Steve Pavlina has taken his passion for personal growth and carved out quite a successful little niche, online with StevePavlina.com and now in print with the publication of Personal Development for Smart People. Expounding upon the concepts of others in this area, and applying his own personal experiences, Pavlina has developed seven universal principles that [...]
Horror writers rejoice! All Hallows Eve is upon us and it is ripe with inspiration. Traditions carried to North America by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the nineteenth century, have endured to protect us from ancient evil. The Celtic festival Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest and an observance of Samana, [...]
I understand that moods and tastes and fashions change; people fancy now this and now that; but what is unpretentious and what is true is always beautiful and good, and nothing else is so. This is not saying that fantastic and monstrous and artificial things do not please; everybody knows that they do please immensely [...]
I have completed the outline for my YA Novel -the working title is Slipping Sideways. I would like to complete character profiles and conclude research by the end of the week. Saturday is GO DAY - it is time to write! 1500 words a day will be a challenge, but I will keep John Steinbeck’s advice [...]
1. Do not put statements in the negative form.
2. Remember to never split an infinitive.
3. It is incumbent on one to avoid archaisms.
4. The passive voice should never be used.
5. Proofread care-fully to see if you words out.
6. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be [...]
Conflict is the core of every story. Without it, there is no tension or climax, no resolution or purpose. Consider the following reasons for conflict related to communication in your writing.
Failure to Understand an Opponent’s Perspective - People often assume that everyone sees the situation the same way, that there is a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in every [...]
The stage is set for humans to evolve using technology. Some envision a future where humans and technology grow through symbiosis, called singularity. The first early steps of singularity occurred in Spain where Dr. Jose Delgado conducted an experiment on a charging bull. Using radio frequencies and electrodes implanted in the bull’s brain, he was [...]
The Naples Mafia has ordered a hit on 29 year old Roberto Saviano, author of “Gomorrah”. The book is a first person account of the Camorra crime organization of Naples, a group which allegedly controls the region’s drug trade, garment manufacturing and waste disposal. Organized crime is the largest sector of Italy’s economy, generating more [...]
The writer must have eyes to see the vivid side of everything, as well as words to describe what he sees. There is a cramping restriction of an insufficient vocabulary; not merely a loose and inexact apprehension of many words that are commonly used, and a consequent difficulty in using them accurately, but also a [...]
It all begins when the soul would have its way with you. — Emerson
Begin at the beginning… and go on till you come to the end: then stop. — Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A journey of a thousand miles must [...]
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