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• Why Are Readers So Hungry for Horror?
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Holly Jahangiri) Why Are Readers So Hungry for Horror? What is it about a good horror story that sends chills of fear and delight up our spines? Why is it that, even as we double-check to be sure the locks are locked, we tune in to the fright fest of fearsome...
• Going With "The Flow"
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Steven Barnes) Flow state, that mysterious mental zone where time and the outside world seem to disappear, is one of the keys to peak performance. Frankly, your ability to harness the limits of your intelligence, creativity, education, or talents will be largely det...
• What is holding you back from being the writer you want to be?
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Deanna Mascle) As a writing instructor and coach I work with writers every day who are not reaching their full potential. What holds them back? When you talk with struggling writers they generally mention one of three problems: ~ Lack of writing skills ~ Lack o...
• The Lazy Man's Guide To Great Characterization
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Steven Barnes) One subject arising whenever writers gather to discuss their craft is the mining of life itself for story material. While a vital and important technique, it is important to remember that real human beings are impossibly complex, far too complicated to...
• Article Writing Tips From Spongebob Squarepants
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Nicole Dean) Wisdom can be found in the most unexpected places. Today, wisdom bubbled up from a pineapple under the sea. I suddenly realized that everything you'd want to know about writing articles for your website can be taught by SpongeBob SquarePants and his f...
• The Secret To Writing Success
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Deanna Mascle) I have a friend who has enjoyed a long successful career as a published novelist. More than once we took part in the same panel at a writer's conference. Whenever it came time to field questions from the audience I came to expect -- actually anticipat...
• Four Useful Lies About Writing
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:39 PM, by Steven Barnes) Most writing "experts" favor a particular way of looking at plot, and will adhere to it for years or an entire career. That's all well and good, but its important to realize that any way of modeling story is just that--a model, not the depths and livi...
• How To Use Quotes
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:38 PM, by Ann) You see them everywhere: on buses, note cards, television shows, books, and even coffee cups. Quotes have infiltrated our very world and are excellent ways of showcasing a unique thought, idea, or inspiration. Many individuals are at a loss when it co...
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• The Golden Hour
  (Thu Dec 8th, 2005 11:28:38 PM, by Steven Barnes) During a conversation earlier today, a formerly svelt young lady said that she had given up on the idea of exercise, because to have a body worth the trouble, it would take three or four hours a day. Novice writers complain that in order to build t...

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