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June 16, 2004: storytime

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Noticing Newbies


Table of Contents

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

About This Newsletter

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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 Author Icon


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Letter from the editor

You Say You Don’t Know How to Review?



If you are a beginning writer you may feel you can’t review because you’re not confident in your skills as a writer. How can you tell others how to write when you’re not sure how to yourself? There is important feedback you can give as a reader. Your impression.

After you read a piece, think about your reaction. Did you like it? Tell the author why you liked it. Did you want to read on to find out what would happen to the characters? Did the characters feel like real people? If you didn’t like it, explain why. Were you unable to see the scene? Maybe the dialogue didn’t sound real. Keep it simple until you feel confident enough to expand. Feedback helps both the writer and the reviewer.

Remember, the writer knows what is happening in the story. They believe you will too, but sometimes we leave out important details that we see clearly in our head, forgetting to write them into the work.

You are able to give the author a reader’s reaction. You may see the theme as something completely different from what the author intended. Your reaction will help the author know if he’s on the right track or not. That's all you need to do at first.

As your skill develops, you can try to figure out why something doesn’t work. Did you wonder why the characters did something? Tell the author where he needs to be clearer. This is where critiquing helps you in your own writing. You know why your characters did something, but did you tell the reader? Reading your work aloud helps you find more than typos; it shows you areas that may need more clarifying.

Until next month, keep writing and reviewing!

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Editor's Picks

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My Pick For Newbie of the Month of June *Exclaim*




The quality of work in this port is just excellent
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Highlighted Newbies

mtnstories

mzimmerm

simple_bliss

MC Cayman Author Icon

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rojukiel Author Icon

Mystic Divine Author Icon

scribeastray


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Remember to read your neighbor’s work too!



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A warm welcome to our newbies; come meet new and not-so-new members of Writing.Com!
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Ask & Answer

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Ask and Answer

Once you post something to a message board, how do find it again? lol I am still searching for a post I made days ago.

I see this question asked often. Your Member Tools are located in theSite Navigation menu box on the top left of your screen. Your member tools has a list of everything you need. My Posts contains every post you've made. Click and find the message you're looking for and click it. You will be taken magically to the forum. *Smile*


Submitted To: Noticing Newbies
Submitted By: Roobear
Submitted Comment:

Hi Esprit! I love seeing creative bio blocks. It took me a while to find one that I really liked.

Me too, Roo. And you can change it everyday if you want to.

Submitted To: Noticing Newbies
Submitted By: Pretty in Black
Submitted Comment:

Hi Esprit
I always look at bio-blocks too... And I'm almost disappointed wheneverI see that someone does not have theirs filled out yet! Nice newsletter this week.
Keep up the great work,
Jamie


Thanks Jamie!

Submitted To: Noticing Newbies
Submitted By: *::Lizzy::*Zcompgotavirus
Submitted Comment:

Cool Newsletter!!!!Liz

Thanks, Liz. I try for cool *Exclaim*

Submitted To: Noticing Newbies
Submitted By: Crazy is Uniqueey
Submitted Comment:

Great newsletter! I'm off to pop into a few ports you highlighted after I write this. I often visit the port of the new writer to see what's said in their short bio. I'm often dismayed to find nothing written, so thanks for giving that some time and attention!

Crazy


Yeah, I hope it works *Exclaim*

 
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