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Online Writing RSS FeedsPlay Tri-Peaks online - Pyramids solitaire April $250 jackpot internet money tournament at Rubl.com - Tri-Peaks - Pyramids Solitaire April '08 Tournament in progress! Tri-Peaks Solitaire or Pyramids Solitaire is a popular card solitaire game based on Pyramid and Golf solitaire. Current Prize Pot: $250 Tickets. You pay only $1.25 to join and have a chance to win $100 Tickets for the 1st place, $62.5 for the 2nd place, and so on till the 8th place - $2.5 and more. You can play as many times as you want in this Tri-Peaks Solitaire Cash tourney. Finish Date: May 05, 2008. Join and win real money - 1 Ticket equals to $1. The winners of the previous Tri-Peaks Solitaire tournament (Mar'08) published on Rubl.com. You can also play such popular card games as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Spades, Canasta, or classic board games, such as Backgammon or Dominoes. Every game can be played for free or for money stakes. ...Feed Source: www.rubl.com Poker-Rush solitaire $300 jackpot April internet money tournament at Rubl.com - Join and Play - Poker-Rush Solitaire April'08 Tournament - in progress at Rubl.com.
The object of Poker-Rush is to achieve a high score by assembling and scoring multiple poker hands.
Prize Pot: 300 $Tickets. You pay only 1.25 Tickets to join and have a chance to win up to 120 Tickets for the
1st place (and more with the growing jackpot, last month winner received $160), 75 Tickets for the 2nd place, 42 Tickets for the 3rd place, and so on.
The last Poker-Rush Solitaire growing JackPot was $400
You can play as many times as you want in this tourney.
Finish Date: May 02, 2008. Join and win real money - 1 Ticket equals to $1.
Prize Pot starts from $300 and grows up. Last JackPot was $400
You can also play such popular card games as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta, Spades or classic board games, such as Backgammon or Dominoes. Every game can be played for free or for money stakes.
The winners of the previous Poker-Rush tournament published.
... Rush-21 Solitaire online April $300 Jackpot money tournament - Rush-21 April '08 Solitaire Tournament started!
Play Online Card tournaments at Rubl.com games. Rush-21 solitaire is a card solitaire game, based on the popular Twenty One game and BlackJack Solitaire.
Prize Pot: 300 Tickets.
Finish Date: May 02, 2008.
You pay only 1.25 Tickets to join and have a chance to win up to 120 Tickets for the 1st place,
75 Tickets for the 2nd place, 42 Tickets for the 3rd place, and so on till the 8th place - 3 Tickets.
Every day you can also join daily tournaments in Poker-Rush, Tri-Peaks, Solitaire, Freecell. If you prefer head-to-head games you can play such popular card games as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Spades, Canasta,
or classic board games, such as Backgammon or Dominoes.
Every game can be played for free or for money stakes.
... Rubl.com Games introduces uploaded avatar pictures in all games - Rubl.com Games, a provider of online entertainment games and tournaments in classic card, board and arcade games of skill such as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Backgammon or Dominoes introduces a new functionality - own players' avatars. Along with the standard avatars players can now upload own pictures to be used as avatars in the lobby lists, associated with players names, in table clock and in player information window.
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The current money prize in Poker Rush solitaire card game is $1000. And one day left to join!
Prize Pot: 1000 $Tickets and more!. You pay only 1.25 Tickets to join and have a chance to share this money prize
if you take one of the first 8 positions in this Poker-Rush solitaire tournament.
You can play as many times as you want in this tourney.
Finish Date: Mar 02, 2008, 3 pm. Join and win real money - 1 Ticket equals to $1.
The object of Poker-Rush is to achieve a high score by assembling and scoring multiple poker hands.
... Cribbage 29 hand and Cribbage statistics - Cribbage 29, 28 hand and cribbage statistics.
Average and maximal cribbage hands. Cribbage pegging. The highest hand score is 29,
the odds of getting a 29 Cribbage hand are 1 in 216,580.
The average hand for the dealer who needs to think about scoring of his own crib is lower
than the average hand for pone. According to the real Cribbage hand statistics
they are about 7.95 points for dealer and about 8.10 points for pone.
