Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Let me redirect your attention to an entry on a website I came across (StumbleUpon.com) today.
http://makegenius.com/10-benefits-of-keeping-a-journal-and-what-to-write-in-it/
Essentially, this is ten reasons for you to keep a journal with some supporting information. Go over, read, enjoy.
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
The question was asked: What is exposition?
I am relatively certain that this word is not common when talking about fiction. Most people want to use terms like show and tell and leave out longer and more difficult words and concepts. However, as a person who comes to fiction as ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
You really can't turn on the TV to scripted programming and not find a crime procedural show on. The two I like to watch are Bones and House - though the latter of the two is dressed in the garbs of a medical drama.
What makes a crime procedural a ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Neil Gaiman published Stardust in 1999. This is an adult fantasy novel that starts in England in the town of Wall and heads into the and of the Faerie where, we are told, all of the places that people go looking for, but don't believe are really there, end up. ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
One of the tenets of this website is: In order to improve as a writer you have to write.
As a result, I would imagine, a lot of time will be spent on the mere act of writing. One thing that is nearly essential for every writer is to find something ...
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