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A Powerful Tool in Storytelling: Dramatic Irony

Dramatic irony happens when the reader has more information on what is taking place or what may develop in the story before the character or the characters. The reader may know that the character is depending on untrustworthy people, even his enemies...

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For Those Times When You Might Want to Do Without 'Had'

Have you ever read a short story you've written and discovered an overuse of the word 'had?' I certainly have. It's one of the dilemmas I once faced with my own writing. Besides learning and practicing the rules of grammar, and th...

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I'm All Storied Out!

I'm All Storied Out! by: Ed Williams One of the nicest and most frustrating parts of being a writer of stories is that when you’re out somewhere, people will come up and tell you stories - lots of them. I’ve actually been at book signin...

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The Art of Writing a Good Song

Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you're sad, happy, angry,...

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Spiritual Journaling

By Catherine FranzWhether you keep a separate spiritual journal or just wantto add your spiritual postings in your regular journal, youwill want to read this.Personal journaling supports our development and growth.But spiritual journaling goes deeper...

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How First-time Author Turned Frustration Into Literary Gold

A friend sent me a clipping from a local paper that featured the story of a first time author who is enjoying some great success with her book on shopping etiquette. Normally my first thought would be " Why send this to me?" but within a few seconds ...

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Great Black Speakers: Use Of Metaphors In Powerful Speech

Powerful speakers recognize the metaphor as one of the most powerful linguistic tools in their speaking arsenal, and they use them when appropriate. Like their cousin the simile, a metaphor is a figure of speech, meaning that it is a phrase with a me...

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The Writing is in the Rewriting. Seven Steps to Getting it Right

Writers who are so fluent, facile and sure-footed that they can write their stuff down and that's the way it runs are rare.Ernest Hemingway rewrote the last paragraph of THE SUN ALSO RISES 28times before he got it right. David Ogilvy confessed t...

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I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not.

I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not. by: David Leonhardt My dad was wrong. I just discovered that I am good for nuthin' after all. In fact I've been good for nuthin' all along. I am 100% biodegradable and that means I can be rec...

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Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook

Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook by: Stephen Earley Jordan, II Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one t...

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