Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: The Inner Voice

Posted on February 12, 2005 by Susan

In reading and editing some of my own work, I’m sometimes surprised by little hidden meanings or connections that I swear I wasn’t consciously aware of writing into the story. I wondered about this, hoping obviously that it’s some sort … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Obsession

Posted on February 12, 2005 by Susan

While I haven’t been writing as much here lately, I indeed have been writing up a storm.  Most of it is in short story form, and the rest is in Learning to Spin, my Creative Writing journal.  I’m on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Morning Sound

Posted on February 11, 2005 by Susan

The wind is tearing around the house tonight.  Brash and bold in playing with the earth.  Yet I’ve not the heart to shush it, as with a naughty favored child.  But laugh along.  For abandonment and freedom is contagious, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Homeowner’s Advice

Posted on February 10, 2005 by Susan

Plan to have your septic system cleaned in late winter.  I’ts real easy to find–under the melted patch of snow. How embarrassing. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Changing

Posted on February 10, 2005 by Susan

Learning some great things in the Creative Writing course.  Not new, perhaps, but maybe I’m just listening better now, changing the process a bit.  I should probably have posted this in the class journal, but I’ve been spending so much … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Editing

Posted on February 9, 2005 by Susan

I’ve been busy on stories, well one story in particular that is near ready to go, so I haven’t been writing here as much as usual.  I also have tons of notes to transcribe for my Creative Writing weblog, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Writing

Posted on February 9, 2005 by Susan

David St. Lawrence (goodness, just remembered my husband’s mother’s maiden name was St. Lawrence!) of of the excellently written and informational Ripples, made a comment to a recent post wherein I once again questioned the purpose of writing in a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: From the Peanut Gallery

Posted on February 8, 2005 by Susan

What makes a three-hour history class even longer:  Two students vying for who can ask more questions that are unnecessary, had they read the assigned text.  Another who wants to know "why" a man long dead made a choice that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Nitpicking

Posted on February 7, 2005 by Susan

Sometimes, ya just gotta. Sometimes, eight hundred words can depend on a few. Tonight in our Creative Writing class we picked them out of stories, tossed them about and saw them fall back into place. The right word, whether it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Snow Days

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Susan

Is that January 19th  that is seeping into the ground?  Or sooner; when was the first snow that re-covered the ground?  February 4th sits on top, but the sun melts it back into the days that came and stayed before … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Fried Green Tomatoes

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Susan

You can watch the super bowl, I’ve got Fried Green Tomatoes on tv.  What story, what acting, what emotion!  It’s real people, it’s involving. Ruth is dying, and her best friend is telling her a story… Continue reading →

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WRITING: Tips on Technology

Posted on February 5, 2005 by Susan

Just noticed (and I should have, long ago) something that can certainly affect a reader, and the writer, in this day and age of technology that didn’t come up in the days before e-mail or online submissions. You know all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Sleep Habits

Posted on February 5, 2005 by Susan

Well, there you go.  I lasted all of about two weeks wearing a nightgown to bed.  It was the cold spell, the knowing I have all these lovely gowns, and probably had a little to do as well with the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Getting Involved

Posted on February 5, 2005 by Susan

I have worked and reworked a poem with the specific intent of making it suitable for audio and graphic integration.  It is at a stage where I believe it is ready for the next steps, although I fully expect that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Diction

Posted on February 5, 2005 by Susan

Yeah, choosing the perfect words.  Sometimes, just to get past the hurdle of that perfect word or phrase that your brain left out, you force another part of your brain to throw something in from memory that almost fits the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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