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  • How to Break Writer's Block

    We've all faced it at one time or another. We sit down to write, hell bent on churning out pages of vivid, moving prose. Then instead of being set on fire, we feel like a dried up speck of dust....

  • How to Write a Historical Novel

    Writing a historical novel requires a lot of time, patience, and a boatload of research. However, there are many steps you can follow to make this creative process a more worthwhile and enjoyable...

  • How to Write an Online Printable Story

    The Internet offers many opportunities. For writers who enjoy writing and sharing their work, there are many ways to use the Internet to write, share and print stories with others. Sharing your...

  • How to Write a Moving Story

    Writing an emotionally compelling, intelligent, fun-to-read story can be a very difficult, but highly rewarding task. It requires practice and learning from trial and error, writing every day and...

  • How to Write a Silent Comedy Short Story

    A silent comedy is a comedy that relies on funny actions to get a laugh. This type of story was made popular by Charlie Chaplin in many of his early films. Silent comedies in film are easier to...

  • How to Buy Gifts for Percy Jackson & the Olympians Fans

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an incredibly popular series of books and is soon to be a motion picture. The series has over two years and counting on the New York Times Bestseller list....

  • How to Understand Mythology

    The Gods were actually described as having essentially human, but having ideal bodies. Zeus was their chief god. The gods and goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympia. Each god of goddess...

  • Reasons Why Flowers for Algernon Was Banned

    "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, published in 1966, has the distinction of being number 47 on the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990 to 2000, according to the...

  • How to Write a Continuous Story

    A continuous story, also known as a serial story, is a story that has no end. In theory, a serial story can go on forever. Realistically, it ends when the writer determines it's time to stop...

  • How to write an adventure story on Hatshepsut

    Hatshepsut was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh; she was crowned regent of Egypt because her half-brother, Tuthmose III, was too young to rule. To assert her power, Hatshepsut often dressed as...

  • How to Write a Made-Up Story

    Fiction writing is the act of creating something that doesn't exist--making up a story. Ideas for made-up stories can come from anywhere. Real life stories can spark ideas for fictional accounts...

  • How to choose between Team Edward or Team Jacob

    You've heard that the release of the second movie in the Twilight series New Moon has everyone choosing between Team Edward and Team Jacob. You may have asked yourself, "how will I...

  • How to Write a Teenage Novel

    Writing fiction for teens and tweens is more than just a creative outlet for keeping a youthful mindset and revisiting your own high-school ghosts; it's a way to connect with the younger...

  • How to Conquer Writer’s Block

    Sometimes words just come to us. They flow lyrically onto our page in beatific glory. Those are good times. That’s what makes it so hard when we find our fingers floating over the keys while our...

  • How to Read the Fountainhead

    People have been talking about Ayn Rand’s books longer than most of us have been alive, and you’d like to see what they’re about. But is it worth tackling over 800 pages of narrative to digest...

  • How to Write a Classic Mystery

    The classic whodunit or puzzle mystery continues to delight its readers as it has since the golden age of the mystery in the thirties and forties. Whether you prefer a gentile British style cozy...

  • How to Create Romance Stories

    The market for romantic novels is almost insatiable, with lines like Harlequin or Kensington publishing hundreds of titles every year. You can write a story of your own to submit to such a...

  • How to Get Great Deals On Books

    Do you love books? Want to collect tons on the cheap? Read on!

  • How to Compare Historical & Realistic Fiction

    Literature is categorized into various "genres" -- classes and forms of material that share certain general characteristics. For students, it is necessary to be able to discuss literature in terms...

  • How to Kill a Character - And Avoid Hate Mail

    Some of the most powerful stories in literature and cinema have a surprising common element: The death of a main character. At first glance, this would seem to be an instant turnoff. Why hang with...

  • How to Read Romantic Comedies & Love Stories

    A valuable way to read romantic comedies and love stories is by pinpointing the desire in the story. Whatever a character wants, that is what you want too as a reader and thinker. If the author...

  • How to Add Horror to Your Novel

    Because sometimes horror can be the spice your fantasy novel needs.

  • How to Jump-Start Your Writing

    There is nothing worse for a writer than to feel like you have nothing to write about. But that simply isn’t true – there is always something to write about! Unless you’re alone in the Arctic...

  • How to Market your Fantasy Novel

    Ok, so you published a novel. Now what? You can't sit on the sidelines. Authors need to market the book or the book will likely not sell well.

  • What Are the Stages of Grief in the Lovely Bones?

    "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold is a fictional story of the brutal rape and murder of 14 year old Susie Salmon. Susie narrates her story from a personalized version of heaven as she watches her...

  • How to be a Twilight Freak

    The unofficial definition of a Twilight Fan is a person who enjoys the Twilight books and movies. A Twilight Freak is someone who has gone well beyond the realm of the normal Twilight Fan....

