Writing Style: Which Suits Your Purpose?

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The author will express personal opinions in the piece and arm him or herself with evidence so that the reader will agree. The danger here is that people may use or “fall for” fallacies in logic. Continue Reading →

Mindfulness Writing

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“Mindfulness Writing” means writing while consciously invoking a state of acute awareness of your surroundings and/or your internal sensations and describing them in poetry or prose. Continue Reading →

Editing Anything – DIY Tips – Part One

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Start with the Big Stuff! Do your best to distance yourself from the content and to read the manuscript as if you were a stranger reading the material for the first time. Try not to judge it, but to see if it flows smoothly, makes logical transitions, and uses words that will be understood easily by your target audience.
You can make notes, if you need to, but don’t change anything the first time you do a read-through. Otherwise, you could change something in an early section that renders a later section incorrect, and illogical, making an outcome unlikely, irrelevant, or out of character. Continue Reading →

Content Creation

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While I can teach content creation classes to groups or individuals and for personal or business purposes, this blog is not a class. Instead, it will give you an idea of the broad services that I provide following a free initial consultation to determine needs. Continue Reading →

#vss365 #FromOneLine #prompt 2/12 – 2/19 2022

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You Don’t Have to Write Perfectly to Play #vss365 #prompt Games….Some people – and you, sometimes, – might take hours to refine the craft, but lots of us don’t have that luxury daily. Play anyway and refine later if you want to publish or just perfect your work. Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt 2/1-2/11 2022

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The truth is I missed my morning bouts with creativity in which I usually have only 5 – 10 minutes to learn what the #vss365 #prompt is for the day. Figure out what to say in poetry or prose. Find a corresponding relevant image, and then post it. So, I did do a few to share with you. Continue Reading →

#vss365 and #Pixels January 2022

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What Does #vss365 for Writers, Poets, Artists, and Authors Have to Do with Pixels? Participants can use Pixels to gain more followers for their writing and artistic offerings. Followers might Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt Jan1-8, 2022

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#vss365 People, when I started posting about this in November 2021, I had 135,350 visitors to my Nancy’s Novelty Photos on my Pixels website. Today (1-2-2022) I have over 158,556 Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt 12-26-21 to 1-1-2022

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#vss365 When I started posting in Nov 2021, I had 135,350 visitors to Nancy’s Novelty Photos on my Pixels website. Today (1-2-2022) I have over 156,000. That’s why I teach Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt #12/19 – 12/25 2021

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My contributions to this week’s #vss365 #prompts plus more info to help artists and authors gain exposure and followers. Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt 11/28 – 12/4 2021

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Welcome, Writers and Wannabe Writers in #vss365 #prompts Word  Challenges in Poetry or Prose! #vss365 challenges take many twists and turns. It Can Happen To / For You! You never know who Continue Reading →

Author’s Book Cover on Pixels

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Since I don’t have YOUR book cover, I’m using my book cover to show you a few examples of the merchandise onto which you could place your own JPEG images. You can put your book covers, logos, or other illustrations of your work onto all kinds of goodies (listed below) to increase your followers, gain customers, and give as gifts or promotional items. Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt 11/7 – 11/13 2021

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I’ve shared my posts for this week and explained what #vss365 #prompt is for newcomers. Also, Nancy’s Novelty Photos on Pixels – I mention how you can do it, too – and then show you additional #writing, #poetry, #infographics, and more opportunities. We have fun! Join us in jump-starting our creativity. Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompts 10/10 – 10/16 2021

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I hope more of you will join us in the #vss365 (very short stories – 365 days a year)  #prompt (the word you use when you create a Twitter-sized response in poetry or prose) challenges on Twitter! It’s for everyone Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt #Aug 29-Sep 4, 2021

Enjoy these posts for the #vss365 #prompt writers challenges for the week of August 29, 2021 – September 4, 2021 Continue Reading →