Writing Nag – “Stop Talking and Begin Doing” - Why write daily? Start today and be inspired by the creative people in your life. Includes collaborative poem.
Kimota - “Resisting Extravagant Verbosity” - The arguments for clear writing and against pretension and long words.

Fiction / Blog Science Fiction / Short Story
Rosey Haze - “Mute” - What?
Jenn - “The Sentence” - Two women experience a common reaction to a tragedy that impacts both of their lives.

Poetry
~willow~ - “NaNo: Anita’s pain” - … dissatisfied with how I had glossed over the backstory of one of my NaNo characters, I decided to revisit a scene using poetry; Anita’s Pain is the result.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest November 28

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If you blog about writing or post creative writing on your blog submit a recent post to this contest by NOON EST Friday 28 November. Posts must have been published on your blog between November 14, 2008 and November 28. This keeps the links fresh!

Poetry
Daisy Bookworm - “Fire and Water” - A poem looking at the contradiction of human emotion. Specifically a fiery temper and an icy heart.
~willow~ - “NaNo: Jackie’s Lament” - … my NaNo main character does a bit of introspection …
Dragon Blogger - “The Savage Woman” - Poem about a wild savage woman and trying to tame her heart.

Fiction
H Benjamin Petrie - “Father pt.1” - A father deals with bringing up his two daughters alone after the death of his wife.

Non-Fiction / Opinion
JHS, Esq. - “BlogBlast for Peace 2008: No Peace Without True Equality” - There can be no peace in the world until all persons are assured equality under the law, irrespective of their gender or sexual orientation. Sadly, the fight against discrimination must continue here in California in the wake of the November 4, 2008, election.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest November 21

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

Poetry
Penelope Anne Bartotto - “Never” - 100 words on being true to yourself.
Robert Bourne - “Shadowed Soul” - A poem of how I grew after years of hiding what was inside.
Dragon Blogger - “The Taste Of A Hamburger” - A poem based on a twitter contest where I write a poem based on random words. This one turned out to be a poem about a hamburger.

About Writing
Writing Nag - “7 Ways to Keep the Passion for the Writing Life” - Like any relationship your writing life needs to be nurtured. Find new ways to fall in love with writing again.

Non-Fiction, Philiosophical, Opinion Piece
Mike Fried - “Proud To Be An American” - The Writer’s thoughts on the Presidential Election.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest November 14

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

Poetry
Robert Bourne - “shifting sand” - Poem of my life looking back.
Dragon Blogger - “Dance With Me” - Romantic Poem written to my wife last week.
Jennifer M Scott - “And the Snow Falls” - Avant garde poem about snow.

Prose / Fiction
Chungyen Chang - “Why I Run” - When thinking isn’t enough, you have to run.
~willow~ - “Detective Plots and the case of the Missing Wife” - A possible origin of the “Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater” rhyme, perhaps?

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest November 7

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

Poetry
Romeo - “The Natural World” - A short poem about nature and its beauty.
Jennifer M Scott - “Seeking Sun” - An avant garde poem about fall.

About Words / Writing
Kimota (Jonathan Crossfield) - “Time, Productivity and the Writer” - A look at how writing isn’t necessarily as quick to produce as many outsiders believe. Taking three hours to produce 100 words might seem odd, but is perfectly legitimate to produce quality copy.

Fiction
Ferox - “Is that a Dragon?” - Things must be observed to exist. Otherwise, they can be anything.
~willow~ - “it’s all a matter of perspective…” - …where a young girl knocks a new perspective into an otherwise downcast boy on a bright autumn day…

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 31

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WOOF Contest – Top Picks:

Fiction
Jenn - “In the Morning Light (Part Two)” - The conclusion of a two-part short story about a man who has lived a life of regret. The first installment is found here.
About Writing
Writing Nag - “Collage to Inspire, Reduce Anxiety and Have Fun” - Facing the blank page can be overwhelming. How to use another artistic outlet to prompt your daily writing.
Ferox - “Vindictive Poetry” - Writing a poem for the wrong reasons sometimes earns you a reward.
Poetry
Dragon Blogger - “In This Age” - Poem I wrote for my wife years ago.
Jennifer M Scott - “Mrs Butterworth” - A poem about Mrs Butterworth.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 24

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

About Writing
Lisa Alber - “What I Will NOT Do in the Next Few Days” - How I met an anthology deadline in under four days.

Poetry
Chungyen Chang - “when birds breathe” - Visual verse on flight and despair. Please read from the bottom-up.
Robert Bourne - “The Middle years and My Paradoxical Soul” - An inner reflective poem,

Fiction/Prose/Artistry/Monologue
Puneet Kaur - “Standing still…” - The post is a simple painting that has many colours, many shades… time, music, ecstasy, hope…. life in general…. the course that life would take….. and much more!!
Jennifer M Scott - “495 to Baltimore” - Two monologues about illicit love.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 17

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

Fiction/Short Story/Serial Fiction/One Act Play
Romeo - “A Boy of Doubt” - A short story about a boy trying to come to terms with himself, and love.
Jennifer M Scott - “Goodbye Baby” - A young woman tells her boyfriend she is pregnant, is he happy?
Henry Petrie - “Social Networking” - A second-person account of killing time by trying to meet people over social networking sites.

