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Linguistics and Semantics

May 22, 2012

From SuiteU. Saved before it disappears. More pages of links were included back to the course writer’s topic on Suite101 but all of those links were 404 so I have not tried to include them. Linguistics & Semantics By Antonella Sartor Introduction Have you never asked yourself what is the real meaning of ‘language’? (linguistics) [...]

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Character Development

May 21, 2012

This is originally posted to Suite101 University which has been closed and is due to be demolished soon. I wanted to keep the content I’d like to read again myself. Character Development By Linda Orlando IntroductionWhen I was writing my first book, I went searching for tips and techniques from more experienced writers. I wanted my [...]

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One Word Blog Day: Fair

May 20, 2012

Fair One Word Blog Day Fair is so multi-purpose.

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Turn Posts and Categories into Faux eBooks

May 19, 2012
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Lorelle on WordPress has created images in her sidebar to link to favourite, popular posts and categories in her blog. But, she has made the images look like more – I thought they were going to be ebooks she has written. Did you think the same (if you have seen them) too? Could you do [...]

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Get the Clutter Off Your Desk – Free Yourself!

May 18, 2012

Tips to Avoid a Cluttered Desk Start by sorting papers. Just put them in two piles, stuff you need and stuff you can put right into the recycling bin (directly – do not pass Go). Keep a bin, bag or some kind of container right there as you work your way through and get rid [...]

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Do You Consider Low Literacy When you Write for the General Public?

May 17, 2012

Strategies of low-lit readers People with low literacy skills have difficulty understanding what they read because they’re spending so much effort on decoding—word and letter recognition—that they have few cognitive resources left to interpret meaning. They may read every word put in front of them, but because they don’t have much left to attend to [...]

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Victoria Day: The Holiday Becoming Lost in Time

May 16, 2012
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Victoria Day celebrates Queen Victoria’s birthday. This year it will be on May 21st. There will be people who don’t know who Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901) is. Maybe they know her for the century she influenced with Victorian fashion and protocol. They aren’t likely to know much about Queen Victoria herself. Some won’t even [...]

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The Fears and Musings of a Newsosaur

May 15, 2012
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Newsosaur on Twitter. I don’t think news media will become extinct. We have the ability to evolve rather than become extinct. The communication will always be needed and wanted, but the media and the message need to be flexible. This isn’t easy because we tend to like our standards and resist change at the same time [...]

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Writing as a Form of Gambling

May 14, 2012
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Laura: How do you handle losing at cards? Especially if someone else is a poor winner? Shawnee: Playing games and gambling should be fun, even when you lose. I have a few simple rules I play by that help me deal with losing: * Play the game for the fun of it; winning is just [...]

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One Word Blog Day – Thingamajig

May 13, 2012

Thingamajig     One Word Blog Day

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Zombie Scenarios from the Zombie Safety Guide

May 12, 2012
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From the Zombie Safety Guide Zombie Scenario # 7 You find yourself holed up in an abandoned building in the middle of the night. You were forced to take shelter because there are Zombies crawling all around the street. You hear a peculiar banging coming from deeper within the abandoned building. You’re armed with a [...]

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A Slow Down in Posting this Week

May 11, 2012

I’m having some computer issues while I try to change from running the MS Windows operating system to Ubuntu Linux. The new computer is not co-operating as well as the old computer did.

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Mysteries

May 11, 2012

This was originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses offered for free. I wanted to preserve the information for myself and others as Suite101 is taking all of the ecourse University content down. Mysteries By Janet Blaylock Introduction This course is a pre-requisite to “Writing Mysteries.” What are your favorite genres? Romance perhaps? Maybe it’s Adventures [...]

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Inspirational Writing

May 10, 2012

Originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses offered for free. This content is being removed by Suite101 and I wanted to preserve some of it so others could take the course and for myself to remember the information. Inspirational Writing By Sara Quest Introduction   Inspirational publications like “Chicken Soup for the Soul” reveal today’s demand [...]

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Magazine Writing

May 9, 2012

Originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses offered for free. This content is being removed by Suite101. I wanted to keep it active and useful for myself and others. Magazine Writing By Lisa-Anne Sanderson Introduction   If you’ve always had an ambition to write, freelance writing for magazines is an excellent place to start. Writing non-fiction [...]

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You Don’t Look Like Someone Who’s Famous and Other Reasons I Will Never Feel Like a Somebody

May 8, 2012
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I looked at my place on the AllTop Writing list today. It was a nice spot, close enough to the top to keep my toes from getting chilly and yet not so close that I feel intimidated by myself or stressed out about having to perform. Performance anxiety, the stress you get when you realize [...]

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51 Short and Simple Writing Prompts

May 7, 2012

Describe the smell of popcorn.The allure and memories associated with it. Write a short history for a penny found in the shopping mall parking lot. You name your pet goldfish, Ichabod. What’s the story behind that? Dragons are real. Three of them just appeared in your living room looking for… Explore the world of cracked [...]

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One Word Blog Day – Conceptual

May 6, 2012

Conceptual – The beginning of things.   One Word Blog Day

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Will Cable TV Become Obsolete Before the Printed News?

May 6, 2012

I should start collecting information on this, but for now I’m just posting this link. (See below). I think there’s a chance cable TV service will become a dinosaur/ obsolete before the print newspapers even. People talk about the demise of publishing in print, but it costs less than a dollar to buy a whole [...]

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How to Write a Postcard

May 5, 2012
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I’m writing a post about postcards on HubPages. I found a couple of links where someone had written about writing postcards. A nice idea. So here are a collection of tips for writing postcards. Write about how you got there, the journey so far. Are you going by bus, driving yourself or did you fly [...]

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SITS Girls Spring Fling

May 4, 2012
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We’d like to formally invite you to our Spring Fling, completely geared at being easy, fun, and interactive. From May 7th to May 18th, here is what you can expect from us: One entire week devoted to building your following on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+. {And don’t worry a bit if you [...]

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