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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Off the Cuff / My Other Journal #759351 added August 25, 2012 at 11:56am
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Writing Wisdom Plucked
I came across a plaque on the net, which I am going to paste under this entry. At least some of its rules, we all use already, but it doesn’t hurt to reinforce the positives that we do. 
Its link is:
In case the plaque is too difficult to read, I’m writing what it says.
The Only 12 1/2 Writing Rules you'll ever need
1.If you write every day, you get better at writing every day.
2. If it's boring to you, it's boring to the reader.
3. Get a writing routine, and stick with it.
4. Poetry does NOT have to rhyme. Poetry does NOT have to rhyme.
5. Resist stereotypes, in real life and in your writing.
6. Writers read. Writers read a lot.
7. Make lists of your favorite words and books and places and things.
8. Tlhere doesn't always have to be a moral to the story.
9. Always bring your notebook. Always bring a spare pen.
10. Go for walks. Dance. Pull weeds. Do the dishes. Write about it.
11. Don't settle on just one style. Try something new!
12. Learn to tell both sides of the story.
12 1/2. Stop looking at this poster. Write something!
It does have a sense of humor, doesn’t it?
While we’re at it, let me share something of a list that I started doing a while ago.
I have notebook, in which I describe the gestures and sometimes the actions of people I see. I leave a line between entries.
A couple of examples to this is:
She took a long noisy sip of her iced tea, then tossed back her head, laughing at the noise she just made.
The corners of his mouth turned up in a smirk.
You get the idea. These help when added to the dialogue tags. But, if you decide to do your own list, I suggest you use these sparingly. I recently read an Indie E-book where the writer had a gesture attached to every single dialogue tag. No kidding!
It is a good idea to be gentle when we’re using our lists.  |
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