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How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner
The world building strategies of popular books like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter have been analyzed in great detail by writers and critics alike. The NPR piece “At Home in Fantasy’s Nerd-Built World” continues the conversation, taking a look at the magical creation of George R. R. Martin’s world in Game of Thrones. If you’re ready to create your very own fictional world, it’s great to start by reading lots of examples – and read like a writer, studying the craft of world building. When you’re ready to move forward, you may want to use author Kate Messner’s world building worksheet as a guide. Author/educator Kate Messner’s science thrillers Eye of the Storm and Wake Up Missing may serve as additional mentor texts for writers who want to build their own futuristic worlds.
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These Scientists Studied Why Internet Stories Go Viral. You Won't Believe What They Found
A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal profiled Gawker editor Neetzan Zimmerman, whose job is to post content that's poised to go viral. Zimmerman does his job quite well. His posts generate about 30 million pageviews a month--tops at the site by far, six times what the second-leading staffer generates. Zimmerman's success is not the result of some computer formula; on the contrary, rather, "he understands the emotions that might compel a human being to click on something online," the Journal's Farhad Manjoo writes. If the traffic numbers don't already show the wisdom of Zimmerman's approach, the behavioral evidence certainly does. Recent research suggests that emotions hold the secret to viral web content. Take a recent a study published in the November issue of Computers in Human Behavior. After the viewing, participants were asked whether or not they would share that video with someone else. But Berger and Milkman didn't stop their analysis there. [Image: Cat via Shutterstock]
The San Francisco Globe - Everything Worth Seeing On the Internet
Here at the SF Globe we get a lot of user submitted pictures. These definitely struck us as memorable. 1. William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914 - The company was founded in 1903 and demand for motorcycles grew starting with WWI. Uploading... 2. 1977, Bill Gates' mug shot for driving without a license 3. 4. 1992 - Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan 5. 1960s - Beatles 6. 1926 - First Ford car factory. 7. 1980 - Robin Williams with cheerleaders. 8. 1900 - Halloween. 9. 1925 - Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona 10. 1923 - Boxing at Yankee Stadium 11. 1967 - Chicago 12. 1972 - Diane Keaton and Al Pacino on set for The Godfather 13. 14. 1968 - Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time 15. 16. 17. 18. 1898 - A child with artificial legs 19. 20. 1966 - Behind the scenes on Batman 21. 1912 - This is a tragic one. 22. 23. 1969 - Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger 24. 1964 - The Beatles and Ali 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 1950 - The first computer in England. 35. 1937 - Golden Gate bridge construction 37.
La segunda vida de Ferran Adrià con EL PAÍS Semanal
En este reportaje no hay cocinas, hay trayectos. Largos e intensos. Garabateando notas al vuelo. A pie, en tren, en avión, en taxi (Ferran Adrià no tiene coche). Todas las mañanas, a partir de las ocho, Adrià recorre a paso de infante los 50 minutos que separan su apartamento de 50 metros, en las inmediaciones de la plaza de España de Barcelona, de su taller, oculto en un palacete del XVIII cercano al mercado de La Boquería, que adquirió en 2000, cuando decidió montar un centro de investigación unido a elBulli; una masa crítica donde se dieran los primeros pasos experimentales en torno a productos y técnicas culinarias que se convirtieran después en platos rompedores en su restaurante: un establecimiento donde cada año todo era nuevo, desde el menú y la vajilla hasta gran parte de la plantilla. Proyecta un aspecto de hombre corriente. Nunca pasó por una escuela de cocina. El éxito desbocado de elBulli se convirtió en su frustración. Adrià asciende por La Rambla inmerso en su universo.
40 Of The Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think
Many people complain about glossy advertisements and TV commercials as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our everyday lives and ram their products down our throats, but that’s not all that printed ads are good for. The best commercials on this list are excellent examples of effective advertising strategies for social issues marketing campaigns that let their voices be heard. A well-made advertisement is designed to grab your attention and to remain in your memory long after you’ve left it behind, and that is precisely what many of these social problems need. According to David Ogilvy, founder of the legendary Advertising Agency, his contemporary, Howard Gossage, said that “advertising justifies its existence when used in the public interest—it is much too powerful a tool to use solely for commercial purposes.” Torture Victims Are People Just Like You And Me Advertising Agency: Advico Y&R, Zurich, Switzerland Stop The Violence: Don’t Drink And Drive “THE END. Unhate Buckle up.
17 Equations That Changed The World
