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1). A competitive and cutthroat look at writing
Let me start by saying, humor that is hurtful or at the expense of other writers has no place in the writing industry. Board fights and flame wars do
2). 1-800 I'm calling Heaven to talk to Mother
How do we face a day set aside for Mothers when the woman who brought us into this world has been taken from this world. Ask those who have already b
3). A Competitive And Cutthroat Look At Writing
Let me start by saying, humor that is hurtful or at the expense of other writers has no place in the writing industry. Board fights and flame wars do
4). A Guide to Poetry Styles & Terms
Poetry is made up of so many specific patters and language. There are as many forms of poetry as there are writers who pen it. Here I have gather some
5). A New Approach to an Old Problem- Racism
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. - Mahatma Gandhi
There is a lot of hatred in this world. On the morning of September 11, 2001, the world witnessed the terrible repercussions of such hatred. Now I’m reading this blog titled “I Hate Racists” on ihatethis.org that is filled with venom and hatred towards racism and bigotry. ...
6). Addressing the Canadian Age of Sexual Consent
Canada's government is failing to protect our children from sexual predators. Under the Criminal Code of Canada it is currently not a criminal offenc
7). Are You Liable For Your Own Actions?
Several interesting things caught my eyes this week, all pretty much along the same theme. It seems that these days no one takes responsibility for t
8). Bills Gates wishes to share his fortune
Guess what I received a letter in my inbox from Bill Gates and if I forward the letter on to everyone I know he is going to send me money. Sounds to g
9). Blogging- Developing a Readership
1) Quality Content – Interesting content will keep your readership returning. Update your blog regularly. Googlebot, which is Google's web-crawling robot loves content. The more you update your blog, the more frequent the search engine spiders will return to it.
2) Take part in blog exchange communities, like BlogExplosion and BlogClic...
10). Boost Your Readership - How To Make Ezines Work For You
I quickly learned that writing articles and submitting them to online publications was a great way to attract new readers and gain experience as a freelance writer.
I have been fortunate to have several of my articles published on high trafficked websites and have made some wonderful new friends as a result of submitting my articles t...
11). Branded for life?
"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet "My name has to be the most Cliché of all. Though I have a beautiful name everyone e
12). Choose Life: Abortion Stops A Beating Heart
I believe in the right to life. I believe that there is a human life forming from the moment of conception. I believe anyone who allows or has an abo
13). Creating a Smorgasbord
The Top Ten Ways to Drive Traffic to your Web Site The general question I hear more and more is, how does one drive traff
14). Critique the Poem not the Poet
The act of writing poetry is something that is very personal to us poets and sharing it for the first time can be a very frightening experience. The
15). Don’t Get Taken: Exposing the fraudulent Poetry publishers
Poets are warned to be leery of where they publish their work ,whether it is a vanity publishing house, pod publisher or a magazine. Â Look at the
16). Fair Use and Copyright: What You Need To Know
While running a writing community for the last three years many questions have come up regarding copyright. What is copyright? “The legal protecti
17). Find your poetry style
As a free verse poet I wanted to broaden my writing, so I decided to take a look at the different styles of poetry. There is a time
18). Follow the yellow brick road to : Book Publishing
So you have written something great and you wish to see it published. I suggest joining writing groups first and start seeking feedback that can help
19). I Don't Even Know Your Last Name, But Let's Hook Up! : Teen Relationships
The times are changing. I have come to the conclusion that old fashioned dating is a thing of the past; today’s youth have turned to casual and random “hook ups.”
Teens are in such a hurry to grow up. As the mother of a teen daughter, I have seen this first hand and it is frightening. Parents want the best for their children, but how d...
20). I'm Making A Stand For The Children
It is evident that Canada must raise the age of consent from 14 years to at least 16 years of age, I myself would prefer to see it 18.Adolescents
21). I'm Making A Stand For The Children
Canada’s low age of consent for sexual intercourse is composing a risk to our Canadian children. Canada's age of sexual consent is 14, one of the
22). Kudos to you the reader
First I want to thank a very special friend. He told me a few months ago when I began writing articles. “Rose you have to quit saying that you don't s
23). Make A Chapbook Of Your Poetry
Poetry is a hard thing to market; it could take years to get your work published by a traditional publisher so why not publish your own chapbook. A ch
24). No Prince Charming - You’ve got to be kidding me
It all started with, “Once upon a time there lived a noble gentleman who had a little girl.”
Stop right there and rewind! Before we get to the end of this story, where two people go off and live a fairy tale life, I have to tell you that there is no Prince Charming.
The sooner that we ladies wake up and realize that, the...
25). Poetry Workshops
I find poetry workshops study more the theory and craft of writing poetry. I joined one in the past and found it to be filled with snobs who prett
26). Promoting Your Ezine and Recruiting Subscribers
So you're ready to start promoting the publication of your ezine in an effort to recruit subscribers. First of all you will need a webpage a list of
27). Teens And Blogs - Internet Safety Wake-Up Call
In November of 2005, I read that a Roman Catholic high school in Sparta had ordered its students to remove personal blogs from the Internet, in the name of protecting them from cyberpredators. Which brings me to an important question, just how can you keep your child safe online?
The Internet is a "gateway" which leads the adult predat...
28). The Biggest Challenge Facing A Poet, Getting Published
The best advice that I can give any child or adult who wants to be a poet is to read lots of poetry. Get a feel for poetry. Look at different styl
29). The poetry contest that hunts for desperate writers
Many of you have likely seen the following contest “Free Amateur Poetry Contest $10,000 grand prize, Enter Now!”, and you have most likely sent off
30). Today's Woman
She is a guide, mentor, mother, nurturer, wife and friend. She is many things to many people. She is Today's woman. She is a new woman in ever cha
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