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82Revenge, Inc: Part 5: A Short Story
Hello everyone and welcome back. I apologize to any of you that are overly anxious to get this story in its entirety, as I'm doing my best to publish this series as fast as I can. In the meantime, please...
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57And So NaNoWriMo Continues on Day 8
50,000 words or more is a novel? A lot of writing, a lot of brain power, and a lot of imagination are needed to complete this feat. Many authors have this talent but do I have this talent? Do I have the...
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69So Far For Nanowrimo
Last month, I told many of you that I was going to work on a 50,000 word manuscript in honor of National Novel Writers Month, and that I would be involved in doing this on nanowrimo.com. Though it has been...
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79How 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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85How 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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86Why I Write: A Reflection
Having reached my 49th Hub and completing the 30/30 Hubchallenge, I thought about maybe taking a week off or so, basking in the satisfaction of a job well done and just laying myself off on...
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71Examining the Meaning of Bad Writing
We all want to write, and we all know that we must write well, but what is writing well exactly? For you aspiring writers who wrestled with the full meaning of great writing, this may help you. Learning...
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77Genghis Khan
At his birth Genghis Khan (born Temujin) the Mongols were a scattered nomad people feuding among themselves, and raiding Tatar settlements in northern China. Through alliances Temujin was able to dispose of rivals and gradually weld together a force capable of subjugating the Naiman and Kereit tribes. His leadership was confirmed in 1206, when he was acclaimed Genghis Khan. Masters of cavalry tactics and ruthless in war, the Mongols were all-victorious under Genghis's command.
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68Dear Journal: My Novel in Progress
Entry One: Dear Journal, For one year I've been working on a book I've dreamed would one day become my first piece of published literature. This fall I have decided that I will make that dream come true...
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76The Awakening by Kate Chopin Book Review, Revised
In The Awakening, author Kate Chopin accomplishes a complex characterization, page-turning plot, and a rich sense of place in just a few hundred pages. Each of these three elements contribute to this delicate portrayal of a 19th century woman's struggle to honor, question, and finally defy society's expectations of womanhood. Read my book review of this must-read feminist novel.
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