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A Great Loneliness

A Great Loneliness by: James Collins 'Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers. What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, Man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, ...

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Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing

Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing by: Jesse S. Somer “No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers. It seems my destiny is never to ...

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The Bottomless Notebook

The Bottomless Notebook by: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-RussReading through a writer's notebook or journal is like discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds amidst a pile of rubble. That little notebook is a powerhouse of ideas for every writer: T...

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Don't Forget That Manual!

No user manual? Surely you jest!It may seem comical, but it's a surprisingly common situation. I've encountered many companies that don't provide any user manuals with their products. If they do, their manuals are often horribly incohe...

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Does Your Theme Contain Character, Conflict, Resolution

Creative Writing Tips –For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things…1.Character2.Conflict3.Resolution What’s the reason for this? If your theme doesn’t contain these three essential el...

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Is Censorship a Dirty Word

On the shelves of the children's section of your local library or bookstore you'll find books with characters who are child molesters, compulsive gamblers, and drug addicts. Teenagers in young adult novels have too much to drink, get pregna...

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HOW TO CREATE THE RIGHT RESUME

Do you continue to generate interest and secure interviews for jobs that you do not want?The interview process can be time consuming and very unproductive when you are preparing to discuss a job that you really don’t want. When you write resumes th...

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5 Steps in Publishing and Selling Your First E-book

What is an e-book?An e-book is simply a digital file that contains content that entertains,enlightens or inspires your reader.It can be 5 pages long or 2500 pages long. It can be a complete book thatuses all of the old fashioned elements of book publ...

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Apostrophe Usage Explained

APOSTROPHE USAGE EXPLAINEDCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAccording to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southernersays "Y'all watch this," get out of the way because those areprobably the last words he will ever say.Well, I am a Southerner...

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The subject is vivid imagery

I was asked recently by a poet how to bring more vivid imagery into his writing. So you want to use vivid imagery in your writing? Well first in order to write using vivid imagery you are going to visualize your subject matter. Close your eyes and pu...

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