The realism now possible in video is nothing short of phenomenal. Whatever we can imagine can be made real on film, a huge change from “moving pictures” in the 1910s…
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For most people in the world, success is about money, but for Christians who have a servant’s heart, it’s all about the message. Retired literary agent Terry Burns once said,…
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Memorization can be difficult. Repetition in a song can ease the pain of learning, but even then, we’d like to make the process easier. This British school teacher may be…
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We may think synonyms are two words that have the same meaning and can use them interchangeably, which explains why novice writers may use a thesaurus to avoid frequent repeating…
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Many authors dream of writing with precision, which is what might have inspired a Swiss watchmaker in the 1700s to build The Writer, a mechanical boy who writes with a…
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People read for education, escape, or entertainment. Write a story that has all three and you have something just about anybody would want to read. Whether fiction or nonfiction, your…
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When the sky is clear and the wind is calm, people often say, “Isn’t it a beautiful day?” When referring to God’s creation, maybe we should say, “Breath-taking.” If you…
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Whenever we see the past-perfect tense used with the verb “had,” the author is telling about something that happened earlier. While this is grammatically acceptable, it’s often not the most…
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Who in the world would associate the appearance of fresh guacamole with something explosive? How about a softball with a hardball core that could be sliced and diced? Pesfilm.com put…
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Readers today will appreciate getting the most vivid mental pictures from the fewest number of words. Great words from Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James: She hands me a…
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