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1. Genre Genre is a descriptive category in composition ( as well as other fields, such as film and literature). The writing done within a particular genre generally shares a basic form and traits (sometimes even content). Understanding the form and traits o...
2. NaNoWriMo - Crash Course for Writing a Novel in 30 Days NaNoWriMo is short for "National Novel Writing Month" (the "National" in the title has been rendered obsolete; NaNoWriMo is now a worldwide phenomenon). Every November tens of thousands of people from around the world aim to prod...
3. Top 2008 Movies As the film industry keeps expanding, the more choice you have when it comes to seeing a film. In 2008, there are multiple films being released each and every week, but because they are being so mass produced, the quality of all films is sometimes sh...
4. Live Free Or Die Hard | Bruce Willis Live Free Or Die Hard | Bruce Willis | 2007 | John McClane (Bruce Willis) and a wisecracking hacker (Justin Long) fight an "Internet terrorist organization" that threatens to bring down the U.S. government, perhaps with some sort of spam or...
5. Multigenre Lesson Plan Multigenre essays are an effective writing assignment for students K-16 because it is more challenging and interesting to both student and teacher. It allows the writer to really be a writer and choose the genre that fits the writing task rather than...
6. Music of Mexico The music of Mexico is diverse, full of cultural contrasts influenced mainly by Indigenous music, with many different musical styles and influences. Many traditional Mexican songs are well-known worldwide. Today, there are many popular modern Mexica...
7. What Is "Speculative Fiction"? Speculative Fiction, or "SpecFic", is hard to define. It's "What If?" - the fantastic in a fictional setting. Sound vague? Read on.
8. Freddy Krueger "Here I am on Squidoo, piggies!" In 1984 Wes Craven's film A Nightmare on Elm Street spawned one of horror's most popular icons, Freddy Krueger. Portrayed by Robert Englund throughout the long-running film series, and even a short-lived TV sh...
9. Writing Tips: Horror So you want to write horror, or maybe you started writing some other genre but now you think it may have turned into horror. What is horror? How do you know you are writing it? Every year I join the NaNoWriMo Horror Forum and every year it gets bogg...
10. Halloween Movies In 1978 John Carpenter's latest film began to tell the story of a bogeyman who was institutionalized as a child for murdering his sister on Halloween, and escaped as an adult to continue his killing spree. The stylish low-budget film was Halloween, an...
11. Ska This lens is dedicated to everything ska. For those who happened accross this lens out of curiosity and have no clue what ska is. Check out some of the links below and get yourself acquainted. As this is a new lense, any input is welcome and app...
12. Writing Book Reviews I love to read and I'm a writer. It stands to reason that I should be able to write a good book review. At least that's what I assumed when I sat down to write my first one. It was harder than I thought it would be. Telling your audience how...
13. Ultimate Amazon Shopping: Blu-Ray In the endless morass of shopping sites out there, Amazon rocks my socks off. With the sheer selection of Blu-Ray movies and TV shows available, it's hard to keep track of everything. Thus, the Ultimate Amazon Shopping Experience was born. Stop on b...
14. Speculative Fiction Sometimes called science fiction or fantasy, specualtive fiction provides a doorway into the world of tomorrow. It was a doorway I first walked through when I was six years old. The first book I ever read was the Spaceship Under the Apple Tree by Lo...
15. Music by Genre @ Amazon.com Bands and artists strive to develop their own unique sound, then the music industry pigeonholes them into more-or-less appropriate genres. This page should make it a little easier to find your favorites. For more choices, see our Music Mania aStore.
16. Eclectic Flash: Online Literary Journal for Flash Fiction and Poetry Eclectic Flash is a nonprofit online literary journal dedicated to bringing our readers the best flash literature available on the internet, regardless of style or genre. Poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction, short script, essay, experimental, literary...
17. Learn to Sing at Home There are many reasons why you may want to learn to sing at home rather than go to group or one on one singing lessons. - You want to learn at your own pace rather than one set by an instructor. - You want to learn in your own time not having to go...
18. "bulletfilm.com"- submitting and sharing short films/movies online new web 2.0  I'm a filmmaker and a writer. I love independent films that is why i set up www.bulletfilm.com for people like me who want to promote their films.  
19. Becoming An Illustrator This lens documents my journey as I endeavor to become a full-time illustrator doing freelance work for the publishing industry.  I've discovered that there is not a lot of information regarding this topic-- I'm certainly not an expert--but I'll...
20. How to Choose Your First Guitar This lens is for someone who wants to start to play the guitar. It will help you pick the right guitar for you based of a number of different factors. Will you get acoustic or electric? What is your price range? What music will you play? I hope this...