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LOC: East Lansing, MI
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LAST LOGIN: October 16
LOC: East Lansing, MI
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: October 16
I am a fan of the story. Whether it be a graphic novel like Watchmen by Alan Moore or something by Virginia Woolf, I find myself inspired to read and write on a daily basis. I have yet to garner much success with fiction or articles, but I hope to change that. By day I am a newspaper writer. I am always looking for quality reviews of my work, that find at least one detail that needs fixing, and, at the same time, something positive. Thanks.
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“The Writer Who Smiles” was initially published as an eBook on Booklocker.com. It’s a story close to my heart, one which took me a lifetime to build. It offers practical solutions for writers, artists, and readers alike. It’s a selection of 66 essays, each about a page to two pages along, which total close to 60,000 words. The Writer Who Smiles by Jacob Malewitz Contact: jfmalewitz@gmail.com, jfmalewitz@yahoo.com PITCH: Part creative and spiritual guide, part story of ...
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Atlantis didn’t fall in the way you might think. There was no earthquake or vicious gale. Atlantean monsters, “Zombies,” the Babylonians would later call them … they came … and feasted. A plague enters Atlantis, not via a rat or a cough, but from a young chaos mage who opens hell under the city, full of the undead zombies. All the Atlanteans are taken, eaten or turned. The mage leaves Atlantis a shell. The zombies begin to move. Then Athens is hit. Then Thebes is taken. The beasts are on the ...
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Learning As You Go: How to Make Education Easier SUMMARY: This article is for education sites dealing with issues young adults are apt to face. Education is an important, worthwhile part of anyone’s life. It can get hazy, with all the students, all the parties, but you can have fun and be successful as a student. This essay employs a strategy of learning as you go, picking up more information and advice, while not making it sound like an adult lecture. You really should eat your vegetables. Y...
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Summary: A keyword enhanced article explaining how to get ready for basketball, including notes on shooting drills, sprinting, and how to play a pickup game. If you want to get serious about basketball, while getting in shape at the same time, this article will help. How to Prepare and Practice for Basketball Basketball is a perfect sport for young adults to learn the basics of how the world works, all while getting in shape. There are many famous stories behind basketball, legends with names...
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Summary: A keyword enhanced article explaining how to get ready for basketball, including notes on shooting drills, sprinting, and how to play a pickup game. If you want to get serious about basketball, while getting in shape at the same time, this article will help. How to Prepare and Practice for Basketball Basketball is a perfect sport for young adults to learn the basics of how the world works, all while getting in shape. There are many famous stories behind basketball, legends with names...
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First, loving it. I am about 2/3 in as a I write this. No problems at all, but I don't like one paragraph. Your pacing and beat is great so far, but the paragraph after Fiona (I believe) asks him for music, and he plays Merle, the sentences are too short. I think you could do something "I played Merle Haggard, then Fiona started singing, only the record got stuck and sometimes Fiona got stuck." That is a terrible example, but the wording is less dense when you combine a sentence or two. On th...
You have incredible pacing in this chapter. It may turn off some readers. The idea is very controversial, but this is horror, and if we can see bodies maimed we can see a serial rapist as a narrator. Still, quite odd. You seem to have some talent with pulling us in, good story beats and strong sentences. This is far from a boring tale, or a systematic torture type of work. You have an interesting--still controversial--high concept, but you don't lean on it. You just keep pacing it and stuff. ...
"You’ve got until February 10th to see the excellent production of Quality Hill Playhouse’s current offering of The Songwriter Series, No Business Like Show Business themed presently honoring The Songs of Irving Berlin." This is way to long for a lead. I would consider shortening it. At the most, a journalism lead should be 30-40 words, 20-30 being the optimum for a good lead. No worries: that's the hardest part of the whole deal, and I've had trouble with it myself. Also, "you've got" should...
I loved how you set this up. I wish I could write with this kind of language. It's very important in fiction to consider how the dialogue will be spoken. But I have never seen anything like this in non-fiction. Kind of reminded me of Twain and other writers who mastered certain slang. Being I am new to this form, I have little to offer in the form of a critique. I guess, speaking as a student, you wait a bit too long to introduce the topic. LOL. I am not even sure you want too. But you bring ...
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