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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. 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...
4. 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...
5. 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...
6. 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...
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. Secrets of the Undead Rat I was born in the fevered imagination of a librarian assistant who needed a secret identity that would allow him to run around on the internet doing the good deed of scaring the cr*p outta people by hooking them up with really scary books - all in th...
9. 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.
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. 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...
12. 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...
13. 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...
14. 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...
15. The Rocky Horror Picture Show In 1975, the Rocky Horror Picture Show adaptated to film an award-winning rock musical. Though the film was a box office flop fans immediately revived it at as one of the most enduring cult films of all time, with midnight screenings still playing to...
16. 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...
17. "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.  
18. Heavy Metal - History and Music Get more into Heavel Metal and learn more about its origins, history, most influential bands, lyrical and melodic structure and more. Also, find stuff to buy about Heavy Metal, like most acclaimed albums and books. Moreover, a featured artist / band...
19. 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...
20. 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...