 Noticing Newbies: December 20, 2011 Issue [#4783] |
  Noticing Newbies
This week: Baring The Truth Edited by: Stephanie Grace  
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| I believe in simplicity in introduction to new things and also that there is a wide variety of topics to be explored in this newsletter --Not only for newbies, but those that have been here for years and want to recognize newbies through reviews, etc... I think that the primary focus of this newsletter should be twofold: Just Here and Here For Years... I think that the title is so broad that this newsletter really needs to feature something for newbies as well as "oldbies". Of course, cohesiveness between the two is also important so that one does not feel lesser than the other. We are all equals here and I think the best way to convey that message to newbies is to let them see their work alongside "WdC veterans".. |
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Hello, there! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Better than all of those though, Happy Winter!!!
Okay, that's all the holiday speak you shall get from this Scrooge.  (Sorry to disappoint; I had a few ideas for this newsletter and not once did gearing it toward holidays give off a glint of appeal.).
Instead, I decided to go with something that has been in my head for a long time -something that I hope will rouse you to comment!
Growing up, nothing got me into so much trouble as my writing. Be it me writing a dark future to chase it away or a truth that I could not vocalize, those in my life that claimed to be my authorities found offense or made me feel as though I was in the wrong -simply for sharing what was within me!
Most of us have been taught that honesty is the best policy and, for many of us, writing is a very honest experience, one in which we throw caution to the wind and wholly bare our souls. To me, that's as it should be! That is what I have done from the first time I felt compelled to write -Even in fiction, there is a touch of the writer's reality hidden deep within.
What, however, do you put on a website such as WdC? Do you bare it all or tone it down? Should what you experienced be left unshared because it might offend someone or make them face a reality that they would rather not believe even when you have lived through it?
Censorship has long been an enemy of artists -no matter the medium, and it should be no different here. Of course, you must be sure to set the right ratings, but I encourage you all to keep to honesty! Just because something might offend someone doesn't mean it's bad or that you're in the wrong. There will always be someone out there to be offended, but you need to stay true to YOU.
I have seen emotional, raw, soul-baring pieces of non-fiction frowned upon, not for writing, but for content and it saddens me because writing is also a form therapy for a good many of us. Writing out our own experiences helps us to get it out and move on or helps us to deal with it through the eyes of a fictional character. There is no fault to be found in dealing with words what you have faced in life.
Life cannot be altered to suit a reader's taste; the past cannot be altered to erase our pain, but we can stare it down and let it out and show the world, 'I face heartbreak; what's your super power?'. 
Be YOU, Be true to YOU, and let the naysayers nay as they will, but nothing is ever so freeing as honesty.
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Stephanie Grace
P.S. The issue of honesty in writing is one dear to my heart and while I may not have handled it as well as others would have, I would also like to explain that nothing prompted this focus; it has been within me and lingering in my head and was pounding to get out -just like that skeleton in the closet that you are afraid people will scoff at if should you to choose to write about it and share. |
While I support honest items that cover all sorts of feats faced in life, I feel like it's important for you to find the ones with which you connect by chance or by listening to your heart and seeking out those which will give you the comfort --and maybe even the bravery, to open yourself up and just let the words flow.... So, here are some of the newest items from some of the newest members of our wonderful community! (This is not to say that these are unemotional or anything like that... just... well, you know what I mean... LOL).
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I wrote this in November 2005 in hopes to give it to my ex with a ring.
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BIG BAD WOLF is Merry  : Pictures remind you of the cute things, like a trouble-causing dog.
"Paris" [E]
Awww!!! How cute!!! Any stories in your port about her mischief?
Jeannie's Jingle Bells☃️   : I remember being a newbie not so far back and it was newsletters such as yours that got me through my stumbling days on WDC.
Every Wednesday I look forward to reading these newsletter, thinking what new thing can I learn today. Now the process for images became a whole lot clearer to me. Thank you so much for writing these informative newsletters.
I don't think we ever really get out of our stumbling days here, LOL ... SM here's you talking like that and he might just go and add some updates to keep us on our toes! I am glad that I am able to help and flattered that you find my newsletters informative. I always picture everyone groaning and rolling their eyes when they see my name as editor for the week!  Thank you again, sweetie!
Joyous : Someone reviewing my work got confused on a certain part where one character, who'd been in a certain place for a while and knew the lingo said something subconscious ("It's a combination of magic and science") The reviewer took it to mean the the character new to the world was interested in both magic and science, and was trying to tell me to hint at why she's interested in these subjects. This wasn't the purpose at all. It was meant to mean that the workings of a system are a mystery, but if it works, there's no reason to figure it out. (This sprouts from the history of the place...but I digress). The pace of the scene was way too fast for the newcome character to stop and ask what it means, so my question is, how do you establish idioms without the characters specifically asking about it? Thanks for your time!
Any chance you'd be willing to me e-mail with the item number? I will gladly give my input if I am able. I think a major thing to remember in some stories, especially when you don't want to spell everything out is to utilize internal dialogue: give the character's thoughts by way of single quotations or by italicizing ({i}insert internal dialogue here{/i}). I hope that helps, but I really can't tell since the confusion maybe have been caused by something else or I could just be reading your question wrong... |
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