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#1 of 12 Posted Oct-28 1:11 PM

From Margaret Campbell/Sysop Posts 629 Last 4:57 PM
To All [Msg # 65658.1 ]

A nice page of what not to do when you write.

Edited Oct-28 by Margaret Campbell/Sysop

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#2 of 12 Posted Oct-28 2:48 PM

From Marte Brengle Posts 875 Last 4:21 PM
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.2 65658.1 ]

Paging Clive "as you know, Dirk" Cussler and his Doxa dive watch.... :)

infmom.net

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#3 of 12 Posted Oct-29 2:53 PM

From Susan O. Posts 1533 Last 12:52 PM
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.3 65658.1 ]

Thanks for the laugh this morning!

-Susan

Edited Oct-29 by Susan O.

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#4 of 12 Posted Oct-30 10:34 PM

From Barb Posts 311 Last Nov-10
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.4 65658.1 ]

Dear Margaret,

I just forwarded this link to my daughter's 7th grade English teacher. This woman needs a laugh, I have seen first hand what she had to read-you'd think she would stop assigning the writing just to preserve her sanity.

Barb

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#5 of 12 Posted Oct-31 11:04 AM

From J.A. Laughlin Posts 3 Last Nov-1
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.5 65658.1 ]

I got a kick out of this little article, chuckled to myself. Unfortunately I also had to stop and think... "Do my descriptions get out of hand?"

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#6 of 12 Posted Nov-4 7:40 AM

From Barbara Rogan Posts 1499 Last Nov-19
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.6 65658.1 ]

Margaret,

That was fun! I love the closing lines of his poem:

"And strong though was the bond of friendship,

But help I couldn’t to cruelly up you trip."

Who is this guy and how does he know so much about bad writing?

Barbara

www.barbararogan.com

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#7 of 12 Posted Nov-4 7:45 AM

From Margaret Campbell/Sysop Posts 629 Last 4:57 PM
To Barbara Rogan [Msg # 65658.7 65658.6 ]

Don't know who he is, but I'd bet a quarter that he has taught.

I had students who thought that the thesaurus would make everything better....

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#8 of 12 Posted Nov-4 7:47 AM

From Barbara Rogan Posts 1499 Last Nov-19
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.8 65658.7 ]

Margaret,

I do teach, and I recognize every one of those writerly failings from various classes.

I was moved to write a response in the guy's blog:

"You write badly so very well
You could be Poet Laureate in Hell."

Barbara
www.barbararogan.com

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#9 of 12 Posted Nov-4 7:49 AM

From Margaret Campbell/Sysop Posts 629 Last 4:57 PM
To Barbara Rogan [Msg # 65658.9 65658.8 ]

Love to hear if you get a response!

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#10 of 12 Posted Nov-4 11:03 AM

From A. Edwards SL-R&C Posts 6309 Last 2:59 PM
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.10 65658.9 ]

To the right there is a u-tube link to him reciting one of is poems. Very interesting.

Allene

Organic Lifestyle Magazine & Green Lifestyle Magazine

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#11 of 12 Posted Nov-4 11:06 AM

From A. Edwards SL-R&C Posts 6309 Last 2:59 PM
To Margaret Campbell/Sysop [Msg # 65658.11 65658.1 ]

He is a writer and performer and I quote

"Joel is a tutor at the Open University, where he teaches an advanced course in Creative Writing. He is also a reader for The Literary Consultancy and does work in schools through Creative Partnerships. Through the Vital Communities programme, he is writer in residence for the village of Wisbech St Mary."

Allene

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