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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 amawitch.  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!  Hi, Spring has sprung... Summers begun..... hehe. I couldn't resist. What a wonderful rebirth of our earth. Warm water, beautiful flowers, soft breezes.... ice-cream cones, sun tan lotion, sandels, laughing people. I love summer, as I hope you do to. It seems that people everywhere are so friendly, and happy when the weather is warm. Well, except in five o'clock traffic on a Friday evening!!!  I hope that you all remember that someone somewhere worked hard to grow the fruit you eat, the fresh vegetables that make your salads, the wonders you see around you. I found some wonderful work by these authors that reflect alot of thoughts about nature. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. nostalgic "Invalid Item"  Please don't forget to enter the next contest: "Invalid Item" . Its a fun way to learn about each other and encourage visits to your port.Give it a try. Highlighting Newbie BioBlocks This Newsletter I found these Bio-Blocks that impressed me. I wanted to share them with you so that you might also get to know the people in our community better. I am so happy that more and more of you are filling out this portion of your portfoilio to share with others. If you have not please take the time to write a few sentences that will give your readers some hints about your work or the focus of your work. Remember that you can always change your Bio-Block as the mood suits you, as long as it is kept G-rated. Please give them a read and consider posting your own "welcome mat." ~~Say hello to~~~ wittyvixen Everything in her port is interesting. windac Has a fantastic gift for imagery. andrecorona This author's port begs to be read and enjoyed. Island Gorilla   A welcoming extended to all, this author promises to be visited often. April_Baby10 Spend some time here, you will be glad you did. Wind beneath your wings all,  amawitch    The following authors made me laugh, cry and think, offering something special to the reader. A thoughtful story about a new world, to the simple offer of a hug. Once again everything I read was wonderful. Thank you for being a part of our very special community and sharing your work with us. Write On!  rickworts "Invalid Item" A reminder of our love affair with the moon! nysus "Invalid Item" The magic of mother nature, this poem reminds us to be thankful. johnzz617x "Invalid Item" Hug this author!! marcilynn "Invalid Item" We should all be so lucky as these survivor's of an alien occupation.. chachakal "Invalid Item" Summer sun, summer fun, the earth renewed! Till next time, read, write, be happy! Wind beneath your wings all, amawitch Submit an item for consideration in this newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form  Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form Don't forget to support our sponsor! %%NL_AD_BOT%%  I still have not seen any questions, not surprising as we are a new Newsletter. I thought I would share this funny article I found an online newspaper dedicated to a laugh, called The Onion. WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Grammar Guild Monday announced that no more will traditional grammar rules English follow. Instead there will a new form of organizing sentences be. Above: Announces to reporters Joyce Watters grammar rules new English for. U.S. Grammar Guild is Watters president of. U.S. Grammar Guild according to, the new structure loosely on an obscure 800-year-old, pre-medieval Anglo-Saxon syntax is based. The syntax primarily verbs, verb clauses and adjectives at the end of sentences placing involves. Results this often, to ears American, a sentence backward appearing. "Operating under we are, one major rule," said Joyce Watters, president of the U.S. Grammar Guild. "Make English, want we, more archaic and dignified sounding to be, as if every word coming from the tongue of a centuries-old, mystical wizard, is." Brief pause Watters made then a. "Know I, know I," said she. "Confusing sounds it, but every American used to it soon will be." At a press conference recent greeted warmly the new measure by President Clinton was. "No longer will we adhere to the dull, predictable structure of our traditional grammar system. This nation will now begin speaking, writing and listening to something fresh, exciting and different," said Clinton. "Excuse me," added he pause long after a. "Meant I, the dull, predictable system our traditional grammar of adhere to no longer will we. Speaking, writing and listening to something fresh, exciting and different will this nation now begin." This week beginning, America across, all dictionaries, thesauruses and any other books or objects with any sort of writing upon it or in it revised to fit the new syntax will be. Libraries assure people wish to that the transition promptly begin will, but that patient people should be, as so much to change there is. "Feel good it will make people to know for all these changes that, librarians cold, crabby and as paranoid and overprotective of their books and periodicals as ever remain will," said Yvonne Richter, Director of the Library of Congress. The enthusiasm of government officials despite, many Americans about the new plan upset are. "Why in the world did they do this?" a New Canaan, CT, insurance salesman, said Brent Pryce. "There's absolutely no reason. It's utterly pointless and will cause total chaos throughout the country, not to mention the fact that it will cost billions of dollars to implement. And what's this U.S. Grammar Guild, anyway? I've never heard of it." When of this complaint informed, government officials that they could not the man's words understand said, because of the strange, unintelligible way of speaking he was. In closing I encourage you to look at the left side of your screen often. Those scroll items are for all of us. An invaluable place to find the tools we need to find anything on the site, use to improve ourselves, or just to "shop". The Plug Page is great to post items for review. There are numerous Review Forums that are just asking for you to submit your items and will offer fair and honest critique. Take some time, explore. More importantly, have fun!!! Till next time.... Write On! amawitch Have a question or comment for the Editor? http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form  To stop receiving this newsletter, go into your account and remove the check from the box beside the specific topic. Be sure to click "Complete Edit" or it will not save your changes. |
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