Creative Writing Tips: Antonyms and Synonyms

Creative Writing and Language Arts Activities: Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning. Antonyms have the opposite meanings. Remember them this ways 'synonym' = 'same'; 'antonyms'='anti-', 'opposite.' There are synonyms for nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
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How to Add Your Content to Your Blog

How to Embed Associated Content Articles on Google Blogger
You've worked hard to get those articles published. Now you need page views and readers. You can get those if you embed your Associated Content articles on your Blogger blog. Here's how to get readers and page views.
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Mystery Story Starter Ideas

Mystery Story Starter Ideas
Mystery and suspense is my personal favorite form of literature. Whether it's crime fiction, detective fiction, political thriller, espionage and subterfuge, murder mystery, gothic mystery, history mystery...mystery is an intriguing genre. Do yo need some story starter ideas for your next mystery story? Here are 10 mystery story starters for you. Now get that plume on the page and get writing!
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How to Write Parody and Satire

How to Write Satire or Parody
To parody someone or something is to exaggerate their foibles and mannerisms and exploit them for the purpose of comedy. Parody in literature is called satire. How-to guide to understand the genre of satire and write in parody.
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Warning Poem: Coming-of-Age and Youth

National Poetry Month: 'When I Am Old, I Shall Wear Purple...'
'Warning', by Jenny Joseph isn't just the Red Hat Society's poem. 'Warning' says that we are persons of individuality. 'Warning' is a coming-of-age poem for those who missed or misplaced the joys of youth and originality. This is my commentary on growing older. Use Warning as an inspiration for your own coming-of-age, self-awareness poems. Read on..

Persian Poets: Omar Khayyam, Hafiz, Rumi, Zarathushtra

National Poetry Month: Persian Poetry
Persians were thinkers, lovers and poets. Faithful as the Cedars of Lebanon, Persian poetry is redolent with myrrh and cardamom. Persian poetry is lush vermillion and pure gold. Enjoy Hafiz, Rumi,Omar Khayyam and Zarathrushtra.

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Spring Nature Poetry for Earth Day

Free Poety Lessons: Spring Nature Poems
April is National Poetry Month. Poetry is the perfect venue to express the joy of spring. And spring it the ideal subject for poems! Get the young and old outside to explore, enjoy and write!
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Shakespeare: Reader's Guide cum Writer's Guide

DIY Guide: How to Read Shakespeare
If high school students were asked, 'Who would you most wish to see tortured?', William Shakespeare would top the list. English teachers love 16th century dialogue; English students don't. Here's a reader's guide to Shakespeare. And you're asking yourself, 'this is a blog about writing, not reading, right?' (funny how a few homophones can play merry hell with one's point!). I offer this reader's guide for those writer's who wish to learn all they can about the Bard and enhance their own writing. Read on...

And about this image. This portrait is known as the Grafton Shakespeare. I think it has a little more warmth than the older portraits.

Argument/ Persuasive Speech

Last February, when Cindy Tistadt, wife of superintendent Dean Tistadt responded to a student's phone call (complaining about not getting a snow day), I wrote an argument (diatribe) in her defense. I came under some fire myself and wrote an addendum or rebuttal. Here are examples of argument, point-counterpoint and rebuttals for your debate or speech class. Read...

Snow Day Argument

Snow Day Rebuttal

How to Write a Eulogy or Memoirs

How to Write a Eulogy
A eulogy is the speech given in memory a deceased person. It is a significant part of the grieving process. Eulogies are not difficult write; if you are asked to write one, here is a guide to gather family memories for the eulogy.
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Comparison Contrast Composition

Why Cats Are Better Pets Than Dogs
Pets provide companionship and love. Pets also make messes, noise and bad smells. Pets cause damage to person and property, and are generally a nuisance. Here's a sartorial comparison between at pet cats and pets dogs. Pet cats win (but not by much).
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How to Write an Ad Campaign Jingle or Slogan

How to Write an Ad Campaign Slogan or Jingle
A jingle, in advertising vernacular, is a catchy phrase or slogan, set to a cheerful tune. The jingle ideally becomes associated with the product. Consumers world-wide, the manufacturer hopes, will remember the jingle and buy the product.
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Common Writing Errors

Common Writing Errors
What are the most common new writer errors? In my experience, they are errors based on inaccurate ideas. Proof-reading cleans up grammatical, spelling, punctuation and format errors. How do we repair content errors?
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Fantasy Genre? Right or Wrong?

Are Fantasy Books Good for Kids?
Fantasy literature has been called unBiblical, immoral, unethical, addictive and dangerous. Is fantasy literature safe for children? Is it healthy? Does fantasy literature have any benefits for children. Read on and decide for yourself.
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Composition, Essay, Short Story and Narrative

How to Write an Essay or Composition
The word 'composition' can denote different several types of writing for different circumstances. A composition is a personal narrative, a short work of fiction or prose, an essay, a dramatic work or a poem. Each of these writing genres has its own rubric. Read on for writer guidelines on several types of composition: narrative, short story, and my dear friend, the essay.Click here...