... Gin-Rummy Lessons. Good and Poor Gin-Rummy Combinations. Play Gin-Rummy better - Learn to play Gin-Rummy Better. A new gin rummy article published in Gin-Rummy section of Rubl.com Games. A Gin Rummy Lessons Seria, Good and Poor Gin-Rummy Combinations. Learn how to play Gin-Rummy better. Let's assume Gin Rummy two- and three- card combinations and grade them from poor to good. It is related to the pure offensive playing in Gin Rummy and can help gin-rummy novice players to understand the cards they need to keep or discard.
... Online skill games - back to the US? - Florida Congressman Robert Wexler, a Democrat member of the House of Representatives is going to introduce legislation to exempt online skill games such as poker, backgammon, gin-rummy, cribbage, chess or mahjong from the Internet gambling ban that was passed by the American Congress last year.
... Spades card game coming soon at Rubl.com - A popular card game Spades coming soon at Rubl.com games - its two-player variation. Spades is a trick-based game with trumps.
The winner must be the first to score 500 points accumulated over several deals. Points are scored mainly for tricks taking during the play. In two players Spades a standard 52 card pack is used. Cards ranks
A(high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2(low).
Spades are always trumps. Each opponent must make a bid, which is the number of tricks he/she expects to take, out of the total possible number of 13 tricks or Nil bid (no tricks).
... PayPal: play gin-rummy, cribbage, backgammon, dominoes for money - how to buy Tickets - You can play 2-player games such as
Cribbage, Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Dominoes or Canasta for free all the time without limitations.
But you may want to add some thrill to your gaming to play the same games
for Tickets (so called Mini-Tournaments) or you may want to join Big
Tournaments in all these games. Maybe also you have spent all the Bonus
Tickets in Arcade and Solitaire games, such as Tri-Peaks, Pyramid-13,
Klondike Solitaire, Darts or Mahjong and want to buy more to
compete for the best score with the other players or to join Daily or
Monthly JackPot tournaments. To do it you will need to buy playing Tickets and the easiest way is to use
PayPal.
... Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta - online card games at Rubl.com - Here at Rubl.com you can play online such popular classic card games as
Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta. Gin Rummy is one of the most popular forms of Rummy games
- it is faster than standard Rummy and has an ingenious scoring system
that makes it attractive to all players. Cribbage is a very interesting and engaging game for all card players.
With a relatively simple set of rules, cribbage requires such skills as
strategy and accurate calculation of card combinations and points. The distinctive feature of Canasta, as opposed to other
Rummy games, is that making a seven-card meld, called a canasta, gives
the player a huge bonus, and the number of canastas made usually decides
the game.
... Play a new card game Pyramid-13 Solitaire or Solitaire-13 online at Rubl.com - Rubl.com introduces a new Solitaire game - Pyramid-13.
The aim or Pyramid-13 Solitaire is to clear one pyramid by clicking open cards that sum up to 13 points.
For those who played Tri-Peaks Solitaire game on Rubl.com - instead of searching the neighbour card you have to
find 13 sums among several open cards. You can select any open card from the Pyramid (not ovrelapped by other cards) or any card from 2 free cells.
When the point sum of selected cards equals 13, these cards are discarded.
Card values are: King:13 (discarded as a single card), Queen:12, Jack:11, Ace:1, number cards are worth their face value.
Wild Card - Joker can be used to match any card.
... Play Gin-Rummy Live tournament in Las Vegas, May 20-23, 2007 - Gin-Rummy Live tournament in Las Vegas, May 20-23, 2007.
The Gin Rummy Association, opens pre-registration for The World Series of Gin Rummy Tournament, May 20-23, 2006 in Las Vegas.
CITY: Las Vegas, NV.
LOCATION: The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Singles and Partnership Gin-Rummy tournaments.
... Play Tri-Peaks online - Pyramids solitaire March $250 growing jackpot tournament at Rubl.com - Tri-Peaks - Pyramids Solitaire Feb'07 Tournament in progress!
Tri-Peaks or Pyramids Solitaire is a popular card solitaire game based on Pyramids and Golf solitaire.
Current Prize Pot: 250 Tickets and it grows. You pay only 1.25 Tickets to join and have a chance to win 100 Tickets for the 1st place, 62.5 Tickets for the 2nd place, and so on till the 8th place - 2.5 Tickets and more.
You can play as many times as you want in this Tri-Peaks Solitaire Cash tourney.
Finish Date: Apr 07, 2007. Join and win real money - 1 Ticket equals to 1 USD.
