Author Archives: Jennifer Rova

Writing a Short, Short, Short, Short Story

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Writing North Idaho is sponsoring another contest with a new element. Not only are prizes awarded, but also entrants will receive written critiques of their stories from our professional judges.Write a short story based on this picture. It can be … Continue reading →

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Writing Contest for you!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Writing North Idaho is sponsoring another writing contest: A Picture is Worth 500 Words. Entry is free and prizes are awarded. For the first time, writers will be given written feedback on their entries from professional writers. Entries will be publis… Continue reading →

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Bon mots (‘bon mo’, from French meaning witty saying) about writing

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

NEW CONTEST! GET READY TO EXERCISE YOUR CREATIVITY.Writing North Idaho will announce another writing contest on Friday, May 10, 2013. Read this blog Friday to find out details about this fun contest challenging our creatives talents.    … Continue reading →

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Avoid Redundant Phrases

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Thomas Jefferson: “The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”A redundant expression (pleonasm) is a group of words, usually a pair, in which at least one word is superfluous. Some expressions are used coll… Continue reading →

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Love Scenes and (the writer)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

When she writes loves scenes, Janet Evanovich sits alone in her dedicated writing room, drinks a glass of champagne and nibbles from a bowl of M&Ms. Her Stephanie Plum series of murder mysteries are rapid fire and have a dose of sex but she fi… Continue reading →

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Phrases Beyond Their Expiration Date

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Daniel D. Stryker Huffington Post 1/2010The English language along with almost every other language except those used in remote regions of the world is in constant change. English is the most widely spoken and written language at 480 million peopl… Continue reading →

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Kudos, Goodbye, Earth Day and Writing

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

It is Writing North Idaho’s honor to send kudos to our own Jennifer Lamont Leo for winning first place for her recently completed novel in the Inland Empire Christian Writers Conference. Congratulations, Jenny! We are so proud of you.Writing North… Continue reading →

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The Confusion Over Quotations Marks and Periods~Blame It on Noah Webster

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Do you every wonder why we spell it color not colour, favor not favour, judgment not judgement, odor not odour, apologize not apologise? Do you wonder why Americans put the quotation marks outside the periods not inside like seems logical to me? W… Continue reading →

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"It was a dark and stormy night.." Plagiarism and You

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

vietnameselanguage.wordpress.com     “Two weeks after disgraced journalist Jonah Lehrer publicly apologized for the “frailties” and “weaknesses” that led to his firing from The New Yorker&nbsp… Continue reading →

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Can Men and Women Write Protagonists of The Opposite Sex?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Can an author maintain suspension of belief when writing main characters of the opposite sex? There is an ongoing debate with many facets to both sides of the argument.Our notion of story telling between sexes is genderized. Can you as a writer underst… Continue reading →

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