"Thank you all so much for the advice. TD, I like the idea of skipping to the end. I'm going to give that a try. And Linda. Seems smart to walk away.
Thank you all. I feel a bit more encouraged.
"
Six Word Memoir Contest: "Why I Write"
We have chosen a winner: AMY HARTL SHERMAN, who wrote this beauty:
Write it down. Set it free.
And huge thanks to our inspiration for the six-word memoir contest, SMITH magazine, creators of the six-word memoir project. SMITH is currently accepting submissions for its newest collection (to be published by Harper Collins), "The Moment: An Instant When Your Life Changed."
Please feel free to continue adding your WHY I WRITE six-word memoirs, here, as well! Maybe a book is in She Writes' future, too.
Write it down. Set it free.
And huge thanks to our inspiration for the six-word memoir contest, SMITH magazine, creators of the six-word memoir project. SMITH is currently accepting submissions for its newest collection (to be published by Harper Collins), "The Moment: An Instant When Your Life Changed."
Please feel free to continue adding your WHY I WRITE six-word memoirs, here, as well! Maybe a book is in She Writes' future, too.
Tags: #nonfiction, contest, inspiration, memoir
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Permalink Reply by Dee S. White on -
I like this!
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Permalink Reply by Francine LaSala on -
Words are breath. Numbers are death.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda O'Brien on -
Amen to that.
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Permalink Reply by Laura G Owens on -
nice!
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Permalink Reply by Adela Crandell Durkee on -
Numbers are the purist language.
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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Young on -
I'm all over that like white on rice!
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Permalink Reply by Terri Stoor on -
The words are in my bones.
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Permalink Reply by Miriam Ferguson on -
Yes it is, I've got carpal tunnel to prove it.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon Henderson on -
me too! :)
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Permalink Reply by Amie Steffen on -
Love it!
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Permalink Reply by Claire Grinton on -
Inside another's mind, words come easier.
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Permalink Reply by Dee S. White on
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I love this
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