tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61508926436705602192024-02-08T14:34:13.036-05:00Writer's PassionZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-77762787807146893212012-10-03T18:02:00.000-04:002012-10-03T18:04:50.608-04:00Procrastination... >:|Of all possible problems, my NUMBER ONE problem with writing is procrastinating! OH MY GOODNESS, you don't even know the half of it! If you know me... I'm not great with deadlines... which isn,t a very good attribute fro a writer! (oops!)<br />
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So, I'd try to teach you how to avoid procrastination, but obviously, I wouldn't be very "fit for the job"... but I'll see what I can come up with... maybe I'll even help myself!<br />
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Tip #1: Organize your project into several blocks. Divide it up, so you can easily work on small chunks at a time, instead of leaving the while thing for the very last day.<br />
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Tip #2: Schedule in time to write AHEAD of time. Plan out how long you're going to write, and what you plan to accomplish in that time slot. Ex:<br />
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Tip #3: Don't make the job look harder than it is. I have done this a million times! I think it'll take long to write, so I skip it, saying, "I have better things to do" which I don't. The job gets harder the more you perceive it as hard. This sounds weird but it's true. A cool quote I stumbled across: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #353535; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">”Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.”</em></span></div>
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This quote is so true, yet we hate to admit it. </div>
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Tip #4: The first step is always the hardest. Once you start, you can somehow get in the "flow" and keep writing. If you never start, it'll always be more and more unattainable, until you eventually give up. Giving up is not what we want... </div>
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Tip #5: (for this tip, I'll give you the quote right away, seeing as it's perfect for this context) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #353535; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”</em></span></div>
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It's sort of self-explanatory, but, if you get your stuff done early, you have time for other things... If you do all the "fun stuff" before getting the job done, you end up forcing the whole job for the last day, which stresses you out, and the quality of your writing could be affected.<br />
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I wouldn't want to just paraphrase some online tips... so, visit the site yourselves! (Better advice than my own! ;) <a href="http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2009/04/23/how-to-stop-procrastinating-7-timeless-tips/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Site with better advice than my own ;)</span></a><br />
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Hope this helps!<br />
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-Zemmzemm =)</div>
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<br />Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-67292349821889923592012-09-02T20:07:00.000-04:002012-09-02T20:07:19.421-04:00Sorry for the Delay...Sorry for not posting in a while...<br />
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I've run out of tips... just kidding! No, I have tips and stuff, but I just want to make sure that people are still reading...<br />
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:) Zemmzemm<br />
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P.S I would greatly appreciate ALL comments and suggestions for my blog. Thanks!Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-44613957048633333602012-03-20T16:24:00.003-04:002012-03-20T16:29:19.805-04:00My New BlogHello everyone,<br />
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I'd like you to know about my new blog <a href="http://zemmzemms-verse-of-the-day.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Verse of the Day</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Zemmzemm</span>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-16733745040200059662012-02-14T16:44:00.001-05:002012-02-14T19:26:39.572-05:00Interviewing Monique Polak!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hey everyone! Today, I have the honour and pleasure of interviewing Canadian author Monique Polak! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>Where do you get your inspiration for your stories?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Often my inspiration comes from my own students. I teach at Marianopolis College in Montreal. That means I get to hear teenagers all day long. And they have lots of interesting things to say!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Is there a central message in your writing?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I'm not sure about a central message. If there is one, maybe it would be 'Hang in there!' </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: xx-small; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: xx-small; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>What’s the best advice you could give to writers?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">My best advice is to WRITE and READ all time time and a lot!!</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What is it about the genre you write that attracted you to write it?</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> love teenagers. I can't think of any age group that is more interesting. Teenagers question the world. I really like that!</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What is a typical writing day for you?