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The September Writing Challenge is ON
A did sort of abandon the ad-infested Live Journal in favor of my regular web site (www.deannaroy.com) but I'm back for this year's September Writing Challenge here at LJ.
We write at least two paragraphs every day on a topic served up over at http://effwritersblock.livejournal.com/
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The Writing Challenge
If your writing is stuck and you can't find any time to get words down, a group has formed to help you write two paragraphs a day in September to get you back in the habit. Each day will be a new short writing prompt. Surely we can write six sentences a day!
Come see us at
http://community.livejournal.com/effwritersblock/
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On Cheez Whiz and Seizures
I’ve always been told that the more adjectives you pile on, the further something deviates from what you thought it was.
Take Cheez Whiz. It is not cheese. If it were cheese, the package would just say “cheese.” At most, “cheddar cheese.” Or “American cheese.”
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A must-watch in honor of ScriptFrenzy
Oh, hilarity.
It's time for that screenwriting challenge of the year,ScriptFrenzy, where we write 100 pages of a new movie, TV show, graphic novel, or other script in the month of April.
I'll be serving as ML (i.e., head honcho, cheerleader, glorious leader) for the Austin area for the second year.
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Animoto.com
I started a boudoir studio! I can't believe how crazy popular it's been with only two weeks of promotion. I've done four shoots and have four more booked. And of course, I will be at Carnaval in Austin!
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New year, New Medium
No, I'm not going to turn into a fortune teller. Actually, wait, that sounds sort of fun. I bet you can get online certification for that. Why yes, yes you canBut back to business. I have so many talented friends, and one of them emailed me last week asking if I would like to be part of a project to create a short film this summer. He wanted to try ( Read more... ) -
Why I still read Ms. Snark
Yes, I know Ms. Snark’s blog is dark. It has been for over two years now. If you’re a writer and never discovered her, you should take a look. The archives are full of amazing and helpful information ( Read more... ) -
Ideas landing like meteors
I wonder how many other writers find that when they get in a groove, both words and new ideas come at them like a lighting storm in the dark. At times it can take intense concentration to ignore the unrelenting flashes falling around your head.
Since yesterday's writing marathon that netted me 10,000 words in one day, I've come up with three new ( Read more... )
