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  Noticing Newbies  1. About this Newsletter 2. A Word from our Sponsor 3. Letter from the Editor 4. Editor's Picks 5. A Word from Writing.Com 6. Ask & Answer 7. Removal instructions  Welcome to the Noticing Newbies Newsletter! Our goal is to showcase some of our newest Writing.Com Authors and their items. From poetry and stories to creative polls and interactives, we'll bring you a wide variety of items to enjoy. We will also feature "how to" advice and items that will help to jump start the creation process on Writing.com. We hope all members of the site take the time to read, rate, review and welcome our new authors. By introducing ourselves, reviewing items and reaching out, we will not only make them feel at home within our community, we just might make new friends! This week's editor is Beyond the Cloud9   . Passionate about writing? Take your passion to new heights - with an online Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, available only from top ranked National University. Choose workshops based on your interests. Work with experienced and published faculty. Prepare for a variety of career opportunities. Use a state-of-the art online system: Study where and when you want. Click here to get more information!   Inspiration in the every day… We have all experienced writer’s block at some point. I went through years of writer’s block! Life was stressful and zapped my creativity and energy right out of me. It wasn’t until I found some contests here on the site that my creative mind began to stir again. What is it that inspires us to write? That answer is different for each of us. Emotions, situations, people, nature and politics are just a few. I find what really gets me inspired to write is a writing prompt. The prompt is usually something that is unusual and gets me thinking about things I wouldn’t necessarily think about, or perhaps thinking about something ordinary in a different way. Every day life can be inspiring as well. I live in an apartment complex that backs up to wooded ranch land. We get a fair share of visitors, such as deer, rabbits, snakes, bats, and the common squirrels, frogs and lizards. I find being so close to these animals inspires me. I begin to ask myself…What if I wrote from the squirrel’s point of view? What was that bat thinking when he followed me? Where would this frog be the happiest right now? These questions can spark a brainstorm that could lead to an intriguing tale. If you find yourself stuck, look around you. The pencil lying on your desk could be a point of inspiration if you want it to be. Think of a clever name for the pencil then write about it interacting with the other objects on the desk. The creative spark should be enough to get you going again. Imagination is making every day things fun.   The Magnificent Seven:
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