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Writing Powerful Scenes: Why Choosing The Right Setting Is So Important
I really enjoyed reading this. Setting is something we don’t hear a lot about (not like say plot). I especially enjoyed the part about making the emotional connection between the setting and character. Continue reading
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Lost to History – Unfamiliar Faces: Latasha Harlins and Deadwyler
Rodney King. It is a name that rings all too familiar in the history of Black America. Latasha Harlins however, is a not so familiar face. Latasha Harlins Latasha Harlins died 13 days after the beating of Rodney King on March 16, 1991 at The Empire Liquor Market in South-Central Los Angeles with two dollars… Continue reading
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How I Stay Positive – The Four Agreements
•Be impeccable with your word. • Don’t take anything personally. • Don’t make assumptions. • Always do your best. I try to stay true to these steps and in return they help me to maintain peace and positivity in my life. Be impeccable with your word We’ve all heard it before: “All a man has… Continue reading
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Everything Must Move – What Watching Movies Taught Me About Writing
This post was conceived while watching one of my favorite movies. Thus, as usual, it is based on my personal experience. So anyway, to the point… I found myself paying attention to what was going on in the background of this particular scene in this movie instead of what the leading characters were doing. To… Continue reading
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Unfamiliar Faces – Lost to History: Before Parks
“They said they didn’t want to use a pregnant teenager because it would be controversial and the people would talk about the pregnancy more than the boycott,” Colvin says. – https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 Was Rosa Parks the only woman to refuse to give up her seat on a segregated bus? Below are a few of the women… Continue reading
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Why I Set Blog Goals: A Message For Beginner Bloggers
I don’t want to be stuck in the same place. I hear people talk a lot about how numbers don’t matter and to an extent yes, you don’t want your sole motivation of blogging to be riding on the back of followers and stats but at the same time, life is about evolving. As a… Continue reading
