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The holidays are fast approaching.
How do you manage holiday stress?
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I love stress.
DS  Author Icon
Holiday stress? What's that then?
DS Author Icon - "If you gots to ask the question, you ain't never gonna know the answer." ---Fats Waller.
The site has several Plug Pages for a variety of items. Pick the correct one.
Have any of your items been deleted from a Plug Page by a Moderator?
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I'vw had things had their rating changed, but never completely deleted
No. Does that happen? Wow.
I delete my own stuff, more often than not.
*Star* Success Sunday *Star*

         Share a success you've had recently.

                    Big or small, we want to hear them all!

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I beat the deadline and word count again for NaNoWriMo. 1,738 words today, a total of 39,838. *Bigsmile*
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My QA scores at work are up, my weight is down slightly, and I didn't slap the snot out of some deserving dingbat. All in all, I'd have to say that it was a successful week.
I finally got in to see "Gladiator II."
Saturday Sentence...

         Give us a sentence that's exactly seven words.

*Cool*

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Bossy businesswoman Brenda bothered Boston bodybuilder Bonnie
I'm getting through this thing called life.
s Author Icon - What you might call an unexpected development. *Wink*
Marketing, cover images, online tools, and return on investment.
Have you used an AI tool to generate images for your writing? Share them with us!
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No, I haven't—so...




         Nope, he can go back where he came from.
I know I've asked this before. But...who's Al?
Flashback Friday



Tell us about something
from your past...


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One Sunday, back when I was a little during the 1960's, our family took my Dad's parents for an anniversary luncheon at an Asian restaurant (long since defunct) called "The South Pacific" in Canton, Connecticut. All the waiters and waitresses were Caucasian. But, the owners must've been Chinese-American because all the menus were bilingual. And the first moment I laid eyes on those Mandarin Chinese ideograms, I instinctively asked: "What are these funny-lookin' tic-tac-toe thingies?"

Ah, the political incorrectness of elementary school-age youth!
amy-Finally writing a novel. Author Icon - Well, let's face it. "Mate" means something entirely different to non-chess players!

*Wink*
The Puppet Master Author Icon - So, basically, a dead end job? *Wink*
Do we truly look at the past through rose-tinted glasses?
What do you miss from your past? What do you look forward to in the future?
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What I miss from the past are the lower costs of products, and a larger selection to pick from. I also miss the quality of store bought meats and produce that did not turn rotten after one day. Oh, and my thick head of hair, I miss that, too.

What do I look forward to in the future? All of the above. Except for the hair, I'm sure that's not going to happen.
tj-turkey-jobble-jobble-hard-J Author Icon - when you die you will have all your hair back.
From my past, I miss the ignorant, blissful joy of (younger) childhood. There are many memories that I wish I could literally relive, but against my will those moments have been stripped from me for the rest of my life. For my future, I look forward to going to college, getting a job as a dental assistant, moving to Russia, adopting a little girl, and after a long time, becoming a grandmother.
The world has unexplained mysteries and books with solved mysteries.
Would you be upset if you read a mystery that was not solved by the end of the story?
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That's why sequels are for.
Yes. I like to see a mystery solved by the end.
Damn straight I'd be upset! Half the fun of reading a mystery story is trying to figure out who it was, so if you never get to find out, it would destroy the very purpose of writing a mystery story.

Three Word Thursday

In just three words, give us your best caption for this picture...



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Stephen King cover.
going in blind.
Wheel of misfortune.
*QuestionBR* Hey Writing.Com, we'd like to know! *QuestionO*

Tell us: What are you writing this weekend?

*Writing*


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s Author Icon - I myself am writing my novella. I can relate to feeling like you have to write an endless amount of content. Keep up the fight.
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I re-wrote an old story, Dream a little Dream of me. It was my first fiction sale. I still like the concept--it's a retelling of the Bluebeard legend, but in a modern setting. And with a twist. I'm breaking it into five short, 1000 word chapters to publish on Medium.
Some kind of seven-worded missive, obviously.
“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Do you have a favorite writing contest that's ongoing or one that you've participated in?
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Very little feedback with contests to the point you have to wonder if they even read. But organized activities like blogging or writing to prompts get response, as it’s encouraged with incentives.
Nope to both.
~Brian K Compton~ Author Icon - I participated in a poetry competition for the publication known as Rattle. Didn't win, unfortunately. But I'm glad I did it.
Want It Wednesday



Tell us about something you want...

Not something you need...
Something you just want.

*Earth*

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I want a friend who I can talk gross biology facts with all day and not have them run the other way.
The same thing every Miss America has wanted since, at least, 1968: world peace.*

*I know, I know. "Good luck with that!"
I want to finish my comics and afford my voice actors.
A thought on how one can create a character
Do you push the envelope of belief in your characters and stories?
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Well...no. Except that one time everyone became snowmen in a cursed train station. And Twilight Sparkle pooping glitter rainbows at Masquerade.
tj-turkey-jobble-jobble-hard-J Author Icon - The first three words that spring to mind are: "Not even close." *Wink*
Yes, my hero might decide the villain was right.
Three Word Thursday

What three words best describe sharing gratitude?


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Thank the ranks.
Sadly decreasing phenomenon.
Don't expect nothing.
I won! I Won!!!
Have you ever won something very unusual in a raffle?
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This is nothing unusual, but I won a 10-speed bike and a large teddy bear in one week.
Not even once.
Yes, a basket of liquor I don't drink.
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