 Noticing Newbies: October 24, 2007 Issue [#2020] |
  Noticing Newbies
This week: Edited by: Puditat  
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5. A Word from Writing.Com
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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!
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The Journey to Individuality in Writing
Every writer spends time coming up with plots, storylines, or ideas to write about. Sometimes that process becomes a struggle as we attempt to make a unique poem, story, or article. The trouble is we're surrounded by things that influence us. Many of us would have seen the same movies, listen to the popular songs of the day...etc. Guess what: that's also the very substance of what gives us a unique look at life and this translates into our writing.
If I gave each of you the same song and asked you to write something inspired by it, not one item would be the same! Take a look at the entries to one of the prompted writing contests on Writing.com and you will see a diverse range of intrepretations. Yet, they would mostly carry some thread of commonality. The common element is simply that the prompt was the same. In an individual item it is sometimes hard to recognise the common element, sometimes very easy.
The interesting part, though, is the diversification from the one prompt. Where does it come from? It comes in many forms from the mood you woke up in, to the varied life experiences. There's one big factor not sop easily pinned - your imagination. No one's imagination works the same way, in my opinion.
So how do we write something truly unique. I know I spend a lot of time putting aside my ideas, fearing they are not different enough, probably to my own detriment.
Here are a few of my thoughts. These ideas can form the basis of the storyline, or may simply be a plot element working to bring that edge to your writing.
Make your characters non-typical. For example, superheroes always have a secret identity. Create a character who does not have a secret identity to hide behind.
Change your 'angle'. Write a romance through the eyes of the man's six-year-old son.
Alter a key factor in a typical genre. For example, a vampire living where it's always light.
Look for "opposites". By this I mean, take a factor and see if you can make it work using the opposite. eg. a knight rescuing a damsal - have the woman rescue the knight; snake bites are fatal - snake venom is an essential nutrient for daily living. You can have a lot of fun by doing the unexpected. 
These are a few kickstarts to promote the search for a unique item. May your continued journey to bring your voice into the written word be exciting, challenging, and very rewarding.
Thanks for reading.
Puditat
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This strange place is to be her new home. What will become of this woman, her husband, and new baby boy?
To be honest, some of this poem I don't get, but it sounds 'pretty'...read it and see.
Feel the emotion:
Relax and smile...
A definite must-read for cat-lovers!
Just a moment, captured exquisitely...
Sense of love.
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 I just wanted to drop a bit of a "Thank You" to the editors of this newsletter. I really enjoy reading and welcoming the newbies to WDC. The site has helped me greatly, so I get excited when others join the experience. Thank you for pointing out such talented newcommers in each issue!
Hugs and Cookies!
rlwilkerson
On behalf of all the editors for the newsletter, I return a grateful thank you. The positive feedback of readers is a great reward.
I quite understand that any editor will have favourites form the hundreds, no, thousands of pieces here. But a few lines to say why you liked them might help us to take something from those poems even if they do not appeal to us. And they might not, appeal is so subjective.
Just an Ordinary Boo! 
Indeed, preference is quite individual. I will consider your suggestion in future issues. 
Nice Newsletter, Sweetheart. You are a Godsend as well as a pro. Don't let anybody ever tell you different!
Gen
 How sweet! Thank you.
this was a very good newsletter I am a newbe myself and I write poetry so hopefully this will get me a few more reviews!!
Brit-Girl
Best of wishes on your poetic travels.
Cool newsletter! I read a lot of the new members poetry and thought it was pretty good.
Thank you for writing this newsletter! I enjoyed reading many of the poems featured in the newsletter. Keep up the good work. Also, I think the sentence challenges are a great idea. :)
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Glad you enjoyed the featured writers. 
I always enjoy the encouragement of the newbie newsletter, and todays was especially encouraging to me. Rather than be intimidated by the multitude of poetic forms, you say try them. Even if you fail, you gain as a writer. What could be more encouraging than that!
[PS.] Just noticed my name under ask and answer. Thanks for including my comment.
collins96
 So, how many new forms have you tried since last month?  Seriously, thank you for the supportive feedback.
Any queries, problems, praise, or advice?
Send it to one of the Editors via the feedback form on this newsletter,
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