Lisaβs Writopia was created in February 2015. What are my all-time top ten articles? The ones listed below are the most popular articles on my website. Each title is a link to the article, and the first paragraph of each article is after its title. 1 – Confusing Words β Aah, Ah, Ahh, Aw, and…
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Fiction Writing, Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Wacky Street Names
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Short Stories/Novellas, Words
Ghouls Amongst Us β a Review
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• •Fiction Writing, Town Names, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Towns with Car Names
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• •Fiction Writing, Words, Yes, There's a Word for That
Yes, Thereβs a Word for That: Ha-ha and Other Unusual Words
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• •Does ha-ha always mean laughter? What do you call someone who is a leech? What is the term for one who advocates equal rights for men? What else can goose flesh be called? ha-ha β Ha-ha is not always laughter, although if someone tripped because of your ha-ha, it would probably cause you, not the…
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Writing
Jodie M. Swanson β The Story Behind Her Books
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• •Jodie M. Swanson, a graduate from Owen-Withee High School, has served in the US Air Force and writes what her dreams tell her to. Sometimes she blurs the genre line when writing fantasy, paranormal, military/conspiracy, and alien contact. In her science fiction writing, she uses lots of real-life conversations and experiences. Her first work, Another…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Operation Hail Storm β a Review
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• •Marshall Hail, an industrial billionaire and respected physicist, is a man on a mission. His mission turns to revenge though once his wife and twin daughters are killed by terrorists. Now his only desire is to kill the those responsible for taking his family from him. When a super rich and intelligent man wants to…
Fiction Writing, Household, Product Reviews, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Talking Trash
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• •Trash cans havenβt always been around for families to dispose of their trash in. So what did they do with their garbage? That depended on where they lived. Farmers and their families turned food scraps into pig slop. Of course, pigs will eat anything, even dead bodies, so who knows what was fed to them.…
Book Reviews, Christian Books, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Inspirational, New Words Learned, Words
The Angel Warriors: Earthbound β a Review
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• •Have you ever wondered exactly what went on in heaven before Lucifer was cast out? What exactly did he do? Angel Warriors: Earthbound puts a story around those events. The series is fictional, but we will find out when we reach our eternal home just how close this authorβs imagination took her to what really…
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Why I Wrote The Angel Warriors Series β Guest Post by Melinda S. Reynolds
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• •Why did I write The Angel Warriors series? That question, and any other question relating to writing, is never easy for me to answer because I never entertained the slightest notion of becoming a writer. Around 1974 or so, I became involved in various fandoms, and I wrote a fanzine story about a near-death experience.…