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Noticing Newbies: April 13, 2011 Issue [#4340]

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Noticing Newbies


 This week: Stuck in the Mud
  Edited by: Cubby Author IconMail Icon
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3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

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*Shamrock* 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.

*Shamrock* 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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Your host this week: Cubby Author IconMail Icon
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"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there."
~ Will Rogers

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Letter from the editor

Stuck in the Mud


         There's no doubt about it: April showers create mud. And mud creates ruts where tires get stuck and just spin, spin, spin.

         *Bullet* Mud
         *Bullet* Ruts
         *Bullet* Stuck

         This happens to writers all the time. We spin our wheels and get nowhere. We are stuck in a rut and there's no tow truck to call to pull us out.

         *Bullet* Writer's Block
         *Bullet* Rut
         *Bullet* Stuck

         We know rain and dirt create mud. But let's take a look at possible causes for Writer's Block:

         *Note1* Stress: Perhaps you need a tune-up! Figure out what is causing this stress.
         *Note1* Lack of energy: Fill up you tank! Are you eating healthy? Exercising?
         *Note1* Loss of direction: Map out your destiny and set goals.

         Or maybe you need a spark to generate new ideas:

         *Note2* Read the newspaper for interesting stories.
         *Note2* Listen to conversations for dialogue ideas.
         *Note2* Notice quirks in people you could use for your characters.
         *Note2* Look through books with lots scenery for possible settings for your story.
         *Note2* Describe what causes emotions on all levels in yourself and others.
         *Note2* Feel the rain, soak up the sun, face the wind, shiver in the snow.

         Rev up that engine and go for a ride!

Have a wonderful week!!!

Yours truly,
Cubby ")


Editor's Picks

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Visit here for a tour of Writing.Com and learn about this vast, exciting site!
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And Now For Our Featured Newbies!

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by A Guest Visitor
Excerpt: The house was private and secluded. Looking at it from the front it was a blank wall of ash grey bricks. It seemed closed off from the world. Kelly loved it.

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Short and simple. A boy has a short encounter with their high school 'crush'.
by skrbzz Author Icon

Excerpt: Pulling out his cell phone, he scrolls through his contact list several times. Sliding his phone back into his tattered jeans, he cautiously looks up. Katie’s rosy cheeks glow beneath the gray sky. Laughing with her friends, she combs her dancing hair back into place with the tips of her fingers. Their eyes meet again.

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The typical ambling of a woman lost in herself but found in love for another.
by Jodbug Author Icon

Excerpt:
I have crawled back-
Clawing and scratching to hold on.
Out of the black hollows,
Of my own rotted soul.

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The beginning of a story about a dolphin escaping to the ocean
by Rewbis Author Icon

Excerpt: Come closer my dears, and listen to a tale of heroism on the high seas, about a doer of daring deeds and love overcoming all…

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A brother and sister are in the woods after running away the night before.
by Chris Author Icon

Excerpt: Cottony mist still clung to the Appalachian paths in those early hours, pressing like a damp mask over my mouth and nose. The unholy sound echoed from some distance behind me, screeching once so briefly that it could have been nothing more than the catcall of a morning bird to someone else’s ear. But not mine.

Submitted Items by Members:

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A Tribute to the man who created Redwall.
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~ A Few More Places to Check Out... ~

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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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Tips for New Members Open in new Window. (ASR)
Tips for new members -- things to know to improve your Writing.com experience.
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Ask & Answer

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FEEDBACK

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Maverick Author IconMail Icon I loved the connotation “Imitation is not plagerism” . I completely agree with the words of Cubby that in the world of writing we don’t limit the horizon of our imaginations by imitating our favourite authors or their words, on the contrary an imitation or a quote from our favourite writings expands the domain of our thinking and helps in embellishment of our creations as well.

~ Nicely said! Thank you. *Smile*

poppongcorn I'm also a newbie writer here, and I love to write stories! I like it when people enjoy my stories and just for them to take the time to read them, whether they like them or not. It means a lot to somebody when someone else takes time to look at something they made.

~ Welcome! Sounds like you are in the right place! *Bigsmile*

BIG BAD WOLF is Howling Author IconMail Icon I don't normally try to imitate other writers, but I did just recently write a poem in tribute of Brian Jacques, a great children's author who'll be miss, because he inspired me to write my own things.

~ I've included your tribute under Submitted Items by Members. You are right, Brian Jacques will be greatly miss. *Heart*

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*Note* Cubby's Question of the Week *Note*

What helps you crack Writer's Block?

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Tilll next time...
Have a great week!

HAPPY APRIL!

and...

Happy Writing!

*RainbowL*Be safe*RainbowR*

Cubby ")
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