</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Hard to say because when I teach, it is sometimes hard to fit in writing time. In the summer, I try to get to my computer by mid-morning and stay until I have written my daily quota of words, which tends to range between 500 and 1,000. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do you have a particular writing ritual you must follow? For example, a set of rules you must obey when you write.</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Well, I like to go for a run first. (I think of good ideas when I am running!) And I like to scrub the bathroom sink before I sit down at my computer!!</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Morning is my preferred writing time. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">How much time do you spend writing each day?</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">When I am working on new material, I try to write for at least two hours a day. </span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>When you write do you listen to music, or do you prefer quiet?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I prefer quiet. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Where do you like to write? At a desk, outside, public area… etc.…</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I like my desk at home. But I can write anywhere. I've even written while sitting on a rock!!</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>How do you create your characters?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">It starts for me when I begin to hear a character's voice speaking in my head. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Do you base your characters on people you know or do you invent them?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mostly, I invent them. But some of my characters are loosely based on people I have met. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>How long have you been writing?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Forever! I think I started writing stories when I was about nine years old!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>How long does it take you to write a book?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Hard to say. The first draft takes me between four months and a year. It depends on the length of the project. The re-writing can take up to a year too. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>What do you do when you are having a case of writer's block?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I just keep writing! In fact, knock on wood, I've never had a case of writer's block. I get frustrated yes, but the trick, I've found is to KEEP WRITING. Write past the block!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>What are you currently reading? Do you like it? Why did you choose it?</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f68ff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I just finished reading John Green's The Fault In Our Stars. I read it because I was reviewing it for the Montreal Gazette. I loved it. It's a story about two kids with cancer, but it's also hilarious -- so I'm super impressed that Green was able to pull it off. Reading great books makes me want to do better in my own storytelling!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks for allowing me to interview you Monique, it was a pleasure having you on Writer's Passion! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If you'd like to know more about Monique Polak and her books, visit her <a href="http://moniquepolak.com/" target="_blank">site.</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks again,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Zemmzemm :D</div></span></div></span>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-74518859220386505912012-02-04T09:32:00.000-05:002012-02-04T09:32:14.935-05:00Author at the school!Hey!<br />
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Yesterday our school was visited by author Monique Polak! She is a Canadian author who has written many books! She is a really fun person, I was so honoured to meet her. Monique gave me tips about writing, and a fun enthusiastic look on writing poetry. She said: Only use the words that have to be there. She read my poem and those were her words of advice for me.<br />
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Good news, I might be able to have the honour of interviewing Mrs. Polak on my blog! I have asked her, and waiting anxiously for her response!<br />
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Let's all hope for the best!<br />
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-ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-70868378667100132262012-01-25T17:51:00.002-05:002012-01-25T17:52:21.721-05:00Lesson 6: Italics- when to use themHey guys! Today's words of advice are about italics. Have you ever asked yourself where you should use italics in your stories? I'm here to answer that!<br />
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Ok, so normally you either use italics to:<br />
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<ul><li>emphasize a particular word (ex. Mr. Scott wanted <i>me</i> to go up and present!?)</li>
<li>write a word in a foreign language (ex. "<i>Buongiorno!</i>" he said joyfully.)</li>
<li>when isolating the use of a single letter (ex. I often type <i>w</i> when I meant to type <i>e</i>)</li>
<li>'free-standing' titles of books, movies, etc. (ex. Yesterday I did a book report on <i>Magick</i>)</li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">CAUTION</span></b>: Italics may be over-used. In a single paragraph, no more than a sentence or several words be italicized, never the whole paragraph.<br />
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Some authors choose only to use italics for the previous reasons, but others continue to go further.<br />
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Let's take a look at using italics in the different perspectives:<br />
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<ol><li>First-person POV: only use italics for the above reasons.</li>
