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By: tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor

tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:38:23 +0000

Well even though it was kind of a ghost town over here over the Holiday, there were still a handful of comments and some stellar mini-challenge participants - YEAY!!!!

For those of you who aren't aware, I said at the end of the blog, those brave participants got their name in the hat twice. Since there were only a few courageous enough to put their writing out here for all to see -----and for me to edit - I decided they should get their name in the hat 3 times 🙂

Yup, they deserved every extra chance because WOW writing with Emotional Channels is HARD! Not to mention I don't hold anything back with my edits in order to help writers as much as I can.

Okay okay I will tell you the winner! Sheesh 🙂
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Debbie Herbert, YOU ARE A WINNER! You have won a slot in December Madness to Method: Using acting techniques to invigorate your story and make each moment Oscar worthy.

I'll be emailing you shortly.

For the rest of you, I will be on WITS again in two weeks (and every month after that) and you will have another shot to learn some fiction-know-how and another shot to win a slot in my class. Keep in mind I will be dropping your name in the hat 3 times again next time if you participate in the mini- challenge.

See you next time!

By: Carol Opalinski

Carol Opalinski — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:38:04 +0000

In reply to tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor. Umm, it was blank after "Here you go"

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:17:02 +0000

In reply to tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor. Hi Tiffany, Sorry to be a pain but I don't seem to have gotten the feedback, it's just blank. Don't worry if it's going to be a problem, there's enough going on at this time of the year without adding more work. ;)

By: tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor

tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:46:19 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Littlemissy, Took a little longer than expected, but here you go:

By: tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor

tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:44:53 +0000

In reply to Carol Opalinski. Carol, Here you go

By: tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor

tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:43:37 +0000

In reply to Rhonda Lane.

Hugs to you Rhonda! Glad you are still visiting WITS 🙂

LOL, Emotional Barrier Passport. Yup, I have a few hundred stamps in mine.

By: Rhonda Lane

Rhonda Lane — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:43:26 +0000

What a great blog post! Thanks, Tiffany. I'm one of your past students and feel like I'm working sort of a 12-step program to keep my Crossing the Emotional Barrier passport up-to-date. The digital world is full of instantly accessed Slippery Places: Facebook, YouTube, TED Talks. When a person takes to writing as an escape, we don't realize the Buckaroo Banzai was right about this, too: No matter where you go, there you are.

By: Author Charmaine Gordon

Author Charmaine Gordon — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:20:16 +0000

I'm bowled over by the whole post so thank you, Tiffany. What a terrific lesson for this relatively new author. Time's a wastin' since I'm also long in the tooth, so to speak. Here goes with a new story. Ten sentences:
Prologue
The present time

I sit in a comfortable rocking chair in my apartment in River’s Edge, NY caressing the beginning swell of my abdomen. Pregnant at fifty six sounds ridiculous. Why didn’t I say no when Cindy asked me to be surrogate for her baby. That’s the question. The answer is simple for me at least. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my Cindy. I’ve already lived a full life as a single mom with one daughter and have a thriving pet grooming business. Outsiders must look and say, “She’s nuts. Let her kid pay someone.” They don’t know me. So I rock back and forth in semi-darkness and remember my one and only love.

Thanks from Charmaine Gordon

By: tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor

tiffanylawsoninmanisnakededitor — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 19:33:40 +0000

Reblogged this on NAKED EDITOR. DRAMATIC EDITING. and commented: I will be drawing for a winner tomorrow! Because class starts tomorrow! Madness to Method: Using acting techniques to invigorate your story and make each moment Oscar worthy!