by Danny Ballan | Jan 16, 2018 | Archive
Why should you learn dialogue techniques?One of the most important skills any writer needs in his or her toolbox is dialogue. Characters and critical parts of the plot are usually revealed by dialogue. However, the poor use of dialogue can be counter-effective and...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 15, 2018 | Archive
If by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don’t...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 19, 2017 | Archive
Her eyes could not focus on the man she was talking to and agreed or disagreed with something she could not remember; all that mattered was going after Jack.“Did you see them?” Rachel said while closing Jack’s office door shut.“Everybody’s talking. I couldn’t believe...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 13, 2017 | Archive
They say I am a classic man. They say I am afraid to venture into new genres and styles because I am too classic. They say that I love classical music because through its rigorous measures and rules lie the true colors of my character. They say I love classic...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 12, 2017 | Archive
First,The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya depicts the horrors of war, no doubt, but if we dig deeper in this image, we might find some other interesting themes in it. Goya himself was a liberal, who believed in the initial intentions of the French Revolution, but...
by Danny Ballan | Dec 11, 2017 | Archive
IntroductionRobert Frost (1874-1963), American poet, who drew his images from the New England countryside and his language from New England speech. Although Frost’s images and voice often seem familiar and old, his observations have an edge of skepticism and irony...
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