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Carole McDonnell

living in Peekskill, NY

TOTAL VIEWS: 5,310

PUBLISHED CONTENT: 15

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CONTENT PRODUCER SINCE: 10/03/2006

I am married, 46 years old, Jamaican-American, mother of two sons. I am a freelance writer, and freelance book, music, and film reviewer. My fiction appears in many anthologies. My novel Wind Follower will be published by Juno Books in June 2007

Education/Experience: BA Literature

Interests: religion, writing, reviewing, editing, Christianity, Bible, movies

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How Many Times Should I Rewrite?

All writing must be revised through successive drafts. It's best to be methodical

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Lesson Plans: Media, Message

How the media affects the message and how the poet and artist understands art.

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The Story of My Encounter with My Angel

I was sixteen and I saw an angel. It helped me connect to my spiritual father. The angel had a wonderful smile

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Why Do Christians Worship on Sunday, the First Day of the Week?

Many Christians don't understand some of the traditions of their own religion. We don't know why we worship on the first day of the week.

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Discovery, Not Attainment

Jesus said we will know the truth and the truth will set us free. We need to read our Bibles so we can understand the many truths. It's not about attaining but discovering what God has said

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Lesson Plan: Shakespeare's "My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun

The Loves of Great Poets or The Lives of Great Men. Using poetry and social norms to understand comparison and to understand praise

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Teaching Children About Stereotypical Characters in Movies

Children often don't know what they know. They don't know how trained their assessment of things already are

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A Travel Guide for Christians Traveling into Foreign Cultures and Religions

Just as geographical journeys have pitfalls, so do spiritual journeys. And for Christians, it might be best to study the guidebooks before you begin venturing into another spiritual tradition.

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The Uses and Misuses of Inspiration: Why so Much Christian Fiction is so Bad

The Lord may have given you an idea but it is up to you to perfect it. Imagining one's self as inspired will only produce bad writing. Your work is a work of fiction and must follow those rules.

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Writing the Other by Feminist Fiction Writers Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward: A Practical Approach

"Writing the Other" by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, feminist speculative fiction writers, is directed to writers but others will benefit from reading it. It challenges readers to examine preconceived ...

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Robert Fleming's Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror: Horror Stories Rooted in the African Diaspora

A collection book of horror stories rooted in the African diaspora

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For Jestine

a true memory, a poem I wrote when my friend died.

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I Fear My Mother Will

a poem about the fear of the mother

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Snow White

a poem about snow white

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What's the Difference Between the Theme of a Story and Its Moral?

Many writers, especially Christian writers, write preachy stories because they confuse a story's theme with its moral. Exploring a theme means creating characters who illustrate various threads of a ...

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