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The 10 Most Intense Documentaries Ever Made

Immersion is one of the virtues of documentary filmmaking that narrative features aren’t easily able to match. For all of Hollywood’s emphasis on spectacle and additional dimensions, not even a $300 million 3D blockbuster can offer the kind of transportive, “you are there” experience that a good documentary filmmaker can muster with the right circumstances and a decent digital camera. Cinematic verisimilitude is a historically problematic idea, but the best documentaries have a way of seducing you into their world while maintaining the mutual agreement that some version of what you’re watching actually happened, a gambit that underscores the immediacy of a scene in a way unique to the form, upping the the stakes with the kind of suspense that only exists in real life. http://www.film.com/movies/most-intense-documentaries
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger.

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do.

It has never been easier to publish your own book. Traditional publishers may take a year to turn your manuscript into print on a page but you can get your own ebook on sale around the world in about four minutes. The real battle, however, is the same as it ever was: how do you find an audience?

How to become an ebook superstar | Books

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Writing a novel? http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creating-in-flow/201002/5-ways-not-write-novel

5 Ways Not to Write a Novel

9 (Arbitrary) Ways to Get Your Writing Rejected

When novelist Helen Simonson ( Major Pettigrew's Last Stand) was asked to help winnow entries for short story contests and literary journals, it was her turn to switch from seeking approval to giving it out. Sparingly. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creating-in-flow/201009/9-arbitrary-ways-get-your-writing-rejected
It’s hard to completely empty your mind from thoughts about work and whatever else went on in your day. Even taking a soothing bath or nap is starting to prove a bit difficult because there’s always some problem you have to solve or something that you have to take care of. http://www.geekalerts.com/starbath/

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Top 10 Uses for Wi-Fi (That Aren't Just Connecting to the Internet)

Having the ability to connect to the internet anywhere we go is undoubtedly awesome, but it isn't the only gift Wi-Fi technology has given us. http://lifehacker.com/5671482/top-10-household-uses-for-wi+fi-that-arent-just-connecting-to-the-internet