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Thompson Writing & Editing: July 2010

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Sunday, July 4, 2010. Creativity Exercise - You'll Love This! I posted this creativity exercise on Facebook this morning, but wanted to expand on the idea a little here. And I'd like for people to post their resulting stories here, as well. It could get interesting! So here's the idea. You know those little verification words you get asked to type in when you post a link on something like Facebook, or when you're signing up for something online? Make all the words from your list bold. Post your stories h...

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Caring For Newborn Babies For Dummies

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Caring For Newborn Babies For Dummies. February 5, 2008. Middot; 15 comments. Now that we have a newborn in the house (our first grandson), I’m finding myself having to brush up a bit on how to properly care for him. Even though we have raised three children, it has been what seems like a lifetime since they were infants. September 28, 2009 at 11:39 pm. August 31, 2009 at 10:08 am. I have a daughter of age 18. Now I understand why …. July 7, 2009 at 8:37 am. July 6, 2009 at 8:33 pm. So, I’ve made a...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: April 2011

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Sunday, April 17, 2011. The Latest Scam: Caveat Emptor. Entrepreneurs, and especially we solopreneurs, have a lot to do. In addition to the work itself, we have to market our businesses, manage them financially, and handle all the other legal and administrative work that has to be done to keep them running. The last thing we need is more of that on our plate. Hmm Well, in the first place, "Bangni Distributors" doesn't sound like a company that would offer writing and editing services, does it? So there's...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: December 2010

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010. So, Where Are You, Already? For all you newspapers out there with online versions (that's pretty much all of them these days, right? Here's a tip you may not have considered:. Tell people your city, state and country. Put it right up there in your masthead, the one that appears on the top of every page of your site. These stories took place, and it's not always evident from the content. Simply " The Times. Or even something like " The Valley Times. Links to this post. We hel...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: Why Writers Love "Breaking Bad"

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Why Writers Love "Breaking Bad". Why Writers Love "Breaking Bad". It's not often enough that I post to this blog, as my workload of other tasks always seems to outrank it. But as we approach the final two episodes of "Breaking Bad" it seems a good time to take a look at the series from a writer's point of view. BB has been called the greatest TV series ever. Fans ranking it on the Internet Movie Database gave the third-to-last episode entitled " Ozymandias. In 1993. Don...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: Who Owns Your Work?

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Who Owns Your Work? This is a question that has plagued writers and other creative professionals for generations. If you've invested the time, money, and energy to hone your artistic skills, shouldn't you be fairly compensated for them, just as someone who's honed their skills as a physician, accountant, or attorney is compensated for theirs? For magazines to use their muscle to bully writers in this way is, from the writer's point of view, wrong. One ongoing lawsuit was filed ...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: March 2010

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Monday, March 8, 2010. Today's Escape from Reality? It's not like Hollywood hasn't tried to get our attention. Big-budget CGA films like Avatar. Go all-out to pull in the viewers, and box office receipts would indicate that they're succeeding. But the industry insiders aren't buying it; the film won only in categories recognizing its special effects, which was where it deserved to win. The modern-style fantasy musical Nine. But if the movies are just another dose of reality, where do we find our escape?

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Thompson Writing & Editing: January 2012

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Who Owns Your Work? This is a question that has plagued writers and other creative professionals for generations. If you've invested the time, money, and energy to hone your artistic skills, shouldn't you be fairly compensated for them, just as someone who's honed their skills as a physician, accountant, or attorney is compensated for theirs? For magazines to use their muscle to bully writers in this way is, from the writer's point of view, wrong. One ongoing lawsuit was filed ...

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Thompson Writing & Editing: March 2011

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Saturday, March 5, 2011. I suppose it was inevitable that someone would come out with a glossary of Charlie Sheen's egotistical, outrageous quotes. So now not one, but two, major newspapers have done so. And that's not even counting the hilarious New Yorker. Cartoons done on Buzzfeed. Their lists were similar, but different, so I've compiled, alphabetized, and amplified them here for you into one Big List o' Craziness. To read the original articles, go here. Keep the little jewels a-comin', Charlie!