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Why You Should Use Alternating Author Names When you open an account with an article directory, you are almost always asked to create an author name. Most people put their real name, but this can be a mistake in some situations. Why You Should Use Alternating Author NamesRegardless of what, when and how you write... Similar Editorial : The Author Within by Esther Smith. | Source : Writer’s Block
New Types Of Poetry There are many different types of poetry. I counted 50 on a quick search of the internet. You may have heard of Haiku and Limericks. There are the more obscure types too, like Terzanelle and Sestina. Learning different types of poetry though, isn't nearly as much fun as inventing your own, so here are some ideas about that.Types Of Poetry - Playing With StanzasWhat is a stanza? A division of a...... Similar Editorial : Poetry in a Nutshell by Gary R. Hess. | Source : Poetry Online
Poetry Is For Writers What is poetry? The meaning is apparently difficult enough that my dictionary uses circular defining. "The art or work of a poet" is the first entry. The other two definitions don't clarify this much. I might define it as "The use of words in a primarily artistic (as opposed to informational) form."However you define poetry, a given poem often can't be enjoyed universally. This is because unlike...... Similar Editorial : The Death of Poetry by Terry J. Coyier. | Source : Poetry Online
How To Write Poetry If you want to know how to write poetry, the first thing you have to do is write some. It doesn't matter how it turns out. Your own mistakes will become your teachers. Your own writing will motivate you to greater creativity. Now, once you start the process, how do you improve it? Here are three tips.1. Use nouns and verbs more than adjectives. Which is stronger: "She was as beautiful as a flower....... Similar Editorial : The Death of Poetry by Terry J. Coyier. | Source : Poetry Online
Treasure Hunting Treasure hunting begins at home. People regularly find famous old books and valuable antiques in their attics, so get up there and look. One couple tore open their walls while remodeling, and found them insulated with thousands of old and valuable movie posters, put there by a theater owner in the thirties. The couple sold $200,000 worth of posters, the last I heard.There are many more ways to go...... Similar Editorial : Treasure Hunting For Aquamarine by David Cowley. | Source : Hunting Tips
Treasure Hunting In Unlikely Ways We never thought about it as treasure hunting, but as kids we searched the bushes and alleys for empty bottles that were returnable for a deposit. Looking back on it, I realize that this is the essence of treasure hunting. We were never sure what we would find, but always hopeful that peaking into the next bush would reveal our "treasure." We were excited by our finds, of course, and eager to cash...... Similar Editorial : Treasure Hunting by Steven Gillman. | Source : Hunting Tips
Secrets Of Treasure Hunters It is true that treasure hunters know a few things the rest of us don't usually know. They are familiar with common hiding places where people put their valuables and money, for example. They know the usual locations for buried treasure. More generally, they know that we humans like to hide things far more often than most suspect, and that many of us die without ever revealing to a soul what we...... Similar Editorial : Treasure in the Andes by Sandin Phillipson. | Source : Hunting Tips
How To Have A Better Life Is it easy to create a better life? I don't know. Maybe even thinking about how difficult or easy it is means one isn't ready to commit to making it happen. Easy is such a vague word anyhow. What I can say from personal experience, is that it is possible to dramatically improve ones life in almost any area.Yes, big changes are difficult, but there are many easy steps in the process. Changing one's...... Similar Editorial : Life After Life by Edward B. Toupin, Ph.D.. | Source : Postive Attitude
Probabilitism - Playing The Odds In Life Probabilitism? I just invented the word to describe an ideology of living life according to the odds, or more specifically, making decisions according to them. Life, after all, is all about making decisions, and we need some guide for making better ones.The most common explicit guide to decision making is morality. However, this only eliminates some choices, leaving us with a sub-set of acceptable...... Source : Balance Life
Self Identity: Who Are You? Self-identity? Who are you really? We identify with many things, but this is just a process in our minds. In fact, this identification causes us to suffer. Your favorite basketball team loses, and you suffer as though YOU lost. Your car is damaged and it feels like YOU are hurt. Somebody attacks who they think you are, and it is as though they could actually reach inside and poke at your true self...... Similar Editorial : Identity Fraud by Gordon Marsden. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Music For Self Improvement Would you like to pop in a CD and have a better quality of life, and even self improvement? There are three ways you can use music to accomplish this.Music For MotivationPut on energetic music, and even doing housework seems less like work. Using music to motivate yourself or change your mood is an area where you can trust your experience and experimentation. When you find the music that energizes...... Similar Editorial : Improvement of Cricket by Nicholas Alphonso. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Voices In Your Head Doctor Julian Jaynes wrote about a woman who talked daily to her long-dead grandmother, who she saw sitting in a chair each morning. As far as the doctor could tell, the woman never suffered any ill effects from this. In fact, she readily accepted that it was a hallucination, which didn't bother her at all. She just found the conversations, and her grandmother's advice, helpful.Advice From...... Similar Editorial : Head Injuries by Julian. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Self Motivation Secrets We all have a lack of self motivation at times. We can learn a hundred ways to improve our lives, but then hesitate to act. Something less important catches our attention, or we just don't feel like doing what we need to do. Even a person who is normally highly motivated can sometimes have a hard time getting started on an important task.Is there a solution? There are probably dozens of them....... Similar Editorial : Maintaining Your Motivation by Kelley Robertson. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Motivational Sayings - Ten Great Ones Why read motivational sayings? For motivation! You might need a bit, if you can use last year's list of goals this year because it's as good as new. All of us can benefit from inspirational thoughts, so here are ten great ones."Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." - Dale...... Similar Editorial : Motivational Quotes by Sanjib Ahmad. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Do You Think Motivational Thoughts? What do motivational thoughts do? They help you take action. This isn't about positive thinking or motivating quotes. Those have their place in shaping your attitude and thinking. However, what motivates each of us is unique, so you need to have your own thoughts - those which are most effective at getting you going."In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" - Albert EinsteinThis is a decent...... Similar Editorial : New Age Motivational Tools by Janet Ilacqua. | Source : Daily Inspirations
Safe Brainpower Supplements They are also safe by most accounts. However, often individuals have specific allergies or sensitivities they are not aware of, so be careful in trying any new herb or supplement... Similar Editorial : Best Way To Relieve Stress by James Davis. | Source : Brain
