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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Leger~SoGrateful</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'legerdemain', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 14, 2004', '', 'turkey', '70', 'Senior 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-70.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/7118-Making-A-Map.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Mapping Your Reference Points   

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 Mapping Your Reference Points   

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 [Click To Read More]">A short newsletter about mapping your character&#39;s movements.</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/7118-Making-A-Map.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Mapping Your Reference Points   

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 [Click To Read More]">If a train speeding north at 30 miles an hour and a man on a donkey walks south, what time to do they meet?  </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>#7115:</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/7115-The-Purrfect-Solution-to-Procrastination.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Purr-fect Solution to Procrastination    

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 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7115-The-Purrfect-Solution-to-Procrastination.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, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: memories
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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Lornda</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/memories','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/memories" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'memories', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'February 22, 2007', '', '', '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/7115-The-Purrfect-Solution-to-Procrastination.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 The Purr-fect Solution to Procrastination    

  Science has proved something that we already know: Watching cat videos makes us laugh. According to one study from the University of Indiana, it can ...

 [Click To Read More]">Procrastination can stop you from finishing your writing project. Get inspired with these animals for purr-fect results</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/7115-The-Purrfect-Solution-to-Procrastination.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The Purr-fect Solution to Procrastination    

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 [Click To Read More]">Did you know being inspired by these animals is the “cat’s meow”?</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>#7117:</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/7117-Preparations-and-Inspirations.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 You think it&#39;s too early for the preparations? Writing.com birthday is right around the corner and there&#39;s a lot of cool stuff brewing. I tend to fan those cool contests and activities which p...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Gaby</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/geja8856','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/geja8856" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'geja8856', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 2, 2006', '', 'snowman', '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/7117-Preparations-and-Inspirations.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 [Click To Read More]">What are your plans for the big 15th Writing.com birthday celebration?</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>#7095:</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/7095-The-Use-of-Vignettes-in-Storytelling.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the drama newsletter  


 Vignettes are a form of storytelling or the partial telling of a story. I first read about the possibility of using vignettes for familiarizing oneself with the...

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Member Since: June 29th, 2001
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Joy</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/joycag','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/joycag" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'joycag', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'June 29, 2001', '', 'book', '70', 'Senior 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-70.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/7095-The-Use-of-Vignettes-in-Storytelling.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the drama newsletter  


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 Welcome to the drama newsletter  


 Vignettes are a form of storytelling or the partial telling of a story. I first read about the possibility of using vignettes for familiarizing oneself with the...

 [Click To Read More]">The evocative nature of vignettes can help you with your craft.</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/7095-The-Use-of-Vignettes-in-Storytelling.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the drama newsletter  


 Vignettes are a form of storytelling or the partial telling of a story. I first read about the possibility of using vignettes for familiarizing oneself with the...

 [Click To Read More]">How can vignettes strengthen the muscles of your writing? </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>#7113:</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/7113-A-Look-at-Group-Dynamics.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 It is not uncommon for fantasy and sci-fi writers to use a small group of characters for the readers to focus on, in particular with long series. A number of big name series come to mind when I think ...

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The light by the barn that shines all night
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