CoachCreativeSpace

Writer's Clique

Information

Writer's Clique

For all the unpopular kids. This is a group for writers of any stripe. Join up!

Members: 64
Created By: Anne Westlund
Latest Activity: 3 hours ago

Welcome to Writer's Clique



Magic Within by BreAnn (deviantart.com)

Discussion Forum

Long Tale Press

Started by Georgia 3 hours ago.

Signs from nature 4 Replies

Started by Jude. Last reply by Jude 11 hours ago.

GAME: 6 Word Story 79 Replies

Started by Anne Westlund. Last reply by Carol Clark 1 day ago.

Writer's Block 27 Replies

Started by Anne Westlund. Last reply by Nick Aug 9.

55 Word Story Challenge 18 Replies

Started by Carla. Last reply by Susan Hosken Jul 17.

Picture Prompt #18 8 Replies

Started by Anne Westlund. Last reply by Anne Westlund Jul 10.

Picture Prompt #17 3 Replies

Started by Anne Westlund. Last reply by Anne Westlund Jul 10.

A Haiku 17 Replies

Started by Anne Westlund. Last reply by Mary Hicks Jul 10.

July 5 Prompt

Started by Tygur Jul 5.

Comment Wall (7 comments)

Add a Comment

You need to be a member of Writer's Clique to add comments!

7 Comments

Carla Comment by Carla on July 31, 2008 at 7:31pm
SUCCESS!

My story "The Client" has just been accepted for publication in the e-zine Clockwise Cat. Below is an introduction. Be sure to check the full story out in
September at http://clockwisecat.blogspot.com/.

Carla

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Alison Ross
Sent: Jul 31, 2008 11:50 AM
To: Carla Girtman
Subject: Re: Submission: Fiction

FUNNY!

I can use it in Issue 11, due out mid-late September.

Alison Ross/Editor, Clockwise Cat



The Client
I was on notice. With the economy sinking, stock market tanking, I was supposed to bring in five new clients or find employment elsewhere. I boarded the train and ran through my appointments. Everyone I knew was either broke or asking me for job leads. Investment counseling is not the money maker everyone thinks it is.

A large winged cockroach climbed up beside me. If it wasn't for the fact he was dressed in overalls and a tee shirt, I would have squashed him right there. It flung its tiny lunchbox next to mine.

"Hello," I said, putting aside my aversion for creepy-crawlies.
Opportunity knocked at strange doors and I needed to open this one.

"Hello," it replied in a voice louder than I had expected.

"Hard day?" Establish rapport – lesson one to creating a new client.
Carla Comment by Carla on April 10, 2008 at 3:02am
Hi Everyone!

What is your favorite genre to write? Mine is Fantasy, Sci Fi and apparently goulish fiction (I'm still excited about being moved into the 2nd read pile for "Bits of the Dead" !). I'll going to try to catch up on some of the listed prompts later this week. I've got to catch up with some church stuff right now. Later! I look forward to reading everyone's work!

Carla
Camille Comment by Camille on April 6, 2008 at 11:49pm
Any of you writers ever go to this link? What was your experience with it if you have written for them?

http://www.freelance-home-writers.com/1.php?x_affid=unpmkt
Mary Hicks Comment by Mary Hicks on April 2, 2008 at 2:33pm
Nick, I love this poem. Was the hobo you, by any chance?

There is so much imagery here -- I can't stop reading it. Well done!
Nick Comment by Nick on April 2, 2008 at 4:57am
Hope that's the way.....
Nick Comment by Nick on April 2, 2008 at 4:56am
The Californian
They were heady tales, the Californian brought
Of idealistic dreams, and of social rot
With a gravel voice he sang and taught
Of the plague which was coming

He sang of the downfall of the church
The persecutions by John Birch
The many roads that he’d searched
And tales of distant drumming

He warned us of the mighty hoards
The dangers of the rich and bored
Then he slept upon the cold floor
When tired of all the strumming

We often wondered what made him tick
What made him choose the life he’d picked
Had California made him sick
Or was it fear of times forthcoming

He stayed with me until late in the fall
Then one frosty day he heard the call
To keep ahead of the downfall
He’d need all of his cunning

Now where he’s gone I’ll never know
That’s the way of old hobos
There’s only so much that they’ll show
Before they must go running

Slowly the invasion began
I still wonder if there was a plan
Rights and freedoms soon were banned
And the truth? Well it was done in.
Anne Westlund Comment by Anne Westlund on March 21, 2008 at 9:35am
Nice new format. Cool!
 
 

About CoachCreativeSpace

Dan Goodwin Dan Goodwin created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

Check out these top tips for getting started with CoachCreativeSpace without getting overwhelmed:

Get The Most From CCS

Any questions, just ask me, at: dangoodwin@CoachCreative.com

Favourite Creativity Sites







COLOURLovers | Fight for love in the color revolution

Visit RedBubble

Latest Creativity Articles...

Click on one of the titles to read the full article:

Creativity "How To" Articles

How To Write When You Think You’ve Forgotten How

Beneath all your fears and concerns about writing, you have the same abilities that you've always had. In fact, because now you're more experienced than you've ever been before and you've more material in your own life to draw upon, you're actual in the best position you've ever been to rediscover your creative writing abilities.

But we can't necessarily sweep all those fears and concerns to one side in an instant and just return to writing again in full flow. Or you would have done that a long time ago already.

So how DO you get back in touch with your writing abilities? How do you even begin when the thought of writing even a couple of sentences seems about as easy as running a marathon backwards? Whilst giving a gorilla a piggyback!

There are two key components:

read more

How To Become the Most Creative Person You Know

Who is the most creative person you know? What is it that makes them so creative? Is it their outlook on life? Is it the amount of ideas they come up with? Is it the number of new and varied creative projects they take on?

Whatever it is that makes them this creative, their position is about to be under threat. From you! Here are 5 tips to help YOU become the most creative person you know:

read more

How To Find Your Natural Writing Style

Finding your own unique voice in writing is not something that can simply happen overnight.

When we’re born, we don’t pop out of our mother’s womb conversing fluently in 3 different languages. It takes time to discover how to communicate, and even when we’ve achieved a competent grasp our native language, it’s still a lifelong journey of finding new nuances, learning new words and honing the way we communicate so we can understand – and are understood – more clearly.

So your writing is a natural extension of this. Even when you have that competency in your mother tongue, as a writer you can then go on to develop an original and distinctive writing style. Here are 5 tips to make this a rewarding journey:

read more

How To Create When You’re Feeling Blocked

All of us as artists go through phases where we feel blocked, and struggle to flow creatively as freely as we could. When you find yourself in one of these sticky and frustrating periods, here are 5 tips to help get your creativity gushing forth like a mighty river once more:

read more

How To Be a Better Creative Writer: 7 Top Writing Tips

There are many ways to enhance your natural abilities as a creative writer. Here are 7 of the best tips to get you started:

read more

CoachCreativeSpace Badge

Spread the word. Get your own CoachCreativeSpace badge for your website or MySpace page. (Get Code)

 

© 2008   Created by Dan Goodwin on Ning.   Create your own social network

Report an Issue  |  Feedback  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service