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As soon as someone delivers a definition, some good writer will write a story that proves the theory wrong. About the only thing we can say for sure is that short stories are short and that they are written in what we call prose. Some attributes, however, seem to show up more often than not. Short stories have a narrator; that is, someone tells the story; have at least one character in them; have some action occur (or perhaps fails to occur); take place somewhere; that is, there is a setting for the action; and someone either learns something or fails to learn something (theme).With these five characteristics in mind, we can create an almost endless supply of exercises to help sharpen our techniques of story telling. Narrative Voice. Synonym Finder » Find synonyms, antonyms & definition for (almost) any word.
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I have too much to blog about. Why? Because there’s a whole fast revolution rolling through, and right now – today – is our time to make it all work for us. If we’re going to show people how to use social media to drive meaningful conversations instead of being yet another marketing tool, we have to run out and educate at a break-neck pace, so we can bring more and more thought leaders into alignment with these big and not-so-big organizations who could use our help. So, on my plane ride home from San Francisco, I decided to write you up 100 blog post titles that I want YOU to write. One favor? Here’s 100 Blog/Podcast Topics I Hope YOU Write: 1 How I Use Facebook 2 Ways I Embrace My Audience 3 Should My Town Use Social Media?
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