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audrey.the.author started the topic Said: Dead or Alive in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions 5 years, 10 months ago
I have seen arguments from both sides of the debate about the word ‘said’.
One school of thought says “said is dead”. People on this side tend to be against the use of the word ‘said’, preferring to use descriptive dialogue tags such as ‘explained’, ‘shouted’, ‘pouted’, ‘whispered’, ‘fretted’, and so on.
The other school of thought appreciates…[Read more]
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audrey.the.author replied to the topic New Year Resolutions! in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions 5 years, 11 months ago
@ads_forest You’re welcome! I agree. Excellent! Have you decided on where you will attend college?
My availability to write depends on the quarter. I also think it would depend on the person taking the classes. Personally, I have found three classes to be excruciating, and my writing was limited to jotting down every inspirational or poetic thing…[Read more] -
audrey.the.author replied to the topic Greetings! in the forum Introduce Yourself 5 years, 11 months ago
@evelyn Oh, I see. Well, for the record, I do not hate NCFCA. I think some people take “friendly rivalry” a liiiiittle bit too far.
Nice! I hope you can join the Stoa club next semester or next year.
I competed mostly in Interpretation (Dramatic, Open, Duo, Monologue (a wildcard)), with an Original Oratory on the side in my last year. All…[Read more]
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audrey.the.author replied to the topic New Year Resolutions! in the forum Apprentice Island Writing Discussions 5 years, 11 months ago
I have not been one to make New Year’s resolutions, and I still struggle to understand why that is the case. However, I tend to sit down before each college quarter and make some bullet journal pages about health, homework, writing, and such. This time (school starts tomorrow), I took things a little further and made several pages of focus points…[Read more]
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audrey.the.author replied to the topic Greetings! in the forum Introduce Yourself 5 years, 11 months ago
@the-fledgling-artist Thank you! My lovely friend pointed me to the introductory post in the series about writing tricky topics, and it was exactly what I needed to read. I am hoping to join a guild in the next acceptance cycle.
@trufflehunter Thank you! Agreed. I have not seen his cat poems, but I will look for them.
@dekreel Thank…[Read more]
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audrey.the.author started the topic Greetings! in the forum Introduce Yourself 5 years, 11 months ago
Greetings, fellow Wordsmiths! My name is Audrey. I am a formerly homeschooled adult studying Entrepreneurship and Marketing at community college. I am of a dramatic bent, which means I enjoy bringing characters to life, whether they are in my head, on my page, or from genius works of others *cough cough* The Secret Garden *cough*. Typically, the…[Read more]