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Yesterday, I attended a reading and a workshop by Anthony Swofford, the author of Jarhead, at my University, the Western Connecticut State University. Swofford was a Gulf War veteran who wrote the best selling book that also became a movie of the...
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I was lucky enough to discover the joys and pleasures of reading at a very early age.
In fact, I have, since, read nearly every western classic there is to read! And...
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By Maynard Delfin
Journalism consists of a wide range of systems in delivering information to the public with objectivity, accuracy and balanced reporting. Among all...
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By Maynard Delfin, Regional Editor
Gone are the days that aspiring writers need to save money to get published. The advent of blogging makes articles as near as one...
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We all know that it’s not that easy for someone to receive a Pulitzer Prize in the field of writing and photography. It generally requires a lot of hard work and...
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Writing in long-hand is becoming a vanishing art among British students, thanks to mobile texting and computer literacy.
So acute is the problem that thousands of them...
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Obesity is rampant. And I’m not talking about body flab. I’m talking about obesity of language.
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In high school, the often heard expression as we prepared for our general certificate of education examination was that English as a subject did not need any studying....
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I am paying thousands of dollars to learn how to write. Professionally. But I will present to you here the core knowledge- all you need to know about writing - for...
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7.00 PM Eastern: Ok. I have got few minutes so I will round up the story of the day even though the day is not over. There is a big reading coming up at a beautiful...
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All through this week, I will be in residence at Western Connecticut State University where I am pursing an MFA program. I will be publishing my diary here.
August 4,...
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What to write about, what can I share, something about me or just a general topic? Either way I reveal a bit of me every time , yes? Do I really want to share anymore...
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On a different level, I have the vain reason why I write. It is what I called the Shakespearean complex. I want to assume that four hundred years from now,...
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When you become a successful writer, the most important question you would ever be asked is that simple but yet tough question: why do you write?
I have never been...
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The internet gives you the ability to earn money at the comfort of your house. How you ask? By writing.. yes you heard that right. Writing is big business and if you...
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