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Useless Italian Sonnet : "O Anglia"
That light that stings the brightness during love ( Read more... ) -
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I did not even see the "Expressive" line of blog layout formats. I really like this one. It suits me well. -
Lyrical Confusion
I'm not a huge fan of music in general. I like the idea of music, and I love artistic pursuits, but it's not something that I pursue with the express intent to base my life around. I didn't even like contemporary music until the advent of vocal and hard trance in the late 1990s. I don't mind it now, but something has always confused me ( Read more... ) -
Internet Writer's Workshop : Character Personality
Welcome to another episode of "Internet Writer's Workshop!" Today, we'll be getting into character personalities.
Personality seems very complex at first. It's very hard to look at a person and say, "Okay, who is that person? What is he or she about?" It seems daunting and a little impossible. Well, this is our "D" in the ABCD model: Disposition.
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Warbook
On the Facebook application Warbook, I was initially disappointed that a hero did not gain experience unless he or she defeated others in battle. That sort of made me go, "Aw. I don't want to attack other people. That's not right."
Then I found out that if someone attacks, and you counter-attack and win, you gain experience all the same without ( Read more... ) -
Internet Writer's Workshop: ABCD Method
Hello again, and welcome to another episode of "Internet Writer's Workshop." Today, we'll be taking up the daunting task of fleshing out our characters to be consistent, virtual beings ( Read more... ) -
Internet Writer's Workshop: Character Naming
Hullo, and welcome to the first episode of "Writer's Workshop." Today, we'll be talking about those pesky objects that forever seem to dominate our literary works: Characters!
Today's episode will focus on the naming of characters. A name can make a great deal of difference in a character. Even with the same personality, a "Georgette" and "Gertrude ( Read more... ) -
Catching the Gay
I'd like to take a few moments to talk about homosexuality in general. This isn't your usual piece, so bear with me ( Read more... ) -
Waxing
I would just like to say "I love literature." I really do. But you know what's even more scandalous? I love modern literature. (Modern literature, for the sake of introduction, is from about 1950~now).
"But Dillon," you might say. "You're a cultured person with his eye on the past, present, and future! How do you fall under the spell of mindless pap ( Read more... )
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