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Do You Want To Improve Your Writing in Your Pajamas?

WANACon

The title of this post has a dangling modifier…and possibly other dangly bits.

But I wanted to tell you of an online writing conference that is going on in just a few days, something you can enjoy in the comfort of your “Zombies Rule” pjs.

WANACon is February 22 and 23 and is packed with fab speakers. If you want to see the goodness, here is the WANACon schedule. It costs only $125 for both days, or $75 for a single day. You can even purchase pitch appointments with agents.

As a teacher and an author, I’m a firm believer that anyone can be a writer if she is  hungry enough to learn, to practice, to fail, and to repeat.

Here’s to learning.

And to knowing when it’s okay to dangle your modifier.

Filed Under: On the Move Tagged With: online writing conference, WANACon

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  1. Brown Road Chronicles says

    February 17, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    I have no idea what a dangling modifier is but sounds like something maybe a pair of spanx could fix?

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    • hiddinsight says

      February 17, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      Hahaha…good one 🙂

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      • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

        February 19, 2013 at 12:47 pm

        🙂

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  2. VeronicaThePajamaThief says

    February 17, 2013 at 10:30 pm

    BRC… a modifier, as you probably know, is a is a word that modifies a subject. Participles… verbs that act as adjectives… are one type of modifier.

    In high school, Sister Emilie taught English. Her French-accented English lent, to my ears, anyway, a slightly erotic sound. I would go out of my way to dangle participles just to hear Sister use that phrase

    “Dangling” means your participial phrase is hanging out there without a proper subject in sight, hence… ‘dangling participle’. An example of a dangling participle…

    Writing in my pajamas, I find myself much more productive. Naked works too, but if Tina is around, my productivity suffers.

    Okay, enough dangling… I’ve a book to review.

    😉

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    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      February 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm

      This stream-of-consciousness comment totally cracked me up. Thanks, Veronica!

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      • VeronicaThePajamaThief says

        February 19, 2013 at 10:09 pm

        I have my moments… lol!

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  3. susielindau says

    February 18, 2013 at 6:52 am

    I’ll have to catch the next one. I’m going back to Wisconsin to celebrate my dad’s 87 birthday!

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    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      February 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm

      Happy Birthday to Daddy Susie!

      Reply
  4. ryoko861 says

    February 19, 2013 at 7:07 am

    Too early in the morning (and school was too long ago) for dangling parts or whatever…..

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    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      February 19, 2013 at 12:47 pm

      I hear ya.

      Reply
  5. The Hook says

    February 21, 2013 at 7:50 am

    If only I wasn’t supporting dozens of Crown Corporations….

    Reply

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