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“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” – Doug Ivester
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. ~Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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Happy New Year to Milee and anyone else celebrating today...
Poyela Boishakh...did I get that right?
Wishing you the best, hope it's a good one...
Cheers,
Alan.
Poyela Boishakh...did I get that right?
Wishing you the best, hope it's a good one...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Interesting article...Do you have a special outfit you wear when you write?
According to this article, one in fifty women write naked...
http://www.askaboutwriting.net/408nwriters.htm
According to this article, one in fifty women write naked...
http://www.askaboutwriting.net/408nwriters.htm
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Interesting article...Do you have a special outfit you wear when you write?
According to this article, one in fifty women write naked...
http://www.askaboutwriting.net/408nwriters.htm
(giggles) I have never written naked as I mostly write at work when I have a break. The idea is hilarious though. I would never write in the bath because I like to read in the bath. I can't write at home because I always get distracted by something e.g. housework,chores and other things
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I want to gooooooooooooooooooooo now(jumps up and down).Fly time..Go on and fly,darn it
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Today is the two year anniversary of my writing stories...
My first attempt at story writing, as an adult anyway (I'm sure I had to write a few stories in school), was a story called "Jimmy Gets Replaced" which appeared on an "adult" site on April 21, 2009...it was short, under 1000 words, and notable for the lack of attention it received as much as anything...it had a 3.5 out of 5 average, and got no comments until months later...
Just reflecting back that if I went by the reaction to my first story, I probably would have quit writing there and then...
I'm glad I didn't...
My first attempt at story writing, as an adult anyway (I'm sure I had to write a few stories in school), was a story called "Jimmy Gets Replaced" which appeared on an "adult" site on April 21, 2009...it was short, under 1000 words, and notable for the lack of attention it received as much as anything...it had a 3.5 out of 5 average, and got no comments until months later...
Just reflecting back that if I went by the reaction to my first story, I probably would have quit writing there and then...
I'm glad I didn't...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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I was just reminded that it is Earth Day...so please do your part...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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I like to write on my tummy on bed only wearing my panties and my bra. It makes me crative and the words just sort of flow.
Hmmm...the thought of that might inspire me as well...check a few posts up, I posted an article about just that...
On another note...has anyone tried this?
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivenerforwindows/
I saw it mentioned in a LinkedIn writing group, and some people seem to really like it...just thought I'd bring it up here...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Quote by velda
I like to write on my tummy on bed only wearing my panties and my bra. It makes me crative and the words just sort of flow.
Hmmm...the thought of that might inspire me as well...check a few posts up, I posted an article about just that...
On another note...has anyone tried this?
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivenerforwindows/
I saw it mentioned in a LinkedIn writing group, and some people seem to really like it...just thought I'd bring it up here...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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How come Microsoft Word defaults to Calibri 11?
Does anyone actually use Calibri 11? Why not Times New Roman 12, or something else people actually use???
Does anyone actually use Calibri 11? Why not Times New Roman 12, or something else people actually use???
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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I will be resuming work on my novel "Love Conquers All"...it will be the novel version of the short story that appears here with that title...
I had started work on the novel last year, and posted one chapter on Stories Space's sister site under the name "Sleeping With The Enemy"...my work on it got a major set-back when my computer got stolen in Sept. 2010, and I lost a lot of notes I had in the computer case. I sort of lost my momentum, but hope to resume again soon...I'll be posting the first five chapters here on Stories Space, nowhere else, and if I manage to get a publishing deal...which is my ultimate goal at the moment, those five chapters will probably be deleted from this site...
That is the plan, for now...wish me luck, I'll probably need it...
Cheers,
Alan.
I had started work on the novel last year, and posted one chapter on Stories Space's sister site under the name "Sleeping With The Enemy"...my work on it got a major set-back when my computer got stolen in Sept. 2010, and I lost a lot of notes I had in the computer case. I sort of lost my momentum, but hope to resume again soon...I'll be posting the first five chapters here on Stories Space, nowhere else, and if I manage to get a publishing deal...which is my ultimate goal at the moment, those five chapters will probably be deleted from this site...
