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Hey Ruth, I can italicize too!

Old dog learning here... I think I can...I think I can...I think I can. Simple--I wasn't highlighting. :cry: Thanks Jan, you're a great teacher in more ways than one! A few additional topics you've probably already thought of for this thread: Authentic dialogue Writing to audience Voice Variety in s...

Jan, actually it is I having a hard time with italics---both places! I've read how to do it, but something hasn't clicked in this "old" brain.

Jan, writing a first sentence to grab the reader's attention is important to writers at any level, and it's not that easy to do. Some writers have a gift at fresh description is another skill to work on. (I know salsa verbs is one way, but there are more.) Here are a couple of other topics for consi...

Obviously, I can't seem to grasp the concept of how to get italics stopped in here, once they're started!

Thanks for teaching us again, Jan. This is definitely a skill I need to work on, especially in prose. I'm tempted to be lazy and write what slips through my fingers instead of looking for the salsa words. I, too like Jane Kirkpatrick's style. (The above-mentioned book is my favorite of hers though.)...

Welcome back!

Congratulations to all...Enjoy your happy dance...and Merry Christmas to all my fellow writers who enter the challenge.

Jan, I loved the construction of the villanelle; so I thought I'd try a Christmas one. Thanks for all the new ideas you present to us to try. I liked the way Dylan Thomas did it--so I went with that form. My Favorite Story to Hear It came upon the midnight clear, When angels sang with harps of gold ...

Congratulations to all--Enjoy your happy dance! Special kudos to Lisa and Vonnie.

This past three weeks of poetry types have been great. I had no idea an acrostic could bring forth such excellent poems. These are kinds, that if they're done right, require time and thought--both of which I'm short on right now. I'll be back to try them at a later time. Thanks for keeping us inspir...

Congratulations all three for great writing --so proud of you!

Congratulations to every winner!

So happy to see old friends and new friends here, and happy dancin' to be among them. Congratulations to all of you.

Jan, we southerners say, "Nash'vul