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CreateSpace: Self Publishing and Free Distribution for Books, CD, DVD. Getting Started. Writing. Find Similar or Opposite words at WordHippo.com. How to Pronounce Popular Irish Names – Aoife, Cian, Niamh, Oisin. Most of the names popular in Ireland today — names like Jack, Sarah, Adam and Emma — are easy to pronounce.
But others can be tricky for non-Irish-speakers to decipher. So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here’s how to pronounce popular Irish names like Aoife, Cian, Niamh and Cillian. Irish Girl Names: Were Babies Really Named Oleomargarine? This little poem, “The Substitute,” was first published in humor magazine Judge sometime around 1910: Smith has a lovely baby girl, The stork left her with a flutter.
Smith named her Oleomargarine, For he hadn’t any but her. Creativity: How 20 Bad Ideas Can Kick-Start Your Imagination. This is a guest post from Jodi McIsaac Martens. I used to think I had no imagination. None whatsoever. I wanted to have imagination, of course, and I really, really enjoyed the fruits of other people’s imaginations, but I was quite convinced I had none myself. Not exactly the ideal trait in a novelist. This misapprehension persisted until after I had started working on this current novel. And then I was introduced to the concept of 20 Bad Ideas. It’s quite simple, really. How to Plot (Deviously)
Take a writing lesson from the B-I-B-L-E. Yesterday, I told another creative writer who'd stopped in my office that I'm ruined when it comes to reading books.
He stared at me quizzically. Five tips for writing action scenes from "The Fugitive" No matter when it comes on, no matter how late it is, if I'm channel surfing and I find the 1993 film The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford and directed by Andrew Davis, I flip it on.
There's only a handful of movies that never bore me--that are like opening gifts each time I stumble upon them--and this is one of those films. As a rule, I'm not an action movie die-hard (pun totally intended). But there are certain qualities about this movie--the clever screenplay, the acting, the main character's refusal to give up until he discovers who killed his beautiful wife--that impress me each time I watch it. My newest book culminates in an action scene. Writers need readers! And the plot thickens... The Worst Storyline Ever Contest. Posted on Sep 29th, 2011 | 261 comments Guest Blogger: Chuck Sambuchino To celebrate the release of the brand-new 2012 Guide to Literary Agents, I am bringing back one of my most popular recurring contests: The “Worst Storyline Ever” Contest.
Why fiction is good for you. When psychologist and author Keith Oatley writes his next novel, he can make sure that each description of a scene includes three key elements – to better help the reader create a vivid mental image.
Not one element; that would be forgettable. Not six elements; that might be boring. He could have learned this from Anton Chekhov, master of the short story. How to Finish A Lengthy Novel. Reading is not just a hobby.
For the avid reader, it is the act of summoning portals that lead to wonderful realms, endearing characters and lush storylines. Many people take time to visit those escapist worlds through the novels they read. Unfortunately, not everyone gets to finish his or her book, especially novels that go beyond 800 pages. Readers succumb to fatigue then lose their concentration. They eventually lose interest and place the book on their list of regrets. Three new books worth a look.
The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer Adapted by Seymour ChwastBloomsbury, 144 pages, $21.95 The cover is early indication that this is not going to be a pious comic-strip version of Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century classic.
English 50 Exercises for Story Writers. English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers Basic Theory: What is a short story?
As soon as someone delivers a definition, some good writer will write a story that proves the theory wrong. About the only thing we can say for sure is that short stories are short and that they are written in what we call prose. Wen Spencer: Organizing a novel. Organizing a novel This morning I thought I’d mention organizing to write a novel. Creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers. National Novel Writing Month. Toronto NaNo Events Calendar. Write Your A** Off. Important: Please read the update at the foot of this post. If you can’t read that, at least read the boldfaced parts of the post itself. Thanks for visiting! The blogosphere — or maybe it’s just the corner I’ve been mostly visiting, the one with the writers and other assorted wordsmiths — seems to have been overtaken by despair recently. Or maybe it’s not despair, exactly. Maybe more like anomie, a sort of formless uncertainty about the whole enterprise of getting language onto paper or screen, into lyrics and scripts.
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