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Archive for November, 2007

Writing a Non-Fiction Book

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

“Enigmatic stories, book ideas and thoughts use to run into the minds of everyone, why not to pen it down. Let’s put our dream into action by following these tips of writing a mesmerizing book.

Setting of your book—Setting is the time and place of the story. Before kicking off with the book writing, you need to settle on the setting of the story. You have to pick up the place as well the time setting for the story.

Write in such a way that when the reader goes through it, they could have the sense of the setting and the place that you (author) have provided.

Characters—Examine the people around you for a couple of days and than put up the characters in your book which you find appealing and motivating. Remember main character should be protagonist. And the other characters helping or obstructing the central character in the story.

It should reveal the physical and personality traits of the different characters and the way their actions influence on the plot of the book.

Plots and the Story—Plot is the depiction of the proceedings in the story, specifically for achieving the particular emotional effect. Write a plot for the Character which plays a major role in most of the scenes. This will stimulate you to build-up the sub-plots and keep your story moving.

A plot summary furnishes an overall impression on the book and its significance. Abridge the plot in a way that it come backs with the answer with reference to the book, but put down the other questions in the reader’s intellect.

Outline—Write down a specific outline of the story and main idea you have for the characters. Inscribe the beginning, middle and the end of the story of your book.

Narrative & Dialogue—When writing the dialogue, pick up the catchy words and place them together for provoking an image or a mood that creates the boom in the reader’s mind.

Structure, Theme, and Pacing—Erect the sentences that are unproblematic to understand. Make relentless effort to not to loose the tempo of the story and sustain the readers’ interest in the course of the plots. Select the theme (main idea of the story) that interests you a lot and than put down in writing. A theme thins your research to one explicit point in a book.

End—Make sure that you cover up every particular point of the story. Give your judgment of the book and the most significant thing you want other people to know about it. Conclusion should be a coherent ending of your book writing.

Revise—Go through the whole content of the book and if by slipup, there remains an unfinished touch in the matter, than amend it.

If you institute these guidelines when writing a book, you will definitely come out as an innovative writer with so many good reviews.”

Old Movies – The Good Mood Setter

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

“It was the glamour and romance that was filmed by the Hollywood that initially attracted most of us to the movies. In the earlier years, cinemas helped persons to forget at least for a while the chaos of a world that was marred with wars. The term Hollywood is synonymous to beauty and glamour. Do you have a feeling that at some point of time you will run out of movies to watch ? Do not panic such a thing is not going to happen. Even if you are going to watch at least two movies daily for the rest of their life, there will be still plenty of movies remaining for you to watch.

But if your worry is about the ideas and stories behind a movie, there may be some substance in it. However there is no reason to panic. If you feel that the new movies are running out of stories and ideas, you can always go back to watch the old movies. Compared to the present time movies, old movies are in a class of their own. Most of the old movies have a lot of thrilling plots and excellent cast. They often gave entertainment and good message to the viewers who often came to watch movies tired after their work.

You should never under value an old movie just for the reason that they lack picture quality or that they are in black and white. Some of the best movies ever made in the history of movies belong to the class of old movies. Casablanca, A Philadelphia Story, citizen kane singing in the rain etc. are some of the classic movies of the old. The performance of the actors of the past are noticeably better than the present day actors. They were outstanding in dancing, singing and acting. The value of the theme of the old movies have not lost by the passage of time. They are certain to entertain you still. Most of them come under the class of ever green movies.

We can think of watching these old beauties at many times. Initially, when the entire world was in postwar depression and hassles, these movies showed people a way to reenergize themselves. The attractive feature was that many of these movies tried to focus on real life situations and ways of overcoming contemporary problems. The inspiring and enjoyable tunes made people dance and sing with joy. These movies are valuable aids when we want to look up to the future with hope and new energy.

Old movies can be watched even at times of happiness or grief. If you want to enjoy the outside drizzle at the comfort of sitting in your room, the best idea will be to open your shelf and pull out an old movie disc to watch. The real looking acting and expressions of those actors will lighten your moment of solitude. Not only that, these movies are a better solution to deviate ourselves from a sorrow or depressive mood. The motivating themes and actions will make us get freshness and happiness in our lives. So it is better to go for a old movie that gives us new hope to deal with troublesome situations.”