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Action/Adventure: December 22, 2021 Issue [#11137]




 This week: This year...
  Edited by: Leger~ Author IconMail Icon
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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

The purpose of this newsletter is to help the Writing.com author hone their craft and improve their skills. Along with that, I would like to inform, advocate, and create new, fresh ideas for the author. Write to me if you have an idea you would like presented.

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Letter from the editor


This year...


We've had to make some adjustments this year because we want to feel safe. Some people started working from home and are dealing with all the distractions that involves. Add to that managing family education while trying to work can be a huge challenge. Everyone seems to be overworked, stressed, and distracted.

On the flip side, I have a few friends who stopped spending huge amounts of time commuting to their job and have more time to write. Many people are streamlining their lives and cutting things that no longer have relevance in their lives. In past issues this year, I wrote about backing up your work, parallels, and intensity in writing, environments, characters, and dialog.

My usual end-of-year newsletter is about storing your work and making resolutions for the New Year. But since this year ended up having some challenges, I'd like to put the question out to the readers. What would you like to change personally for the upcoming year? What adjustments have you made and felt were successful? What 2022 advice do you have for your fellow authors?

Finally, a quick word about our newsletters. Please, take the time to respond to one that inspires you. Its definitely rewarding knowing people are reading and responding.

Write On in 2022!


This month's question: What 2022 advice do you have for your fellow authors?
How do you use that in your writing?

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Editor's Picks

 Confusion Open in new Window. (13+)
As the new year sets in (Proud to win Cramp!)
#2209002 by THANKFUL SONALI Library Class! Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: I'm speaking of something most of you must've felt. Maybe you called it by another name, maybe you didn't call it at all, because you didn't recognise it. But everyone has felt it at some point in their lives. Even at most point in their lives.

I'm speaking of the 'vibe'.


 Invalid Item Open in new Window.
This item number is not valid.
#2209439 by Not Available.

Excerpt: "You look beautiful," he says as he presses his manicured salt and pepper beard upon the mahogany skin of the younger man looking in the mirror. The younger man pulls away as, the older male looks at him in the mirror.

 The Missing Keys Open in new Window. (E)
News years day and missing keys
#2241132 by ~SilverMoonCranberry~ Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Reaching toward my titebag I suddenly realised my car keys were missing.

 
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The Renewal of Another Year Open in new Window. (E)
Another dreaded New Year's Eve working at the nursing home.
#2178687 by Cubby Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Charlene studied the posted work schedule for the umpteenth time. Seriously? It wasn't like she'd had plans for tonight; it was the fact she'd been put on the schedule to work New Year's Eve for three years in a row now. How did that work? And a double shift?

 My 1999 Diary Entries about Fred Open in new Window. (E)
A few of my new kitten's antics through his first year of living with me.
#1277409 by J. A. Buxton Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: I have a privacy problem. The door to my bathroom doesn’t close tightly all the way, and at times I feel like I’m in a castle surrounded by an invading horde.

This morning, a body slammed against the door. Long paws slid under the door, first one black one and then another.


 Porridge and a new year Open in new Window. (E)
Love means never having to say you're sorry, but what about when she uses the wrong bowl?
#1912260 by Micha Wheeler Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: As the porridge was heating up in the microwave, Hank walked in, his eyes not quite open and his hair all flat at the back. Nina wished him a good morning and accompanied the greeting with a big smile. Hank's answering smile came to a halt when his eyes fell on the rotating bowl.

FORUM
The Writer's Cramp Open in new Window. (13+)
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
#333655 by Sophurky Author IconMail Icon


FORUM
Question of the Day! Open in new Window. (18+)
Come answer a question, share a laugh, encourage one another, and bring me a coffee!
#2142667 by Lilli 🧿 ☕ Author IconMail Icon


SURVEY
Short Shots: Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Use the photo to inspire your creativity. Write a short story and win big prizes!
#1221635 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon


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This item number is not valid.
#2252388 by Not Available.



 
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Ask & Answer


This month's question: What 2022 advice do you have for your fellow authors?

Answer below *Down* Editors love feedback! *Heart*


Last month's "Action/Adventure Newsletter (November 24, 2021)Open in new Window. question: What words do you like to use in the climax (or other parts) of your stories?


TheBusmanPoet Author Icon: Depends on what's being written in my poems, since I rarely do stories.

s Author Icon: I try to use different words and phrases so that all my stories don't read the same. It's more about a tone.

John & James Wegner Author Icon: We try to use less common words to stand out. We also try to use words we think are cool. And don't forget about swear words if they make sense. It's a cardinal sin to waste an opportunity like that. Good post. \m/ Forge on! \m/.

Bilal Latif Author Icon: The right ones.

Monty Author Icon: A good question, climax: what ever seems the word to use.



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