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Monday, March 8, 2010, 11:47 am
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If you haven’t already joined, you may wonder why a writer would be interested in joining something like Twitter, Qwisk, or Facebook.  You also might wonder why a writer would want to start a blog.
In today’s socially networked world, writers have far more opportunities to connect with their target audience.  Before we talk about opportunities [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:22 pm
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Nate Notorious is one of our young, early members who is back after a long hiatus.  He began his return with this writing prompt response!
I watched as we drifted closer, We were on a boat drifting with no way to steer , drifting directly into a storm. This storm was no ordinary storm. This was [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 5:40 pm
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Grammatical Mistakes in Writing
Part 2 of 5: More Homonyms

Last week we explored some homonyms and talked about how easy it is confuse them. We are going to explore some more homonyms today. Remember homonyms are word that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different mean ings.

Wear vs. Where and We’re vs. [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Monday, March 1, 2010, 11:06 am
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Last week, WritAnon was one of the first communities to join a relatively new social networking site called Qwisk.
We’re pretty excited about this site.
What is Qwisk?
Qwisk is a social networking site focused on sharing links with your friends.  There are elements of the site that may remind some users of Twitter, but I think it’s [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Friday, February 26, 2010, 4:35 pm
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Fortune003 is one of our established members, and has submitted the following response to this week’s writing prompt.
A little mouse intrudes carelessly into her home. She senses his presence and glides after him stealthily. He continues on, ignorant of danger as she closes in, low to the ground. She pounces, but the mouse was leading [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Friday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 pm
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This fun story was written by one of our founding members in response to this week’s writing prompt.  Enjoy!
“Don’t you want to play?” the dog barked sinisterly.
“No!” the cat yowled as he ran away, fast as his legs could carry him, “I don’t like your idea of “play”!”
“Why not? I think its quite fun!” the [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:45 am
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So you are writing the next great novel. You are sure your work will rival the works of Tolkien, Stephen King or JK Rowling. This work resembles a baby and you have worked hard to create this baby. You put in the sweat, tears and long hours of perfecting your work. You are [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Monday, February 22, 2010, 11:27 am
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A couple of weeks ago, I received a question from one of our blog readers on how to create columns.  Creating columns is useful for creating your own newsletter, brochure, or to experiment with how your work might look in a newspaper column.
Creating columns in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer is fairly straightforward.  First, go [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 3:12 am
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I faced the sky, feeling the warm fullness of the sun shining on my face.
My God, I thought. How good it feels to not think about anything.
After nearly two years of an intense work schedule, with barely a break, I’d finally decided it was time to take a vacation. And while I was on [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 3:11 am
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Kaylaisweird is one of our new members, and this is her first response to one of our writing prompts.  Thanks for responding, Kayla!
I never wanted to come back here. Even just the thought of having to relive the past over again like this, sends a skin tingling shiver straight down the back of my spine. [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 12:00 pm
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Brenda has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Language Arts and is also one of the WritAnon editors. She will be posting tips about grammar, punctuation, and spelling each Wednesday on WritAnon’s blog. Subscribe to the RSS feed to see her posts as they come!
As an English and Language Arts major, I love [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Monday, February 15, 2010, 11:20 am
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Last week, WritAnon joined the wide world of folks on Twitter.
I have to admit, I wasn’t sure about Twitter.  I’d heard a lot about it, but wasn’t sure how it would apply to a writing community like WritAnon.
As mentioned Saturday evening, we’ve already held our first six word story contest on Twitter.  We’ve announced a [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 5:41 am
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As was announced in the forums and on Twitter, WritAnon held its first “Six Word Story” contest.  There is no physical or financial reward, but we select our favorite three six word stories for special mention here.
Watch for the next Six Word Story announcement coming out tomorrow!  Next week’s will have a theme.
And now, the [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 2:14 am
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For years I waited in the darkness, being nothing but a victim to frightened children and annoyed parents. I’m nothing to worry about, I don’t exist. How could they jump to such bold conclusion. I remember when those parents used to fear us, when they used to cry to those who cared for them. Decade [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 4:00 am
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There are two main methods used to center your text in Word.  The easiest is to use the toolbar (typically at the top of the screen).  You’re looking for something that looks like this:

There are four options for you to select from (you can customize others, but these are the typical ones):  left aligned (”normal” [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Monday, February 8, 2010, 11:15 am
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There are a few strategies I use when I am afraid I’m going to lose an idea (or even if I’m certain I won’t, but it’s going to be a while before I get to a pencil and paper.  I thought I’d share a few of these today.
1. Whip out my voice recorder.
Yes, it [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 4:31 am
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This was written by one of our new WritAnon members, ZackyV14.  Please let him know your thoughts by leaving a comment!
It had been three long years since the war and still I wandered alone through the empty wastelands of my home country. I hadn’t seen another person for months, passing the last society miles before. [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 4:26 am
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A flower, sitting on my doorstep.
Why would someone leave a flower on my doorstep? Especially in January?
It was an iris, I realized, as I picked up the delicate plant. I wondered how long it had been out there.
Shivering against the cold, I pulled out my keys and unlocked my door, pushing into the [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Monday, February 1, 2010, 11:36 am
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What if you ever want to make just one copy of a book?
Perhaps you have written a novel that you’d like to see in print (but don’t want to sell), or want to see how your book looks when bound and printed.
Or perhaps you’ve written a story that you only want to give to one [...]

Post from Writers Anonymous
Friday, January 29, 2010, 11:26 am
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The weekly writing prompts have returned!  This week’s prompt was “I could not wait for midnight.”
It’s a bit darker than most of my pieces, but for some reason, it seemed to fit.  Enjoy!
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I could not wait for midnight.
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t excited for anything. In fact, the night I had planned was mediocre [...]