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Summaries and Short Reviews

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http://www.smithmag.net

Website Review by: AnaW     


 
When I first found this website - presented as a blog-a-zine, created in 2006 - I was very surprised about the
idea: creating a story out of six words. A creative statement starting from which you could elaborate and develop a whole narrative. This resumé part we do it sometimes, as Twitter user and yes, in some cases, it is a matter of creativity to succeed in sending to the followers at least an interesting message.
Smith Magazine is a literary magazine mostly, with usual and normal story, from our everyday life. Of course, some of them are put in a literary form in readable as short essays. As a feature about everyday life. The new trend in journalism. Some of the topics already addressed: food life, tell a story about your neighbor, my ex, America, and digital life. You are free to build your story, to chose the right picture and to create the background story. Other people are reading you and making comments. Democracy of words, isn't it?
Already, some of the best six words under various theme were already published in books. Periodically, new competitions are launched. One of the prize: your successful six word memoir, published on a T-shirt.
Writing is a matter of native talent, of course, but also a matter of permanent exercise: it is always a challenge to use the same words to describe various contexts and situations. You don't have to be a professional writer to be published, but still it is necessary to read and write, by your own, under a tutorship. But the advantage is the number of website you have at your disposal to exercise and improve your skills.
In addition, you have access to various information and news about writers or competitions or everything it have to do with the new wave of creative writing. Your writer test could start right now: Think about  telling in six words about...You see? Once you start, it is not easy to stop.
Published: October 13, 2009
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