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The Miami Dolphins and Matt Ryan
This article provides insight into why the Miami Dolphins will pass on Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan as they strive to rebuild a once-storied franchise.
matt ryan • 2008 nfl draft • miami dolphins quarterback • miami dolphins news • first draft pick

Writing Great Book Reviews
Well-written book reviews illuminate the positives and negatives of a novel or non-fiction book for a potential reader.
writing book reviews • outlining to persuade readers • main themes • audience for book • create an outline

A Writer's Tasks
The second post in the soon-to-be extensive collection towards the "Creative Writer's Laboratory Book".
creative writing • teachers using technology • teacher technology • lesson plan • computer lesson

How Long Does it Take?
How long will it take to write your script? Obviously, any writer would like to speed up the process, but writing just doesn't work that way.
scriptwriting • script • screenplay • theater • theatre

How To Avoid Writers' Block
Writers' block is caused by anxiety that what is written won't be good enough. Eliminate that worry by giving yourself permission to write a "bad" first draft.
writers block • writing • how to write • writing well • writing badly

What's So Good About Feeling Bad? Coping with Writer's Stress, Part II
Many writers feel bad just before they are about to create something good. So the next time you're down in the dumps about your writing, embrace those feelings. According to experts, feeling bad can drive you to creativity.
creativity • stress • writing

Get Going with Writing your Novel
You've got an idea for a story you'd like to write, but your first attempts make you want to give up. Follow these six steps to move past the first stage of despair.
kids books • write books for children • creative writing • fiction writing tips • writing ideas

Kat Richardson Walks The Grey Line
Richardson speculates why Greywalker, her genre series featuring paranormal investigator Harper Blaine. and other supernatural fiction is riding the tide of popularity.
kat richardson • interview • greywalker • supernatural • paranormal

Do I Have to Write It Over?
Nothing's ever perfect--especially not the first draft of a story or novel. Ensure that your final draft is as perfect as possible.
writing • draft • drafts • plot • typo

Editing one's Poetry
Poems are not usually written in bursts of perfect inspiration. A poem often needs to undergo many drafts to refine its vision and hone its voice.
editing poetry • writing a perfect poem • drafting poems • diction choices in poetry • line breaks in a poem

GETTING THE SCENES RIGHT - Part 1
Discusses working on individual scenes to improve a story
writing • plotting • editing • scenes • polishing work

Pre-Production Readings
Between the first draft (or even the second or third) and full production are readings, where the playwright gets to hear actors bring the script to life, but without the production costs or risks.
stage • plays • playwright • playwriting • theatre

Recovery Journal
This journal is different from other journals. It will become your friend and confidante, it could be the tool that will "<b>get you there! - and keep you here?"</b> If you are a newcomer jumping onto this train on a pathway to serenity - hop aboard you are welcome!
serenity • recovery • recovery journal • twelve steps • recovery community

Write the End First!
Literary agent,Robert Gottlieb of Trident Media Group says, "There are rules I go by in commercial fiction. Great writing, mediocre story: I can't sell it. Great story, mediocre writing: It could be a bestseller." What is the difference between good writing and good storytelling? You can get published with good storytelling and mediocre writing, but you can't get published with good writing and no story. This article will get you thinking about the craft of storytelling.
storytelling • stories • novels • fiction • plotting

Flagging the best 4th of July Sites
When your not busy planning parties, having cookouts and attending parades, take some time to check out the great places for kids to celebrate the 4th of July on the web!
kids • poetry • stories • 4th of july • independence day

Margaret L. Carter, Revisited
A return visit with author Margaret L. Carter, vampire romance and nonfiction author.
margaret l. carter • dark changeling • vampire • vampires • vampyres

Editing Fiction: Manuscript Prep
Writing fiction is just like any other process: it takes time, work, and lot of fine-tuning. Developing a solid editing process will help make good fiction great.
editing fiction • fiction • editing help • second draft • how to edit fiction

Tell Me About Your Script
What do you say when someone asks, "What is your script about?" It's a good idea to have one or more synopses ready.
script • theater • theatre • playwright • screenwriter

The Eagle and Child
The Eagle and Child in Oxford was known affectionately as the "Bird and Baby" by the two men who made it part of literary history: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
oxford • literary pub • c.s. lewis • j.r.r tolkien • inklings