  • How to Cope with Twilight Withdrawal

    So you’ve read Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn… You’ve even read the partial manuscript of Midnight Sun. Despite owning the Twilight DVD, you’ve watched the movie 47 times and are...

  • How to Read the Latest Manga Chapters Fast and Free

    Manga is a term for Japanese comics, many of which are adapted in popular anime series like Naruto, Bleach and One Piece. Reading manga can be very entertaining and a welcomed break from dreary...

  • How to Participate in National Novel Writing Month

    Every November, a group of people commit themselves to writing a novel. They call it National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Writing is a lonely activity, or, at least, one that usually requires...

  • How to Write a Novel in 20 Days or Less

    We're going to try to learn how to write a novel, something like the ones written by Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland, and Victoria Holmes, also known as Erin Hunter. So let's get started!

  • How to Write a Story as a Beginner

    The story-writing process is one that varies greatly from writer to writer, not only in the way the writing process is approached but in the content of the story itself. No one can tell you what...

  • How to Attach Snape to a Flag Pole Rope

    You need to get out of Hogwarts and do some investigating in the Shrieking Shack one night, but Professor Snape, as usual, is skulking around just looking to catch you doing something against the...

  • How to read "War and Peace"

    So you've decided to take on take on one of the greatest literary achievements known to man: Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace". Are you prepared to tackle a work so monumental that it covers...

  • How to Create Compelling Characters for Your Novel

    Good characters are the building blocks of any story. What would "War and Piece", a literary monument of genius, be without its 125+ characters? A thousand or more pages of setting and...

  • Akatsuki Rules

    In Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, Naruto, the story's hero of the same name faces a menacing group of adversaries, the Akatsuki. The organization becomes central antagonists in the second half...

  • How to Keep a Writer's Journal

    Writing is like many other skills: it takes practice, practice, and more practice to become a really good writer. One of the best ways to practice your writing is to keep a writer’s journal or...

  • How to Show, Not Tell in Fiction

    If you've ever taken a writing class or workshop, it's likely that you've seen the words "SHOW, DON'T TELL!" printed somewhere on your manuscript. "Show, don't tell" is one of...

  • How to Write Like Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens (1812-1870), author of A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist, is one of the most well-known writers in English literature, and one remarkably successful in his...

  • How to Make Time to Write

    “Everybody wants to have published a book. Hardly anyone wants to take the time and effort to write one.” I don’t know who said that, but it seems so true. How many of us have revealed to...

  • How to Read Naruto 418 Manga

    "Naruto," the incredibly popular anime and manga series, has a vast array of websites dedicated to uploading manga chapters. Most of these are fan translated, and may be different from the...

  • How to Write a Kissing Scene in a Romance Novel

    Learning how to write a kissing scene in a romance novel can be difficult at first, but with practice, kissing scenes and other romantic scenes will become easier and easier to write.

  • How to Enjoy the Classic Detective Novel (and Film)

    Are you hooked on Law & Order, C.S.I., Criminal Minds or Numb3rs? Have you always figured out whodunit moments before the detectives cracked the case? Eager for even more great sleuthing? Then...

  • How to plan to Write Your Novel

    More people finish their books when they've been planned out already. Although writing "seat-of-the-pants" is fun and equally viable, there are many benefits to be had by planning,...

  • How to Read All Naruto Manga Chapters

    Naruto, the incredibly popular manga and anime series, has earned a loyal following from its humble beginnings in Shonen Jump. Fans have kept up the demand for more Naruto manga, and since...

  • How to Become a Comic Book Nerd

    Comic books have long been collected by millions worldwide. In recent years, the comic book industry has seen a tremendous boom due to movie deals and growing fans. If you are new to comic...

  • How to Develop Your Novel Characters

    For a fiction book to be great, it must be believable and draw readers in. One of the most important ways for a book to accomplish this is for the characters to be real and believable. You must...

  • How to Create Your Own Horror Character

    Horror movies and ghost stories are a perennial part of our popular culture, and you may wish to try your hand at writing or filming one yourself. Before you do so, you need to devise some...

  • How to Create Your Own Gangster Character

    Few literary or cinematic figures have captured public fascination like gangsters. Their stories embody the dark side of the American dream, where ruthless entrepreneurs gain wealth and fame...

  • How to Tell a Good Ghost Story

    Are you planning a midnight campfire on Halloween? Do you want to tell your friends a spooky story? Learn the basics of telling ghosts stories.

  • How to Read Boys Over Flowers Online

    "Boys Over Flowers" is the English translation of the popular Japanese manga "Hana Yori Dango" by Kamio Youko. It is the story of a poor girl, Makino Tsukushi, and her struggles within a school of...

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