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The Long Halloween is one of the best Batman tales ever told in comic form. With Jeph Loeb's writing and Tim Sale's classic imagery, this should not be missed.
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Published: Sep 28, 2007
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Neil Gaiman created in the Sandman comics one of the best comic stories ever told. This graphic novel is the beginning of an enchanted series of stories.
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Published: Sep 28, 2007
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Superman and Batman meet often, but for some time Supergirl had been out of the mix. What would happen if a new Supergirl appeared in the DC Comics universe.
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Published: Sep 28, 2007
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Comic books work because they do what other formats cannot. This essay explains, in short, why we read comic books like "Batman" and "X-Men."
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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What is the anti-hero? This essay defines it, along with providing examples and ways to use the characters to improve your story.
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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The hero is important to any piece of literature. Many believe the anti-hero is more enjoyable, but the hero should never be undervalued.
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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Autobiographical fiction can enliven your prose. Consider it when you are in need of ideas, because life is full of them.
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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Creative writing is important for any writer to master. It opens doors that writers always search for.
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Published: Sep 27, 2007
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Consider these points the next time you want to buy a comic book.
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Published: Sep 24, 2007
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With "The Dark Knight" commercials already airing, this article will focus on the history of Batman and why the man behind the mask is so popular.
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Published: Sep 24, 2007
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Tom Cruise may be controversial, but his films are often top sellers. This article explores his films.
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Published: Sep 24, 2007
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Sylvester Stallone is more than the action star seen in his action flicks, and more than a down-and-out boxer. This articles explores his many films.
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Published: Sep 24, 2007
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Johnny Depp is the leading male movie star of our era. With many classics to his name, Depp is one of the more popular stars in Hollywood. This essay looks at his career.
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Published: Sep 21, 2007
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Becoming a talented writer can begin with working as an editor. This essay explores how to improve as an editor, how to make it an income, and what the aspects of good editing are.
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Published: Sep 21, 2007
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Batman is usually the one in trouble, but in this classic graphic novel, Bruce Wayne is in trouble.
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Published: Sep 21, 2007
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Comic books can be great. This essay explores the aspects of the best comic books.
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Published: Sep 20, 2007
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There are countless books on grief, but few on the fact many who die every year were drug addicts. This essay explores what the family can do when this happens.
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Published: Sep 20, 2007
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The first story is critical to gaining the confidence in not only beginning a story but ending it. This essay explores what it means to write the first story.
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Published: Sep 20, 2007
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Money seems to rule just about everyone. This essay offers solutions to not being controlled by dollar signs.
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Published: Sep 20, 2007
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This essay explores how being sad can be a good thing for a recovering drug addict.
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Published: Sep 19, 2007
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Sometimes, when a recovering drug addict is happy, they remember when they were using. This is the danger of happiness: often it leads to relapse.
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Published: Sep 19, 2007
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Drugs destroys thousands of lives every year in the USA--some lose their lives, others careers. This essay explores why you should not use drugs.
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Published: Sep 19, 2007
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For some reason, college students use drugs more often than anyone else. This article asks why, and offers solutions.
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Published: Sep 19, 2007
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A career in journalism is possible. This essay explores why a writer should consider this field, and what tools are needed.
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Published: Sep 18, 2007
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College students constantly battle addiction and depression. This essay focuses on what the college student who hopes to battle depression can do.
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Published: Sep 18, 2007
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Characters form the core of any novel. Here, a discussion on how characters can save your novel, or to write readable prose, is related.
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Published: Sep 18, 2007
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All fantasy characters, or at least the majority, have a destiny. The next time you jump on board a fantasy novel, consider that which is integral to your characters: their destiny.
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Published: Sep 18, 2007
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Things like money and power are what motivate most characters. Character motivation is critical to any fiction piece. This article explains why.
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Published: Sep 05, 2007
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The reminders will not apply to everyone; some of these things go hand-in-hand for many writers.
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Published: Sep 05, 2007
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Notebook writing is different than typing an endless number of sentences on a laptop. This essay tells you why writing in a notebook is far from a waste of time.
