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Showing, Part OneIf you’ve ever taken a class in creative writing, you’ve no doubt heard the teacher repeat the phrase, “Show, don’t tell” over and over again.  While there are few hardest rules in creative writing, this persistent little mantra might be the ultimate.  Teachers and writers who write about writing spout it out all the time, but what does it mean anyway?  After, isn’t all writing really “telling” on some level?   
It’s best to view “showing” not as a single technique, but a summation of the most effective writing techniques.  If we know anything about poetry, it’s that the best poetry usually conjures specific and concrete images.  Be Showing, Part One
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Active and Passive VoiceActive Voice   Active voice occurs when the subject or agent in the sentence performs the action, often towards an object. For example, let's look at the following sentence written in active voice:  Katie spilled the milk.  In this sentence, Katie is the subject, and she performs the action (spilling) on the direct object (the milk.) The most obvious way to spot active voice is through the use of active verbs, which are simply verbs that express actions. In most cases, the sentence will take on the simple form of the tense it's in, whether past, present, or future.  Passive Voice  In passive voice, the object bei Active and Passive Voice
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Editorial - ClicheCli·ché (klee-shay) also cliche (kl-sh)  n.  
 
1.) A trite or overused expression or idea: ?Even while the phrase was degenerating to cliché in ordinary public use... scholars were giving it increasing attention? (Anthony Brandt).  
 
2.) A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial: ?There is a young explorer... who turns out not to be quite the cliche expected? (John Crowley).  
(source: http://www.dictionary.com/ )  
 
It's not something pleasant to hear, or pleasant to say.  
  But what's to be done, when you find it one day  
   in a pi Editorial - Cliche
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RhythmIf your poem’s rhythm is bad, your poem will be bad.   
That’s right, I said it. Poetry without rhythm (or poor examples of it) is like a brain-bound rusty screwdriver: stimulating but never a good idea. After you’ve digested all of that “show don’t tell” imagery bullshit, you need to pay attention to your rhythms.   
Don’t just read your poem, say it out loud. A poem that sounds great spoken will look great written. If you aren’t confident in your abilities, work on it. Limiting yourself to syllabic structure is an excellent way to learn. Jot a few lines down, figure out some sort of syllabic structure (seven syllables / Rhythm
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Thu Oct 13, 2005, 7:21 PM
Yes, we're finally cutting the bullshit. We are back and this ship is not going down.

On that note, we have some starting requests from the past months for critiques, now all we need is more critics. Old critics of OWAT still interested in critiquing, please note the account. We need you, and we need new people as well if we can get them.

Please follow the instructions below to apply for a position if you are interested. Please, please, dear God only apply if you're willing to put in the time and effort.

How to apply:
Please note your applications to us.

In an application for staff commenter, we are looking for the following:

:bulletred: How much experience you have with writing.
:bulletred: How much experience you have with critiquing.
:bulletred: How much time you can devote.
:bulletred: Why you would like to be part of our commenting staff.

As a commenter, all you are required to do is make 3 critiques a week. Please specify in the subject of your note which position you are applying for. If you don't follow these rules, your application will be discarded.

Thanks always,
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=orchid-black Sep 15, 2008, 10:56:15 PM
...and as soon as she had found it, it was gone...

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No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

~ Bram Stoker ~

Here endeth the lesson...

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~The-Real-Deal Dec 13, 2008, 11:17:15 PM
Looking for a critique?

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=orchid-black Dec 29, 2008, 1:32:21 AM
I am, actually. I just haven't found the time to request one from anyone.

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No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

~ Bram Stoker ~

Here endeth the lesson...

R.I.P.
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!DivaQueen May 20, 2008, 1:18:27 AM
After reading your stash, my +watch is focused on you. :flirty:
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~Squarix Dec 6, 2007, 6:59:44 PM
come back! :omgf:

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~abecedary Jun 13, 2008, 1:26:25 PM
That was a beautiful, albeit unstable, haiku.

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