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Savage Nature The Life of Ted Hughes

One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive. He was enchanted by the beauty of the natural world, frequently portraying its cruel and savage temperament in his work as a ref...

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Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at Morality

Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at Morality by: Peter Mennona, Jr. According to CNN, Catholics voted for President Bush over Senator John Kerry by a 51 to 48 percent margin. Hence, Catholics voted for a Born Again Methodist over a Catholic ...

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How To Sprinkle Your Article With Laughs

Everyone likes to laugh. At least everyonesane. Actually, insane people laugh too, they just don't know they're laughing.Even the Pope laughs, just not in public. Laughter unites people. It can diffuse tense situations. And most importantl...

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Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start

In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he’ll do in the story; how he’ll solve his ...

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Write Your Book Introduction as a Sales Tool

Is your book introduction designed to seal the sale? Probably not; many open a book to read, see an introduction, yawn, think boring and turn the page. Why, because authors, including myself, have treated the introduction as only a 'why I wrote ...

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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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Vital Verbs

Vital Verbs by: Joseph E. Wright Conditions of use: Editor: The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication, or on your web site, as long as the content is not altered, and the copyright and author credit box at th...

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A TEACHER WHO INFLUENCED MY WRITING

Mine was Mrs. Martha Harrison, my eighth grade English teacher. She made us write, and write, and write. She would put a sentence on the blackboard (I used to be the one to clean it..remember that), like "If A Pencil Sharpener Could Talk" and make us...

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Freelance Writing Markets, Poetry Markets - Highly Paid -v- Unpaid by AskProfessors.com

Amazing as it may sound, there is a real shortage of good writers and poets. Try telling that to the thousands of writers and poets who get daily rejection slips. As far as they are concerned, writing is virtually impossible to break into no matter h...

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How to Write a Good Critique

What is a critique? - A critique is a paper that gives a critical assessment of a book or article. Steps - Begin by reading the book or article and annotate as you read. - Note the author's main point/thesis statement. - Divide the book/art...

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