Suzie Townsend Twitter Pitch

Shelley Watters is hosting a twitter pitch contest on her blog:http://shelleywatters.blogspot.com/2011/03/epic-follower-blogfestcontest.htmlThe winner will receive a full manuscript request from Suzie Townsend. Suzie represents adult and children’s fiction. She is...

Save the Umbrellas

THE CASE FOR FREE-RANGE UMBRELLASInvestigating Biologist: Sharan Joyce Biology: The Umbrella is classified as follows: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Aves (birds), in the order of Chiroptera, which also includes bats and lawn...

Who Wore it Better?

Now it’s time to cast your votes to determine who is the better designer as we take a closer look at some of the knock-off fashions featured in Harry Potter 7. Jany Temime for Harry Potter 7, modeled by Clémence Poésy “Fleur Delacour” or...

A Guide to Creating Villains

First, avoid making the villain too evil. This is usually an issue when the protagonist is too perfect since  the antagonist is often portrayed as the polar opposite of the hero. It is important to remember when creating likeable characters (both hero and...

Rules for the Evil Overlord

 Today I’m sharing the humorous list, “Rules for the Evil Overlord” to complement my upcoming post: “A Guide to Creating Villains”Feel free to contribute additional rules in the comments section!  Original source:...

Alphabet Soup

Dedicated to anyone who has ever sat through the ending credits of a movie for a reason besides wanting to see if there was a teaser at the end, or because you lost your keys on the dark theater floor.The ending credits of a movie are full of extras. So at what point...

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