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Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:17 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Six Word Saturday:
Ebony said, "Rhetorical device of the week: Climax.Climax is the presentation of words or clauses in order of increasing importance.Random order: Before I go out with friends tonight, I need to do my laundry, pay my bills, paint my nails, and check my..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:17 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled How To Be A Better Writer:
Ebony said, "After nearly ten years of teaching high school music, I suddenly found myself teaching high school English. Up until that point, I thought I was a good writer — a really good writer. I had won writing contests in grade school, earned high..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:17 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled What Paralyzes Your Creativity? What Fuels It?:
Ebony said, "Fear paralyzes my creativity — fear of being laughed at, looked down upon, and talked about. Simply put, my creativity paralyzes when I’m scared that I’m not good enough. This happens almost every time I sit down to write...." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Short Story: Mr. Prescriptivist's Band:
Ebony said, "Heat hovered over the football field. The marching band students slapped at their arms and legs in protest to the blood-thirsty mosquitoes. Mr. Prescriptivist, the band director, called..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Six Word Saturday:
Ebony said, "Rhetorical device of the day: Expletive.An expletive is a word or phrase in a sentence that emphasizes the words immediately before and after the expletive.Without expletive: Mary hates pizza.With expletive: Mary, clearly, hates pizza. Without..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Nominalization:
Ebony said, "Nominalization is a noun form of a verb. Here are some examples.NominalizationVerbperformanceperformrealizationrealizedecisiondecideIf you use nominalization carelessly, you may end up of with clunky sentences like these.The performance of..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Nominalization Exercise Answers:
Ebony said, "Here are possible rewrites for yesterday's sentences. 1. The teacher explained the assignment, yet I don't understand.2. He suddenly appeared on my doorstep and startled me.3. John earned high marks on his research paper because his information was..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Parallelism:
Ebony said, "Parallelism means listing words, clauses, or phrases of the same grammatical unit. Consider the following sentence.Not Parallel: The cat was huge, furry, had big eyes, and was purring softly.Let’s look at the items that are listed in this..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled What's One Thing You Learned That Blew Your Mind?:
Ebony said, "When you smile, you can trick your brain into believing you’re happy. The first time I heard Shawn Achor say this, it went in one ear and out the other. I had been listening to his book, The Happiness Advantage, on my Audible app..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:16 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Short Story: Polished:
Ebony said, "The train arrived. Nervous and dripping with water, she stood in the lobby and waited. The clamour confused her: footfalls and squeaky shoes, luggage carts that sounded like roars of thunder, people speaking, babies crying, children..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled What Chances Can I Take To Live Life More Fully?:
Ebony said, "1. Open my heart. 2. Spend more time with my family.3. Meet new people more often. 4. Speak my truth to everyone. 5. Write every single day. 6. Count my blessings every single day. 7...." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Christianity?:
Ebony said, "I grew up in a small Baptist Church in Los Angeles. My parents had been members since 1975. It was truly a family affair: my mom’s mother and sisters joined shortly after my parents. A few years later, though, my grandmother and..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Short Story: Empty:
Ebony said, "He wasn’t who she thought he was, so she kicked him out.His deception enrages her. The cadence of his voice — milky and baritone, hanging wistfully in the air — haunts her.After she had demanded he leave, her face soaked and itchy..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Being: My Trip to the Buddhist Temple:
Ebony said, "I scramble into the temple thirty minutes late. The thunderous roll of drums and the peppery aroma of incense greet me first. It reminds me of the foyer at my childhood baptist church: laminated floors buried under rows of folding chairs;..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Stream of Consciousness Pep Talk:
Ebony said, "I suppose it’s cliche for writers to blog about their moments of discouragement, and I suppose I’m no exception. I struggle with writing. There are moments when I love it, and moments when I’m packing its bags and kicking it out of my..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:15 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Chiasmus:
Ebony said, "Chiasmus is a type of parallelism that reverses the order of elements in a sentence. Consider the following formulas.ParallelismFormulaExampleABABAB ABHe gratefully accepted the money and quickly ran to the..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled The Foul "G" Word:
Ebony said, "Grammar is inescapable. We do everything in grammatical units. We engage with nouns and pronouns — the people in our lives, the furniture in our homes, the hair or lack thereof on our heads. To engage with nouns, we need verbs...." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled What Everybody Needs:
Ebony said, "Last week I had an inspiring tweetversation with one of my twitter friends. She was delighted to discover that I am an author because she is an aspiring author working diligently on her children’s book. My fellow tweeter confessed that..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Twitter Rage:
Ebony said, "Tweet.After the premiere of Ghost Busters this summer, Leslie Jones’ Twitter feed was clogged with racist and sexist tweets. Ostensibly, people were less than thrilled that women— including one black woman— had been cast in their..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Why I Now Appreciate Gilmore Girls:
Ebony said, "When I was in college, I was devoted to one television drama: Dawson’s Creek. I was addicted—unabashedly addicted— to the cheesy histrionics of Joey and Dawson, Joey and Pacey, Joey and whomever. When Dawson’s father died in season five, I..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Identity Politics: Who's Who on Television?:
Ebony said, "One month after the election, liberal’s heads are still spinning. Their initial shock of a Donald Trump victory may have dwindled, but their resentment and resistance are still vacillating between a simmer and boil. As they scramble to answer the..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled How I Got Through the Swarm:
Ebony said, "May 2016I arrive at Staples, in a hurry, in need of ink. I step out of my car and into a swarm of bees. I scream, collapse back into my seat, and shut the door.Through the windows, I see dozens of bees zooming aimlessly. Fuzzy, yellow, black..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:14 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled LA Snowflakes:
Ebony said, "Before I could renege, Kirstin had already confirmed my RSVP to her Christmas party in her apartment, upstairs from mine. Can’t wait to see you! So excited you’re coming, yay! Xoxo. ❤️Her text message flashed across the screen of my..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:13 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Confidence?:
Ebony said, "Vocabulary.com defines confidence as “a feeling of trust and firm belief in yourself or others.” Trust and firm belief in myself— to me, these two concepts have always been amorphous. And in those rare moments when I think I’ve solidified..." more
Thursday, December 29, 2016 6:56:17 PM
Ebony Haywood wrote a blog post titled Short Story: Strangers In The Night:
Ebony said, "The candle flickered in the dark room. Ben sat, staring at it, nearly hypnotized by its sway. He had no electricity; he forgot to pay the bill. The water was still running, but not for long because soon he would forget to pay that too. In an hour or..." more