I said it before, but it’s true – which is why keep saying it: I get excited to see what these other judges have ranked as their best story. I know all of you are waiting to see who won and how well all of you did. It’s got to have seemed like an eternity […]
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Agree or disagree?
We got the rankings from a second judge, and of course mine were already done… a third judge indicated she will get hers done today; another judge indicated they’ll get theirs to me by Friday… …and one judge said she didn’t receive the stories at all yet, so I sent Lucy another batch. Bad email. […]
Which do you wanna be?
April 28, these brilliant ladies and I will be giving you the goods, directly, on what to do to improve your writing. Are you in Florida? It’s a short hop over to the hotel! You can learn cool stuff and then buy me a drink afterwards. We’ll talk about how awesome I am. Are you […]
I can’t tell you which stories they liked or how they ranked them, but I can tell you it’s very exciting to see what they like and how they view each story’s merits. Do you think yours is one of the top ones? I have no doubt that each judge will choose their favorite based […]
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Word Weaver Writing Contest Update
NOW the stories go over to the judges. Which will they decree as best? Which will receive the eternal glow of being the best story they read? It could be yours. And while I have you here, what about a contest in July centered around dark stuff, like… scary things and macabre things and eerie […]
I woke up early because last night it seemed my country might be going to war, and even though I am not in the military, one should never take these things lightly. After all, one aggrieved terrorist nutjob with a bomb (or car or box cutter) can do a lot of damage to a […]
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I honestly did not expect anyone to take the time to study the passage and send in their thoughts. BUT, one very faithful reader of mine worked really really hard, studied the passage in my book, Defeating Monsters Through…
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Katie B. Movin’ loves the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien and strives to defeat MONSTERS. She hopes to encourage and challenge others to live differently from the Dans of the world through her daily life and writing. She likes…
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