You can also play such popular card games as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta, or classic board games, such as Backgammon or Dominoes.
Every game can be played for free or for money stakes.
The winners of the previous Tri-Peaks tournament (Feb'07-Mar'07) published on Rubl.com.
... Dominoes Internet Tournaments. How to play dominoes tournaments online at Rubl.com - Internet dominoes tournaments become very popular last years. Here at Rubl.com you can play dominoes tournaments online like in real land-based tournaments. This site provides an online service to players of dominoes games and tournaments - All Fives dominoes and variations, the Block game and the Draw game.
... Solitaire $300 Jackpot Feb'07 tournament - Solitaire Tournament starts Jan 22, 2007. Are you ready for the big Prize Pot - 300 $Tickets?. You pay only 1.25 $Tickets to join and have a chance to win up to 120 $Tickets for the
1st place, 60 $Tickets for the 2nd place and so on till the 10th place - 3 $Tickets. You can play as many times as you want in this tourney.
Finish Date: Feb 21, 2007. Join and win real money - 1 $Ticket equals to $1. You can also play such popular card games as Gin-Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta, or classic board games, such as Backgammon or Dominoes. Every game can be played for free or for money stakes.
... Cribbage Internet Tournaments. How to play cribbage tournaments online at Rubl.com - You can play cribbage tournaments online in internet like in real land-based tournaments here at Rubl.com. This site provides an online service to players of cribbage games and tournaments.
... Online Backgammon Tournaments. How to play internet backgammon tournaments at Rubl.com - Do you want to play backgammon tournaments online like in real land-based tournaments? You can do it here at Rubl.com backgammon. Rubl.com provides an online service for Backgammon players. Tournaments give these players an ability to participate in scheduled online Swiss system, Double, Single Elimination Tournaments. The most popular scheme for online backgammon tournaments is Single Elimination Tournaments. Just like in real land-based Backgammon Tournaments, the players pay an entry fee for participation in online Money Tournament and may win Cash Prizes.
... Gin-Rummy Internet Tournaments. How to play gin-rummy tournaments online at Rubl.com - If you want to play gin-rummy tournaments like in real land-based tournaments you can do it here. Rubl.com provides an online service to players of gin-rummy games. Participants can compete in multi-player Tournaments of Gin-Rummy. Just like in real land-based Tournaments, the players pay an entry fee for participation in online Tournament events, and may win prizes.
... Community Ladders improved. Ladder games in Gin-Rummy, Backgammon, Dominoes, Cribbage, Canasta, Pool - Community Ladders at Rubl.com are open to all players who wish to compete fairly and have fun.
We have a simple ranking system. Your ranking will represent your standing among other players.
The highest ranked player holds the #1 spot.
A player with #2 ranking is ranked one level below the #1 player.
The goal is to "climb" the Ladder as high as you can.
On the 1st day of every month, Top Ten registered Ladder players to that day will receive prizes - $Tickets in their accounts.
Examples of the 1st place Ladder Prizes: in Gin-Rummy and Backgammon Ladders - 50 $Tickets, in Cribbage and Dominoes Ladders - 30 $Tickets,
in Canasta and Pool Ladders - 20 $Tickets, in Chess Ladder - 10 $Tickets, in Checkers Ladder - 5 $Tickets
... Mahjong Solitaire Rules, Strategy and Playing Tips - Mahjong solitaire or MahJongg solitaire also known as Shanghai solitaire, single-player mahjong or one-player mahjong, is a solitaire matching game that uses a set of Mahjong tiles. The 144 tiles are arranged in special layouts with their faces upwards. A tile that can be moved left or right without disturbing other tiles is said to be exposed. Exposed pairs of identical tiles (Flower and Seasons tiles in the same group being considered identical) are removed from the layout one at a time, gradually exposing the lower layers to play. ... Gin-Rummy Playing Tips and how to learn to play Gin-Rummy - Below are 8 Gin-Rummy tips, that allow you to learn gin-rummy quickly and to start playing at a beginning level.
... Gin-Rummy Strategy, Tactics and playing Tips - Rubl.com published Gin-Rummy paying strategy for gin-rummy players. Though the general rules of Gin-Rummy are simple - take a card, discard a card - but gin rummy is far more complex to learn, is more strategic game than most people realize
... Domino Rules. How to play Dominoes - Rubl.com published Dominoes rules for its players and Dominoes Tips - how to play Domino -for the three most commonly played games in the West - All Fives and variations, the Standard or Block game and the Draw game. The instructions describe the games played with the standard or "double-six" domino set comprising 28 tiles.
