Creative Writer Meets The World

Have you ever really wanted to learn how to successfully make, help co own, or moderate a group? Well now is your chance you will be getting tips, hints, and real advice from someone that has been referred as the Groups Queen. Currently I own 10 groups and moderate 4. I have owned and moderated many various groups ever since groups were clubs in 1999. If you have any specific questions at anytime on any subject or point on this please feel free to reply to the post or email me at mandyshorb@gmail.com How Do You Make A Group? Once on the group’s page you click on the upper right corner where it says: start your group today. You click on that to get started on making your own group. The very first thing you have to do is categorize your group this is to help those to find a way to your group other than advertising it to your friends and any other groups you might be in. Once you figure out exactly where you want to place your group you click on the button place my group here. You...

Is book banning and burning still a thing of the past? Should we as a group of people be afraid that people who disagree with certain books might try to make the power were books are banned from libraries, schools, and other places? With the current story of one lady trying to ban the Harry Potter Book Series from her child’s school one would think that the burning times might not be such a thing of the past anymore. I personally felt the whole thought that someone would try to ban a book series that is fantasy related just due to it being about a wizard is a bit absurd at best, have we come to a world where we have to be afraid of what we write just because it might get banned when it is a writer’s creative license? Are we in danger that books like Harry Potter and countless others that are considered fantasy will be banned from our shelves just due to one person? Will we soon hear more Boards of Education and other places such as boards for libraries and other places on the subjec...

As I sat down deciding to work on my article for this month I seemed to be having not the problem of writers block, but more of a decision of what to write about for the month. I have such a good amount of things I could work on, and it seemed all the information I have on various articles I could do would be great, but there was one problem. It wasn’t what I wanted to use for this little column I have. Now, some might wonder why I would make such a fuss, when it will still be made an article. I wanted to do something special for this little column not to say the other articles aren’t special, but I felt that this was like my blog, a little bit of me in the world of life. There seemed to be so much on my mind, everything from the anniversary of September 11th which this year would be the 5th year since it happened, to the recent event of Steve Irwin’s passing. Not to mention that everything felt weird, this whole week I Have noticed that things were not going right and it seemed to sta...

Merry meet all! Great to have you here. You will find out I am a pretty easy going caring and try to be pretty smiley person. I've been very excited since I knew I would be a part of this so it's good to meet you all. I will be offering tarot readings, information on various Wiccan practices, herbs, Goddess and the like and how we deal with life on a daily basis in terms of our faith verses those of other faiths. Let me tell you a bit more about myself just in case you didn't read my bio on the website. My name is Mandy Shorb but you can call me Mandy or Sudi I'll answer to both. I have been interesting in Paganism since I was a sophomore in High School. I just recently have been getting more intoned with it again although I have been a member of a few groups that celebrate Wiccan and Pagan paths for a few months now. I am currently taking classes through Witch School which is wonderful some stuff I never knew about and some are great refreshers on things I did learn th...

I didn’t hear it on the news today, About how you were changing you way, About how you were leaving the world, With so many tears on people’s faces, The world lost someone great today But I didn’t hear it on the news today, I didn’t hear it on the news today, How much you impacted everyone around you, But you were not told about because you weren’t A celebrity you were what is considered normal, And normal doesn’t sell news today, I didn’t hear it on the news today, That you were marrying the guy of your dreams, And that you couldn’t tell me because the news Was all filled with things of sadness and not greatness, Of wars and pain, Of hate and religion, Of politics and strife, I didn’t hear it on the news today, That you had a new joy that you brought in the world, That you brought a new face to the planet, That your life forever changed, That you were now experiencing parenthood, I didn’t hear it on the news today, That the person you thought loved you, Broke your heart into millions ...

When you are working on an author’s bio you normally want to have certain information in it including of course your name or a name you go by if you have a pen name, lot of times especially if it is a long term assignment or a book getting published you want a general location, and a little history about your writing. You may include your age but I normally suggest against it due to the work that is involved in updating it constantly. I also do not suggest giving out your full mailing address unless it is a PO Box when it comes to fan clubs and other correspondence with your readers not to mention it helps keep your privacy. Now some other things you want to include are any web links to your work or to a site you might have featuring your work as well. This will give yourself traffic which might help you sell more things if you are selling something or at least generate a fan base for your work as you work on various portions on your website. There are many various places you can go...

What if I waited longer for you to come home, Would you have found me and made me yours again? Would you have brushed away all the tears deep In the lonely heart you left me when you vanished Without a trace? Would my life been changed and would I be Where I am now? If I stayed in touch with you, Would we have dated? Would we have told each other the feeling In our young hearts and minds? Would we had the courage to say that I like you More than just a friend? What would have happened if I turned around Instead of walking away? Would our relationship lasted longer? Or did I prevent the enviable? Would we have met with a kiss if I came back to you? Or would I have decided that walking away Was the best thing to do? What would have happened if I didn’t listen To a lot of people that gave me advice on relationships How would that have changed where I am today? There seems to be more questions than answers On what might have been if things were different, If I had taken a different path, A...

Summer blows you a kiss as the days get warm, The light of the sun warms your face, The heat of the memory of the Summer Fling’s embrace, The cool of the touch when the Fling ends, The feelings of temptation calls your name, The feelings of lust pound on your soul, The wanting of more reminds you every day, Just how close you came to forever love, The tears and pain hit your eyes, And fall like a flood, Because you thought it ended to soon, You thought it would be more than a Fling, You thought maybe just this once, Life would never be the same, Life would be filled with the love you always dreamed, The love that is buried in the depths of your soul, You want to lose hope by the end of the Summer, You do not want to have anymore Summer Dreams, But you feel a voice calling inside of you, Saying no, don’t give up yet, You wonder if you can find your hope, If you can find your ground, You wonder if you could ever stop, Ever stop the pain that comes at times With the warmth of the Summer, ...

Don’t try to change me, I will not follow you just blindly, Do not try to silence my voice, Just because I believe differently than you, Do not say oh she will hopefully come around When talking of your beliefs Because I will not change myself on behalf of you, I am who I am because I’ve been down that path before And I have seen the close mindedness and harshness of reality, I have seen that the door just seems to close and it does not call me, And it never will, Don’t try to change me by trying to lecture to me, And try to make me feel bad for choosing What I have chosen as my path in this life, Don’t not give me the all mighty then thy speeches, I will just not listen and I will walk away, Just respect my choices and I will respect yours, Do not try to convert me, I do not need converting or saving, I am who I am and I will not change Just for you, I will not change for anyone but myself, Don’t try to change me, Instead accept me, for who I am, And who I am going to be, Please don’t...

I want you to need me, To want to hold me forever in your arms, To kiss my lips and no one else’s, I want you to just depend on my touch To keep you warm at night, And to keep you warm no matter where we are, I want you desire this, The love that is in my flesh, The love that is in my soul, The love that desires you more than anything, Anything in this world, I want you to call my name And say how I am the only one, How you cannot breathe without me, How you cannot think without me near, How you don’t want to be anything But this love of mine in my heart and soul, I want you to depend on me, As I depend on you To be my heart, To be my soul, To be my love forever more, To be everything I have ever desired, And oh so much more, I want to kiss your lips and no one else’s, I need you and no one else, I depend on your touch to keep me warm, I desire all that is you, And this heart, And this soul, And us. I call upon you my love, To make me happy when I am sad, To make me laugh when I am dow...