Writing About Crime and Police, Part 2
Review of two books for crime writers: Teach Yourself Writing Crime and Suspense Fiction, and The Law Enforcement Handbook.
crime fiction • mystery • mystery fiction • detective fiction • suspense fiction

Writing Children’s Stories Part 1
There are a number of different ways that children’s authors get their stories out of their heads and on to paper. Here is the first method.
write • children's • book • ideas • writer

Alvin York
Alvin York was a peaceful, religious man who in World War I distinguished himself in battle. This article looks at his role in the war.
alvin york • medal of honor • world war i • meuse-argonne • croix de guerre

Beverly Hills, 90210 Spinoff
Veronica Mars creator is trying to revive the teenage classic as a West Coast answer to Gossip Girls.
beverly hills 90210 • west beverly hills high • donna martin • brenda and brandon walsh • kelly taylor

Computer Clutter
Strategies to minimize clutter on the computer and to create a system for fast retrieval of your information.
computer organization tips • organization ideas • computer organization ideas • email organization • clearing the clutter

From Thesis Statement to Outline
Gifted, advanced and talented students learn to apply a thesis statement to create a detailed outline in this final article in the Process-Writing series.
education program for gifted youth • gifted teens • raising a gifted child • smart people • homeschooling gifted children

Ins and Outs of Research
What is research? Why bother with it, especially if you already are overwhelmed with knowledge? Don't skimp on research! It is vital to your reputation as a writer and will save you worlds of embarrasment, and possibly lawsuits!
research • write • writing • writer • study

Interview – Romance Writer Celeste Bradley
Bestselling romance novelist Celeste Bradley shares her writing life, including her writing schedule, "ripping the guts out" of a rough draft, & writing for her readers.
author interviews • celeste bradley • writing romance novels • writer's life • fiction rough drafts

Interview With Biographer Andrew Lownie
The research and writing of biographies is a long and highly skilled task. Who better to advise on how best to tackle a biography than an accomplished biographer!
andrew lownie • john buchan biography • guy burgess biography • biography writing • biography research

Kat Richardson On The Supernatural
The author talks about death and the supernatural, her writing environment and not being a seat-of-the-pants kind of writer.
kat richardson • interview • supernatural • death • re-writing

Lonely Are The Brave on DVD
Star Kirk Douglas has called Dalton Trumbo's offbeat, contemporary Western the perfect screenplay. It isn't exactly but it is something admirable and unique.
lonely are the brave • kirk douglas • dalton trumbo • david miller • george kennedy

Men, Munitions, and Money
The cause of the American Civil War has been and will be debated forever. However, the inevitability of which side would win the war really came down to which side had the most men and which side could make the most guns and bullets and implements of war and which side had the greatest number of natural resources. There was also the question of money, of which the Union had the advantage. The Confederacy tried to make due as best it could in all of the areas above, but in the end, the Union’s advantage was just too great.
american civil war • north • south • economic • money

NaNoWriMo: Annual Writing Event
National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, has become an annual event for writers around the world. But is the contest good or bad for aspiring novelists?
national novel writing month • nanowrimo • chris baty • novel writing contest • speed-writing

PAL: A Nascent Organization for Localization Professionals
A new organization&#8212PAL (Professional Association for Localization)&#8212will "serve and represent those who prepare software and documentation for the world." The organization's focus will be "its member translators, localizers, internationalizers, and globalizers." PAL is an ambitious and much-needed endeavor, an idea whose time has come.
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation • cross-cultural communications

Re-Writing
Ninety per cent of writing is re-writing. That's where the really important work occurs.
playwright • theater • theatre • stage • writing

Resume Advice
An overview on how to write a winning resume, including do's and don'ts for a successful first impression.
resume • key factors • winning resume • applicant • candidate

Resume Revision Equals Success
Resumes speak volumes for potential employees, listing impressive education, employment history and skills. But a big glaring error in a resume can negate all of that.
grammar errors in resume • resume writing • revising resumes • make resume coherent • make resume professional

The Buildings of England
The Buildings of England is still a landmark work of English architecture. The author was Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian whose ideas endure.
the buildings of england • nikolaus pevsner • architectural historian • architectural critic • penguin books

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