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TEN THAT TERRIFIED ME

INSIDIOUS, a new horror film opens today and the buzz has been good. (You can check Fandango.com for listings at a theater near you.) Whenever I go...
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Top five worst characters of Final Fantasy

While talking with a fellow gamer friend, the idea came up within minutes. Although the Final Fantasy series is a strong collective of an array of...
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Day eighteen of NaNoWriMo, have you fed your antagonist today

  • antagonist
  • November 18, 2010
Day eighteen of National Novel Writing Month! Do you have 30,000 words, completed?Do you hate your antagonist?Are you at a stand still trying to...
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9 anti-baggage tips for dating

Urban Dictionary defines "baggage" as "traumas from past relationships." There is a broad range between misrepresenting and...
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Who's online? The good, the bad & the ugly

There are many perks to a dating arena that's fueled by the Internet. Web sites connect people who perhaps wouldn't have met for dating,...
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What does it mean to be a pillar of salt?

Too often this story and its consequence may be looked upon as a simple act of disobedience. While this is valid in some arguments, I think there...
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TV’s top best moms and 5 lousy ones quiz

  • TV
  • May 11, 2012
No mother is the perfect, but television has tried to portray the perfect mom over the years. Here is a quiz of 10 of the “best” moms...
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Naming your characters

Characters names are not merely labels we apply to them in order to distinguish A from B from X. It has been my own experience as a writer that...
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Getting to Know Your Characters

How many times have you heard an interview with a writer where they say the characters tell them the stories, not the other way around? How do you...
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Halloween and harvest movement ideas for kids

  • Halloween and exercise for kids
  • September 28, 2011
Harvest time and Halloween inspire wonderful creative movement activities for children. This time of the yearprovides an opportunity to put...
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