393 articles on "story"

Is The Theme Running Throughout The Story

Creative Writing Tips –It’s no use coming up with a theme and not using it. Short stories are about a character or characters and about one situation or happening in those characters’ lives. By concentrating on that one thing, our stories are f...

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Writing Book Reports

If you are a student, writing a book report is something you will probably have to do at some time whether you want to or not.It has never been a favorite activity for most but it is always valuable. It is valuable because it allows you to think abou...

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Media Relations: How We Landed the Wall Street Journal's Front Page

Media Relations: How We Landed the Wall Street Journal's Front Page by: Brad Phillips Media relations is a great profession. On good days, I earn my living speaking to and learning from knowledgeable experts who ask for help in raising the...

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An Interview - on history and educational media

AN INTERVIEW:1. Can you briefly summarize why you think history is a weapon of war against people?Briefly?, not really, except to say Sun Tzu wasn’t the first to notice that propaganda was the first and most important part of conquest. Caesars won...

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In Ten Seconds The Bomb Will Go Off And Destroy The City Tension And Conflict

Which of the following sentences shows more tension to you?"The bomb will go off in a month, we have plenty of time to disarm it. Hey, do you want to play a round of golf?"Or"My god, look at the timer. Ten seconds and the bomb goes off. We'll ne...

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To Get Free Publicity, Think Local

How do you identify newsworthy stories where you work orlive?Especially newsworthy stories about yourself or your companythat you can pitch to the media in the hope of getting somefree publicity.By remembering a semi-famous quote from the late Speake...

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5 Steps to Making the Media Your Friend

The reporter is not your enemy, and he can easily be turned into your new best friend, just by following these simple steps.1.Read the publication and know what it covers.Whether you want to get on the front page of the business section in your newsp...

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How New Authors Can Keep Their Manuscript Coherent

In large publishing houses, many manuscripts penned by first-time authors, never make it past the "first reader" who for all practical purposes is a gatekeeper of sorts. This person's job is to weed out manuscripts that do not fit certain establ...

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Writing Your Family's History and Keeping Yours Alive

Research Began With a Relative My research and writing began when my mother, at 91, asked me to take on the project of writing her memoirs. I'd heard some of the stories of her younger life, but had forgotten many and never knew about others. I...

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Homeownership Is Still Possible With A Flawed Credit History

Besides lack of a down payment, bad credit is one of the biggest obstacles to homeownership. However, just because you have blemishes on your credit doesn't mean that it has to be a dream deferred. It just means that you need to go into the home...

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