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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: A Poem for Faith (Just in Time for Easter)
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, April 4, 2015. A Poem for Faith (Just in Time for Easter). The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.". Matthew 13:31 (The Book). That little mustard seed cries out. Curled up into a ball, it pines,. Wearing its pain like a crown of nails:. Harsh words, fragments-. Something must be done! Nothing could be done, then. It lingers and plans,. That mustard seed,. Buried among the ruins, that sacred castle. Waiting for the light. One Wr...
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Writ by Whit: Other Writers
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Check out these other “WritbyWhit.com” approved authors! Aka The Disfunctional Diva. Has degrees in finance and economics and found wonderful success in the business world. She wrote Basic Money Management 101. And the children’s books Louie Fights the Night. And How to Pack a Pig. And authored a young adult novel, The Power Club. His drug of choice is a honey-flavored latte and his writing office is your local coffee shop. The name of his blog, “ The Semi-Great Gildersleeve. And A Maculate Conception.
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: Why Writing is Selfish—and Why That's a Good Thing
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Friday, May 22, 2015. Why Writing is Selfish—and Why That's a Good Thing. The Semi-Great One will be at ConQuest. In Kansas City, MO, on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, with copies of The Power Club. Come on down and say hello! Every time someone says they have never liked to write, I wish I could wave a magic wand and make them start liking it. What I can do is encourage each person to find something they like —. Anything at all —. And build on that. It ta...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: That Moment When You Realize Your Favorite Character Has Flaws--and So Do You
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, April 11, 2015. That Moment When You Realize Your Favorite Character Has Flaws- and So Do You. Story: Jim Shooter. Art: Win Mortimer/Jack Abel. All characters and artwork © and TM DC Comics Inc. There comes a point in every fan's life when you realize that your favorite actor/musician/athlete is a human being and thus capable of doing things you may find unsettling. While it's fun to discover things about a character you weren't aware of before, it can ...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: How To Succeed in the Business of Writing if You DON’T live in the Kansas City Area
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Sunday, November 11, 2012. How To Succeed in the Business of Writing if You DON’T live in the Kansas City Area. Okay, maybe my last post was a bit unfair. For writers who do not live in the KC area or otherwise could not come to The Business of Writing - Success. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom the 80 or so attendees got to hear from a few of the dozen experts:. YouTube as a social marketing platform and search engine. Develop your brand and be consistent. Your ...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: How Do You Deal with Your Writing’s Growing Pains?
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Sunday, September 1, 2013. How Do You Deal with Your Writing’s Growing Pains? Writing can be like unruly children. Just when you think they're ready to grow up and do you proud, they throw fits, stop cooperating, and make you wonder why you wanted to have kids in the first place. So you have a book or two (or three or four) under your belt. You have your writing process down pat. And then it doesn’t. The new work in progress doesn’t quite gell. Writing, like a ch...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: How to Facilitate a Writers Critique Group
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, September 29, 2012. How to Facilitate a Writers Critique Group. At a recent business meeting of the. Kansas City Writers Meetup Group. The topic of conversation was critique groups. Every week, the meetup’s organizer gets four or five requests from writers who want to join critique groups. As the facilitator of one such group, I have had to inform several writers we're full. 1 Be open to different genres. 2 Create a supportive atmosphere. And writers: p...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: Three and a Half Questions for FALSE ALARM
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, June 27, 2015. Three and a Half Questions for FALSE ALARM. Special shout-out and thanks to Laura Packer for this insightful post. On her blog. I decided to take her advice and ask myself the 3.5 questions about my forthcoming book, FALSE ALARM: A POWER CLUB NOVELLA™. Here are the results:. 1 What do you love about this story? Grew out of a scene in THE POWER CLUB. After writing THE POWER CLUB. 2 So why do you want to tell it? In telling Denise's story t...
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: A Power Club Dramatis Personae: Who’s Who in Damon’s World
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, July 27, 2013. A Power Club Dramatis Personae: Who’s Who in Damon’s World. Now that The Power Club. Is available, let’s review who the main characters are and what they can do. In The Power Club. Kids who develop super-powers must live inside “the district,” a small, confined series of neighborhoods in which they are separated from “ords” (people who have no powers), other than their immediate families, and have limited freedom. The club accepts them.
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The Semi-Great Gildersleeve: One Writer’s Inspiration: Artist Dave Cockrum (1943-2006)
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Writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that. Saturday, November 26, 2011. One Writer’s Inspiration: Artist Dave Cockrum (1943-2006). A gathering of the 30th century's finest heroes, from Superboy. All characters ™. And art © DC Comics. Passed away five years ago today. Who was Dave Cockrum? You may ask. He was a comic book artist who worked on various Marvels and DCs from the early 1970s. He is best known for his role in relaunching Marvel's X-Men. With writer Cary Bates. Cockrum, an up-and-coming young art...