Use more precise adjectives in your writing In writing, you can more accurate adjectives than “pretty” or “ugly” to describe people and things. Use these adjectives to better paint a picture for your readers. Pretty Ugly Large Small Intensity Strong Gorgeous Repulsive Huge Minute Splendid Hideous […]
Warnings to a Writer, Advice to a Writer, Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabriel García Márquez (1927, Aracataca, Colombia), “one of the most significant writers of the 20th century,” pioneer of magic realism, creator of Macondo, Nobel Prize winner, needs little introduction. García Márquez has excelled as a journalist, novelist, and short story writer. His stories transport the reader far from reality but root him or her to […]
Fall of Giants, Ken Follet REVIEW
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*** ½ Title: Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, Book One) Author: Ken Follet First Edition: 2010 Ken Follet This edition: New American Library (Penguin) Kindle Edition Original language: English From Amazon.com: “Ken Follett’s World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep, beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by […]
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VERY hot pepper and tomato sauce
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This sauce will keep for about a month if packed with vinegar and refrigerated. Use as a starter for other sauces, or to kick up the heat on a marinade, sauce, salad dressing or soup. Can also be spread on sandwiches. Ingredients ½ cup assorted hot peppers ½ red onion, small chop 2 garlic cloves, […]
August
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Biking for Beginners: 10 Ways to Overcome Fears of Cycling in the City
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WASHINGTON, DC 8/30/2012- I love my bike. I choose my bike over my car at every chance I get. However, things weren’t always this way. When I finally started riding my bike over a year and a half ago, I wondered why I hadn’t done it sooner. FEAR. Fear was my biggest deterrent. I hadn’t […]
August
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Advice on writing a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa
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Mario Vargas Llosa (1936, Perú) was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his remarkable career and body of work as a writer. The Academy awarded him the Prize “for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, and defeat.” He has written over 30 […]
August
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LUCIA’S AMAZING PICKLED GREEN TOMATO ANTIPASTO
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Ingredients 10 green tomatoes 4 ½ cups white vinegar 1 cup water ¼ cup salt 8 garlic cloves, sliced thin 4 bay leaves 4 Tbs. oregano 4 Tbs. thyme 4 cups olive oil 4 medium glass jars Directions Slice the tomatoes very thin using a mandolin or the slicer attachment on a food processor. […]
August
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The Writer’s Decalogue: Ten* suggestions for writers, Augusto Monterroso
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Augusto Monterroso (1921-2003) was most well known for his very short stories. His story, “The Dinosaur,” is often referred to as the shortest short story in literature. In Spanish, it has just seven words: Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí. When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there. Other stories, like “The Eclipse” are […]
August
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Jorge Luis Borges On Writing Short Stories: El Zahir
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Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is one of the best-known Latin American writers. It is difficult to summarize Borges in a few sentences. The best way to get to know Borges is to read his stories. Many think he was a genius. His short stories are unique and let the reader step away from reality for […]
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