emtwytte

September 8, 2020

Over a Year & 1 Career Change Later

I know I’ve said not to stop writing for too long, but I obviously didn’t follow my own advice. I’ve managed to get completely off-track in all my writing projects, and while I am working on restarting regular posts, I figure you all deserve the story. Emphasis on story. I have no excuses. The Story of My Leave from Writing...

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January 20, 2019

No Computer

Hi, again. As you may guess, this is not a return to regular updates. 😩 Long story short – my computer is dead, and I am not comfortable writing posts via my phone (as I’m doing now), so regular posts will definitely not start again until after I have either repaired or replaced my computer. And I am trying to...

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November 3, 2018

A Bit Swamped – Here’s a Cat

Hi. Sorry for the break in posts – work’s a bit crazy right now. So here’s our cat playing in packing paper to look at until I can get caught up! -Em

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October 24, 2018

13 Fairytale Plot Details You Never Questioned as a Child

You know that moment when you’re revisiting well-known stories as an adult and actually think about them? Or actually notice a moment that’s gone over your head for years? Yeah. That’s what I’m talking about. There’s a whole list of fairytale plot details you never questioned as a child – and I’m not talking about things like “Does love at...

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October 2, 2018

Do You Vent Your Spleen with Revenge Writing?

You know, I’m glad we no longer believe that the body is filled with 4 different fluids that can become imbalanced and affect our mood (Humorism, anyone?). I gotta say, though, that the ancients had a point when it came venting negatives instead of bottling them inside. But to vent your spleen with revenge writing? It doesn’t seem worth it....

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September 25, 2018

There Is No Real Ending: Frank Herbert Quote

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” This Frank Herbert quote epitomizes one of the biggest struggles with plotting: the story has to have enough details and depth built into that it could truly continue (like real life does), but at the same time, enough of those details need to be left out of...

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September 18, 2018

Should We Write Manuals in Poetry?

What? Write manuals in poetry? Where on Earth did you come up with that nutty idea? How to Make a Shoe: A Poetic Manual by Jno. P. Headley, Jr. Remember when I introduced Project Gutenberg? Well, I’m a big fan, and I’ve used it many times for work or simply for reading. At one point when searching through it for a...

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September 11, 2018

How Events Can Change a Culture & Its History

On day’s like today, memories make the weight and power of history more tangible. We are reminded of very personal experiences with ways that events can change a culture. A history. So it seems like an appropriate day to talk about it. Events That Changed History & How There are many different kinds of events that affect our cultures and...

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September 4, 2018

The Game of Telephone as a Writing Tool

The game of telephone: a listening game that turns hilarious or awkward because we’re all such lousy listeners. That, and our enunciation is terrible. So why would you want to use the game of telephone as a writing tool? And, more importantly, how? How to Use the Game of Telephone as a Writing Tool The answer to the first question:...

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August 28, 2018

A Tale of Two Cities Malapropism (It was the __ of times…)

I always liked doing malapropisms like this as a kid. Well, not exactly like this. I don’t think they sold any A Tale of Two Cities malapropism puzzles. Which is too bad – kids should get to murder classical literature with the best of them!

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