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Author: Thausgt
Title: OverheardReview_LifeOnAPlasticPlanet
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6 from 1 rating.
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09-Mar-2009 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Review: Book
Brief Synopsis: Why settle for a boring, scholastic review of a book when you can eavesdrop on other people's gossip about it?
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Tara Nicholas : I think you are right. This was a very interesting way to get a review for a book. Even though it was a little too informal for my tastes, I think it got most of the story and feeling across.
Over heard any other reviews lately?  Thanks for sharing. (09-Mar-09)
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: Five Minutes (or less) with the Bard - E9
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16-Dec-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Podcast
Brief Synopsis: November 2007 - NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up - My reflections and challenges of this year's NaNoWriMo challenge.
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Sandy Lulay : Your journey through so many words in such a short time was very interesting. I tried one time to do the NaNoWriMo. I realized, for me, that November is not a good month to be "alone" and involved in such an intense task. I'd like to see one in June sans holiday cooking, holiday company.
It worked for you and that is amazing. Amazing and wonderful that by the end of the month you have renewed faith in yourself as a writer. Perhaps I will try it again when I am no longer caretaker of a large group of elderly relatives!
I would enjoy reading what you have written. Please share with us as you like. (20-Dec-07)
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: Five Minutes (or less) with the Bard - E8
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10 from 1 rating.
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09-Sep-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Podcast
Brief Synopsis: Much ado about the last five months. A new writing challenge with an experimental format, massive amounts of site information squeezed into the podcast and a featured Author round out this edition of Five Minutes (or less) with the Bard.
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scrapsoflife : "Brought to you by the word late" earns you major awesome points. I still say five minutes is a tease! (09-Sep-07)
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: Five Minutes (or less) with the Bard - E7
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8 from 1 rating.
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25-Mar-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Podcast
Brief Synopsis: A plea for sanity, major site news, a featured author writes about a legendary tree, a new writing prompt and a ponderous quote round out this edition of FMolwtB (some things should not be acronyms).
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: Ambush
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9 from 2 ratings.
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17-Jan-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Autobiographical,
Mature Themes
Brief Synopsis: This happened to me during Marine Combat Training (MCT) in North Carolina.
It talks about the importance of training but on another level the deeper lessons taught by training.
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Sandy Lulay : This is good, solid, intense writing. I was held captive from your first to last word. Biography is one of my favorite reads but difficult to keep the interest of the reader. You did this very well. Have you ever considered putting your four years with the Marines into a book? I think it would be a great read for those young folks considering the service and even for us old folks:) and especially parents with sons and daughters in the service. (11-Jul-07)
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scrapsoflife : Very moralistic there at the end, and very true. I could not even imagine being in that situation myself, but your words conveyed a very real sense of place. (23-Mar-07)
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A.C. Millicent : Wow! I can see why that stuck with you. I thought it was very well written, and your description gave me a sense of what you experienced. (15-Mar-07)
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: The Betrayer
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8 from 2 ratings.
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17-Jan-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Essay
Brief Synopsis: This is an essay I wrote as a response to the precepts of writing in an English course.
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Sandy Lulay : Your essay says what every writing teacher tries to teach hopeful students- writing is a craft and a craft must be practiced, practiced, practiced! I learned this the hard way when I stopped writing for over three years to cook and care for 3 elderly relatives. At first I did not realize I was not writing- that I was too exhausted to focus on creative thought. Then I felt like I had fallen down a well with no escape (death of my charges was the escape). In this time two of my friends published novels after working hard learning and writing every day. Writing is a craft we must practice like playing the panio, guitar, singing or ballet. Just like people can steal your time and thoughts, procrastination is an even more devious thief. (07-Jul-07)
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scrapsoflife : Okay, how did you manage to make p.3 blank and p.4 talk about the blank page? If it was intentional, bravo for the visual clues; if not, then the computer might have a curious mind of its own! I do sort of feel like I've been smacked across the knuckles with a yard-stick, though--very good admonishment for us procrastinators. (23-Mar-07)
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A.C. Millicent : I appreciated your comparison of honing the craft of writing to that of practicing music. As a singer, I know that I am at my best when I've rehearsed so much that I know every word and every note. It's then when I can open up and express the emotion and depth of the music. Otherwise, it seems forced or vacant. (13-Mar-07)
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Author: Malcolm Sterling
Title: Five Minutes (or less) with the Bard - E6
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09-Jan-2007 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Podcast
Brief Synopsis: A very lucky or wise (we're not sure which) word of the day, a new writing prompt and a reading from a past writing prompt responder round out this first podcast of the new year - 2007.
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Author: Mercy Manic
Title: Where the dreams come from
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8 from 2 ratings.
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15-Dec-2006 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Article
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scrapsoflife : I agree that this is a lovely introduction to an idea but needs more concrete information to balance the ethereal. A pleasurable read to be certain. (Makes me want to take the Yeats from the shelf and spend an evening in faery myself.) (27-Mar-07)
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Sandy Lulay : Beautiful! As one of those who dream, I felt you were speaking to me! Many of my poems have been inspired by "listening" to the earth signs "speak". (20-Feb-07)
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Malcolm Sterling : This entire article has a dreamy almost surreal quality to it. I'm not sure the crux of the message came across as strong as you might have intended because of this.
While I enjoyed it, my mind kept wandering away from the content to the visual.
In this instance I think this article would benefit from more direct examples and expresssions. Your point kinda gets lost in the fog of the isles.
That's just me though. Perhaps I spent too much time in faery and have become mad?
Your style is strong and smooth. I'm not sure I grasp the overall meaning of the article though. I'll read it again.
I really like the line, "It rends our hearts and exhausts our souls."
But the second paragraph could use some more concrete examples of how to find the messages left in song and story. How do we get to the point where we can find them, when we are looking for them?
Does this make sense? Thanks for listening. I hope this is helpful. (26-Jan-07)
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Author: Rachy
Title: Musicality and the Psyche
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6 from 1 rating.
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07-Dec-2006 |
Category: Non-Fiction, Genre(s): Essay
Brief Synopsis: This is an essay about why teachers are so important in our society. It is also a response to the article "Unforgetable Miss Bessie" by Carl T. Rowan.
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