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Writing Rant : Wretched Rules of Writing

  Rules of writing. Just the thought of that phrase scares me. I don’t know about you, but English wasn’t one of my favorite classes in school. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the literature part, but all the rules … Continue reading

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Writing Rant : The Importance of Writing an Outline

How important is a story outline? It all depends on who you ask. Personally, I think a story outline is very important. It’s something I definitely need in order to write. It’s like a road map to me. I have … Continue reading

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Without You

  Without you I would have been fine. I would have been happy and sad, entertained and bored, confident and afraid.   Without you I would have lived. I would have worked and played, laughed and cried, triumphed and failed, … Continue reading

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Writing Rant : Happy New Year!

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!   I know, it’s just another day, another year, like any other, but to me it symbolizes new beginnings…fresh starts. I don’t know about you, but I could use one every so often. It’s a chance … Continue reading

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Writing Rant : Character Questionnaire

Have you ever had a hard time making a character real? Maybe you’re having difficulty in creating depth to characters? I know the feeling. In the story I’m currently writing, I use my children as the main characters. Ok, they … Continue reading

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ETERNITY

Who are you? Who am I? What happens to us when we die? Our bodies they begin to rot, Memories of us soon forgot By beloved ones who held us dear As one by one, year by year They follow … Continue reading

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Writing Rant : Rejection

Have you ever had your writing critiqued and received some “not so nice” comments? Maybe you’ve submitted something to an agent only to have them turn it down. No matter the importance or the seriousness of the work involved, rejection … Continue reading

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Knowing

Knowing All was as it had always been.  Nothing had changed. Right and wrong. Good and evil. Us and them.  Life and death. I knew the answers. The right answers. The good answers. I had always known them. My parents … Continue reading

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Welcome!

  Hello and welcome to First Human Writes, a multi-author blog comprised of writers in a multitude of genres with varied experience. Some of us have been published and some are just starting out on their own special writing journey. … Continue reading

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