Welcome back to the CSR! Feels like it's been a while, and since it's a holiday weekend I was off by a day, whoops! But hey, then I figured I could feature another story about being off about time that recently showed up as complete. Have you read this slow-burn romance?
The Tor
by @andy cannon
Length: 68,944
Description: Teacher Christopher Edwards believed his life began in the seaside town of Penmere. When memories return beneath the ancient Tor, he discovers another tru
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Well, I know everyone has been enjoying these stories our Secret Author is posting... Way to go on the comments and reviews!! And the Secret Author Contest Talking Topic is going strong too! Are you having fun guessing who wrote what? *cackles*
Let's see what has posted so far!
As, always, keep chatting on our talking topic too! We still have more stories to come, but after they are all posted I will share a list of all the story titles and the author names for members (authors can
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So... clearly I was not good at Sneakin... because last month I failed to get the CSR out on time! Luckily this month penginsrgay answered some questions for me. Did you read this story about someone else not so good at sneaking around? Share your thoughts below!
Q: Do you eat your fruits and vegetables?
A: Religiously!
Q: If you were an animal, what would you be?
A: Next!
Q: What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story?
A: Probably China. I've met a few gay
I’ve got a secret, secret, secret 🤫
No, I’m not going to sing all of Mr Roboto by Styx. That song was in my mind though when writing this. Go to YouTube if you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about 😀
The secret is out though, partially. Rather than doing the blogs in chronological order, let’s jump to Thursday where Cia kicked off the 1-a-day Secret Author contest. Now all you have to do is read, react, comment and then guess who you think the author is. No problem. Being Sunday n
That's right! Get your spy glasses, red herring hunting, secret revealing blacklights on (okay, maybe not that... who knows what you'll see?!!) 🫢But today is the kickoff for the Secret Author Story Contest Stories. One will be posted per day until they've all been revealed... but the authors are still hidden. Just who wrote these stories?!
Read today's kick off story here or find each day's new story featured in the Stories tab.
Discuss your thoughts (after you read
Okay, there's no secret around the deadline! Today's the last day to send me your submission for the Secret Author Story Contest. The theme is "Hidden". For readers, I hope you're ready! Authors, remember, don't share that you're in on the contest quite yet!!
One story will be posted each day by our "Secret Author" until all of them have been posted. Please like, comment, and review!
A topic will be started for readers to share their thoughts on who wrote each story.
After
He was the first Englishman I met who was also called Drew. I had met several men called Drew when I visited America, but he was the first other English Drew I met.
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It appears that I'm back in the here and now. So welcome me back
You may not know it, but a huge thank you to Cia for her help last week. She works in secret and mysterious ways! Speaking of which, make sure you check out the Thursday blog! The deadline is fast approaching to get in your Secret Author entries. Get them to Cia as she seems to be the only one that can keep a secret around here . Probably for the best. So in case you are wondering when the stories will release, I think it wo
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CAESURA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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What Is Caesura Used For? Answer & Examples
A caesura is a deliberate pause or break inside a line of poetry or narrative text, usually marked by punctuation like a comma, dash, or full stop. In storytelling, it acts as a rhythmic tool that controls pacing, creates dramatic tension, and gives emotional weight to key moments.
Controlling Pacing and Rhythm:
Break up the steady rhythm of a story to stop text from feeling dull.
Mimic natural speech or a character's ragged breathing.
Speed up or slow down how fast a reader m
The word caesura comes from the Latin word caesura, literally means "a cutting" or "a felling". It derives from the Latin verb caedere, meaning "to cut down," "to strike," or "to kill". In classical Latin, caesura specifically described the structural division or break within a foot of metrical poetry. It acted as a linguistic "cut" splitting a line of verse.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the earliest recorded use of the noun caesura in English is from around 1567.