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Teaching Me To Keep Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Giving Feedback, Giving Thanks, Growing Up A Writer, Influences, Inspiration, Jennie, Paying Tribute, Receiving Feedback, Rejection, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on November 28, 2016

by Jennie Jarvis As a writer, I’ve had a lot of teachers guide me on my journey to get all those pesky stories out of my head and onto the page. Some of them guided me in a classroom, such as Hal Ackerman and Dr. Lee Beger, teaching me in the traditional manner – teacher […]

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What’s In A Name? Thanks!

Posted by LadyLadder in Linda, Paying Tribute on November 19, 2014

by Linda Escalera Price On January 28, 1986, I stood in stunned silence in my office parking lot in Jacksonville, FL as the plume of Space Shuttle Challenger exploded into two hideous plumes. Fourteen years later I named a character, the wife of a Marine aviator who stands strong under adversity, June – as a way of […]

Hats Off: Ten Things To Consider When Writing Your Acknowledgements

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Paying Tribute, Paying Tribute, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writer's Signature, Writing Advice on November 8, 2014

by Jennie Jarvis As Brad stated in his great post last week, this month we here at 5 Writers are getting into the spirit of Thanksgiving and talking about paying tribute in our work. For me, this topic feels very timely since it was only a few short months ago when I turned into my editor the Acknowledgements for […]

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Paying Tribute to the Ones Who Have Inspired and Supported You – Adding Little Flourishes to Your Stories by Brad Windhauser

Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Paying Tribute, Paying Tribute on November 3, 2014

Paying Tribute to the Ones Who have Inspired and Supported You – Adding Little Flourishes to Your Stories by Brad Windhauser With Thanksgiving approaching, we have decided to discuss a different way to give thanks—how do we pay tribute to the influences in our writing lives, be they our friends and family and/or the writers […]

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