393 articles on "story"

Stephanie Meyer: The Unauthorized Biography Of The Creator Of The Twilight Saga By Marc Shapiro

The Twilight phenomenon started in 2006 and the subject of vampire romance became a huge hit with the teenage girls. The story of Harry Potter was due to end in 2007 and the literary market had space for a new story. Stephanie Meyer was suddenly a J ...

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$300,000 Jury Verdict For Victim Considerable Hurt In SUV Accident

Experienced attorneys recognize that being able to show that a person was wrong or lied in regard to one portion of their claim is ofttimes enough to be able to rebut their entire story. Pull at one thread of a story and it may all come apart. The ha...

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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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Drugs and Commerce A History

In his book, Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World, David Courtwright, Professor of History at the University of North Florida, tells "the story of psychoactive commerce." It is Courtwright's theme that psychoactive drugs - b...

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Let's Celebrate National Women's History Month

This year's theme is "Women Pioneering the Future". According to the National Women’s History Project, this includes both “pioneering women from US history, who led and won struggles for equality and civil rights, created and advanced educat...

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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 Internet's New Secret Weapon for Getting Free Publicity

The Internet's New Secret Weapon for Getting Free Publicity by: George McKenzie You probably don't even know about them. Few people do. Even fewer people realize how many different ways you can use them to get free publicity, increase...

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Isaiah 17: Destruction of Damascus

In the last days, the Bible tells us of a horrible series of events that will take place in the lands of Israel and Syria. One of these events is the disappearance of Damascus as one of the premiere cities in the world. The oldest continuously inhabi...

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EAST LONDON AUTHOR BRINGS OUT DEBUT NOVEL

Linda Lenehan was born in Southern Ireland and moved to South Africa some years ago. After living in Johannesburg for a number of years she moved to East London and has made it her home.Last week, I had the chance to chat with her over a cup of coffe...

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Review of The Best Picnic Ever

Review of "The Best Picnic Ever"by Clare JarrettCandlewick Press, May 2004Hardcover, 32 pagesISBN: 0763623709Recommended Ages: Baby - PreschoolReview by Sherri Allen:Take an ordinary picnic, add lots of whizzing, whooshing, tootling and lolloping, an...

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