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Spiritual Writing Contest

rootwomin — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:00:31 GMT

Greetings,

In honor of the 7th Annual Community Ancestral Feast hosted by Forces of Nature Metaphysical and Spiritual Center of Seattle, WA ,SpiritMovin, a group dedicated to writings related to african and native spirituality, is holding a contest for writing that relates how your Ancestors have helped you to overcome adversity, protected you, or warned you of an impending situation that required your attention.

You may submit up to 3 entries, none to exceed 1000 words.

To enter go to this link:

www.writerscafe.org/contests/2768/

Live Peacefully,
Forces of Nature Metaphysical and Spiritual Center
Seattle WA

www.fonspiritualcenter.org

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What's the wildest writing ride you ever experienced?

Lisa — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:30:15 GMT

I took on a memoir project recently, not with the goal of getting published, but to help improve my craft, practice dialogue and experience the depth of my characters.

Boy, was I ever in for a wild ride! I became the little girl I once was--a scary, but exhilaring experience. I was taken back in time. As a result, I am beginning to heal some old wounds and separate my adult self from the wounded child. :)

Anybody else?

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conferences or groups in CA?

Jen4star — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 19:33:44 GMT

Hi,

Any recommendations for upcoming writing conferences in CA, especially Northern CA? Or recommendations for helpful writing groups in the area mentioned?

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hello, meow meow

ducatigrrl — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 06:58:59 GMT

are there any writing groups in the LA area ?

or in santa monica ?

thank you, Diane

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writing, writing cha cha cha!

Sun, 03 Apr 2005 14:30:45 GMT

So... in the past, never would I dare to share my writings except maybe on pain of death.... but, now as I get a bit older- I'm beginning to welcome the input/criticism. As these are more.... exersizes in personal growth than anything else, I'm a little less trepidatious about putting them out there (go figure)....
Here's a couple of unfinished poetic endeavours- any thoughts?

Porcelain doll of opal smile
Brushing through the stale wind
Mirror to flame
Hand to mouth
Along the road she glides

I last saw my seer on the highway
Greedily eating the sun
Sopping up the remaining fragments of day
Forgetful of his satiation
I was gaunt and
Desperately in need of a
Blanket
Then

But now
I seek a new day
Billowing breath
Barebacked pillow
The long tired morning
Rides off into the sunset

*******************************

I.

Dark hair
Siren eyes
You swam in from somewhere else
Tired, dark face
Tattered brush in hand
Trying to paint a new ocean

I can remember when I stared into you
And watched the wind turn colors
Forever moment of ongoing climax
Water from the sky, rocks on the ground
Everything in its place

II.

Dark, starry night
Loud and starving evening
Made me cold
With trepidation
Hung with want

On the ledge
With quiet words
With rabid meanderings
I remember my footsteps as I
Tiptoed my thoughts toward you

I see you tremor
I see you cold
And I see you dead
You, now a fanatic of false gods
A gaunt, lifeless junkie
Snorting into your fake reflection
As if you were trying to swallow yourself

And I sigh
And I breathe deeply again
As this was
All once upon a time
When we both so wanted love
But lived
Alone
In separate countries

*************************************

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deep breath

shakalover — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 10:54:07 GMT

so i've been writing on and off, mainly taking particular passages from my journals (over a 12-year span) and transferring them to my computer. i'm on my last journal and hopefully will be done w/ it today. after that, i'll have the equally difficult/draining task of writing my corresponding essays, and also working on some extensive editing.

next week i'm going to spend a couple days with my uncle and aunt (my uncle's a writer so my hope is that he can read my work, give me feedback and - best case scenario - recommend my work to be published. i also want my aunt to read it b/c she offers great feedback).

the part that has me pretty nervous is that my writings are about my own experiences and many of them are not necessarily the most... um, well... many of my faults, poor character traits, etc. are contained in the pages. i'm not close to my uncle and aunt like that, so it would be information that they weren't aware of. it would most likely paint a picture of me that they probably wouldn't suspect. so as much as i look forward to getting feedback from them, it's definitely going to be a very vulnerable time.

but i'm taking deep breaths, and just turning it over, hoping/knowing that whatever's supposed to happen will.

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been a while...

julie — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 19:05:06 GMT

hey ladies!

i haven't been on this site in a rather long time (there are a few tribes i belong to that have over 1300 posts for me to catch up on...damn!) but i have a good excuse. i've been writing and producing my first solo album, 'everything i never asked for.' i know it isn't poetry or prose in the literal sense, but it is poetry as music and lyrics and i'm excited about it. the lyrics to one song are at the end of this post, if you're interested - anyway, just wanted to check in and let you know how glad i am that you're all out there creating!!

~ j

------------------

'admission'

rand tells me i'm a picture that couldn't be drawn within the lines
but i'll be fine
and all the colors that fill me in, shifting just beneath my skin
are only mine
and all the happiness i see, just out of reach right in front of me
is the curse of living in periphery

people tell me to be happy, live in the moment and let it go
as if they know
i want to be anywhere but inside my head and i don't care
how i get there - i just have to go
so don't feed me lines, don't tell me it's fine
i'll let you know if i make it this time

i think too much, i say the wrong things at the wrong time
i cannot be complacent - i need to run and i need to cry
and i know i'm falling but i want someone to want to come down with me

brad says i choose my own loneliness, keep myself on the outside
he knows i like to hide
i reject the familiar in favor of possibilities
then i wonder why no one comes to find me
i am restless and bored and feeling ignored by everyone i
left behind in my search for more

i ask too much and i feel the wrong things at the wrong times
i cannot breathe, i cannot scream, i can't even find the strength to cry
and i know i'm falling but i want someone to want to come down with me

(copyright 2005)

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Chain story

prairiekittin — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:10:30 GMT

This works kind of like a chain letter. As in, someone starts a story, then someone else adds to it, then someone else adds more, and so on. What do you think?

