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Love Quotes. Love How You Love Me Love Quotes Passionate love is a quenchless thirst....Kahlil Gibran.

Love Quotes

Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd....Louis Aragon. Do you want to know a good way to fall in love? You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving....Amy Carmichael. Love makes the wildest spirit tame, and the tamest spirit wild....Alexis Delp. People love others not for who they are, but for how they make them feel....Irwin Federman. Love is like pi -- natural, irrational, and very important....Lisa Hoffman. Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop!: 50 most beautiful English words. A few weeks ago I ran across a list, which I shared with you, of 33 Ways to Stay Creative.

Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop!: 50 most beautiful English words.

One suggestion was to read a page in the dictionary. That one stuck with me. It made me pause and think: When was the last time I even looked up a word in a real {not online} dictionary? A very long time ago is the answer to that query. I certainly do not fancy myself a wordsmith {an expert in the use of words}, but I am interested by words, especially unused or underused words. Where were the kids you ask? BlaBlaMeter - Bullshit detection tool. 25 Things You Should Know About Character.

Previous iterations of the “25 Things” series: 25 Things Every Writer Should Know 25 Things You Should Know About Storytelling And now… Here you’ll find the many things I believe — at this moment!

25 Things You Should Know About Character

— about characters: A selection of interesting Medieval Names. Medieval Names Here is a collection of interesting Medieval Names that I have collected. they come from a wide variety of sources.

A selection of interesting Medieval Names

Also there is name places and title. Anything interesting when it comes to names. This is an ongoing list that is growing so bookmark this and check back. I have compiled this list of Medieval Names and places from a wide variety of sources including books, historical events and places, novels and many other sources. Beautiful poem. Using Real Psychology in Your Writing. Using Real Psychology in Your Writing Using Archetypes in Your Stories Writing Better Romantic Relationships This series looks at the Anima/Animus archetype, which is most often seen in romantic relationships, and how to use it to create more compelling romantic relationships, regardless of genre.

Using Real Psychology in Your Writing

Looks at what the anima and animus are, how they're formed, and why fiction writers need to understand them. - StumbleUpon. 20 Obsolete English Words that Should Make a Comeback - StumbleUpon. Photo: Katherine Hodgson If we all start using them, these words can be resurrected.

20 Obsolete English Words that Should Make a Comeback - StumbleUpon

DURING MY UNDERGRADUATE studies as a Linguistics major, one of the things that struck me most is the amazing fluidity of language. New words are created; older words go out of style. Words can change meaning over time, vowel sounds shift, consonants are lost or added and one word becomes another. Living languages refuse to be static. The following words have sadly disappeared from modern English, but it’s easy to see how they could be incorporated into everyday conversation.

Illustrations. Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2. I carry your heart - StumbleUpon. Quotes That Made Me Go, "Whoa" - Polyvore - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. The 25 Biggest Mysteries of History - List25 - StumbleUpon. Inspiration for the Uninspired - StumbleUpon. A Simple Novel Outline - 9 questions for 25 chapters & H.E. Roulo - StumbleUpon. Just as every tree is different but still recognizably a tree, every story is different but contains elements that make it a story.

A Simple Novel Outline - 9 questions for 25 chapters & H.E. Roulo - StumbleUpon

By defining those before you begin you clarify the scope of your work, identify your themes, and create the story you meant to write. At Norwescon 2011 I sat in on a session called Outline Your Novel in 90-minutes led by Mark Teppo. I’ll give you the brief, readable, synthesized version. Answer 9 questions and create 25 chapter titles and you’re there. Here are the 9 questions to create a novel: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) Now, with those 9 questions answered to your satisfaction, try to fill in a 25 chapter, 75,000 word outline. Chapters 7-18 are the middle of your book. Chapters 19-25 depict the heroic act to victory.

Wasn’t that easy? Okay, sure, the work isn’t done yet. Synonym-Finder.com - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. Quotations: Writers on Writing. I absolutely love it when writers write (or talk about) writing.

Quotations: Writers on Writing

Depending on what stage a writer is in the writing process, the writer’s quotes range from the devoted, to the confused, to the alcohol-dependent, and to the ultimately creative. In this short list of some of my favorite writer’s quotations about writing, I tried to leave out the mundane quotes and instead tried to include some of the more flavorful quotations about writing and the writing process. In most cases, the quotes seem to accurately represent the writers themselves.

Stephen King: I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries.Ernest Hemingway: Write drunk, edit sober. - StumbleUpon. Written? Kitten! - StumbleUpon.