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Published: Sep 04, 2007
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The man vs beast story is common in comic books. Everyone from Spider-Man to Superman has faced countless monsters. This essay explains how you can do it too.
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Published: Sep 04, 2007
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One important facet of the writer is the imagination. It can be propelled by reading the great authors or watching the great directors. Imagination is important for every artist and this piece tells y...
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Published: Sep 04, 2007
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This article explores ways to keep your fiction simple, and in doing so making your story better.
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Published: Aug 27, 2007
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This essay discusses what one should do when reading their first novel.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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This essay explores what a writer should do with their first comic book script.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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Comic book writers should be called artists, just like the novelist or freelance non-fiction writer. This article tells one why.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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This essay explores new ways to experiment with fiction, including the unreliable narrator and the time-tested present tense.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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When choosing a comic book, a fan can be inundated with different characters. This essay explores the team comic and solo hero comic.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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Magazines do not always publish experimental non-fiction, but often they do. This essay explores how to write experimental magazine writing.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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We do not always have to write in the first person. We can be humorous too. This essay is for those journalists who wish they could bend the rules.
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Published: Aug 20, 2007
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The writer should recognize the gift that smiling is, even in his or her darkest hour.
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Published: Aug 14, 2007
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A creative story can be a joy to write. This article tells you how to make any piece entertaining, readable, and possibly published.
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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Writers work through paragraphs unconsciously sometimes. This article explores why the page should dictate to us, how to develop a lead (even in fiction), and how to stay focused.
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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Have you never had an original idea? Consider working on your storytelling mechanics first. The original ideas will follow.
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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There is a racial divide in America that has no quick cure. The answer to racism is not to qualify stereotypes with any race.
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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These thoughts on writing comic scripts boil down to the basic comic book panel. The comic form has possibilities because of the panel. This discussion explores that.
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Published: Aug 13, 2007
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This essay is intended for the freelance non-fiction writer. It shows the power that the editing and drafting processes have.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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A writer is always looking for pay. This essay offers a few side career choices for the freelance writer of any kind.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This article explains the signs that you, the comic book fan, could become a writer in the field.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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Want to write the perfect rough draft? You shouldn't, because just getting out the story is good enough.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This article will focus on detailing the options a writer of fiction has.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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A career can be made for a writer if only they can see the world. This essay explores that idea.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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Comic fans rarely understand why others do not read the "funny books." This essay is a primer in explaining comic books to others.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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Everything from details, alliteration, to theme is here, and how to connect it to the story.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This article helps the non-fiction writer stay focused on a single project.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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An introduction the possibilities for a new writer. This article just lays out the options a beginning non-fiction writer should know, from writing essays to writing books.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This article helps the fiction writer decide how many drafts to write.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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The basic event theme, or man vs nature, is a popular field for fiction writers to explore. Here, some great event fiction is broken down so we can learn how to do it ourselves.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This essay explores how to make the beginning of a fiction piece even better.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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The writer with a million ideas may never find them on the page.
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Published: Aug 12, 2007
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This article focuses on why we should edit down every piece we write.
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Published: Aug 08, 2007
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The first person non-fiction piece can capture a piece of humanity. But, the form should not be used too much for the career writer.
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Published: Aug 08, 2007
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The first person short story is popular today. This article explains why literary short fiction pays the most, and what can be done with the first person short story.
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Published: Aug 08, 2007
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This article tells you of the lonely page, the doubts we have, and where we can make writing fun.
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Published: Aug 08, 2007
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Everything from breaking the rules to finding a character is in this short essay.
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Published: Aug 07, 2007
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Those with a creative touch can make a career out of writing. But writing is about much more than just earning an income. And income is important, but so is the excitement, wonder, thinking, and recog...
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Published: Aug 07, 2007
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We forget the passion we sometimes have for writing. This essay explores that.