Poetry
Penelope Anne Bartotto - “The Moral” - 100 words in haiku format on good versus evil.
Sanjay Chhabria - “Let me Love” - Ever fell in love; had a crush or engaged in any kind of infatuation… If yes, then this is a must read.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 10

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks:

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried - “Off the Deep End — AGAIN!” - A diatribe against PETA.
Amritbir Kaur - “Honesty - Still the best policy” - We have read the English proverb - Honesty is the best policy - very often ever since we were children. But it began to change meaning with the passage of time. Let’s find out its implications now.

Poetry
Sanjay Chhabria - “Tears” - A little touchy kind poem on tears. Walks you through describing the feelings undergone whenever you would cry.
Kayla - “Who is Your Star?” - How to recognize your guiding light.
Penelope Anne Bartotto - “The Gift” - A poem about Mother Nature’s gift.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest October 3

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

Non-Fiction
Matthew R. Usner - “Natural Selection By Beer Glass” - A rather horrifying anecdote from one of the first jobs I ever had.
Matt Gamble  -  “Cool World” - A review of the Ralph Bakshi film Cool World, a film that somehow manages to do everything wrong, yet still results in a truly terrible movie.

Fiction
Penelope Anne  - “The Divide” - When love is lost, how do you cope?

Poetry
dragon blogger - “Love of a Lifetime, In a Moment, Ancient Song” - There are three love poems from a guest blogger.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 26

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing
Writing Nag - “The Art of Journaling” - How writers can use daily journals as another outlet for their creative writing.
Nicholas Powiull – “Conscious Flex: Universal Knowledge” - Anybody can write, following this example.

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried  - “Coney Island Date of Death 9-7-08” - A lament on the passing of something from my childhood.

Poetry
Penelope Anne - “Love forbidden” - A poetic tribute to interracial love in haiku form

Fiction/ Serial Fiction
Jennifer M Scott  - “Train Number 9” - Fictional story based on a true story of a beating on a subway train in Philadelphia, PA.

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 19

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We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing
Justin - “Sentence Length” - Advice on sentence length.
Writing Nag - “What Don Freeman Taught Me About Story” - Corduroy is a children’s book but this favorite celebrated 40 years this year. What makes this book so good and what can today’s writer learn from it.
JHS, Esq. - “Signs of the Times” - American’s print media face unique challenges that threaten the very survival of not just small, hometown newspapers, but periodicals serving larger markets, as well.  How does this crisis impact current or aspiring professional writers?

Fiction/Drama/Monologue/Serial Story
Penelope Anne - “Sweet Fortunes, Bitter Truths” - Love found, love lost, futures told, a 1000 word prompt inspired short story.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott - “Before Today” - First line: Can you imagine a world
of new green and blue?

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest September 12

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WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

Fiction
Jenn H. – “In the Morning Light (Part One)” - A fictional short story about a man who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and his regrets.  Based upon a visual prompt from A Thousand Words.
Henry Petrie – “Kestrel” – What a person thinks as they gaze at a girl in a coffee shop

Non-Fiction
Mike Fried – “The Weight Loss Chronicles – Introduction” - A chronicle of my weight loss adventures

Poetry
Penelope Anne - “Faster” - A poem of the passage of life
Kayla - “Last Chance” – A poem

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing
JHS, Esq. -  “Writing Authentically: What Does it Mean to You?”

Poetry
Penelope Anne Bartotto - “Ode to a System Down” - haiku on computer crash
Jennifer M Scott - “To Taste the Moon” - a poem from a child’s POV wondering how the moon would taste

Fiction/Drama/Monologue
Penelope Anne Bartotto - “Treasures” - The greatest gift we have to give = love in 100 words
Jennifer M Scott - “The Choices We Make” - a dramatic monologue about a battered wife and why she did the things she did. What did she do? I guess you’ll have to read and find out!

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest August 27

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WOOF "Writers Offering Our Finest" Contest for Writer’s and Writing Blogs

We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

About Writing - Writing Nag - “5 Ways to Face Down Rejection”

Poetry
Robert Bourne - “Hope”
Jennifer M Scott - “Waiting for September”

Fiction - Jenn H. - “The Birth Announcement”

Prose/Non-Fiction - Mike Fried - “There’s no business like law business”

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest August 22

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WOOF "Writers Offering Our Finest" Contest for Writer’s and Writing Blogs

We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

Fiction
Penelope Anne Bartotto - ‘I’ll Always Hold Your Hand’
Jennifer M Scott  - ‘Her Breasts’
Jenn - ‘What Friends Do’

About Writing - JHS, Esq. - ‘If a writer writes . . .’

Poetry - Jennifer M Scott - ‘100 Years from Now’

REQUEST FOR ENTRIES for WOOF Contest August 15

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WOOF "Writers Offering Our Finest" Contest for Writer’s and Writing Blogs

We accept posts with original work - fiction, poetry, prose, graphic novels, web comics, information about the writing process and Photo’s and Artwork about WRITING.

WOOF Contest – Top 5 Picks:

Poetry
Penelope Anne Bartotto – “100 Words ~ Pillar”
Robert Bourne – “Rain on the window”
Jennifer M Scott - “Proximity”

Fiction - Jenn - “Still Holding Her Hand”

About Writing
Kimota - “What Kind of Writer are You?”