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Action/Adventure: July 05, 2017 Issue [#8382]

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 This week: Seven Minutes
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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
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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

Give It Away


July 15 is National Give Something Away day. When I started this series, I thought it would be fun to celebrate the ordinary things in life, like chocolate sundaes, rainbows and unicorns. But this was a pretty thought provoking 'holiday' on the calendar. I'm not sure how these days get chosen or who does the choosing, but it's fun to look them over and read the descriptions for the holiday.

I liked this holiday because it was about being kind. The idea is about sharing and giving to others. An unselfish act of giving something away. And then you know, as usual, things get twisted. What if you could give away a moment in your life, good or bad? What if you could share minutes in your life? What if you could give away emotions like anger or fear?

What if, like the story linked below, you had seven minutes to review your entire life and decide your future after death. The ideas are endless. Could you review all the life-changing moments, or all the highlights of your life in seven minutes? The perfect exercise for a dull writing day would be to give yourself seven minutes to write what you could about your life. It would be interesting to see what you wrote...submit it to the newsletter and I'll share.



This month's question: What would you do with your seven minutes?
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Editor's Picks

 
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Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Use the music provided to inspire your writing!
#2002964 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: The task is simple: get inspired by the music linked above and write a short story using this inspiration!

 Awakenings: Journey to Iceland Open in new Window. (18+)
Bjork, a Mexican Sorcerer, and maybe a trip to the Old West. Sound Interesting?
#178902 by RatDog Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: You are lying on a bench, trying to keep hold of your senses. You came to Mexico City
to work on your thesis about Yaqui Indian sorcery, where a student arranged for you to
meet a local man who was supposed to be very knowledgeable on the subject. The old
man met you at a bus stop and offered you a lemon drop, now you feel as if you’ve
been drugged. The man is standing above you now, chanting gibberish and staring
deeply into your eyes.

"I know what you're up to, don't try to pull any of that mind expanding Castaneda stuff on me
with your hypnotism and drugged candy!" You exclaim, gasping for breath.

"Life is like a journey to Ixtlan, you never know what's going to happen next." He replies calmly.


 
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United States Puzzle  Open in new Window. (E)
The puzzle is about the states, know them by their nicknames or famous sites
#2123457 by Jeannie Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Get to know some of these states by nickname, or their well known sites.

 The Day I Quit My Job Open in new Window. (13+)
Like the title says.
#2040910 by Adam Forge Author IconMail Icon

Give it a try *Wink*

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Excerpt: For those in the know, “Clangor & Hiss” was one of the proposed newsletter titles in "The Steampunk Authors' Guild Open in new Window. poll to name the unofficial Steampunk newsletter(The Clockwork Crier was the winner) here at WDC.

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Excerpt: Any poem, of any theme or form, up to 60 lines.*Starr* length allowed has been extended [27.6.16]

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Excerpt: Can you take the challenge to write me a story or poem in the equivalent of a tweet - 140 characters or less?

 The Seven Minute Duties of Reaper #357 Open in new Window. (18+)
Charlie – Reaper #357 – has become incredibly cynical about their job and life itself.
#2126411 by C. Foley Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: After years of guiding human souls through their final seven minutes, Charlie – Reaper #357 – has become incredibly cynical about their job and life itself. Something needs to change for them or they might just lose their mind.


 
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This month's question: What would you do with your seven minutes?
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