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How to Write Fiction
When I write fiction, I make sure to thoroughly imagine the scene before me. This imaginative rendering happens in my head, first. Now, as a trance medium, I have applications that can allow me to use the faculty in order to produce good writing. I channel my work from my imagination to my fingers as my fingers write the prose. I used to do character outlines for my fan fiction. I am contemplating writing short stories again to get them published. Some have survived from my college days where I earned an A.A. in creative writing at Foothill College. Writing fiction is all about showing what is in your head and putting it on paper or computer files.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Journal
Handling Your First Assignment
You’ve graduated from college and made it into your first year at uni. You’ve successfully moved into your new student flat and enjoyed the madness of Fresher’s Week. You’ve started classes and began to settle into the layout of your chosen course. All seems to be going well. Well… all until your first assignment is introduced.
By Charley Bennett8 years ago in Education
Sales People Need Special Qualities to Succeed
When I was a student at Dale Carnegie Training, one of the first things I was taught was how to make friends. To be able to connect with people and make friends is at the crux of being a good retail sales person. Genuinely caring for others fosters goodwill and opens the door to do business. If you don’t like people, a sales job is definitely not for you. You can pack your bags and hit the road. But if you do have an interest and a knack for drawing people in, come along for a ride to step up your game as a sales person.
By Sima Ballinger8 years ago in Journal
Once Upon the First Day of School
My first day on the job was ethereal. A week after receiving my temporary teaching license (the length of that process alone makes any future teacher run the other way), I landed a position as a middle school English/Language Arts teacher. Glamorous, I know. What is more, I was assigned to teach at a so-called urban school (inner city school) after quitting a corporate job and going through the 1,001 hoops of my county's public school process.
By Cristina Martinez8 years ago in Education
Myths About LinkedIn That Will Hinder Your Success
LinkedIn is the "Facebook of professionals," and truth be told, it's one of the most powerful recruitment platforms in the world. This highly professional social media platform can make or break your career, which is why anyone who's looking to climb the corporate ladder has an account.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Journal
Music Killed My Passion
Your junior and senior year of high school are ones of excitement and "lasts." Last first day, last prom, last concert, last home high school football game. It's exciting and looking into the future is intimidating but also simultaneously rather inviting. Perhaps the most intimidating part is trying to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life at the age of 17.
By Jade Thompson8 years ago in Education
Post-Grad Problems
For three or more years, you toiled. Essays, deadlines, hand-ins, stress, terror, elation, despair, and a liver-tremblingly large amount of vodka; University was, as X Factor finalists like to say, an emotional rollercoaster. But at the end of it all, you got your slightly pricey piece of parchment, you wore your oddly angular hat, and you returned home a hero. Yet, who knew that this was where the real struggle was set to start? Here are the top three biggest problems you face as a post-grad...
By Harry Bullmore8 years ago in Journal