Kittin

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Writing Workshop Group

Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:34:36 GMT

I would like to meet with some other SF writers on a regular basis (every other week or once a month) to edit their work/give feedback and have my own writing edited/receive feedback. I'm writing my first novel, and I also write poetry. Anyone interested?

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Eudora Welty's inspiration

Carla — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:30:24 GMT

Thanks to Wild Writing Women Cathy Miller
http://www.wildwritingwomen.com/bios_files/bios/bio_miller.html
for sending along this quote:

"Just as her skills as a writer began to grow and
      develop, Eudora Welty all but disappeared from the
      literary scene. When Eudora Welty was forty-six years
     old, her mother was paralyzed after suffering a stroke.
     In addition, both of her brothers were badly crippled
     with arthritis and needed help. Much of Eudora Welty's
     time during the next ten years would be spent caring for
     the ailing members of her family. She wrote and published
      several short stories, but she did not write any longer works
     during this time. . . . In 1972, THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER
     was published. The book looked at the subject of grief
      through the eyes of a daughter who returns home to care for
     her father after he has surgery. His death a few weeks later
     brings a rush of memories to the woman as she examines
     their relationship. In 1973, THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER
     earned a Pulitzer Prize for fiction."
      --Carmen Bredeson, AMERICAN WRITERS OF THE 20TH
      CENTURY, pp. 65-67

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Fiji realtime dispatches posted

Carla — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:27:34 GMT

Lisa and I were just in Fiji with a bunch of journalists to research eco-tourism, such as a coral reef preservation project and eco-resorts. Also the South Pacific World Music Festival. Highlights: drinking kava with some local tribes, snorkling and scuba diving, Fijian traditional music. I posted live dispatches and photo galleries on the Wild Writing Women website at http://www.wildwritingwomen.com/fiji/
--Carla

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new tribe ROMANTIC COMEDIES - film, tv, lit

QQ — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 01:17:40 GMT

Just started this tribe to discuss, recommend, trash, envy, or rewrite your favorite RomComs.

You know you're a RomComer if...
...you're inspired by Nora Ephron, Richard Curtis, Woody Allen
...you know the exact context for "We were on a break!" or "I believe in long, deep, slow, wet kisses that last three days" or "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife"
...you've had the argument about whether men and women can be friends without sex getting in the way
...you and your friends have identified which "Sex and the City" / "Coupling" character you most relate to
...during a totally humiliating situation, you pause to think, "I'm having a Bridget Jones moment."
...you like Adam Sandler...when he's working with Drew Barrymore

Come populate!
RomanticComedies.tribe.net

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difficulty w/ writing

shakalover — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:46:00 GMT

i'm having difficulty motivating myself to write. right now i'm not writing original, free-flowing stuff from my head. i have a particular assignment that i'm embarking on and so i'm transferring passages from my journals (diaries) to my computer. finding it very emotional, hence, the difficulty. i know what everyone says: 'give yourself time', 'do little by little'. yet i'm specifically doing it in this order for a reason.
grr. writing may be simple, but it's not necessarily easy.

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Names can be deceiving

Jessie — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 23:56:37 GMT

This doesn't seem to be a very wild tribe. Where are all the wild writing women?

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Invitation to join writers chat Wednesday night at 10PM eastern

Lisa — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:51:12 GMT

I am offering a chat through the Writers chat yahoo group this Wednesday night.

Feel free to sign up to view my announcement.

I hope you can join me! :)

http://audreyshaffer.com/chat/schedule.htm

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male bosses

Julie — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:52:59 GMT

Hi, all. New to the tribe, but would love to talk about writing issues. I'm curious, what are some of the issues you have faced regarding male editors/bosses/agents. I don't mean sexual harassment, here. What I'm wondering is how gender differences affect writing and its interpretation. I now have a woman editor whose approach is far removed from those of male editors I've had in the past - more collaboration, less unilateralism. Thoughts?

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writing style

julie — Wed, 19 May 2004 03:58:55 GMT

hey ladies

i'm just wondering how everyone goes about sitting down to write whatever it is they're working on, be it an assigned piece with a deadline or a novel in progress. i've been experimenting with writing from home, and the romanticized notion of writing in a cafe with a cigarette dangling from my fingertips and a cup of tea. but so far the only way i really get inspired is, well, when i'm driving.

kinda difficult to 'write' in that situation.

anyone have a ritual or a schedule that works for them?

thanks!

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Hi, what do you write?

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 12:02:43 GMT

I write erotica mostly, some is pure fiction and some is based on personal experience.

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separation anxiety

Luna — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 02:49:15 GMT

So it's almost done, they're working on layout, the galleys are at the blurbers and the illustrator, I'll have one more chance to insert things before final printing and it's TOTALLY out of my hands. I've started dreaming about lost babies and I don't know what to do with myself in the mornings when I sit down at the 'puter with my coffee except drive my editor nuts with emails!
How do you deal? Does it ever really feel DONE and you stop panicking about what you're leaving out?

Edgily,
Luna

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Wild Writing Women's topics - tribe.net

Spiritual Writing Contest

What's the wildest writing ride you ever experienced?

conferences or groups in CA?

hello, meow meow

writing, writing cha cha cha!

*deep breath*

been a while...

Chain story

Writing Workshop Group

Eudora Welty's inspiration

Fiji realtime dispatches posted

new tribe ROMANTIC COMEDIES - film, tv, lit

difficulty w/ writing

Names can be deceiving

Invitation to join writers chat Wednesday night at 10PM eastern

male bosses

writing style

Hi, what do you write?

separation anxiety

deep breath