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Leanne Pearson sings Taylor Swifts "Sparks Fly"

If you're looking for an excuse not to finish (or even start) your novel, this one will work as well as any!

Using coincidence as a basis for a plot could prove to be a dangerous trap for unsuspecting novice novelists.

Did you ever feel "idea-bankrupt"? This may give you fresh insight and inspiration

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Dr. Mark McDaniel discusses how spacing learning of material over time improves memory, and understand the optimal ways to space course materials.

This is some of my picture collection of funny Lord of the Rings stuff to two funny LotR songs and the Bridge of Khazad Dum.

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Designer Jasper Conran publishes his stunning book 'Country' which tells the story of a year in the country through words and photographs. . ...

Novel Novice's Sara reads out loud from 'The Chronicles of Harris Burdick' anthology, the story 'Under the Rug' by Jon Scieska. March 7, 2012 marks...

S.D. Crockett's debut novel, AFTER THE SNOW, is set in the haunting and barren landscape of a new Ice Age!

The oceans stopped working before Willo...

When I was eleven I began to realize that my parents didn't always like my friends' parents...

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Why choose Bookpal for self publishing your book? Find out the reasons here!

Outskirts Press author Jui-shan Chang goes on a virtual book tour with her book Making a Meal of It.

Here's a fun way to exchange gifts.

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In this video I show you how to change your Wordpress blog menus. How to add custom links, organize y...

The reason most beginning novelists get bogged down is due to fear.

Novelists often start a work but abandon it along the way to completion. It then winds up in various places. Norma Jean Lutz asks the burning ques...

If you are an aspiring novelist, let me ask you a question. Have you ever entered a writing contest? If not, why not? Winning a contest can be a...

Sometimes I have my novel plot on the front burner sizzling with the flame on high. Other times, it is on the back burner simmering until I'm read...

I'm not talking about the actual editor who one day may be reading your manuscript. I'm referring to that editor person who resides inside of your...

It's been debated for hundreds of years -- can novel writing actually be taught to someone? Or is it a matter of natural born talent? Is the worl...

Many wannabe novelists flounder in their writing attempts -- simply because they are confused about the basic definition of "fiction."

What are some of the attributes necessary to become a successful novelist? This video discusses what I feel are at the top of the list.