Category Archives: Novels
Learn to Speed Read — Read Faster, Read Better
Learn to Speed Read -- Read Faster, Read Better
Let’s face it, the ability to read faster, and still comprehend what you’re reading, is an essential skill in today’s fast moving environment. We must read extensively if we want to be successful in our studies, or careers.
There’s no doubt, learning to speed read is probably the most valuable and time saving skill you can acquire. Frankly, under today's information pressures you must read faster and read better if you are to get ahead at all.
Of course, some people will say you can do fine without knowing how to speed read.
Dating Tips and Seduction
Dating Tips and Seduction
Some guys will never become great with women.
"What?!"
You might think I've lost my mind, but it's true.
A lot of guys just won't get it.
And it's not because they're not smart enough or somehow defective..
New DVD Releases For November 2005
New DVD Releases For November 2005
As winter approaches, it is time to think about ways to entertain ourselves during the coldest months of the year. Some of you might be interested in outdoor sports like skiing or snowboarding, but I am more concerned with simply staying warm. I will be a spectator for the next few months, and luckily there are a number of awesome DVD movies coming out just in time. Let’s have a look at some upcoming releases for November:
Star Wars III – Revenge of the Sith
This is one that we have all been waiting for. If you haven’t already seen it, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Create The Bigger-than-life Character For Your Novel
Create The Bigger-than-life Character For Your Novel
Who is the Bigger-Than-Life Character in Your Bestseller-Kind-Of-Novel?
The main characters in the bestseller-kind-of novel are bigger-than-life. No wimps here. You can’t just tell us what they do; you have to show us what they do. Prove that they’ve bigger-than-life. These are people who find ways to solve the problems around them.
Mission Possible
Mission Possible
You send me an e-mail. You tell me you’ve written over three hundred poems since you were 16 (in your teenage angst stage). You mention the novel you’ve completed and it’s really good (it really is!!!), and the novel-in-progress. You mention how the International Library of Poetry has published one of your poems. (But, whom haven’t they published?)
However, all your work is stored away, hidden from the public eye on a black little disk.
How To Write A Strong Start For Your Novel
How To Write A Strong Start For Your Novel
I revised my Civil War novel Hearts of Stone many times before selling it to Dutton Children’s Books. My editor only had one major suggestion: Consider a new beginning.
If you’re revising a novel, considering the first scene should be one of your last steps. It’s hard to know how best to begin until you’re sure how the story ends. And although everyone needs to revise in a manner that works for them, writers who perfect every sentence along the way can fall in love with sentences or scenes that ultimately don’t best serve the story.