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So we have a real Girl Scout who is an over-achiever. A fake Cub Scout who’s momma is in big trouble. And this discovery about a 9-year-old girl…which is just rather disturbing. Enjoy the weekend. I hope your weather is as good as ours. I see that smile.  Subscribe in…

This looks like it could actually be a really cool movie. I hope they don’t screw it up. Premise: After 200 years of living in a contained,underground city, the citizens of Ember must find a way out once the generator that powers their lights starts to fail. A mix of…

This is a great article to scan over, especially if you are in the revision phase of your work. It lists ten big rules to consider when approaching a story. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE3DD103BF935A25754C0A9679C8B63 Some of these rules obviously bend and break at one time or another. Some writers don’t care about any…

Not sure how many of you out there live in Colorado (and if you do, we should definitely say hello sometime) but here is a local workshop for all literary types…whether writing fiction, nonfiction, trying to make a living with freelancing, or wanting to work on a specific element of…

With the post yesterday on a few mental tools, I thought I’d balance it out today with some more technical items to add to your writing workshop. http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11521 These are programs written by a fellow writer who wanted to boost the capabilities of Microsoft Word to be a little more…

Mind mapping is an interesting phenomenon. I think there are a few books covering it out on the market, and I think it can be a great tool for breaking through some mental barriers and teaching yourself to make some imaginative connections–especially if you are a more visually oriented learner…

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This guy has a no-good, very bad, car-crashed, house-burned-down, got-a-ticket kind of day… I think they’ve found a good candidate for Daredevil, in this blind gentleman who bowled a perfect game the other night. And lastly…oh, the irony…A police chief shoots himself while running a gun safety and instruction class.…

For the fun of it, and the fact that I love toys that bleep and have lights that flash on and off for no known reason, here’s a great list of six awesome gadgets that fit in your pocket. Not surprisingly, Dr. Who’s sonic screwdriver tops the list, being able…

I don’t mean in your writing, but in your head, when you’re developing the story. How much do you grind down your thoughts into fine bits of sand so you can understand the minutest aspect of the plot or character you’re working on? Or do you start out a story…