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  Fantasy This week: The Gift of Fantasy Edited by: nfdarbeMore Newsletters By This Editor   1. About this Newsletter 2. A Word from our Sponsor 3. Letter from the Editor 4. Editor's Picks 5. A Word from Writing.Com 6. Ask & Answer 7. Removal instructions  The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. Albert Einstein    It is the season of giving, when young children’s thought turn to Santa Claus. One of the fondest memories of my childhood is not the gifts that were under the tree, but the stories of Santa Claus coming down the chimney. Our house did not have a fireplace, so every Christmas I wondered and worried how Santa would get into the house. There was no need for me to worry because every Christmas morning I would wake up to find the cookies and milk we left for Santa gone and presents under the tree with gift tags that read “From Santa Claus”. Believing in Santa Claus helped develop my imagination and my creativity. Reading fairy tales gave me examples of courage and helped me look beyond my own small town into a world where dragons and unicorns existed. When my mother or father read to me about Repunzel I could see her letting down her golden hair and her prince climbing up to her. Fantasy is one of the gifts we, as writers, can give our children and the world. We can write stories that reveal courage face of great odd. We can write stories that reveal hope and carry our readers into other worlds or other plains of existence. As writers, we have the talent to take our readers outside the limits of their own worlds, thus giving them view of life beyond themselves. We may also be able to give them a new vision of humanity as well as themselves. This year give the gift of fantasy. Write a story, read a story, or write a story and then read it to someone. Fantasy can teach us about humanity and ourselves as individuals. Writing fantasy can give us an outlet for our imaginations. It gives us a way to use our creativity productively. 
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Submit an item for consideration in this newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form  Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form Don't forget to support our sponsor! InstantPublisher.Com: Self publishing made easy and affordable. All file types accepted with many options. Starting at $100 for 25 copies in 7-10 days! Visit us today!  atwhatcost writes: This is a first - I've never disagreed with a newletter columnist before; however, I respectfully disagree this time. I believe a manuscript should be left alone for a month before reworking it. It gives distance we need after such intense and intimate work. It stops me from knowing what comes next so well that I don't see what I wrote, but only what I think I wrote. That's my biggest problem - I know what I mean, so it's right, even when no one else can understand what I meant. Do you know what I mean? ;) Good idea about leaving it alone for a month. nfdarbe alockwood1 writes: My advice for rewriting would be to ask friends to take a look at your stuff, and ask them if anything needs fixed. I never thought about having someone else read it. Great idea. nfdarbe shaara writes: What a great theme for the article. This is the part I have the most difficulty with -- rewriting. I rarely copy it -- not a first rewrite, though. I do like your idea about downloading the character and background and laying that beside me while I do rewrites. That was very helpful! Thanks, Shaara {suser:zhencoff)} writes: Your suggestion for looking over a novel is probably the best advice you can give anyone: printing it out and reading it on the page. I've used this technique with my own novel. I'll admit that, at this point, I feel daunted by looking at my own work again and again. It can get depressing at times, though I guess I'll have to either give it up or plow through it and finally finish my final edits. bookgrahamup writes: Thank you for this advice. You have a really good template here. What are your favorite fantasy creatures? nfdarbe  To stop receiving this newsletter, go into your account and remove the check from the box beside the specific topic. Be sure to click "Complete Edit" or it will not save your changes. |
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