... Backgammon Rules. How to play Backgammon - Rubl.com published Backgammon rules for its players and Backgammon Tips - how to play Backgammon. Backgammon is played so that you move your checkers in the direction from your opponent's home board to your home board. As soon as all of your checkers are in your home board you can begin to remove checkers from the board (the bear off). You win the game by bearing off all of your checkers first.
... New link banners for Rubl.com players - We at Rubl.com have prepared several new buttons for our gin-rummy, cribbage, backgammon, dominoes, canasta and chess players. The buttons mostly say - I play "a game" or just I play at rubl.com. Hope our players would like them. On request we can add new buttons, of the new design or for the new not listed games, like our hits Tri-Peaks or Mahjong.
... Cribbage Rules. How to play Cribbage - Rubl.com supports two popular Cribbage variations: Six Card Cribbage and Five Card Cribbage.
Six Card Cribbage is a game for two players. It is now the standard form of Cribbage and widely played in English speaking parts of the world. Five Card Cribbage, is an older form of the game which has been largely forgotten, though it is still played in parts of Britain.
6-card cribbage is a default variation.
... Play RPS online at Rubl.com - Rock Paper Scissors game - Rubl.com introduces its new two-player game - a popular RPS game - Rock Paper Scissors. The rules of RPS are very simple: Rock wins against Scissors, Scissors wins against Paper and Paper wins against Rock. You can play 2 different RPS games - classic 1-1-1 and strategic 1-2-3. Play for free of for money.
... Play Cribbage online at Rubl.com Games - Many online poker sites and gambling sites decided to stop accepting U.S.-based players when the U.S. Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Rubl.com supports only skill-based games, members never play against the house, all games involve predominantly skill, as opposed to chance, and are designed as interactive online entertainment for adults.
We invite all players to try Rubl.com cribbage game.
Cribbage is a very interesting and engaging game for all card players. With a relatively simple set of rules, cribbage requires such skills as strategy and accurate calculation of card combinations and points. And yet winning in cribbage requires continuous focus and concentration till the very end of this excellent game.
... Is Playing Games at Rubl.com Legal? - Yes, it is legal! Rubl.com games are no different from usual traditional skill games, chess and golf tournaments or other skill-based games that have been played for cash or prizes in the offline world for hundreds of years - we've just taken them online.
Recently The House approved HR 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006".
HR 4411 is an attempt to stop internet gambling by regulating the financial transactions that fund what already constitutes unlawful internet gambling.
... Gin-Rummy Tournaments Rules and the 50th card - The modern Tournament Gin-Rummy rules add some details to the situation when the stock pile is reduced to two cards. It is called the 50th card rule (the fiftieth card rule).
... Lines-Collapse $200 Jackpot tournament - Lines-Collapse Tournament in progress. Prize Pot: 200 Tickets. You pay only 1.25 Tickets to join and have a chance to win up to 80 Tickets for the
1st place, 50 Tickets for the 2nd place, 28 Tickets for the 3rd and 4th places, and so on till the 8th place - 2 Tickets. You can play as many times as you want in this tourney.
Start Date: Aug 08, 2006. Finish Date: Sep 07, 2006.
Join and win real money - 1 Ticket equals to $1.
... Backgammon Bonus Tournament - Bonus Tickets Tournament in Backgammon starts August 17 2006, 7:00pm EDT at Rubl.com online games.
Entry Fee: 1 Ticket. Enjoy this Bonus Tournament and other 24 hour backgammon tournaments with players around the world.
Watch and play other backgammon games; get useful strategy tips and free-play as much as you want.
... Cribbage online - a new game option - show played cards - Rubl.com introduced a new table option in its Online Cribbage: 'Show played cards'.
Players may now elect to play at the table that either shows or does not show the played cards in hand.
Before this all played cards had been gathered into discard pile and were not visible for players after each 31 points played.
... How to play Cribbage at rubl.com - Do you know, that Microsoft Zone (MS Zone) has discontinued its online Cribbage this June? But if you like this game you can play cribbage online at rubl.com. For those who are new to Rubl.com multi-player games we publish a help picture - how to start cribbage games.
