![]() Writing by Not Writing by Chelsey Clammer.What to Do with All the Unfinished Manuscripts?.Interview with Jennifer Theoret: Q3 2021 Creative.A Focus on Friendships - Part One of Three.Interview with Annie Eacy, Runner Up in Q3 Creativ.Can a Virtual Assistant Help My Writing Business?.A Focus on Friendships - Part Two of Three.Interview with Jeanie Ransom, 2021 Q3 Creative Non.If you'd like to read more of her writing, check out her blog. and the author of Greenwood Gone: Henry's Story. Sioux Roslawski is a middle school teacher, a dog rescuer, a freelance writer. How have you helped a writer lately? What have you recently done to give a writing colleague some assistance? Sioux-who has gotten invaluable help from so many people (I named 65 people in my acknowledgements, and I still forgot a few)-wants to know. In the CBS Sunday Morning piece, one young reviewer said Three Little Engines deserved, "Two thumbs up and a smiley face."įor me, helping other writers brings me a smiley face. and I hope it brings her a great deal of satisfaction. That takes countless hours and incredible talent and ingenuity and determination. The writers whose books she has published, the writers whose books she has edited-they dreamed of getting a book with their name on the spine or they dream of someday having a novel or a picture book published. I recently told my publisher she is a dream-maker. so their plot is well constructed-well, that gives us a feeling of satisfaction when we can help make that happen. It feels good. Helping out another writer so their beginning is more compelling. So, when we get help, it's only fair to pass it on to someone else. Everything we accomplish, we do so with help from at least one person-and usually it's many people we get assistance from in order to achieve something. It's the right thing to do. We do nothing by ourself. When one writer shines, we can bask in their accolades a bit. The more talented writers we have in our midst, the bigger our audience. It promotes the art of writing. Giving your writing friends encouragment, helping them over a rough spot/phase makes them stronger writers. ![]() However, I decided instead to write about why we should help our writing colleagues. This post began with me intending on writing about why we as writers are sometimes reluctant to ask for help. His message: we all have our own rails/obstacles, and asking for help is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. The blue one helps the other two locomotives. In his book, the larger locomotives (the yellow and the red one) each have their own obstacles. McKinnon was angry that some people had opportunties while others did not. Raised by a single mother, he was the first in his family to graduate from college. and it was inspiring.īob McKinnon, the author, grew up in a struggling family. One story from last week's show focused on the book and the author. I first learned of the recently-published book- Three Little Engines-on the CBS Sunday Morning show. Another person might post “Please subscribe to my channel if you like my content! □” to solicit support or to say thanks.Īs with much of language, the thumbs-up emoji can also be used sarcastically: “Way to ruin the party □.” It’s also sometimes used in reference to the “This guy” meme (e.g., “Who’s got two thumbs and a ticket to the premiere of Black Panther? This guy”).But now there's another version of the The Little Engine That Could. Someone might comment “That looks great! □” to celebrate a piece of online artwork. The thumbs-up emoji also frequently punctuates text, sometimes in strings for additional emphasis, to indicate positivity, agreement, approval, encouragement, or assurance, an equivalent to “Awesome!” or Great job!”. On its own, a thumbs-up emoji can indicate “OK” or “Got it.” For example, if one person asked to meet another at 2:30, the other person could acknowledge the appointment with a thumbs-up emoji. In many Western cultures, the thumbs-up emoji enjoys a wide range of use in text messages, social-media posts, and other forms of digital communication. In some cultures, including Australia, Greece, and the Middle East, the thumbs-up gesture can be considered obscene, equivalent to “Up yours!”
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