March 2010

Still In Training

March 30, 2010

Blogging on a train–especially one flying along the northern border of the US (AKA, no-Internet-ville) continues to be a challenge.
  
  
We switched trains in Portland, and are now heading East through Montana and on into North Dakota.The scenery has been magnificent.  We went from a snow-storm in the mountains to sun on a prairie in a [...]

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Montana Sky

March 30, 2010

They say the sky is bigger in Montana.
I’ve been there, and it’s true.
But it isn’t the sky that takes your breath away,
It is the first time you inhale the day on a winter morning.
No, the air doesn’t really freeze in your lungs
but you think it will.
The land stretches as big as the sky
and it is [...]

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Blogger In Training

March 29, 2010

 
We got to the train station at historic Jack London Square early and watched the coming and going of several commuter trains.  The woman at the counter informed us that the train was about 30 minutes late, but that it might make up the time. 
The station is not large, and the few people waiting for the train [...]

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Train Wreck

March 28, 2010

At three hours before departure… I find that two officials of Amtrak lied about accommodations.
Getting ready for an 11-day trip, 6 days of which are on an Amtrak train, I find that the person who sold me my VERY expensive tickets (I could have flown cheaper, but wanted the train experience) and the person who I actually [...]

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What is The Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction?

March 28, 2010

What is The Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction?  WARNING: Do not read this if you are thin-skinned.  You may not like the answer.
Still with me?  OK, I warned you.
There is NO difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction.  None at all.  Everything you read is FICTION.  Everything.
Here’s the deal.  It is well established that everything we look [...]

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Narrative Magazine – What Does It Take To Get Noticed?

March 28, 2010

On Saturday, March 27th, the Fremont Area Writers Club, a branch of the California Writers Club, hosted Guest Speaker, Allen Long, an assistant editor for Narrative Magazine, an on-line Literary Magazine.  
Mr. Long spoke in a friendly, open way, about what it takes to be accepted to Narrative Magazine.
Here are some of the points he [...]

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Using Email Subscription To Capture and Hold Readers – Blogging: 101 Pt. 45

March 28, 2010

Continued from Part 44
See the whole series starting with the first post

We know from experience—and earlier posts in this series—that visits and page-reads are the currency of Blogging.  This brings up the question of offering a subscription service to your Blog.  It is easy to do, and it does deliver your words to those who [...]

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Irreducible

March 28, 2010

Irreducible, adj.
Incapable of being brought into a different condition or form.
The philosopher, convinced that his theories were irreducible, was dismayed by the pointed criticism of the child.
How will you use irreducible in a sentence today?
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If Life Isn't An Adventure… What Is It?

March 28, 2010

Life is filled with firsts and lasts.  It is exciting when you can do both at the same time.
in about 12 hours I’ll be starting on a two-week adventure, nearly half of which will be spent on a train going cross-country.  I love trains, always have.  There is something both exciting and soothing about them.
Of [...]

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Verisimilitude

March 27, 2010

Verisimilitude, n.
Something that has the appearance of being true or real.
In her attempt to gain authority in her Blog, she strove for a certain verisimilitude.
How will you use verisimilitude in a sentence?
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