Understanding what a plot is creates a foundation for an ability to create one. Unfortunately for most writers, they are consumed with the idea of creating the effect of what a plot does without first understanding what a plot is. What a plot does is raise dramatic questions a reader or viewer will follow a [...]

A look at the benefits and downfalls of owning a franchise and starting your own business.

It was inevitable that our work files would mushroom to sizes far beyond restrictions imposed by most email services. The reason can be summarized in one word: graphics.
Whether you want to send photos, CADD (computer aided drafting & design) files or encyclopedic volumes of scanned documents, you will hit roadblocks when you try to send [...]

Google has released another valuable. The tool, “Sitemaps”, allows you to notify Google of site updates. As with all Google tools, the service is free.
Sitemaps – What Is It?
Sitemaps is a platform that let’s Webmasters notify Google of, ta da, changes to a site. In creating the tool, Google suggests the tool will let it [...]

The best advice a writer can get is: Write. The second best advice a writer can get is: Read. So be sure to add Julia Cameron’s “The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life” to your reading list because it’s the best of both worlds.
Best known for her bestselling [...]

At an estimated 64.5% of the U.S. population being considered obese or overweight, we must have that dubious title.
This information comes from the Trust for Americans’ Health, an independent advocacy group.
They say that the nation has been let down by ineffective anti-obesity policies, but I’m not sure what they expect. Personal responsibility (and yes, sloth) [...]

Here in Kansas, where we live, the leaves are turning beautiful shades and falling off the trees. Just last week, I was babysitting some little boys and we were playing outside. The area around their home was carpeted in leaves-ready for our enjoyment! We raked the leaves into huge piles, jumped in them, buried people [...]

With a hot summer in the air Matches is the finest place to see those lovely summer skirts. Of which there are a myriad of fantastic clothing items this season as there are every other season. The greatest things about acquiring from Matches is that the designer shop now have the excellent summer sale on. [...]

D. Corwin (1990) cites that in London many believed that sexual ‘congress’ with a child would cure venereal disease. Of capital rape prosecutions between 1730 and 1729, 25% of the cases involved victims younger than 10 years old.
62% of females are sexually abused by age 18. Finkelhor, David and J. Dziuba-Leatherman. “Victimization of Children.” American [...]

Everyone faces challenges during their life, from suffering the death of a loved one to being laid off from a job. But the challenges themselves aren’t holding you back; rather, it’s how you react to the challenges that determine your ultimate success and happiness.
When faced with any challenge, you can react one of two [...]