This help picture can be used also for new Gin-Rummy, Backgammon, Canasta, Dominoes, Chess and Checkers players.
... How to win cash in online games - You can win real money by playing games online. Believe it or not, online gaming for money is getting very popular.
With the variety of games you can find a partner to play your desired card, board or other traditional game. As an example you can play such different games as Gin-Rummy, Backgammon, Canasta, Cribbage, Dominoes, Pool and even Chess.
There are also several popular single-player non-card games, like Mahjong Solitaire, Pacman, Collapse-style Aqua-Rush and many other games.
... Gin-Rummy, Canasta and Cribbage cash tournaments - Join online tournaments in popular card games: Gin-Rummy, Canasta and Cribbage. Each day we hold many cash
tournaments in every game with the entry fee from 1 $Ticket up to 50 $Tickets. Single or Double elimination money tournaments.
Play also single free or money games.
... Gin-Rummy Rules. How to play Gin-Rummy - Number of Players: Gin-Rummy is a two-player card game. The Deck: Gin is played with a standard 52-card pack of playing cards. Aces are played only as low.
... Interesting Canasta Facts - Canasta, a game of the Rummy family was the most popular American game in the early 1950s. The game became the biggest fad since MahJong in the 1920s
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Nathan and Setsiko's mother was preparing for the things to be brought in the evacuation and some preserved foods in a container was buried for future use when multiple American airplanes loaded with bombs arr... Battling Out Writer's Block - The hardest part in essay writing isn't actually choosing the best topic, but how to start writing. This holds true to students who are having difficulties in coming up with well-crafted essays.... Random Writing Tips - Creating Characters - So you're writing your first novel. Your story should be character driven, in which case you will find that the situations which start to form in your mind already come from what those characters are 'about.' All novels, whether they be thrillers, romances, Science Fiction, or whatever, should reflect life in that they deal with what happens when person A, with a certain agenda, meets with person B, with his particular motivations.... Reslanting Articles - A Few Tips for Freelance Writers - Make the most of your time and research by turning any information you obtain from different sources into a variety of articles instead of just one. This is called reslanting because you create a different angle or slant for each article you propose to different publications. When you turn one topic into a variety of articles you substantially increase the amount of money you can make per hour as a freelance writer.... Freelance Writing - Get Started as a Web Writer - Want to make great money Web writing? Web writers are in high demand because Web sites' traffic and sales depend on a constant stream of fresh new content. Discover how you can get started in this article.... Plagiarism - The Scourge Of Writers Everywhere - Plagiarism has brought many a promising career to an end. The problem is more rife than we like to think, particularly online, where the glut of freely available information makes the practice all to tempting, not to mention easy.... Improve Your Writing with Word Territoriality - Words are territorial. Mind the mood and measure of each. Test their limits, but set strict boundaries. And if you find two words in a territorial dispute, separate them at once, before more ink is spilled ... A Guide to the Intricacies of Essay Writing - Essay writing is a piece that serves as an instrument to express an opinion or a point-of-view. But writing an essay is not as easy as it seems. It's not just words that formed instantly. It's not just merely writing it all down. It entails a lot of hard work, logic, and technique.... Who Pays Attention To Punctuation? Translators And Proofreaders Do And You Should Too - Punctuation has to rank as one of the items translators and proofreaders deal with most frequently when reviewing documents. most of us have heard stories of how punctuation issues have cropped up in the Courts; situations where the interpretation of a legal agreement hangs on the placement of a comma or a period ... Get Paid to Write Online - Make Money Writing Articles And Books for the Web - If you can write in plain, clear English at the 6th to 9th grade level then you can make money writing online. No experience needed, just learn how to participate and jump in! Want to get paid to write online, working from home or from anywhere you have an Internet connection? Well, you can. How? Read on ... Which Do You Love - Writing or Being a Writer? - The question came early in my career, and it came from another writer. "Steve," he said, "Do you love writing? Or do you just love being a writer?"