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Category: Writing Exercises

“The only other way to play God is through wri-I mean the Sims.”

March 19, 2012
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My best kept secret that isn’t a secret at all is that I keep a health dose of Sims 3 (used to be Sims 2, will probably one day be Sims 4) in my life. Recently I’ve been playing about an hour every day, but I go through spurts like these and eventually I won’t…

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“I’m Hearing Voices” Blogfest Day 1: Characters On the Couch

February 6, 2012
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It’s day one of the Blogfest hosted over at Live to Write…Edit When Necessary and Reading, Writing, and Lovin’ It! Today’s challenge is: “Characters on the couch: Have one of your characters answer the following questions (to make this work to your benefit, choose a character who is the hardest for you to write 🙂 Max 250…

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Why I Write

September 27, 2011
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In order for this to really work, it will require a lot of participation and a lot of linking. Of course, I think it would be really, really cool to see it happen. The idea is a question: Why do you write? I bet if everyone talked about why they’re a writer, why they write,…

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Shameless CROSS// character profile sheet #5 – Alicia

September 9, 2011
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Last one! Hurray! Now I can do other things with my evenings after this long and tiring week! Thanks for stopping by and reading through all of these if you have! Also, more super lulzy screenshots for this one – girl was made to make angry faces in The Sims 3. She’s angry because she’s…

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Shameless CROSS// character profile sheet #4 – Yumiko

September 8, 2011
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Oye vey time for the most annoying profile I had to write…mostly becaues there’s still a lot I don’t even know about her because she’s one of -those- characters. Oh well, tomorrow is the last day and I’m free to post other stuff! Weee! Basics “Yup. she fell down all right.” Name (Identified): Yumiko Full/Real…

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Shameless CROSS// character profile sheet #3 – Miranda

September 7, 2011
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Day 3/5! See, I really am commited to this – and yes, it’s a commitment, since now I’m in the realm of half finished profiles that I have to dedicate an hour or two a night at completing. And then I have to make this post and format the pictures. I am committed! Unlike this…

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Shameless CROSS// character profile sheet #2 – Devon

September 6, 2011
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Round 2/5 is here for some fun and even more great shots from the Sims 3 because that game is awesome, right. Well aren’t we ~dapper~. Basics Name (Identified): Devon Full/Real Name: Devon Robert Anderson Former Incarnation: Sonall Gardiah, The Second-In-Command Age: 22 Birthdate: April 2nd, 1985 Generation:  Y Birthplace: Chico, California, USA, Earth Astrological…

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Shameless CROSS// character profile sheet #1 – Danielle

September 5, 2011
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Well I said I was gonna do it yesterday, and here is the first of five character profile sheets for CROSS//, my nano-series-extraiodinaire. Bear with me as I prepare for Nano again this year and for possible publication next year – in the meantime, you get some lulzy Sims 3 illustrations and a greaaaat time…

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“oneword.com” makes me wish I had come up with the idea, news at 11.

July 10, 2011
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One (hardy har) of the links I’ve seen floating around the writing world as of late is that of oneword.com, a prompt site that gives you “one word” and a minute to write everything you can about it.  While prompt sites are not unique in themselves at all, nor is the idea of using “one…

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I hang out with John and Joanne at the library.

August 12, 2009
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By some swing of the cosmos I made it to a public library today. (Okay, so I had to go get a haircut and this is where I wait for my ride to get off work.) Everytime I come to a library I feel very nostalgic, since when I was a child I practically read…

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