WRITING
Sloppy Writing 101.56
Another word I looked at in The Proper Way to Say Goodbye is NEED. Sometimes I didn't need it. Sometimes I could replace it with something less formal. Here are my examples. -Ke...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 1:00 AM
7 Simple Steps to Estate Planning
No one likes to think about when our time will be up, and our final breath is taken. Although we all know death will come someday, many of us avoid thinking about it, and how it may affect our loved o...
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:18 PM
A Family Affair - Woiwode Book Signing
Its increasingly evident that creativity runs in families. I see it in the arts, particularly the visual, musical and literary arts. Its really wonderful to see how the family's art changes from ge...
Posted on 4/16/13 at 11:41 AM
When the Blog is Silent
I missed a post yesterday, and now it is Thursday. Tonight will be no better in attempting to get going on a post for tomorrow. And the next month is crazy. The funny thing is that I just signed...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:19 AM
When I learned my muse was a romantic
When I used to frequent the library (before the days of Kindles and free e-books), I had two stipulations for choosing a book: -the cover must intrigue me in an understated but thought-provoking way ...
Posted on 1/5/13 at 5:52 PM
NDSU wants Facebook writers
North Dakota State University has planned an array of events to celebrate the annual National Day on Writing on Friday.October 18, 2012
Study tracks rise of feminine pronouns
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening pages of "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan consciously captured the despair of so many housewives — and unknowingly anticipated a shift in language that would mirror the revolution to come in women's lives.By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , August 09, 2012
The Gift of Writing
think it was writer’s block. I’ve had it for months. My brain simply could not put words to paper, even the cyber-paper that we pour our hearts onto in social networking sites. Normally, my brain is constantly writing for me; from my last lucid thought as sleep takes me to my first thought upon waking.By By Mary Hubbell , December 06, 2011
Rejections
Since I’ve written a little about queries, I’ll now write about query rejections. According to my very unofficial approximated tally, only about 50% of literary agents even send responses.By Sue Retzlaff , November 16, 2011
Writing retreat set in Bismarck
North Dakota freelance writers are invited to attend the annual freelance writers retreat hosted by North Dakota Tourism on April 26 in Minot. Free to be ND: A Freelancer’s Retreat is the fourth annual freelance writers event sponsored by North Dakota Tourism. The event will begin at 11 a.m. April 26 at the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot.April 14, 2010
Two local writers complete 50,000 words
By Ben Rodgers , December 10, 2009
Grant-writing class set for Sept. 29
The Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corp. Strategic Planning Grant/Funding Opportunities Committee announces a grant-writing class offered through North Dakota State College of Science and TrainND.September 16, 2009
Shapato looking for North Dakota stories
Shapato Publishing, a small press located in northwest Iowa, is collecting stories about growing up and living in North Dakota for the publication of an anthology, tentatively titled, “Knepfla Soup is Better the Next Day: Stories of Life in North Dakota (With a Few Recipes Thrown In).”August 06, 2009
Miller, Thompson win writing awards
Sophie Miller and Dylan Thompson of Montpelier High School, Montpelier, N.D., have won recognition for their writing talents.May 13, 2009
Tarpinian NaNoWriMo winner
By By Toni Pirkl, The Jamestown Sun , December 11, 2008
New N.D. history authors listed on Web site
A new listing of North Dakota authors of nonfiction is now available on the Read North Dakota Web site at www.readnd.org. The list of the top 10 nonfiction books covers a variety of topics, from Lewis and Clark, homesteading and American Indian culture to George Armstrong Custer, the Nonpartisan League and Gordon Kahl.June 05, 2008
PPB announces contest winners
A treasured friendship, a grandfather’s struggle with Alzheimer’s, a dinosaur adventure and a spiritual journey are the subjects of the four stories that have been promoted to the national “Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.” Prairie Public sponsored the annual writing contest, which encourages, rewards, and challenges children to create stories with their own words and illustrations.May 29, 2008
JC hosting writing workshops in June
Jamestown College will be host to the Dakota Spirit Writing Workshops June 1-6 on campus. The workshops will be led by North Dakota Poet Laureate and Jamestown College writer in residence Larry Woiwode, poet and performance artist Shadd Piehl, filmmaker Christopher Jacobs and children’s author Roxane Salonen.May 06, 2008
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