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 &#34;Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It&#8217;s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.&...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2871-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'twinsis', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100136691', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'twinsis', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'twinsis', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100136691', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: twinsis
Member Since: October 21st, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >NanoWriMo2018 Into the Earth</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/twinsis','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/twinsis" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'twinsis', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'October 21, 2002', '', '', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2866:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2866-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Years ago, when I was a single mother and Valentine&#8217;s Day came along, I planned a party that would guarantee fun, fine food and, family, while celebrating my mother&#8217;s fiftieth birthday. No...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2866-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'webwitch', '', '', 'fishbones', '60', '', 'OFF', '100530529', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'webwitch', '', '', 'fishbones', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'webwitch', '', '', 'fishbones', '60', '', 'OFF', '100530529', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: webwitch
Member Since: July 12th, 2007
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >𝓦𝓮𝓫W𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/webwitch','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/webwitch" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'webwitch', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'July 12, 2007', '', 'fishbones', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2874:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2874-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 There are a host of reasons to enter writing contests. Recognition, exposure, prestige, and prizes (money, gps, merit badges, or awardicons--depending upon the contest and whether or not it is on site...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2874-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100309035', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100309035', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: fyndorian
Member Since: March 1st, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >fyn-21 wdc years  and writing!</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/fyndorian','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/fyndorian" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'fyndorian', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 1, 2005', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2862:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2862-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Golden Globes 

  First in the year to recoginze the drama genre is the Golden Globes. Held in January, This awards ceremony is hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association which is also a ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2862-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'sgcardin', '', '', 'cookies_n_milk', '60', '', 'ON', '100317111', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'sgcardin', '', '', 'cookies_n_milk', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'sgcardin', '', '', 'cookies_n_milk', '60', '', 'ON', '100317111', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: sgcardin
Member Since: April 4th, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >StephBee</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/sgcardin','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/sgcardin" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'sgcardin', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 4, 2005', '', 'cookies_n_milk', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2868:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2868-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Right now, I am rewriting a science fiction novel containing creatures usually considered fantasy beast rather then science fiction creatures. The creatures I am using come from the methodical traditi...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Fantasy</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2868-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100138826', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '', '', 'peacedove', '60', '', 'ON', '100138826', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: nfdarbe
Member Since: October 31st, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Prosperous Snow celebrating</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/nfdarbe','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/nfdarbe" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'nfdarbe', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Yesterday', 'Yesterday', 'October 31, 2002', '', 'peacedove', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2861:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2861-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 ~     Dashing Through!     ~      

  Did you know there are four kinds of dashes? If you didn&#39;t, you do now.   The four types of dashes are: the em, the en, the 2-em, and the 3-em. Assuming you...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>For Authors</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2861-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'grcubby', '', '', 'cardinal', '40', '', 'OFF', '100138519', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'grcubby', '', '', 'cardinal', '40', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'grcubby', '', '', 'cardinal', '40', '', 'OFF', '100138519', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: grcubby
Member Since: October 30th, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Cubby~On the road again!</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/grcubby','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/grcubby" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'grcubby', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'October 30, 2002', '', 'cardinal', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2867:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2867-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Zombies: Fact or Fiction  

  Warning: If you are easily disgusted by zombies do not read this newsletter. But if you want to know more about these wonderful characters and how to use them in a stor...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Horror/Scary</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2867-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> A Non-Existent User</td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2865:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2865-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Absinthe of Malice  - a review    

 I opened  Absinthe of Malice  to read while I waited, something to fill otherwise wasted time. What I discovered was a plot and characters that grabbed me and pu...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Mystery</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2865-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100098662', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'vzabel', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100098662', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: vzabel
Member Since: March 19th, 2002
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Vivian </a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/vzabel','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/vzabel" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'vzabel', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 19, 2002', '', '', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2875:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2875-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 What&#39;s Love Got To Do With It?  
 

Hello New Members!

Love is in the air!  So you ask, but what&#39;s love got to do with it...with writing that is.  You have to ask??   The love of writing...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Noticing Newbies</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2875-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> A Non-Existent User</td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2873:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2873-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welsh Poetry Forms   


I&#8217;ll keep this introduction brief, as there is a gigantic amount of information to follow. In brief, my kids and I are going on culture quests throughout the year and ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Poetry</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2873-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'redridinghoo', '', '', '', '10', '', 'OFF', '100076195', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'redridinghoo', '', '', '', '10', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'redridinghoo', '', '', '', '10', '', 'OFF', '100076195', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: redridinghoo
Member Since: November 12th, 2001
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Red Writing Hood &#60;3</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/redridinghoo','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/redridinghoo" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'redridinghoo', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'November 12, 2001', '', '', '10', 'Registered Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-10.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2864:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2864-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Ah, tis February and and is the time for writing epic poems of love to spouses and lovers, friends and family.  

I asked my husband to do the following: Write ten reasons why he loved me.  I would ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Romance/Love</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2864-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100309035', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'fyndorian', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100309035', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: fyndorian
Member Since: March 1st, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >fyn-21 wdc years  and writing!</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/fyndorian','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/fyndorian" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'fyndorian', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 1, 2005', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2869:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2869-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 After three failed attempts at National Novel Writing Month ({link:http://www.nanowrimo.org}), and twice as many failures at writing a novel on my own, I realized that perhaps writing short stories is...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Short Stories</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2869-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'nmarshall', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100224946', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'nmarshall', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'nmarshall', '', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', '', 'ON', '100224946', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: nmarshall
Member Since: January 30th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Nikola Dog Mama</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/nmarshall','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/nmarshall" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'nmarshall', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 30, 2004', '', 'heart_scribble', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#2870:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2870-.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 What makes us human? Some people say it&#8217;s our capacity to love. However, I don&#8217;t think love is unique to the human race, I think animals are just as capable. Consider the love of a mother ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Spiritual</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/2870-.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'kittee', '', '', 'paw_prints', '60', '', 'OFF', '100245347', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: kittee
Member Since: April 27th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Kit</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/kittee','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/kittee" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'kittee', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 27, 2004', '', 'paw_prints', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding:10px;" align=center>Total <b>13</b> newsletters found.</div></div><br></div> <hr align="center" noshade="noshade" />

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