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 As I write this, I have been living with a bad toothache for about two weeks. It hasn’t been fun. Tomorrow morning I’ll be seeing my dentist and it’s likely that I’m facing a tooth extraction....

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8651-Feel-the-Fear.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/8651-Feel-the-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 As I write this, I have been living with a bad toothache for about two weeks. It hasn’t been fun. Tomorrow morning I’ll be seeing my dentist and it’s likely that I’m facing a tooth extraction....

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Feel the Fear...</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/8651-Feel-the-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 As I write this, I have been living with a bad toothache for about two weeks. It hasn’t been fun. Tomorrow morning I’ll be seeing my dentist and it’s likely that I’m facing a tooth extraction....

 [Click To Read More]">... and do it anyway. This newsletter is about common fears your characters might have to face.</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/8651-Feel-the-Fear.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 As I write this, I have been living with a bad toothache for about two weeks. It hasn’t been fun. Tomorrow morning I’ll be seeing my dentist and it’s likely that I’m facing a tooth extraction....

 [Click To Read More]">What is your favourite novel or story that deals with fear?</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>#8649:</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/8649-The-War-Continues.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I didn&#39;t start the War on Christmas.

I didn&#39;t start it, but now, like it or not, I&#39;m fighting it.

It started out innocently enough. In an effort to be inclusive of as many people, wi...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8649-The-War-Continues.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/8649-The-War-Continues.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I didn&#39;t start the War on Christmas.

I didn&#39;t start it, but now, like it or not, I&#39;m fighting it.

It started out innocently enough. In an effort to be inclusive of as many people, wi...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">The War Continues</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/8649-The-War-Continues.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I didn&#39;t start the War on Christmas.

I didn&#39;t start it, but now, like it or not, I&#39;m fighting it.

It started out innocently enough. In an effort to be inclusive of as many people, wi...

 [Click To Read More]">Another volley in the War on Christmas.</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/8649-The-War-Continues.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 I didn&#39;t start the War on Christmas.

I didn&#39;t start it, but now, like it or not, I&#39;m fighting it.

It started out innocently enough. In an effort to be inclusive of as many people, wi...

 [Click To Read More]">We didn&#39;t start this war; will it ever end?</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>#8650:</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/8650-Reasons-to-Compete.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I competed in a weight lifting competition. It was a challenge and also, a lot of fun, spending a day in the gym with others trying to pick up heavy weights. While I have been training for a...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8650-Reasons-to-Compete.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, 'elfmage7', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '60', '', 'ON', '100336449', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'elfmage7', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '60', '', 'ON'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'elfmage7', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '60', '', 'ON', '100336449', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: elfmage7
Member Since: July 1st, 2005
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Dawn Embers</a></span> <a class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elfmage7','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/portfolio/view/elfmage7" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'elfmage7', '<span style=\'color:#009900;font-weight:bold\'>Online Now</span>', '', 'July 1, 2005', '', 'cat_relaxing', '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/8650-Reasons-to-Compete.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I competed in a weight lifting competition. It was a challenge and also, a lot of fun, spending a day in the gym with others trying to pick up heavy weights. While I have been training for a...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Reasons to Compete</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/8650-Reasons-to-Compete.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I competed in a weight lifting competition. It was a challenge and also, a lot of fun, spending a day in the gym with others trying to pick up heavy weights. While I have been training for a...

 [Click To Read More]">A look at some reasons to enter competitions here on WdC and other places too.</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/8650-Reasons-to-Compete.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Recently, I competed in a weight lifting competition. It was a challenge and also, a lot of fun, spending a day in the gym with others trying to pick up heavy weights. While I have been training for a...

 [Click To Read More]">Why do you enter contests or other forms of competition?</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>#8639:</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/8639-Writing-Solid-Descriptions-That-Deliver.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter and Happy Holidays!     

   It is not difficult to interpret what description is, but even for a good writer, this is a complicated skill to master. Description is p...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8639-Writing-Solid-Descriptions-That-Deliver.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, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF', '100056237', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF', '100056237', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: joycag
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/8639-Writing-Solid-Descriptions-That-Deliver.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter and Happy Holidays!     

   It is not difficult to interpret what description is, but even for a good writer, this is a complicated skill to master. Description is p...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Writing Solid Descriptions That Deliver</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/8639-Writing-Solid-Descriptions-That-Deliver.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter and Happy Holidays!     

   It is not difficult to interpret what description is, but even for a good writer, this is a complicated skill to master. Description is p...

 [Click To Read More]">How can you make your fiction shine through delightful descriptions?</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/8639-Writing-Solid-Descriptions-That-Deliver.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter and Happy Holidays!     

   It is not difficult to interpret what description is, but even for a good writer, this is a complicated skill to master. Description is p...

 [Click To Read More]">Is your usage of descriptions dramatic, suitable, and inspiring?</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>#8647:</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/8647-Tales-of-Christmas.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 My search took me on a journey to find Christmas tales or stories with Christmas themes written by fantasy authors!  And why not? Fantasy folks love myths, legends, folklore, er... elves!    I read th...

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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/8645-Mistletoe-Works.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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Getting into the spirit of the season has been difficult this year.  There’s so much uncertainty and ugliness in the world. Meanness and willful ignorance are en vogue; t...

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Getting into the spirit of the season has been difficult this year.  There’s so much uncertainty and ugliness in the world. Meanness and willful ignorance are en vogue; t...

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Getting into the spirit of the season has been difficult this year.  There’s so much uncertainty and ugliness in the world. Meanness and willful ignorance are en vogue; t...

 [Click To Read More]">Who are you in the story this year?</a></div></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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