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Unloveable

I truly think that Mark Twain said it best... "A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory." If that's the case...I wish my memory was a lot worse than it is now, because 'a clear conscience', I'll never have. And yet, I don't see that as a bad thing. Never have, never will. The truth is...I had to grow up at some point. And, yes...I made PLENTY of mistakes! I have plenty of regrets. Lost friends, created enemies, and made a lot of bad choices for selfish reason. But...you know
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Prompts

Prompt 886 and Prompt 887

Here we are at the end of another month. Is it me or did May fly by? Anyway we made it to Friday and two new prompts. Prompt 886 - Creative Tag - Bear In a world of thin, muscular, hairless men he stood out. Older, hairy, and a tall drink of water he was known simply as Bear. He has his sights set on you. What do you do? Prompt 887 - Creative Tag - List of Words Use the following words in a story - a farm, an old car, a plaid shirt, a blue bicycle, and a pair of mud
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Writer Evolution

There's an old proverb out there that basically says, "Instead of waiting on your greatness...understand that it is your greatness that is waiting on you." What does that mean, exactly? Well, I've always thought of it as a way to say that you always have a much higher goal to reach for, and you simply can't get there by being 'comfortable' with whatever it is that you're doing right now. Does that mean that there's anything wrong with what you're doing right now? Of course not. Take your ti
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Prompts

Prompt 884 and Prompt 885

I apologize for being late. Stomach bug had me up all night. Anyway on to the prompts. Prompt 884 - Creative Tag - The truth You were tired of finding those close to you were lying and keeping things from you. Your father had created a chemical that forced people to tell the absolute truth. However, once exposed they could never lie again. He refused to it to go out of his hands afraid of the repercussions. You take the chemical and pour it into the local aquifer. What happens whe
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Writing for Audience Vs Building an Audience for Our Stories

As we work through the logistics of keeping the article pipeline fed, and it's a hungry beast, I thought I'd open a dialog about choosing what we write. For example, when I started writing for the public, I went to the root of writing FanFiction. Those who immediately scoff, remember that some really prolific authors started out that way, including Mercedes Lackey and Stephanie Meyers. In fact, Mercedes Lackey publishes a yearly anthology. For at least 10 years now, she has short stories wr
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Prompt 882 and Prompt 883

Another Friday has come so it is time for new prompts. Prompt 882 - Creative Tag - List of Words Use the following words in a story - a noose, a broken ladder, a torn letter, a poisoned teacup, and a bloody shirt. Prompt 883 - Creative Tag - First Line "You'd think he'd learn his lesson, but he never does." Good luck. Remember to read, write, comment, and like.
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