Monthly Archives: April 2008

REALITY?: Longing

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Susan

Can the yearning to belong be even half the feeling of wanting to be different? Continue reading →

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WRITING: Liar’s Den

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Susan

There is a look about a liar, though he is not unique in telling tales with just a glance.  There is a hungriness colored by an expectation, a joy of moving to within the reach of dreams. I know this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Moonlight

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Susan

Outside the bedroom window, a full moon paints the backyard with a brush of snow. Despite the knowing of the seasons I still look close to comprehend. Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Tropic of Cancer – Joie de Vivre!

Posted on April 17, 2008 by susan

Our young man gets a job as a proofreader, and his outlook changes, his spirits are lifted. I had to travel precisely all around the world to find just such a comfortable, agreeable niche as this.  It seems incredible almost.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Walking Away – Draft #3

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Susan

While I do not want to grow this story any longer, I’ve taken critique into consideration as well as my own thoughts on it and fleshed out the characters a bit to create tension that could reasonably be seen as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Spousal Emailing

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Susan

E-mail forwarded to me from spouse hard at work: "Take Your Child to Work Day registration extendedThe registration deadline for Take Your Child to Work Day has been extended to Monday, April 21. Some events require pre-registration due to space … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Of Writing Groups

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Susan

Tossed around the idea of resurrecting the old Narratives Tunxis Writers Group with Jim yesterday, but in the meantime, for anyone interested, attached below is the introduction flyer to the newly forming writers group under the Fine Arts Connection of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: More thoughts on audience

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Susan

To expand a bit on the notion brought up in the class notes, I would think that there is a balance–not a compromise–that a writer may wish to strive to achieve in his writing, and that is one that is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CLASS NOTES: 4/16/08

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Susan

Good workshopping session, covering anthropomorphism  in Jim’s story of Vinny the vulture, and the question of verisimilitude of storyworld in the transition.  Does a vulture read? Well, as first person pov, we’ve found he’s written this story. Do we dig … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Walking Away – Thoughts on Ending as a Beginning

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Susan

I once belonged to an online critique group.  I gradually left the group because except for just one or two members, they appeared to be tied in to the beginning rules of writing, adamant about sticking to them and disdainful … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: :Walking Away – 21 Words

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Susan

21 words longer that is.  I’d taken out about fifty about midway through, a few more to the end, then fleshed out the final meal scene.  Here’s the first draft:  Walking.pdf Here’s the second:  Walking_Away.pdf   Continue reading →

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WRITING: Walking Away – Dis-explaining

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Susan

An example (one of many) of editing out unnecessary information: Old version: “Well it must work.” It was what he had to say because twelve days out of a yearcouldn’t overcome the influence of the others. These days he treaded … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Walking Away – First Major Editing

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Susan

Even the submitting doesn’t halt the editing process.  While I’ve naturally saved a copy of the piece as submitted for class workshop, I’ve gone ahead and done some rewriting on my own.  Hopefully I’ve already picked up on some of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Moving on

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Susan

Was a bit strange to write straight narrative, to keep typing have it automatically run onto another ‘page’ rather than visually gauge what size limitations a Writing Space in hypertext may offer. (They can go on as long as you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Twists and Turns

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Susan

Finished a story that I started just the other day and turned it in for workshop.  Did my best to catch things as they were written but I’d really consider this a first draft.  Won’t say what I’ll be working … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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