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Great story endings (and alternatives)
One of the best parts of writing is having the fun power to choose endings—including our protagonists’ final words. Some achieve greatness, but there’s also the … [Read More...]
Sneaky Advertising
Subliminal advertising happens when advertisers use images and sounds to influence our responses without us being aware of it. According to businessinsider.com, … [Read More...]
Associated Influences
In 1902, Russian behavioral scientist, Ivan Pavlov, announced strong connections between repeated stimulus and conditioned responses. In his case, ringing bells … [Read More...]
Verbal Profundities
I’d heard some of these before, but they’re all great, and I’m happy to borrow. I tried to identify the source but could only trace it to a 1/30/2007 blog post by … [Read More...]
In writing and in life, non-fail recipes sometimes do.
Non-fail fudge? My recipes guaranteed great results. As newlyweds, when we owned only one cooking pot, my Canadian husband requested boiled cod. (I don’t know why.) … [Read More...]
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