... Web Content Strategy - A Great Job for Smart, Organized Writers - Web Content Strategy is a great job for smart writers and editors from all kinds of backgrounds. The field offers writers a great mix of creativity, autonomy, and social interaction that just cannot be found in most writing jobs. With a strong outlook for Web Content Strategy work, this is a great time to look into Web Content Strategy as a career.... Working On Your eBook - Important Things You Should Not Miss - Creating an e-book is an easy way to get you feet wet in the world of internet marketing. With a little help almost anyone can write one of these digital books and some help is provided in the article. The process detailed here can be used for a person carrying out the whole project on their own or with one or more additional writers to help them.... Using Writing to Fuel Your Niche Websites - The one thing that can cause your niche websites to soar and really succeed is writing. Find out what it takes to earn more with your virtual real estate and become a master in your niche!... Are You A Six-Figure Writer? - How many times have you heard about all the poor, starving writers? Maybe it's time to face the truth. Well, the truth is that not all writers are struggling to put a loaf of bread on the table. As I will show you, some writers are earning a very nice income indeed.... Business Models for Online Writers - Writers have great opportunities to earn a living or at least a second income online, but only if they first understand the basic business models for online writing. There are really only two, if you take it in broad strokes. And just about any writer can learn to work either model!... How to Choose a Thesis Editing Service - If you are preparing to complete your thesis at a university, choosing a quality editing service is critical to your success. Thesis editing is a sensitive project and should be assigned to the very best service provider you can find. The following article offers a simple process for finding a quality thesis editing service online... English Grammar Program - Can it Change Our Writing Performance? - English grammar program is a computer program that enables us to analyze a wide range of documents and other digital writing content for any grammar mistakes, so they become correct, fluent, and effective. English writing is a skill that only improves through practice, and it seems like these fresh technological solutions are able to assist us on improving our writing skills.... Tips for Aspiring Writers - Tighten Your Writing - What does tighten your writing mean? What Blaise Pascal wrote gives you an idea: "The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter." Though Pascal was a mathematician and physicist turned religious philosopher, his point benefits every writer: Take time to edit and rewrite.... Writers - Don't Be Seduced by Photography - My first love was writing. Then I was seduced by photography. I should have resisted. I have always loved photography. No surprise there - like writing, it is creative.... A Simple Process On Writing An eBook - People love e-books and are willing to pay good money for them and strangely, they are not that hard to write! There is no longer any need for delaying with the simple process detailed below. If you are worried about certain aspects of the writing, why not employ someone to carry out some of it for you while you oversee the project.... Writing With Power - Powerful writing uses a strong voice. Here's how to develop yours.... Guidelines On Effective eBook Writing - One of the fastest selling products on the internet is e-books but most people are afraid to try. If you take note of the information detailed here there is no reason why you can't start yours right now. If you are afraid to write your own work then why not employ someone to do this for you; alternatively use them for research purposes for extra material.... Use Emotion to Bring Depth to Your Descriptions - Description is what writers use to colour in the basic elements of a story. It gives the reader a mental picture which they can carry that with them as the tale unfolds. Adding an emotional element grabs the reader more forcefully and pulls them into the story.... Why Your Book Should Be Evaluated Before Going to Market - Typos, grammatical errors, confusing sentence structure, and inconsistent writing can prevent your work from being published by a traditional publisher. Even though POD and self-publishing methods do not require an editor, every manuscript really needs an editor's help to make it more marketable. Learn where to get a critique or evaluation for your book before it goes to market.... A Brief Look at Writing a Play - For a writer, creating stories is like creating life, and plays bring his stories to life with intensity. A good story makes for a potential good play, but failure to make the story work may bring on disaster.... 3 Easy Ways to Edit Your Documents - There are many ways to edit your writing and reduce its length. But you don't need to learn them all. By following just the three steps outlined in this article, you will cut most of the excess baggage from your text.... 5 Steps to Better Writing - Hav u noticed how bad riting has goten latly?! As a professional resume writer and an English teacher for 12 plus years, I certainly have. Between email, IM, and the fast-paced world of blogging, it seems as if the world's general ability to write well has plummeted off the scale. However, places still exist where good quality writing is needed, both in the work place and out of it.... The Gospel of Writing - Chapters 9-10 - Chapter Nine: Give Your Mind, Body and Soul Daily Attention Staying focused requires you to take care of yourself in mind, body, and spirit. If you are working full-time, parenting full-time, or both (is that double full-time?), you are probably a master at giving.... The Gospel of Writing - Chapter 