<li>Second-person POV: only use italics for the above reasons.</li>
<li>Third-person POV: italics can be used to quote a thought from a particular character. In this case, thoughts must be in the first-person (ex. Maria loved how she looked in her new dress. <i>Wow, this dress really makes my figure look slim, and my legs look so much longer!)</i></li>
</ol><div>I hope this information helped all of you, as I know doing the research helped me!</div><div><a href="http://rewriterewordrework.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/italics-and-when-not-to-use-them/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Here</span></a> and <a href="http://storysensei.blogspot.com/2007/12/when-to-use-italics-in-first-person-pov.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>were where I found all my information about italics, I also used a bit of my own knowledge :D</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hope this helps!</div><div><br />
</div><div>-Zemmzemm :P</div><br />
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</i>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-13047654744909149592012-01-20T16:50:00.002-05:002012-01-20T16:50:46.144-05:00The Poll is over....Ok, readers, the results are in.... 3 voted for book review, and 2 for interview an author. Well, guess what? We'll do both!<br />
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-Zemmzemm XDZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-36668430051941374732012-01-20T16:49:00.001-05:002012-01-20T16:49:16.691-05:00I'M PUBLISHED!As of today, I am now a published author! Awesome, right?Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-66071693721911891832012-01-06T12:57:00.000-05:002012-01-06T12:57:30.470-05:00EEK! Guess What?Ok, since I said one of the options for a new kind of post was an "interview an author" post, guess who I asked. Guess, guess! Ok, I'll tell you. I asked Sarah Prineas, author of the award-winning Magic Thief series and Winterling! Isn't that awesome! I asked her, and she accepted! So, in a short time, you'll be getting an interview post starring Sarah Prineas!<br />
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I'm sorry to spoil the surprise, but I'm so excited that I'm interviewing her, I couldn't contain my excitement! Eek!<br />
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Bye!<br />
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ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-2296947407222077462012-01-06T11:21:00.000-05:002012-01-06T11:21:58.150-05:00One Week Left!Hey guys!<br />
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One week left to vote on the poll about which post should be posted next! If you'd like to suggest something, leave a comment, and I'll get back to you. So far, 2 people have voted for a book review post, and 1 person has voted for an interview an author post. Remember, I'll post all the options that receive at least 1 vote, so vote for your favourite!<br />
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Bye!<br />
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ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-87277657028026883202012-01-02T09:23:00.000-05:002012-01-02T09:23:36.902-05:00Happy New YearHappy New Year everybody! All the best for 2012! May your writing inspire others, and grow ever stronger as you write more and more every day. I hope this year will be a good year for you, in writing, finances, health, happiness... everything!<br />
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I wish you all the best,<br />
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-Zemmzemm<br />
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P.S Don't let the theory of the world ending keep you from enjoying yourself!Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-12034807974045625422011-12-27T22:34:00.003-05:002011-12-29T16:29:26.128-05:00I wanna know...I'm curious today... I wanna know what YOU guys want me to post! Lesson post? You tell me post? A Writing Experience of Mine post? Book Review Post? Interview an author post? WHAT do you want me to post? I'm making a poll with these options on them, so answer it, and/or leave a suggestion of you own here!<br />
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Leave a comment!<br />
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-ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-88360713224942204342011-12-27T22:27:00.003-05:002011-12-29T16:30:59.799-05:00BlogsI just added a blog list of mine, at the bottom of the page. Blogs that inspire me. Lovely blogs, all of them. I wanted to say that to all those blog creators, I love your blogs, they're an inspiration to me! They're awesome! Thanks guys!<br />
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And, also, if any of you have any blogs you'd like ME to check out, leave a comment with the link, I'll check it out, and if I like it, I'll add it to my list!<br />
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G'bye!<br />
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-ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-43295702209860454262011-12-12T16:17:00.001-05:002011-12-12T16:23:23.118-05:00Lesson 5: SuspenseSo, I asked you which post I should post next and most chose suspense, so here I go.<br />
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Suspense is easy to mess up, but it is SO important for a story. Readers expect suspense; it keeps a story lively and keeps the reader engaged in the story. Characters should run into some form of suspense along their journeys. You can't avoid it. Characters need it as much as readers do, so make it a priority!<br />
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In some pieces of writing, I've seen suspense used too quickly by rushing it. The whole point of suspense is to slowly make your way up to the climax (most suspenseful part of the story). Ex: (rushed suspense) "I felt my heart beating and I turned the corner to find a guy with an axe trying to chop me into a million pieces." Good idea! But slowly describe how you felt without trying to get through the suspense. Don't rush!<br />
