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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 will 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! Your host this week is esprit   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!  Letter from the Editor ** Image ID #830174 Unavailable ** Spring has sprung in my corner of the world. The temperature has gone up to the high 70's and low 80's in the last two weeks. I have watched the tree outside my kitchen window bud and bloom in the space of three days. Another tree that was just spindly limbs now produces a shade. Spring is beautiful! I'm not going to talk about Spring though; I'm going to talk about the mundane matter of genres. Mundane, but so very important. It wouldn't hurt for a few of the oldies to freshen up with these either. Which reminds me, I must go and change a few of mine. Is it an essay or article? Which Genre Is This? Which genre are you writing? Knowing which genre to choose can be confusing to new members who are not familiar with the names. The answer is in the FAQ’s, but when you’re on the editing page unsure of the different meanings and must make a decision, you may click anything thinking it doesn’t matter. Clicking the wrong genre for your static item is not the end of the world, but it does matter. If you want readers to read your poetry don’t list it under appendix or short story. Or the most popular, other. What genre is other? Go to Reading at the top of the page and look for ‘other’. It isn’t there. If you want readers, don’t use this one. I thought it would help to copy the definitions taken from the FAQ page. Look them over carefully to be sure your statics are listed as you want them to be. The only change I made to the list was the addition of appendix.  1. Q. What do each of the Static Subtypes mean?  A. The following is a listing of the Static Subtypes that Writing.Com offers along with the definition from Webster's Dictionary: appendix - a section of additional information at the end of a book. article - a nonfictional prose composition usually forming an independent part of a publication (as a magazine) bulletin - a brief public notice issuing information column - one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles documentary- a factual and objective presentation draft - a preliminary version of the item; choose another subtype for the final version essay - an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view fiction - generic term for something invented by the imagination interview - a report containing information obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person letter/memo - a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization lyrics - the words of a song monologue - a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy (the act of talking to oneself) nonfiction - literature that is not fictional novel - an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events novella - a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel outline - a condensed treatment of a particular subject or a summary of a written work poetry - metrical writing arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm prose - writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech script/play - the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast serial - a publication issued as one of a consecutively numbered and indefinitely continued series short story - an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot thesis - a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view; especially: one written by a candidate for an academic degree other - not includedIt's a good idea to read through the genre list to familiarize yourself with the different catagories. You will save yourself and your readers just a little grief.   Until next month, Write On! ** Image ID #715135 Unavailable **    Editor's Picks
Keep your eyes on Serenity's Port! She has a wonderful talent! All of these author's have wonderful work in their ports. Check them out for some great reading.
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QUOTE Wow! I'm so glad to have stumbled upon to this place, it's like a dream come true! Submitted by: an anonymous newbie. 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%%  We all love feedback, thank you and keep it coming. Submitted By: lynk Submitted Comment: Hi Esprit, let me first say how much I enjoyed this weeks newsletter. I know exactly how you feel. When my server is down and all I want to do is log onto W.com, I want to throw my pc out of the window!! In answer to your question, I like prompts. I guess my imagination isn't too hot on its own, but sometimes, when a prompt hits the spot, my fingers take on a life of their own and my imagination is limitless! Obviously, I'm not a newbie, but I do like to check out this newsletter to see the fresh talent. Lynne Thanks Lynne! Submitted By: billwilcox Submitted Comment: What an informitive Newsletters for the novice surfer here at Writing. You packed so much info in here that any newbie should feel welcome and at home after reading this. Congrats! Hey Bill! Thank you! Submitted By: Diane Submitted Comment: I loved your comparison of Writing.Com to Disneyworld. I can't get the picture of SM running around telling all of the characters to get out there and make people happy. LOL, I wanna be Jiminy Cricket! You've painted a funny image here, Diane! err, Jiminy,,, Submitted By: Pretty in Black Submitted Comment: Great newsletter this week, Esprit! I was not a member when the site closed down (perhaps it's a good thing, for I might've had a heart attack! ), so I enjoyed reading your story. To answer your question for this week, I love writing exercises! Prompt words are a bit difficult for me to find inspiration from, but I just recently started a journal in my port to store writing exercises... Sometimes if an exercise turns out really good, I'll create a new item for it and expand on the story Have a great day, -Jamie Thanks Jamie. I like both, but it depends on the subject of either. A prompt must ignite a spark in my imagination almost immediately. Thank you all for the wonderful feedback! It is the fuel that keeps us going. Question for next month is; How important is the Brief Description when you are choosing something to read and review? "Invalid Entry"   Don't forget to submit items to the newsletter for consideration. The editors are; Cubby  Beyond the Cloud9  bianca_b is next week's editoresprit 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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