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Writer's Relief We’re about to leave for the long weekend. But before we go, we wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! We also wanted to say how great it’s been getting to know you through your comments on Facebook. Your creativity, your dedication to writing, your wonderful personalities, and your generosity of spirit are the inspi...ration that keeps us going. In short, we’re thankful for YOU. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Writer's Relief ”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom…" If you recognize this famous opening line from Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES, then you know just how important the very first words of a book are. Here are some tips for hooking the reader right from the start!
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Writer's Relief We’re continuing our coffee celebration with another interesting fact. Ever wonder where the term "cup of joe" came from? Coffee has long been a favorite of American soldiers, dating back to the Civil War. Some etymologists say that "cup of joe" derived from "G.I. Joes," since American soldiers were especially fond of coffee.
Writer's Relief We’re celebrating Thanksgiving a little early with a Coffee and Cake Soiree today. Did you know in different parts of the world coffee has its own holiday? In Costa Rica, it’s September 12th; in Ireland, September 19th; and in Japan, October 1st is dedicated “Coffee Day!” Tell us your favorite coffee flavors or brands. Does drinking coffee help keep you motivated?
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Writer's Relief When it is Thanksgiving Day/Aunt Edna comes from far away./I kiss her cheek, it makes her cry,/I do it all for pumpkin pie./Oh! Pum-pum, pum-pum, pumpkin pie! (excerpted from)—Grandpa Tucker Copyright ©1996 Bob Tucker **Do you have something yummy to share?**
Kathleen Rockey No "C" : There is a time for love and a time for faith. Both are intentional. Kaye Rockey
Writer's Relief We have discovered this great website for writers: www.languageisavirus.com. If you ever suffer from writer’s block, they have many writing prompts and exercises to help you get those creative juices flowing! For example, the website taught us about William S. Burrough’s technique known as the “Cut-up.” Basically, Burr...oughs literally cuts up passages of prose and then pastes them together at random. Although the artistic value of this technique is arguable, it does sound like an intriguing way to pass the time.
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Overcome writer's block with writing prompts writing tips & writing games to inspire your creativity for NaNoWriMo 2009!
See MoreWriter's Relief The National Book Foundation had just recently announced the winners of their National Book Awards for 2009! We at Writer’s Relief would like to congratulate all of the winners. Colum McCann won the fiction award for his novel LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, T.J. Stiles won the nonfiction award for THE FIRST TYCOON: THE EPIC... LIFE OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, Keith Waldrop won the poetry award for TRANSCENDENTAL STUDIES: A TRILOGY, and Phillip Hoose won the young people’s literature award for CLAUDETTE COLVIN: TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE. Click on the link below to see other winners, finalists, and all of the nominations.
Writer's Relief What is an appositive? An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that provides information about another noun. Sound simple? It isn't always. Click below to learn about the art of Punctuating Appositives:
Writer's Relief Ready for a brain teaser this morning? A lipogram is a writing game wherein one letter is forbidden—the more prevalent the letter, the tougher the game. Let's try it! Today's forbidden letter is "C." Write a sentence or two without using that letter and post it below.
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If you’re a foodie and
a bookworm, you’re going to love this list of French food idioms that
we found on the Internet. It’s hilarious.
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Writer's Relief "Rather rainy” weather on November 18, 1939 did not keep George Orwell from going into town to buy a peony root, nor did it keep him from blogging about it today. The late author's original diary entries are uploaded 70 years to the day since they were written. Take a look and enjoy!
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Rather rainy. Went into Baldock but failed to get any rose bushes. Bought a peony root which perhaps I can plant at the corner instead of a rose. Clarke’s[1] say the shortage of grains, or the difficulty of sending them to & fro, is actually much greater than the papers make out. ...
Writer's Relief November is more than half over. For those of you working on NaNoWriMo projects, how is it coming along? Share your progress with us and any challenges you’re facing along the way. Not familiar with NaNoWriMo? More information is available here: http://www.nanowrimo.org
Writer's Relief New Oxford American Dictionary has announced the “Word of the Year” for 2009. Here’s a hint: if you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably done it. Unfriend: To remove someone as a “friend” on a social-networking site such as Facebook. Unfriend is the first Internet-inspired word to receive the WOTY title and will appear in the 2010 edition.
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There are 300 million plus users on Facebook in the United States alone. Even if you and your spell check don’t approve of the New Oxford American Dictionary's newest verb “unfriend,” odds are, you’ve done it.
