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Time Out For Writers ANWA's 22nd Conference will be held at the Mesa Hilton from February 20 through February 22. Attendees can participate in a query/pitch workshop, attend two full days of classes with industry professionals, enter our "BOB" contest (Beginning of Book) and win fabulous prizes, and pitch their work to both national and local agents and editors.    Gregg Luke  WRITING WHITE-KNUCKLE SUSPENSE Ever wonder why some pages burn with the intensity of whitewater rafting while others are like floating down a gentle, meandering brook? It all comes down to the six elements of suspense writing. This course will demonstrate various techniques to writing page-turning, white-knuckle suspense in any genre. The discussion will include compelling characterization, good pacing, anticipation vs. thrills, detailing and techno stuff, resolution, and the trimming of all fat. Gregg R. Luke, R.Ph. was born in Bakersfield, California, but spent the majority of his childhood and young adult life in Santa Barbara, California. He served an LDS mission in Wisconsin, then pursued his education in Natural Sciences at SBCC, UCSB, and BYU. He completed his schooling at the University of Utah, College of Pharmacy. Gregg currently practices pharmacy in Logan, Utah. He is a voracious reader and has been writing stories since childhood. He has been published in Skin Diver Magazine, the Oceanographic Letter, Destiny Magazine, and the New Era Magazine. His fictional novels include The Survivors, Do No Harm, Altered State, Blink Of An Eye, Bloodborne, and Deadly Undertakings, five of which were Whitney Award finalists.   Gratitude Giveaway!     As a huge thanks for all the early ANWA Conference registrations, everyone  who registers by Thanksgiving Day (Next Week - 11/28/13) will automatically be entered into a giveaway for $15 at the conference bookstore!  If you haven't registered  yet, there's still time. Arizona Educator Licensing "Time Out for Writers" offers Professional Development hours for Arizona Educator Licensing. Receive up to 17 Professional Developmental hours that can be applied toward the renewal of your Arizona Educator's License! Register Today! Thursday, Friday and Saturday February 20-22, 2014 Hilton Phoenix/East Mesa 1011 West Holmes Avenue Mesa,  Arizona   85210-4923  STAY CONNECTED

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Stale Writing Week

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Lest any of you feel for me over the Stale Writing Week---don't. It's been a productive week. This exercise was for any writer that hits the proverbial wall. Some do even though it is NanoWrito Month.  And if by chance these tips have helped you in some way, feel free to share them.

(Of course I wouldn't complain if you linked a comment back here to me. J)

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Stale Writing Day 7

Stale Writing Tip: Day 7

Okay, it's been one of those weeks. Let's not drag it out…

…take the day off, dagnabit!

Or,----you can spend the day making up cuss words that aren't cuss words like dagnabit, beetlefuzz, fatosis, halawhatcha…

You get the idea, now run with it (or walk).

Stale Writing Week muddles on to Day 6

Stale Writing Tip: Day 6

If you are a religious person, think of the creation. God didn't stop creating on the sixth day, he lined everything up and took it all to His main character, Adam, and had him name everything. What would your main character name your villain? Your love interest? And every character in the book? Now, go back and have the main character tell you why each name was chosen.

Go for a walk.

It may not be Friday but it is Day 5 of a Stale Writing Week

Stale Writing Tip: Day 5

Think of the last five days as a work week. It's been a bad week. Time to look forward to the weekend. Fridays are always the best day of the work week. Why is that the case for you?

 Humor in the office? Try telling a joke or better yet, writing one.

 Friday after work mean cocktails…for you? Not recommended while trying to write, but if what you've been doing all week isn't working, it's time for a change up.