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    The Magic of Comedy
    BethBlack
    • Nov 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Magic of Comedy

    I’m having fun diving into the funny pool these days.
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    Celebrating!
    BethBlack
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Celebrating!

    There's a time to learn the craft, and a time to celebrate its results. Join us for a FREE Live FB Event.
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    Is It Love or Romance?
    BethBlack
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is It Love or Romance?

    Let’s take moment to compare two similar genres: Love Story vs. Romance.
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    How Many?
    BethBlack
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 0 min

    How Many?

    How many writers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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    Pandemic, Panacea & Pandemonium: The Articulate Writer’s 2020 Vocabulary
    BethBlack
    • May 4, 2020
    • 7 min

    Pandemic, Panacea & Pandemonium: The Articulate Writer’s 2020 Vocabulary

    Whatever you choose to share, you’ll be at your best when you fully understand the vocabulary of what has taken place.
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    So, you have some time to write...
    BethBlack
    • Apr 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    So, you have some time to write...

    You're at home with a keyboard. It's time to write the next great story.
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    The Case of the Caffeine Caper
    BethBlack
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Case of the Caffeine Caper

    I took the drastic measure of hiding his supply...
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    Can't Opener
    BethBlack
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Can't Opener

    It took one look at all the cans and keeled over dead.
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    Yikes!
    BethBlack
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Yikes!

    Ring-Around-the Rosie!
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    The Beckham of the Blast
    BethBlack
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Beckham of the Blast

    He's the Pavarotti of the Proboscis, the Ace of Achoos ...
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The Dean of Quarantine
    BethBlack
    • Mar 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Dean of Quarantine

    The beginning of our journey to nowhere fast.
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    Sunday Punday
    BethBlack
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 0 min

    Sunday Punday

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    Fun With English
    Beth Black
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Fun With English

    QUEUE
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    And ... It's a Story!
    Beth Black
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    And ... It's a Story!

    Using these two literary devices, we can set a scene or define a character.
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    Beth Black
    • Oct 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Story Sunday

    Here's a story from my days at UC, Irvine. It's a response tale to a famous short story that uses one element. This one earned an A.
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    Fun Functions for Conjunctions
    Beth Black
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    Fun Functions for Conjunctions

    This week, we're going to play! Let's make someone shout into the wind. Let's make someone else ponder his place in the universe
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    What's on the Page? Metonymy!
    Beth Black
    • May 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    What's on the Page? Metonymy!

    Metonymy is a literary device that allows you to discover your creativity with relativity.
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    Story Sunday
    Beth Black
    • Apr 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Story Sunday

    Hailing Frequencies
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    Tap the Keys and Click the Mouse
    Beth Black
    • Nov 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Tap the Keys and Click the Mouse

    Go beyond snap, crackle and pop to discover the hidden onomatopoeia in stories you read and write.
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    "A" is for Alliteration
    Beth Black
    • Jun 14, 2017
    • 3 min

    "A" is for Alliteration

    When planning this blog, I decided quickly that I didn't want to waste my readers' precious minutes with navel gazing. This blog journey ...
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