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89How to use First Person, Second Person or Third Person in Novel Writing
First person shows a scene from within one character’s point of view as if the character’s telling the story about something he or she experienced. Second person is a “game master voice” describing...
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88How to use Past Tense, Present Tense and Future Tense in Novel Writing
One of the easy ways to tell beginner writing is that the story bounces from past tense through present tense and future tense at random. Unskilled writers who don't keep a consistent tense can confuse...
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79Seven Tips for Sumi-E Painting
Docks on Spider Lake, MI - 1 painted in sumi-e ink with Chinese brushes on rice paper by Robert A. Sloan from a photo reference by Helen on WetCanvas.com The art of Sumi-E is Japanese ink painting. My first...
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78How to Fill a Sketchbook In One Month
Blue Lake Scene, 8 1/2" x 11" in Ultramarine Deep Dark Shade Pan Pastel by Robert A. Sloan Because at the end of the month you will be a much better artist. Your drawings and sketches will be more lifelike,...
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83How to Mix Colors with Holbein OIl Pastels
Light, bright and whimsical, I painted Lemon on a Pink Plate looking for the combinations that would least mute down the colors. Holbein oil pastels are unwrapped square sticks of soft, creamy artist grade...
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85Secrets for Using Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils
That's right, I'm up to my ninth Hub in the 100 Hubs in 30 Days Challenge. I started late but I'll catch up! If you ever tried watercolors or watercolor pencils, you'll notice that the colors look a lot...
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78How to Use Microsoft One Note to Organize Novel Notes
Acer Aspire One by Robert A. Sloan. Ink and watercolor in 5" x 8 1/2" Moleskine watercolor journal. Back in the day, novelists used typewriters. Sometimes they were portable and sleek, the one I had in high...
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81How to Draw a Siamese Cat Profile
Siamese cat profile, 9B graphite pencil (super soft) on paper by Robert A. Sloan. The finished demo drawing. Model is Aristophenes MRC Sloan, the cat who owns the author. When you draw a cat from life, as I...
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81Why people often fall in and out of love
What makes people fall in love is chemistry. Pheromones play a large part in it. That may be something adaptive and biological, it could be a first line of screening for genetic incompatibility. Also,...
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76Yarka Soft Pastels, A Bargain Artist Grade Pastel
#29 of 100 for my http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/14183 100 Hubs Challenge Yarka is a Russian art supply company with a very long history. For over a century they have provided very high quality art...
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