Inspiration
What is Your Voice?
Detecting Your Accent Despite opinions to the contrary, what constitutes a writer’s “voice” relies on their writing style, technique, vocabulary, and grammatical structure. Detecting a writer’s voice is something that most people do after reading a specific author for a long time. It’s like your relationship with someone that you've become intimately familiar with. Family members, friends, and coworkers are all people we become so familiar with their speech patterns that we instantly know if someone is trying to impersonate them. Or if there is something wrong with them, by the way, they are talking alone.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Writers
From Fuzzy Feelings to Finer Verses
Have you ever been told you can’t? That you aren’t good enough? Take a moment. Breathe. Now, imagine meeting me in person. Imagine we’re sitting across from each other (or side by side if direct eye contact isn’t your thing). You’d notice that I rarely flaunt my identity. But today, I lay my cards on the table and tell you I am a poet and an author with bona fide publications to my name. (Please, don’t rush off to find them; this isn’t a sales pitch.)
By Dan-O Vizzini2 years ago in Writers
Writing Fanfic Saved My Life. Runner-Up in Writers Challenge. Top Story - September 2023.
When I was a very young girl, I lived in a world built inside my head. My external world was a very scary place. My father drank a lot. And when he drank, he got loud and sometimes… he got violent. It was a lot to take in as a child. My internal world often included myself and the characters from a tv show or movie I recently watched. Mostly, it was Bonanza. I loved and still love that show and I wanted Adam Cartwright to be my dad.
By Lynda Spargur2 years ago in Writers
Filling the Blank Page
I was always a writer in school, as early as the elementary grades. When we learned that we had to write an essay, my classmates would groan while I would become giddy with anticipation, sharpening my pencils and pulling out stacks of paper. On one sixth-grade assignment, I had inexplicably forgotten to write a short answer in the middle of the homework. My teacher somehow overlooked my omission and gave me a 97% on the assignment. I immediately brought the issue to her attention, and she lowered the grade but gave me credit for being honest. Instead of 77%, I ended up with 85%. When she saw my reaction, she asked me why I was still upset, and I told her because I didn’t get to write the answer.
By Nanette M. Day2 years ago in Writers
The Exchange
I am by no means a great writer. That's not me being modest, it is the truth. I look at some of ya'll works with mad envy and wish I could articulate my thoughts just as good, but I haven't quite gotten there yet. I am working on it though, and my first step was "The Exchange".
By E. J. Strange2 years ago in Writers
Attending an Indigenous Writers Gathering Was Great!
When attending the Indigenous Writers Gathering at a Tribal and Community College an hour from my house, I noted that a lot of the writers’ work came from serious topic areas. Then there were the fun and funny works as well!
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Rising from the Ashes
In the dimly lit room of a small apartment in Lyon, France, Sara sat alone, gazing at the fading sunlight streaming through the curtains. Her eyes, once filled with the fire of determination, were now brimming with tears as she clutched a faded photograph. It was a picture of her and her teammates, their faces etched with despair, taken moments after the final whistle had blown in the previous Women's World Cup. They had lost. Heartbreak had washed over them like a tidal wave, drowning their dreams of glory.
By Lubega Abubakari2 years ago in Writers
Heaven and Hell
Introduction The ideas of heaven and hell have played a central function in spiritual and philosophical notion all through human history. These thoughts endorse that there are awesome destinations in the afterlife, one providing eternal bliss and the other eternal torment. While beliefs about heaven and hell fluctuate extensively amongst one-of-a-kind cultures and religions, the dichotomy between these two nation-states raises profound questions about morality, justice, and the nature of existence.
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Writers
The Existence of Life After Death
The query of whether or not lifestyles continues after demise has captivated human minds for centuries. It is a topic that spans throughout religions, philosophies, and scientific inquiries, and it continues to be a problem of profound debate. While definitive proof remains elusive, there are compelling arguments and experiences that advise existence after demise may additionally indeed exist. In this article, we will discover some of these arguments and experiences, shedding light on the possibility of an existence beyond our mortal lives.
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Writers
Plants That Start With G . Content Warning.
Create a garden that's not only a sanctuary for you but also a visual masterpiece. This guide will introduce you to some eye-catching ornamental Plants That Start with the letter G. These plants will surely add aesthetic value and a pop of color to your landscape.
By Emily Gardenar2 years ago in Writers
Sing Me a Story
I was a traditionalist, still very much am when it comes to relaying my thoughts, speaking my truths, painting my stories through words. Over 80% of my ideas are transcribed on physical pieces of paper, anything blank and able to be scribbled on are my canvases. My notebooks become collages of scraps from newspapers torn, reciept paper slowly fading from fingertips turning them over and over, graded elementary papers, backs of pictures, postcards, even the occasional ticket stub. In and of itself there's a story with every piece, a time period, a thought frozen in the moment it's formulated and consolidated in my brain. While half written sentences and misspelled words can be their own mystery to solve, the time in which its set can immediately take me back, put me in the mindset of 6 year old Blondie. Sitting as high as she can on the jungle gym, anxiously waiting for her parent to arrive to after school care and take her home to stuffing her face with hamburger helper. Passively listening to her father play video games, she'd kick her dangling feet from the barstool she sat at doing "homework" that included coloring in the lines and learning that 1+1 doesnt equal 11.
By Blondie Willett2 years ago in Writers
