Stephanie Grace's Notebook

Stephanie Grace

Jun 14, 2018 at 10:14pm

Trying to come back ...again.

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DRSmith

Jun 15, 2018 at 11:03am

Hey, Steph...
who's your buddy, who's your pal here?
Missed you.

the Wordy Jay

Dec 7, 2016 at 10:54pm

Hi there!

I see you're a member of the Angel Army Patrol so I'm dropping by to celebrate The WDC Angel Army 's 10th Anniversary with you!

May your halo shine bright
As you flit round this site
Spreading cheer and delight
To us all, day and night!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ANGELS!

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Stephanie Grace

Aug 5, 2014 at 10:15pm

Hi!

♥,
Stephanie Grace

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Ronis brain tumor is gone!

Aug 6, 2014 at 12:30am

Yes....you might say what it its too

Stephanie Grace

Aug 6, 2014 at 10:41pm

Oh, my handle, LOL. I had no idea what you meant at first, Roni. I wasn't posting for that, just trying the notebook thing. It's been a while. I was wondering if anyone would say hello, LOL.

Stephanie Grace

Aug 6, 2014 at 10:41pm

Hi, Sister of Mercy! How have you been?

Stephanie Grace

Feb 7, 2014 at 11:54pm

I think it's time for another name change. I just don't like using my real name anymore.

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Angelica Weatherby- NaNo 17000

Feb 9, 2014 at 1:41am

Good- how about you?

Stephanie Grace

Feb 9, 2014 at 1:43am

I'm glad to hear that, Angelica Weatherby- NaNo 17000

I've been okay.

Ups and downs, turns and twists, but I'm still alive and smiling.

Turtle ~ KanyáthƐko:wa:h

Feb 9, 2014 at 5:38pm

Okay, if you can bend the rules, so can I.

Stephanie Grace

Feb 8, 2014 at 12:52am

I was going to try and review tonight, but I felt weird. I looked back at my old reviews to create a new template and realized that I just feel like I've lost it, like I'm no longer qualified to give an opinion --if I ever was at all. It just feels weird. I've definitely been away for too long.

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Stephanie Grace

Feb 8, 2014 at 1:29am

Thank you, The ScaryMaster

! I needed that reminder.

very thankful

, I think I get too caught up in form. I forget that I don't need to have a template for every review. Sometimes, just giving my thoughts without a strict format is enough.

This is definitely going to take some getting used to.

DRSmith

Feb 8, 2014 at 9:39am

F'GET about the template. To me, and though there are exceptions, but template reviews seem canned, insincere, form-filled reviews. I tend to treat them the same way. A good review comes from the heart of a reader; a genuine reaction letting the author know how much and type of impact a piece had. Any constructive comments of merit are a bonus. You should know... cuz can't tell you how valuable YOUR sincere input has helped me fine tune my pieces. We WDC'ers need you, so stay with it!

Stephanie Grace

Feb 9, 2014 at 1:30am

DRSmith

, you give me too much credit.

I like using templates because I always forget things and then end up feeling like I should e-mail the writer with everything that I forgot. It just helps keep me focused. I do it in shifts, though. After my first read, I'll type in my feelings and first thoughts, then I'll read again and look more at the technical stuff, and then I read the piece yet again to make sure that I haven forgotten anything. I always separate the emotion/imagery read from the technical read. I like to take in the story before nitpicking. I know it's possible to do both in one reading, but I think, as a reader, you lose a lot of the poem or story if you're trying to see everything at once. Let the writer bring you into their forest before you start hacking at the trees, I guess ...