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 Small Action Adventure Heroes   

 Not all heroes have to be hulking figures.  

    

The mouse lemur is a nocturnal primate. The smallest in the world. The mouse lemur, while small, is fierce....

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/6455-Small-Action-Adventure-Heroes.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" 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, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF', '100620600', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF', '100620600', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: annette
Member Since: May 21st, 2008
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Annette</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/annette','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/annette" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'annette', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'May 21, 2008', '', 'regular', '60', 'Moderator');"  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-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/6455-Small-Action-Adventure-Heroes.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Small Action Adventure Heroes   

 Not all heroes have to be hulking figures.  

    

The mouse lemur is a nocturnal primate. The smallest in the world. The mouse lemur, while small, is fierce....

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Small Action Adventure Heroes</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/6455-Small-Action-Adventure-Heroes.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Small Action Adventure Heroes   

 Not all heroes have to be hulking figures.  

    

The mouse lemur is a nocturnal primate. The smallest in the world. The mouse lemur, while small, is fierce....

 [Click To Read More]">Not all heroes have to be hulking figures.</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/6455-Small-Action-Adventure-Heroes.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Small Action Adventure Heroes   

 Not all heroes have to be hulking figures.  

    

The mouse lemur is a nocturnal primate. The smallest in the world. The mouse lemur, while small, is fierce....

 [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>#6460:</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/6460-The-Line.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Line  

There is a Line.

It&#39;s not a pick-up line, or a queue, but instead, it&#39;s the line between being funny and being an asshole.

It&#39;s easy to cross that line inadvertently.
...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/6460-The-Line.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" 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 class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/cathartes02','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/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/6460-The-Line.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Line  

There is a Line.

It&#39;s not a pick-up line, or a queue, but instead, it&#39;s the line between being funny and being an asshole.

It&#39;s easy to cross that line inadvertently.
...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">The Line</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/6460-The-Line.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Line  

There is a Line.

It&#39;s not a pick-up line, or a queue, but instead, it&#39;s the line between being funny and being an asshole.

It&#39;s easy to cross that line inadvertently.
...

 [Click To Read More]">When and how to cross it</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/6460-The-Line.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Line  

There is a Line.

It&#39;s not a pick-up line, or a queue, but instead, it&#39;s the line between being funny and being an asshole.

It&#39;s easy to cross that line inadvertently.
...

 [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>#6448:</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/6448-In-the-Summer-Hole.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 In the Summer Hole    

  The other side of writing: reading.  

This newsletter is designed to shine a light on contests and activities, and you can find many of those on the  [Link To Item #8195...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/6448-In-the-Summer-Hole.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" 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, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF', '100620600', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'annette', '', '', 'regular', '60', '', 'OFF', '100620600', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: annette
Member Since: May 21st, 2008
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Annette</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/annette','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/annette" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'annette', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'May 21, 2008', '', 'regular', '60', 'Moderator');"  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-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/6448-In-the-Summer-Hole.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 In the Summer Hole    

  The other side of writing: reading.  

This newsletter is designed to shine a light on contests and activities, and you can find many of those on the  [Link To Item #8195...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">In the Summer Hole</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/6448-In-the-Summer-Hole.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 In the Summer Hole    

  The other side of writing: reading.  

This newsletter is designed to shine a light on contests and activities, and you can find many of those on the  [Link To Item #8195...

 [Click To Read More]">The other side of writing: reading.</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/6448-In-the-Summer-Hole.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 In the Summer Hole    

  The other side of writing: reading.  

This newsletter is designed to shine a light on contests and activities, and you can find many of those on the  [Link To Item #8195...

 [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>#6462:</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/6462-Drama-War-and-Social-Upheaval.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you watched the news lately? Depressing, isn&#39;t it? War, conflict, suffering, loss... it almost makes me want to hide under my duvet, stick my fingers in my ears and sing at the top of my voic...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/6462-Drama-War-and-Social-Upheaval.html"  target="_blank" ><img class="noSelect" loading="lazy" style="opacity:.4;" src="http://www.WriterU.Com/nw.gif" onMouseOver="$(this).css('opacity', '1');" onMouseOut="$(this).css('opacity', '.4');" 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 class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/kittee','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/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;"><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/6462-Drama-War-and-Social-Upheaval.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you watched the news lately? Depressing, isn&#39;t it? War, conflict, suffering, loss... it almost makes me want to hide under my duvet, stick my fingers in my ears and sing at the top of my voic...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Drama, War and Social Upheaval</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/6462-Drama-War-and-Social-Upheaval.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you watched the news lately? Depressing, isn&#39;t it? War, conflict, suffering, loss... it almost makes me want to hide under my duvet, stick my fingers in my ears and sing at the top of my voic...

 [Click To Read More]">When times are dark and depressing, what are drama writers to do? The answer - keep on writing!</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/6462-Drama-War-and-Social-Upheaval.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Have you watched the news lately? Depressing, isn&#39;t it? War, conflict, suffering, loss... it almost makes me want to hide under my duvet, stick my fingers in my ears and sing at the top of my 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>#6461:</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/6461-Monsters.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Monsters  

They&#39;re a staple of both classic and modern fantasy, and they&#39;re integral to fantasy role-playing games and their video game equivalents, but really, what is a monster?

Zombie...

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