Laura G Owens
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Best current writer's reference? - direct quotations

Hi, Could you please recommend your favorite (current) writer's reference?Also, how many words can we quote directly in an article? How many words does Google allow for a direct quotation before the content is ranked by their algorithm, "duplicate?"  Thank you,Laura laura-owens.comSee More
Oct 16, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"What a great metaphor Nichole, and so true!  I overstayed many essays in the past, when I used to write them consistently, bored to death by the monotony of re-reading myself for the 20th time.   Now, I'm like the lover who chooses to…"
Sep 25, 2011
Nichole L. Reber replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Yeah, the chapter submission does make a difference. Actually I don't really need to know how people feel about this current essay. Some 10 people have already looked at it, so that part's clear.  You know how some pieces are like…"
Sep 25, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"I know many publications e and print, allow concurrent submissions but because this was for a book, I assumed the submission was proprietary.  Selfishly I admit, I"m not in love with critiquing others' work but I"m happy to give…"
Sep 25, 2011
Nichole L. Reber replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"This is the thing that sucks with literary work: you can only submit it to one place at a time. I decided a while ago to eschew that rule with journalism. It's not only unfair for publishers to expect us to take possibly as year out of our…"
Sep 25, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Well, thank you Nichole that's a nice thing to say :) I so rarely write essays now, having little time with my websites and online articles. When I don't shy away from essays, they take me weeks. I submitted to It's All In Her Head, a…"
Sep 25, 2011
Nichole L. Reber replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"I'd like to see some of your writing, if you're open to it. If you want a critique, I'll give it. If you want no feedback, that's OK too.   I have a feeling your essays would ring well in my…"
Sep 25, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Hi Julie   Yes it does make sense thank you.   I'm so tied into my new website right now that the essay and creative side of me is temporarily on hold, but not at the expense of reading and exploring great essayists.   I just…"
Jul 23, 2011
Julie Farrar replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"I've been thinking about this posting for a few days, trying to decide whether or not I had two cents to add.  The essay is my love.  Montaigne, Emerson, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Friedman, Anne LaMott are my essay heroes.  I…"
Jul 19, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Thanks Kelly : )   I'm retracting my Funny Girls essay critique request. I don't feel it's my best work and, and..... LOL As par for the course, most of my time lately is dedicated to writing articles, and now my website, Words…"
Jul 15, 2011
Kelly Garriott Waite replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Those markets are all tough to crack.  Have you looked at your newspapers? Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Boston Globe, etc etc etc all publish some sort of essay at least once a week, frequently more…"
Jul 15, 2011
Leslie Margaret Absher replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"I'm new to She Writes, well kinda, I joined a year ago but haven't been very active. At any rate, I've been writing personal essays lately. My latest was published on Ms. Magazine's blog in June. As far as CNF vs personal essay…"
Jul 12, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Thanks Sarah. I fight Kindle, but likely I'll one day yield to it as I did texting (JUST started texting a couple months ago, can you believe it?). I avoid adding one more screen in my life, writing, online research and Facebook already take me…"
Jun 15, 2011
Sarah Cooper replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Thanks, Laura. I too am thinking the Kindle will overtake me within a year. The iPad seems too bright, too connected. Your points about the validity and heft of online writing are well taken, too. Good luck with digging into your store of anecdotes…"
Jun 14, 2011
Laura G Owens replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Hi Sarah   Nice to see a fellow Mothers & More mom/writer : ) I appreciate this point: "Perhaps I'm justifying, but I would say just keep at it so you can hear the voice you want to hear - and then the readers will want to hear…"
Jun 5, 2011
Sarah Cooper replied to the discussion 'Help please: places for personal essays "vs" creative non-fiction' in the group Essay Writing
"Laura, I found this thread when searching for "set scene" because I also had a piece rejected by "Brain, Child" in much the same language as yours, just a few weeks ago. How nice to have the double benefit of knowing that you are…"
Jun 3, 2011

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Essay on What Freedom Means to Me

Posted on August 31, 2010 at 1:12pm 0 Comments

Hi all,



My recent Honorable Mention essay, "Freedom by Inches."



http://skirt.com/content/freedom-inches



Contest asked:



"What does freedom mean to you? Freedom meant a slew of different things to the women who wrote in. We didn't want Chicken for the Soul-esque stories—We wanted edgy, thought-provoking pieces and you delivered. That was the goal of our foremothers after all. But the word "freedom"… Continue

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