Who's A Writer?

[CloneFly]

I have written lots of essays on environmental issues. One that always comes to mind I remember was for a writing class and there were a lot of landslides in the news due to torrential rainfalls. My essay described how deforestation removed the protective cover from soil and that each raindrop is like a little sledgehammer breaking down soil particles into ever smaller orts of silt that work their way through channels in substrate plugging avenues for natural distribution of runoff. My professor gave me an A+ and constantly referred to it.
My essay that won the contest was about UN day. It was open to all students, but mostly English and Political Science students entered, prompted by the $1000 prize money (a significant sum at the time). The exercise was to explain what UN Day means to you, what could you do to promote UN day and how could that emphasis promote world peace. The entries were handled anonymously by removing the cover pages with our names so the Political Science and English professors who judged the contest wouldn't know who authored the pieces. Days after my name was announced, a photographer came to the house for a picture of my children and I which was printed on the front page of the University newspaper. One of the World Politics professors stopped me as I was walking across campus. He said all the judges came to the unanimous decision that mine was hands down the best essay.
That said, there were many from all sorts of disciplines. Over the years, I wrote and/or rewrote all the technical training manuals for robotics and a variety of industrial automation at a Ford Manufacturing facility. I've also put together the lesson plans for those classes. There were many other technical training manuals I did for them. Our technical training program received a RISE award.
With chickens, I've written some training guides for chicken keeping we distribute at the college where I'm an adjunct professor teaching various chicken classes.
I'm writing a book on incubation.
I'm writing a book of ghost stories from my childhood.
I did training manuals in the Army about the Soviet Military Liaison Mission.
That's all that comes to mind right now.

Oh wow, that's quite the list! But all of those sound awesome!

 

[TesoroSena]

Alright here it is:
https://pin.it/5bDC9vJGA

WARNING: do not look at the "morbidly helpful" sub-board if you're squeamish/sensitive to blood or violence... one of my main books focuses on bounty hunter, so, uh, yeah...

Also, beware, some pins do have language
(I did not create these.)

I love it. The morbidly helpful. i am saving half of those right now.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Do song writers count????

 

[CCsGarden]

I'm trying to write about my doves and draw the photos of them as well.

 

[CloneFly]

Do song writers count????

Absolutely! That's so cool!

 

[CloneFly]

I'm trying to write about my doves and draw the photos of them as well.

I'd love to see them sometime if you don't mind sharing I tried writing some stuff about the silly things some of my animals have done, but life kinda got in the way (I should start that back up)

 

[Sally PB]

I need to get back into writing. I wrote a novel (unpublished), started a sequel, started two others totally unrelated and different genres.

 

[CCsGarden]

I'd love to see them sometime if you don't mind sharing I tried writing some stuff about the silly things some of my animals have done, but life kinda got in the way (I should start that back up)

Yeah, I don't have anything written up yet, but hopefully soon! I'll share when I get a chance!

 

[azurbanclucker]

I'm a creative butterfly. One of the flowers I pollinate occasionally is writing. There are a couple of inactive members who are professional copy writers or other types of writer. There are also a number of writing contests over the years in the contest sections (like the 1000 word story contest for example).

I have a children's book finished that may or may not ever see the light of day (depending on when my illustrator gets over her self-doubt and draws the pics)

I have several short stories that are in various stages of "done".

I have craptons of poetry that is mostly for me.

And I'm world building on a very detailed level for a fantasy series, which has been hammering the inside of my skull for 30+ years, demanding to be unleashed.

I've been published a few times too, but nothing paying or that anyone would have seen unless they grew up in my hometown.

I'm also an editor's worst nightmare. I type like a drunken ferret at 120 wpm, and the typos are frequent.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I write rather actively. Have 1 that is nearing completion and 2 others I'm working on off to the side. All fantasy (and somewhat romantic, but don't actively fit that definition for genre)