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Published: Aug 07, 2007
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An essay exploring the reasons to write on art topics for print publications.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Writing articles does not have to be difficult. Follow some of these "rules" and you will find that to be true.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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A discussion on why the online art essay is popular and how to write one.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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An essay on the dangers and pluses of attempting both fiction and non-fiction. This essay offers solutions.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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We all have dreams we wished we could achieve. This essay explores that.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Writing can be the best therapy for mental pain. This essay explores that notion.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Calling ourselves writers is something we love doing. This essay tells you the signs that you, the reader, could be a writer on the inside
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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We often wish for things we do not need. The stylish mustang, the expensive suit, the endless supply of beer or cigarettes, the job that has all the benefits, and even the career which seems to good t...
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Explores how to get past a bad day, make the next one good, and how to live the writing life in short.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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This works for any writer. We ask "What if?" when we are blocked. We ask it when we need to change something. This essay explores those thoughts.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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An essay on finding a spiritual side. This explores the times a higher power is serious, and the times we have to be humorous.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Failure is the one thing all writers have in common. This essay discusses why we should lose the word from our vocabulary.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Style is crucial to any writer. Style leads to sales. This article explores that.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Artists need to practice art. This article focuses on the writer and their commitment to prose.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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Writing is about finding questions and answering them. We explore prose when we write; and find a career can be made by traveling the highways of the mind. This essay discusses that analogy.
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Published: Aug 03, 2007
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From theme, to character and story, this essay explores the basics in making fiction memorable.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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This article highlights the basics in playing basketball, from the jump shot to training.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Basketball is one of the ultimate team sports. Many say football is the superior team sport, but basketball holds its own place in the annals of competitive sports.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Asking for help is one of the hardest things for many people to do. This essay explores that.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Sometimes as writers, we have to force the words out. This essay explores that.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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We should fulfill our creative desires to using creative "foods." Instead of dieting or anything about real food, lets explore that what inspires us.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Mental healthy is a growing field in writing because so many are afflicted. This article explains in short what can be done with an article on mental health, from depression to mental illness.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Gaining strength is not just about lifting the heavy weights. Often we can work our muscles more by working with smaller weights. This essay explores strategies on doing so.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Many of us feel we are not ready to write the novel. If that were true thousands of novels would never see print. This article tells you what to do before you write the masterpiece.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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We should never set out to define any work. We develop, evolve, and let the story tell itself. This article explores that theory with a focus on non-fiction.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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The idea is often not credited for doing anything. The writer wrote the story. This article tells you what happens before this idea, and why it's important.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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We work on the page so much we lose control over it. The problem is this control. We can become one with the page by following the simple rules addressed here.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Freedom in writing has no definition, but it is why so many pursue it. We can choose what we want to do. That is key. This article explores that.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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This article highlights the important challenges found in any piece of short fiction. It includes info on how to become successful in this dynamic field of writing.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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There is something in writing, the process or the idea, that brings about a joy. It is not always joy, but the best moments are filled with it. This article tells you why.
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Published: Jul 31, 2007
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Article writing can be as difficult as fiction writing. This article details how to get past the bane many non-fiction writers have in judging fiction.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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Fiction writing is about making judgments on one hand, and defeating them on the other. This article tells you how to handle judgments.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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This article compresses what needs to be done with a comic script, and thoughts on publishing a comic book both for major publishers and self publishing.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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All writers make choices, and non-fiction writers often have to choose what articles they will spend time. Here is a discussion on making that choice.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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The world of fiction is all about making choices. In choosing a short story or novel, we will need to make some of these choices early and often.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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Quentin Tarantino hit the film scene with one of the classics of modern film, "Pulp Fiction." Since then he is widely considered to be the most important director in America. This article speaks on th...
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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Each writer has tools they develop on the road to becoming published. This article distills them in short, from the drive to the rejections.
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Published: Jul 24, 2007
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It seems most wars are started for four core reasons. This article highlights them.
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
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Why should you spend time reading comic books? In this article, I will tell you why.
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
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The action star Arnold Schwarzenegger summarized in short, from his hit Terminator films to his struggles in other films.
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
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Should you work fifty hours a week in order to pay the bills? This essay helps you make a choice.
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
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A short summation of what the world of Marvel comics is like.
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
