2002
Tue May 11, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 117718

homework # 3 Part 2

Paul was in a hurry that Friday evening as he sped home around the sharp turns of Rt. 19. His sister was there, along with the kids and her husband, and he looked forward to a weekend with family and friends. As he made his way around the last right-hand turn before town he immediately thought, “Wha...
by trinkes2002
Tue May 11, 2010 7:21 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 117718

HTML

Thanks Jan, because I don't know what an HTML is, or even what it looks like. I'll go there later, LOST is starting.
by trinkes2002
Tue May 11, 2010 6:49 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 117718

Homework # 3

He was in a hurry that Friday evening as he sped home around the sharp turns of Rt. 19. His sister was there, along with the kids and her husband, and he looked forward to a weekend with family and friends. As he made his way around the last right-hand turn before town he immediately thought: “What ...
by trinkes2002
Tue May 11, 2010 3:11 pm
Forum: Jan's Writing Basics
Topic: #11--Creative, Unique, Fresh
Replies: 74
Views: 117718

Every day language

How about:

"I try to read my Bible every day because, in everyday life, its logic is very useful."

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