11 - While finding time to write came be like having unplanned sex, the act of writing is more like making love. You cannot fake it. You must feel it.... The Gospel of Writing - Chapters 1 - 2 - This is the first of a series of articles describing the writing process from the viewpoint of a published author and publisher. This series will help writers see what the writing world is all about.... Different Approaches To Writing For Different Readers - I've read my fare share of articles, web content, stories and newsletters in my lifetime and frankly speaking, I remember very few of them. But the ones I do remember are the really good ones. Being a freelance writer, I read what others write because it is always refreshing and even though I've been freelancing as a writer for so many years, there's still quite a bit, I've discovered, to learn even from novice writers!... Developing an Individual Writing Process - Developing an individual writing process is key to your success as a writer. Studies of struggling writers show that one of the reasons they struggle is that they focus on only one aspect of writing. So what is the writing process?... Understanding Discourse Community And Its Importance - As an experienced conversationalist who has been wielding verbal words since toddlerhood, you easily move from one group of people to another adjusting your tone, your vocabulary, and your syntax accordingly. Often without thinking about it, you speak differently to your parents than you do to your teachers and differently from both groups when alone with your friends. You would not dream of using the same speech patterns in the locker room and t... Whether You Like It Or Not Weather Will Surprise You - Weather is all around us and usually it is all the same. It either rains or snows or just is plain hot. But what happens when weather does not follow the rules? This little bit of creative writing is about weather and surprises, and yes it is all true too.... 4 Top Memoir Writing Lessons Tips - How To Write A Great Memoir - Have you ever had a story that you've wanted to share with friends and family, but you haven't been sure how to get it down in writing? Have you ever wanted to write a memoir but never got around to it? Do you just want to get your life experiences down in writing in the hope that they will bring help and enjoyment to those who read them? If you answered yes to any of the above, or if you're just simply interested in learning how to write a memoi... Is There a Right Way to Write? - You ask a very simple question. "Is there a right way to write?" As an author of two published novels I'm not so sure that there is a proper answer to that question.... Working with the Western Genre - A few years back, western novels were plentiful and we had Gun Smoke, Rawhide, Bonanza and a host of other television serials as well as western pictures in the theaters. Today, the western genre is a pretty small niche in the publishing market.... How To Make Money Writing Articles, eBooks, Content For The Internet - There is a great deal of money to be made writing for the Internet, and very many writers are making it! At base it is not at all hard to do. Still, as in almost anything else, it pays to go in, well-prepared and knowing what to expect. The Internet writers' market is a great market, but it is different. Want to find out how to REALLY make money writing for the Net?... Professional Writing - Five Silly Mistakes To Avoid - Want to build a professional writing career? If you enjoy writing, you can. Writers are in huge demand on the Web, so you can build a great career quickly. However, there are pitfalls. Discover how you can avoid five common, silly mistakes.... When Writing Your Fundraising Annual Appeal, Remember - It's ALL About The Story! - When approaching development writing, whether it's for a grant proposal, an annual appeal, a brochure, or an online appeal, the trick is to always keep in mind your donor. As Terry Axelrod, founder of the Benevon method of building lifelong donors, notes, an organization's "emotional hook" is critical to fundraising success. What is an "emotional hook?... The Importance of Dialogue in a Stage or Screen Play - In a play, practically the entire story is carried out on the shoulders of the dialogue. The dialogue must fit in with the story of the play smoothly, must suit a character's personality, must be capable of being uttered effortlessly, and must be understood easily.... A Writer Writes - Always? - I'm sure there are plenty of writers out there who like nothing better than to sit and bang their brains out at the keyboard all day, but that's not my personal cup of tea. I prefer reading.... What Happens After Releasing Wedding Doves? - Back Things - It's just about that time of year again. That special time of year, when many are busy planning the social event of their lives. Each guest is focused on the woman in waiting.... Advice For A Young Writer 5 - Have A Web Site Or A Blog, Or Both - Perhaps it's best to have a regular web site with one page devoted to your blog. Many blogging software like Blogger and WordPress do allow you to do that. That way you can have the best of both world.... Essay Writing - Hi, my name is Sue; my article is about essay writing and has originated from my constant worry as my children enter college and the ever increasing number of bright young children who drop out of university