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I've also seen others repeat the same moment in suspense over and over. Ex: (repeated suspense) Chapter end: "He hit me with a crow bar and I knocked out." Next chapter end: "He pushed me into an unseen void, and I blacked out." Ok, being blacked out, knocked out, it's nearly the same thing in my book. If you use different endings to suspense it won't be boring. I blacked out, he fainted, she knocked out, we fell asleep... it's all REALLY close to the same thing. Find different endings to keep it ALIVE!<br />
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Good story suspense should be described well, slowly making it to the climax but also interesting, ending with different ways to suspend the reader; make them want to read more, and make your character be anticipating the next step.<br />
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Hope this helps,<br />
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Zemmzemm :DZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-83363016989819967032011-11-29T16:14:00.000-05:002011-11-29T16:14:56.312-05:00New InformationI was just looking around Blogger, and I found a cool piece of information. I can make a blog that anyone can post on! I would, of course, restrict it only to followers, but wouldn't that be cool? I wanted to know how many of you would like that idea, and would join that blog to post what you have learned through writing experiences. I have a poll out, so please vote on that, or leave a comment. I hope you all like this idea, because I think it would be really cool for us all to share our knowledge about writing with our comrades.<br />
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Later!<br />
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ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-15371542737309154402011-11-28T17:16:00.003-05:002011-11-29T16:16:33.587-05:00New LookHey, I have a new look for the blog now. Please tell me if you like this new look. I have to admit, I like it better than the last, but it will take me a while to adjust to. All comments and suggestions are welcome. If there is a specific theme background you would prefer me to use, don't hesitate to leave a comment with your suggestion.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-19819405727107464052011-11-10T20:07:00.001-05:002011-11-10T20:07:56.775-05:00PARTY!I officially have 1006 pageviews! Celebration time! Yay! A new step in the blogging world!<br />
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ZemmzemmZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-13965199036687881112011-11-10T19:43:00.001-05:002011-11-10T19:43:19.527-05:00Good News!Ok, good news! I am going to post a lesson post on suspense. How to write it, keep it interesting, and much more! It should be written within the week. That's my goal. So it'll be here soon! Watch out for the next AWESOME lesson post on suspense!<br />
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Zemmzemm :DZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-57410970740221294452011-11-03T18:18:00.000-04:002011-11-03T18:18:38.145-04:00Advice for Young Writer... you'll never guess who's!Hey guys! Today I have advice from none other than Rick Riordan! YAY! Everyone loves Rick. So, anyways... I have some of his young writer tips for you guys. I want you to improve your writing and keep improving!<br />
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Q: Do you have any advice for writers?<br />
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Rick Riordan’s A: You bet!<br />
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<ul><li>Most importantly: read a lot. You'll learn how to craft a good story by reading a wide variety of different styles and genres. The best writers are voracious readers.</li>
<li>Second, write a lot. Writing is like a sport. To get better, you must practice. Build your writing muscles by writing a little bit every day. Also, don't think what you write has to be perfect on the first draft. No writer ever born could write a perfect first draft. The main thing is to finish what you start. Then go back and revise, and revise, and revise. How do you tackle writer's block? Plan what you're going to write before you write it! Sketch out the main points. That way you won't get to the middle and lose steam (well, maybe not as much, anyway). Power through! It's always more fun and easier to start a story than to finish it, because finishing is hard work. I have two binders full of half-finished stories from when I was young. It was a long time before I ever forced myself to finish something.</li>
<li>Finally, Don't give up! I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was twelve. It took me seventeen years before I was published. My first book was rejected thirteen times before it was accepted by a publisher. Even after that, I had to be a professional writer for ten more years before I came up with the idea for Percy Jackson and was able to become a full-time writer! Very rarely, you'll hear about writers getting published when they are thirteen or sixteen or eighteen, but that is EXTREMELY uncommon. Most writers have to work much longer to perfect their craft. Don't get discouraged if you don't get published right away. Stick with it and don't give up. </li>
</ul><ul><li>You shouldn't even think about publishing or submitting a story until you have one finished. No one will want to talk to you until you have a finished product, because that's the first test you have to pass. Can you actually finish something? Anyone can have a good idea. Many people can write a few good pages. Very few can actually finish a manuscript. Once you have a completed manuscript, then and only then you should get a copy of the Writers' Market, available in many libraries and bookstores. This is an excellent how-to guide that will walk you through the process of getting published and provide a list of possible agents and publishers.</li>