That is the plan, for now...wish me luck, I'll probably need it...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
Rest in Peace
I will be resuming work on my novel "Love Conquers All"...it will be the novel version of the short story that appears here with that title...
I had started work on the novel last year...my work on it got a major set-back when my computer got stolen in Sept. 2010, and I lost a lot of notes I had in the computer case. I sort of lost my momentum, but hope to resume again soon...I'll be posting the first five chapters here on Stories Space, nowhere else, and if I manage to get a publishing deal...which is my ultimate goal at the moment, those five chapters will probably be deleted from this site...
That is the plan, for now...wish me luck, I'll probably need it...
Cheers,
Alan.
I had started work on the novel last year...my work on it got a major set-back when my computer got stolen in Sept. 2010, and I lost a lot of notes I had in the computer case. I sort of lost my momentum, but hope to resume again soon...I'll be posting the first five chapters here on Stories Space, nowhere else, and if I manage to get a publishing deal...which is my ultimate goal at the moment, those five chapters will probably be deleted from this site...
That is the plan, for now...wish me luck, I'll probably need it...
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Whenever anybody asks me my favorite color.. I always say "grey".. they look at me like I'm an idiot.. and then they say "with all the colors of the rainbow why would I pick grey?".. and I say.. "because it's the color behind the rainbow"..
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Whenever anybody asks me my favorite color.. I always say "grey".. they look at me like I'm an idiot.. and then they say "with all the colors of the rainbow why would I pick grey?".. and I say.. "because it's the color behind the rainbow"..
I always have said that life is lived in the grays - there are miles of varying shades from the black to the white.
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I just love making a big Mexican dinner - chicken enchiladas with spicy rice and cucumber salad ............. and Corona beer and margaritas for the adventerous!!
Buen provecho!!
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The longest living animals on the face of the earth are the tortoise and the elephant.. so remind me again why we exercise and diet?
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I just love making a big Mexican dinner - chicken enchiladas with spicy rice and cucumber salad ............. and Corona beer and margaritas for the adventerous!!
Buen provecho!!
Hmmm...don't forget to invite us all over next time you feel so inclined...I could probably chip in for a few Coronas, and I bet I wouldn't be the only one...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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On another note...Happy Birthday James Dye...Hope it was a good one dude...
Cheers,
Alan.
Cheers,
Alan.
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. - Anthony J. D'Angelo
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. ~Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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As the King of Everything... I hereby pass a rule that all mothers get breakfast in bed.. a foot rub.. a dozen roses.. the laundry done and folded.. kitchen cleaned.. then taken out for dinner and a movie.. Happy Mother's Day to all of you...
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Found out today that I sold my fourth story this year...
So, I'm rather happy about that...
Out of 11 stories I've submitted to paying e-Zines since November 2010, I've sold 4 and had 7 rejected...not bad, I think, considering none were actually written with the idea of selling them in the first place...
As far as poems go, I'm 0 for 8...I've submitted 8 poems to the same paying e-Zines, and so far they've all been rejected...
Doing a bit better with the non-paying e-Zines in that regard...but, it's nice to actually get paid...
So, I'm rather happy about that...
Out of 11 stories I've submitted to paying e-Zines since November 2010, I've sold 4 and had 7 rejected...not bad, I think, considering none were actually written with the idea of selling them in the first place...
As far as poems go, I'm 0 for 8...I've submitted 8 poems to the same paying e-Zines, and so far they've all been rejected...
Doing a bit better with the non-paying e-Zines in that regard...but, it's nice to actually get paid...
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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Quote by DirtyMartini
Found out today that I sold my fourth story this year...
So, I'm rather happy about that...
Out of 11 stories I've submitted to paying e-Zines since November 2010, I've sold 4 and had 7 rejected...not bad, I think, considering none were actually written with the idea of selling them in the first place...
As far as poems go, I'm 0 for 8...I've submitted 8 poems to the same paying e-Zines, and so far they've all been rejected...
Doing a bit better with the non-paying e-Zines in that regard...but, it's nice to actually get paid...
Congratulations, Alan! It's good to see your hard work paying off.
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