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 Greetings, fellow Adventurers ~

 &#34;I hope they don&#39;t flush when they fly over our house,&#34; Nick commented as the space station appeared over the horizon, its path weaving a diagnonal that...

 [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/3984-Adventures-in-Outer-Space.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, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF', '100376772', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'manga_kate', '', '', '', '20', '', 'OFF', '100376772', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: manga_kate
Member Since: December 28th, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Kate - Writing & Reading</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/manga_kate','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/manga_kate" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'manga_kate', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'December 28, 2005', '', '', '20', 'In Memory Of');"  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-20.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;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3984-Adventures-in-Outer-Space.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Greetings, fellow Adventurers ~

 &#34;I hope they don&#39;t flush when they fly over our house,&#34; Nick commented as the space station appeared over the horizon, its path weaving a diagnonal that...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Adventures in Outer Space</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3984-Adventures-in-Outer-Space.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Greetings, fellow Adventurers ~

 &#34;I hope they don&#39;t flush when they fly over our house,&#34; Nick commented as the space station appeared over the horizon, its path weaving a diagnonal that...

 [Click To Read More]">No longer the stuff of imagination, but more akin to reality shows (yes, still fiction, but not for much longer)</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3984-Adventures-in-Outer-Space.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Greetings, fellow Adventurers ~

 &#34;I hope they don&#39;t flush when they fly over our house,&#34; Nick commented as the space station appeared over the horizon, its path weaving a diagnonal that...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></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>#3959:</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/3959-Emoticon-Contest.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever felt, when writing, words were just not quite enough; that if you could just visually show your thoughts the message would be clearer? Well, here is your opportunity! Write a short story...

 [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/3959-Emoticon-Contest.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, 'whome', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100379439', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'whome', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'whome', '', '', '', '40', '', 'OFF', '100379439', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: whome
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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >~WhoMe???~</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/whome','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/whome" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'whome', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 8, 2006', '', '', '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;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3959-Emoticon-Contest.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever felt, when writing, words were just not quite enough; that if you could just visually show your thoughts the message would be clearer? Well, here is your opportunity! Write a short story...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Emoticon Contest</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3959-Emoticon-Contest.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever felt, when writing, words were just not quite enough; that if you could just visually show your thoughts the message would be clearer? Well, here is your opportunity! Write a short story...

 [Click To Read More]">Enter a contest sponsored by this newsletter. Show us your creative side. Prizes to be awarded.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3959-Emoticon-Contest.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you ever felt, when writing, words were just not quite enough; that if you could just visually show your thoughts the message would be clearer? Well, here is your opportunity! Write a short story...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></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>#3985:</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/3985-Pack-the-Punch---Drama-in-a-few-words.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I was selecting paragraphs for my students to read aloud, from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. The paragraphs had to be short, and had to give them scope to showcase their use of voic...

 [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/3985-Pack-the-Punch---Drama-in-a-few-words.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, 'mesonali', '', '', 'cleaning', '60', '', 'OFF', '100506106', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'mesonali', '', '', 'cleaning', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'mesonali', '', '', 'cleaning', '60', '', 'OFF', '100506106', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: mesonali
Member Since: April 23rd, 2007
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >THANKFUL SONALI Get Well Ken</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/mesonali','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/mesonali" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'mesonali', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 23, 2007', '', 'cleaning', '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;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3985-Pack-the-Punch---Drama-in-a-few-words.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I was selecting paragraphs for my students to read aloud, from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. The paragraphs had to be short, and had to give them scope to showcase their use of voic...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Pack the Punch - Drama in a few words</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3985-Pack-the-Punch---Drama-in-a-few-words.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I was selecting paragraphs for my students to read aloud, from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. The paragraphs had to be short, and had to give them scope to showcase their use of voic...

 [Click To Read More]">How many words do you need, to create a dramatic situation?</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3985-Pack-the-Punch---Drama-in-a-few-words.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I was selecting paragraphs for my students to read aloud, from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. The paragraphs had to be short, and had to give them scope to showcase their use of voic...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></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>#3988:</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/3988-Minions.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 MINIONS  

 I&#39;ve decided to start October a bit early this year. Hell, the stores have had Halloween decorations up since June; don&#39;t judge ME.

 Next month perhaps I&#39;ll delve more int...

 [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/3988-Minions.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, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cathartes02', '', '', 'vulture', '60', '', 'OFF', '100274184', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: cathartes02
Member Since: September 11th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Robert Waltz</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'cathartes02', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'September 11, 2004', '', 'vulture', '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;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3988-Minions.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 MINIONS  

 I&#39;ve decided to start October a bit early this year. Hell, the stores have had Halloween decorations up since June; don&#39;t judge ME.

 Next month perhaps I&#39;ll delve more int...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Minions</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3988-Minions.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 MINIONS  

 I&#39;ve decided to start October a bit early this year. Hell, the stores have had Halloween decorations up since June; don&#39;t judge ME.

 Next month perhaps I&#39;ll delve more int...

 [Click To Read More]">A look at the supporting cast.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/3988-Minions.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 MINIONS  

 I&#39;ve decided to start October a bit early this year. Hell, the stores have had Halloween decorations up since June; don&#39;t judge ME.

 Next month perhaps I&#39;ll delve more int...

 [Click To Read More]">n/a</a></div></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>#3992:</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/3992-Have-you-heard-the-latest-news.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 What&#39;s new in the publishing and agent world   

 One point made in  Writer&#39;s Digest , October 2010 is one I understand and know very well: Advances, if any are offered, are down, and publis...

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