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Shiny Ideas · 2M ago

Morewords.com – an interesting resource

Morewords.com is just a site full of words, which you can search for in many different ways. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 2M ago

Brian Clark of Copyblogger,on Grammar Goofs

If you use "your" when you really meant "you're" (as in "you are"), it does get noticed. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 4M ago

Kingston Harbour is Carved into a Hockey Puck? Who Knew?

Kingston harbour is carved directly into this puck? How can even the smallest ships fit in there? Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 4M ago

A Constant Concern: “Show, Don’t Tell”

If you ever read a character saying, "Tell me again why...," that's probably your cue to run screaming from the room. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 6M ago

A Tip About “It’s” and “Its” to Make Your Life Easier

Apply this simple, easy rule: If you can substitute "it is" in place of "it's," then you can use the apostrophe. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 6M ago

Authors Keep Your Distance: You and Your Narrator Are Different People

You, as an author, do not always hold the opinions that your narrator does. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 1Y ago

Writing Exercises and Submitting Short Stories

Something that can really help with your creativity and writing is doing exercises. Expanding your imagination, or learning to see things from different viewpoints, can enhance and develop your writing skills. To that end, you might be interested in visiting … Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 2Y ago

Sarah Enni talks about Process Journals

Much of this percolation happens in your subconscious, so you can go to bed with a thorny problem in your head, and wake up with the solution just sitting there, all cooked. Continue reading →
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Shiny Ideas · 2Y ago

Editor Kitty

Great I Can Has Cheezburger caption! see more Lolcats and funny pictures
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Shiny Ideas · 2Y ago

Why the Alphabet is the Best Invention Ever

Think those pictorial signs on bathroom doors in the malls, or on roads or in airports, are a new innovation? Think again. Those and other such pictorial symbols constitute a return to an older form of communication. They may get … Continue reading →
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