Poise and Pen » Uncategorized http://www.poiseandpen.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3258 Wednesday writing prompt http://www.poiseandpen.com/wednesday-writing-prompt-2 http://www.poiseandpen.com/wednesday-writing-prompt-2#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:00 +0000 Crowdeddarkness http://www.poiseandpen.com/?p=332 Hello everybody!

Today I have a first line for you to complete and then follow on from. End the sentence however you want, and feel free as ever to change/add/remove words as you see fit.

“I have always been afraid of ______ ”

- crowdeddarkness

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So you’re walking along the street and up ahead is a lighthouse. Suddenly the path in front of you folds (as in folding paper, not the poker term). Describe what you see.

–Dobbin477

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“I never go outdoors any more.”

- Crowdeddarkness

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–Dobbin477

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]]> http://www.poiseandpen.com/monday-writing-exercise/feed 0 Monday Exercise http://www.poiseandpen.com/monday-exercise http://www.poiseandpen.com/monday-exercise#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:01:09 +0000 Dobbin477 http://www.poiseandpen.com/monday-exercise Hello, it’s Dobbin477 with your Monday Exercise: You’ve been knocked unconscious and blindfolded. When you wake up, you hear a scratching sound. The blindfold is lifted. What do you see?

]]> http://www.poiseandpen.com/monday-exercise/feed 0 Writing Challenge http://www.poiseandpen.com/writing-challenge http://www.poiseandpen.com/writing-challenge#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:17:38 +0000 Amber http://www.poiseandpen.com/writing-challenge This week I offer a challenge.

Do something with your writing you have not done recently. Research new markets, delete old emails, revise something, or write something new. You can do it!

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Word of the Week: Weary

]]> http://www.poiseandpen.com/word-of-the-week-weary/feed 0 Goal Time! http://www.poiseandpen.com/goal-time http://www.poiseandpen.com/goal-time#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:26:27 +0000 Amber http://www.poiseandpen.com/?p=173 I know everyone has been busy with holiday and New Year prep but take a few minutes for yourself to think about your writing goals for the upcoming year. 

Whatever your goals may be, remember to make them SMART:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely

Good luck!  And have a Happy New Year!

(Posted by Amber – the web site cross-posts to LJ under Rhonda’s ID.)

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This weeks WotW is: Sanguine

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