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![]() How to Begin a Story With a Technique from Stephenie Meyer, Author of TwilightBeginning stories and novels is always a challenge. Most beginnings are discarded eventually. This article uses the example of how Stephenie Meyer, the highly successful author of the 'Twilight' series, began and wrote her bestselling novel by writing outward from a key scene or image. ![]() Was Political-Correctness to Blame for the Fort Hood Shooting?Everything seems so clear and obvious in hindsight. As details emerge about the early November shooting at Fort Hood, where Major Malik Hasan allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 30 more, one is left puzzled as to why the signs of his coming act of violence were not noted by his supervisors and acted upon. How could people have not figured this guy out, and taken action against him? ![]() Should Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood Shooter, Face the Death Penalty Under the UCMJ?On 5 November, 2009, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, calmly walked into the 'Soldier Rating and Processing Center' at Fort Hood, sat quietly with a bowed head for a moment, and then stood and shouted "Allah Akbar", and opened fire with two semi-automatic handguns. The attack left 13 people dead and 30 in the hospital injured and wounded. This article explores this attack in relation to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and answers the question, should Hasan face the death penalty. ![]() How to Write Original Content in Articles and BlogsWhen you start to closely examine both print and electronic periodicals, it becomes apparent rather quickly that there is a lot of repetition in the material being published. this article gives a three step process for creating original content in the writer's unique voice. ![]() How to Establish a Successful Freelance Writing Practice in 5 StepsThis article explains 5 essential steps to establish a successful freelance writing practice. ![]() Writing 101: Start With the End in Mind (Write to Educate, Entertain, or Preferably Both)This article discusses a process for more effectively writing by keeping the end in mind when starting to write. It explains the two purposes of all writing: to educate, or to entertain, and how understanding your objective up front makes your writing clearer. ![]() Five Steps to Writing a Difficult Scene in FictionThis article gives the reader a five step process to write difficult or troubling scenes when writing a work of fiction. ![]() Find a Process for Your Writing and Trust the ProcessThis article is an explanation of the writing process and offers suggestions to move writing projects forward by finding and trusting your own writing process. ![]() How to Tame an Out-OF-Control Writing Project in 20 StepsThis article describes a systematic 20 step process to bring focus to any writing project that has grown out of control. ![]() Beat Writing Procrastination With Five Good Minutes or One Good SentenceHow to beat writing procrastination by writing for five good minutes a day or completing one good sentence a day on a writing project.
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