</ul><div>Why thank you Rick! Everyone thank Rick! (even though he's not actually here!)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div><br />
</div><div>Zemmzemm 8-)</div>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-77758307847166308602011-10-09T09:13:00.000-04:002011-10-09T09:13:32.357-04:00SORRY!I'm sorry I haven't been posting lately! I really should be paying more attention to my blog! My life has just been SOO busy! I'm ALL over the place! AHH!<br />
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Just saying that a new post is coming out... a lesson post... coming soon!Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-18443265008811649592011-09-20T22:11:00.000-04:002011-09-20T22:11:33.848-04:00Hey, any Questions? Ideas? Anything!?Hey readers, do you have any lesson post ideas, or perhaps a question you'd like answered? I need some inspiration from you guys! You aren't a very lively bunch! Only those I know personally are posting comments!! Why doesn't anyone else want to post a comment? Don't be shy! I don't bite! And even if I did, this is Internet people! The only bites that a computer knows are computer bytes! Anywho, don't be shy! Please ask, suggest and comment away!<br />
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Zemmzemm :PZemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-25785024349744034752011-09-09T18:02:00.000-04:002011-09-13T19:38:59.244-04:00(You tell me!) The Pros... and Cons of Writing! (I have UPDATED this post)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So, I am writing a new kind of post! I call it the (You tell me!) post. This post is where I fill in some of the info, then you leave a comment and tell me the rest! I will write (You tell me!) in parts of this post, and those are the parts YOU, the readers, fill in! I will then tell you guys someone has suggested something, and with permission of the reader, I will post their ideas to this post! Like it? Here we go!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, so Pros and Cons... let's start with the Pros...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pros of writing... some think all writing aspects are pros.. but that's not the case.. we'll get into that later!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pros... (You tell me!) (this is a part where you comment to this post and tell me what YOU think some pros of writing will be!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, so I have had a reader tell me what she thought some pros of writing may be. She said:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1: It can help you let your emotions go.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2: It brings out your imagination.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3: It can lead to fame, in the future.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4: It can help you connnect with your inner self.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5: You can be yourself by expressing how you feel through your writing!!!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, moving on to... Cons!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cons of writing... what could a possible con of writing be??? Do you have any ideas? I know I do, but (You tell me!) (Another part you fill in by leaving a comment!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, I hope this new kind of post will be a HIT!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Zemmzemm :)</span>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-75074382805154140522011-09-05T16:36:00.000-04:002011-09-06T07:08:43.553-04:00Recommendation!!Okay readers. I need your help. I have a friend, Arrmya119, and she is a teen, like me, who loves to write. She's started a blog called Building Hope. I'd like you guys to go and check it out. Don't be shy to leave a comment and follow her blog.!<br />
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Comment ex: My name is Zemmzemm and I am a follower of Writer's Passion. (your personalized comment goes here)<br />
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If you go visit her blog, please post a comment to this post and tell me that you visited it, so that I'll know, okay?<br />
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P.S I forgot to give you the link!<br />
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<a href="http://buildinghopebook.blogspot.com/">Building Hope Book</a>Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-52532037961735093172011-08-31T07:17:00.000-04:002011-08-31T07:17:23.705-04:00I won the Liebster Award.... Twice!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gIgPip5G3QQ/Tl4XsA_lq3I/AAAAAAAAAI8/iu68lVjAFtg/s1600/Liebster-Blog-Award.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gIgPip5G3QQ/Tl4XsA_lq3I/AAAAAAAAAI8/iu68lVjAFtg/s1600/Liebster-Blog-Award.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Well, congrats to me! I have just won the Liebster Award! See! And I won it twice! Once, from being a part of andipandi10 winning it on her blog and sharing the prize with me, and twice form andipandi10 awarding it to me! <span id="goog_313985849"></span><br />
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Thanks andipandi10!<br />
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And thanks to all followers and readers!<br />
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Zemmzemmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898924156935826194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150892643670560219.post-14139334759408394072011-08-25T19:37:00.000-04:002011-08-25T19:37:01.715-04:00Any Ideas?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So, any ideas? I don' t have many ideas right now, so if you've got any please bring them to my attention by emailing me, or simply leaving a comment to this post. It could either be a lesson post idea or a question to be answered. It could even be an entirely new kind of post! Anything! Feel free to leave a comment, ask a question or give me feedback! Suggestions are strongly suggested. </span><br />
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