A number of people are turning to online writing. Have you wondered why? When I myself turned to writing, I was not aware how vast this field was, and what it demanded, and all the other details. Today, after a few years of writing and also coming across various others who are in the same […]
Of Sense and Synchronicity – A Practical Approach to Esoteric Thinking
Shamblogger Steve Salerno recently commented that people who live a faith-based existence seem, in his experience, to simply be “nicer” people than the secular humanists he has encountered. Personally, I know some nice secular humanists, but I have experienced a parallel in respect to differences I have observed in those I would term “literalists” vs. […]
Marketing Your Book
While you don’t need to have every detail of your marketing strategies mapped out when you begin writing your book, the earlier you get started on crafting this part of your platform, the better. Speaking Events When you appear at events, you can spread the gospel about your book. If you’re physically in contact with […]
In Search of the Elusive Third Way
Be the Solution By Michael Strong Foreword by John Mackey Many supporters of Obamacare regard the bill’s passage as a dual triumph. Not only has Congress had its way with a disinclined American public, but the bill itself is a prime example of the “third way,” the devoutly to be wished for consummation of capitalism […]
Countee Cullen – An Authoritative, Prolific and Strident Poetic Voice From the Harlem Renaissance
Countee Cullen an American Romantic poet following the model of the English Romantic poet, John Keats, was one of the leading African American poets of his time, associated with the generation of black poets of the Harlem Renaissance amongst whose ranks was Claude Mckay, Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, Melvin Tolson and Arna […]
Screen Writing: What You Say Is What They Get
There are no rules in screen writing; however, as in jazz, there are certain things that happen a lot. If you want to be a successful screen writer then it is beholden on you to at least be familiar with these rules even if you choose to ignore them. Apropos of nothing, I posted on […]
IELTS – 10 Tips For Passing the IELTS Exam
To improve your score in the IELTS exams, you should focus on the following ten areas: 1. Improve your overall English ability The IELTS exam has been designed to test your ability to communicate in English, so ultimately you cannot score well without a high level of English. Learning any language is a slow process […]
Interview With Kevin Dunn, Author of The Necromancer
Kevin Dunn was born in New York City. He currently lives and works there as a computer analyst for a financial software company. He graduated from Queens College with a B.A. in English. He has been published in several small literary magazines and periodicals. “The Necromancer” is his first novel. Tyler: Welcome, Kevin. I’m glad […]
Aviation Sights of Long Island
1. Long Island’s Aviation Seed The aviation seed planted on Long Island’s Hempstead Plains in 1909, when Glenn Curtiss had first flown above it in his Golden Flyer biplane, had sprouted and grown over a six-decade period until it had ultimately connected its own soil with that of its moon. Its many aerospace sights, depicting […]
John Galsworthy – English Novelist and Dramatist, Co-founder and First President International PEN
John Galsworthy’s authorship seems to develop unusually smoothly, pushed on by a conscientious and indefatigable creative impulse. Yet he is not one of those who have turned to the literary career rapidly and without resistance. Born, as the English put it, with a silver spoon in his mouth, that is, economically independent, he studied at […]