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What Color Is Your Career Path?CareerPath.com is offering a career test that may give new meaning to the phrase “What Color is Your Parachute?” The test can determine, based on a few color choices, some careers that might be perfect for your personality type. According to an interview with Inc.com, the test's creator, Dewey Sadka says “color preferences can reveal personality traits better than questionnaires, which invite test-takers to guess they way they ‘should’ answer.” So if you’re thinking about what jobs may be out there, you might want to give this test a try. www.careerpath.com |
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The Ten Things That Must HappenIf you’re feeling stuck in your writing process, create a “Ten Things That Must Happen” outline. This can be a helpful tool for understanding your piece and getting it beyond your inner critic.Jot down the ten most important events that should occur in piece. What needs to happen and to which characters? The list can be as brief or detailed as you like. And, if it gets in your way, don’t worry about the chronology of these events. Once you have your list, consider what it shows you about your story? Does the story, as outlined, do everything you wanted it to or thought it should? What scenes can you see best? Where can you start writing? Once you have a clearer plan of where your story will go next, you can get back to the act of writing. |
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Build CharacterWithout using any "musical" words, write a poem or short story that describes a character dancing. |
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Publishing My First Book: Lori Foster I see a lot of new authors, or unpublished authors, who have misconceptions about the biz. I know I had them! If you don’t understand the difficulties going in, you’ll be taken by surprise, and maybe even discouraged.My journey was a little different because I didn’t even know that I wanted to write stories until I started reading romance. Before that, I hadn't read much of anything. Cereal boxes, occasional make-up advice in a . . . More Lori Foster Read more Publishing My First Book essays now. Meet the Author: Tony Townsley My journey into writing my first book, Three Cups began about 5 years ago. I was on my way to work early one morning when I heard a guest on Catholic Radio talking about an invention that allowed him to give back to the community in a very meaningful way.I was inspired by his talk and began to think about what I could do to make a difference in the community. After some serious reflection, I decided to pursue something . . . More Tony Townsley Read more Meet The Author essays now. |
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Dereliction of Duty, Jon Renaud Read an excerpt from Dereliction of Duty now. Open House, Fran Silver Read an excerpt from Open House now. Witness at Hawks Nest, Dwight Harshbarger Read an excerpt from Witness at Hawks Nest now. The Zambinos of Blue Hill: The Proving, Will Azeperak Read an excerpt from The Zambinos of Blue Hill: The Proving now. A New Earth And A New Universe, Rodney Bartlett Read an excerpt from A New Earth And A New Universe now. The Dog Men, Patricia Crandall Read an excerpt from The Dog Men now. Enduring Prophesy, Joe Vojt Read an excerpt from Enduring Prophesy now. Accidental Heroes, Accidental Villians, Ed Chung Read an excerpt from Accidental Heroes, Accidental Villians now. ITP: Future Hope, David Gelber Read an excerpt from ITP: Future Hope now. Samuel Owens: The Pig Boy, Edward Duranty Read an excerpt from Samuel Owens: The Pig Boy now. |
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