because they can't put their thoughts together to write a top class essay. During your child's study at college, many eyes will evaluate their essay, many heads will be thinking about its content. Their aim is not to disappoint them, not to h... Advice for a Young Writer 6 - Connect with Others, Take Care of Your Body - Take care of your health! I can't emphasize this strongly enough. Most people learn late in their careers that writing is actually an athletic event. You burn a lot of precious calories and brain cells when pounding out anything. When we write we use a lot: proteins, vitamins, amino acids, carbon and nitrogen, and God knows what else.... Advice for a Young Writer 4 - Know When to Hold and Fold Your Hand - Be aware of the many alternatives waiting for you out there. If sports writing doesn't work, perhaps you should try catalog writing. If your newspaper job is going nowhere, perhaps you should try writing a novel or try direct marketing copy.... Advice for a Young Writer 3 - Develop a Niche, Guard Your Time - The more you write on your specialty, the easier it'll get and the richer your material will be. It'll smell roses from a mile. People will feel your authenticity and authority the minute they start reading the first sentence.... Advice for a Young Writer 2 - Know Your Heart, Learn Your Craft - Enroll in a writing program, if necessary. Put aside some money for your professional training even if it's just enough to buy one educational book or training CD a month. Your knowledge is your power; your ONLY power. Feed your mind well to write well.... Advice for a Young Writer 1 - Be Proud and Keep Writing - It's been a long haul, and fun. I always enjoyed sitting at my keyboard and click-clicking the keys. Remember that B.B. King classic, "The Thrill Is Gone"? I never had to sing that one, knock on wood.... Writing For The Fun Of It - Writing has been around for ages. It was probably here before we even knew it. I write this article so that you will have a stronger interest in writing and perhaps experiment with future writing.... English Grammar Checker - Easily Write Professional Documents! - English grammar checker is a tool that enables common users to analyze various text blocks and other electronic text for any grammatical errors, so that they transform it correct, readable and accurate. How well can it improve your writing?... How to Gain Recognition as an Online Writer - As the economy continues to cause stress for the majority of American's, many people increase their efforts for finding additional income. Some people go out and get a second job in the evenings and/or weekends. Others turn their search to the internet in hopes of finally finally that "real" work at home opportunity amongst thousands of scams.... Your Life Is A Story - Tell It In A Memoir - Whether you realize it or not, your life is a story, and it's a story you should share, at least with those closest to you. I urge you to write it. Here are some tips for getting started writing your memoir.... Reading Can Give You Permission To Write - Do you dream of writing a novel but you don't know where to begin? Do you think what you want to write about isn't worthy material?... Memoirs - Exposing Family Secrets - From "Mommy Dearest" to "Running With Scissors," tell-all family exposes are not new and shocking anymore. The question for memoir writers is one of conscience: what do we tell and what do we hide?... Quote of the Week - Joyce Carol Oates:
The practicing writer, the writer-at-work, the writer immersed in his or her project, is not an entity at all, let alone a person, but a curious melange ... Updates! - I've been updating some of the smaller submissions today. There are new cliches in the cliches list; new tips in How to Get Ideas, How to Get Started, and How ... Quote of the Week - J.R.R. Tolien:
Creative Fantasy is founded upon the hard recognition that things are so in the world as it appears under the sun; on a recognition of fact, but not ... New Poetry - Here are all the latest successful submissions from the poetry slush file:
Attempt to Write by kat.
Po-po by beks.
Graveyard Shift by D. L. Packer.
Trees by three-letters-long.
Bitter-Sweet Winter by Miss Bluesky.
The Bounds ... Quote of the Week - Garth Nix:
For all my longer works (i.e the novels) I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on.
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Omen by Karissa M.Every other Saturday, a group of thirty or so 15, 16 and 17 year-olds convened in the Anglican Church ... New Non-Fiction - Here are the latest non-fiction submissions that made it through the selection process:
Rambling by Willy K. Constant movement, I cannot sit still, the blank screen stares back at me, taunting ... Quote of the Week - Mary Gentle: . . . it matters that I get it right. That a sword weighs this much, and cuts like that, even if it's being handled by a ... Here they are, the last of the submissions to the Unnamed Abstract Challenge - Here they are, the last of the submissions to the Unnamed Abstract Challenge:
My Charge, fiction by Counterfission.
Beyond the Storm, fiction by Emma L.
This Is a Poem, poetry by Joel Stein.
Longing, ... Quote of the Week - Alan Lightman: A good novel gets under our skin, provokes us and haunts us long after the first reading, because we never fully understand the characters.
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