How to Write A Short Story
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An old master gives us an exemplary what-not-to-do list in her new book
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Short ribs can be cooked in multiple ways.
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âMy father had a rule that if you had an idea, you had to present it in writing.â
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Think about the differences between stories and facts. Between generating interest and pursuing knowledge. Between grabbing attention and building out what we know. Then think about the connections between the freedom to build code and the freedom to inform one's self and others. Because the former is a model for the latter. read more
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MIAMI _ From time to time, I have lamented in this space about what I call the bite of the wrong fish. In other words, you go out fishing with a noted guide in order to write a story about a particular species and that turns out to be the one species you can't catch.
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On the Shadow Fox Network today, they've posted parts one and two of their look at building a better blogging system.   In part one, they talk about things where all good projects should start - with the planning and what it will take to get the project done. This includes the structure of the application, the usability, and the extensions you'll want to use.   Part two goes a step further into the planning stage by looking specifically at the design and usability of the application. They start with the base HTML and add some styling and images to make it easier to use.
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If there&#39;s ever a book called How to Write a Bad Movie, here are a couple of rules that must make the list: 1. In any given life-or-death situation with several possible courses of action, the protagonist must always pick the one least likely to be chosen
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One of the challenges facing computer artists is productivity, especially with repetitive tasks. Fortunately, this book shows you  how to automate your workflow by using several types of scripting, including: AppleScript, JavaScript, VBScript, data-driven publishing and more. By Nathan Segal. 0926
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Queue submissions being scarce, I suggest we all submit limericks for consideration.  Mod up your favorites.    I'm no poet, so I'll submit a favorite of my childhood:    There was a young woman named Bright,  Who traveled much faster than light    She set out one day  In a relative way    And returned on the previous night.    I'm afraid I don't remember the author.
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Some days it is difficult to know exactly where to begin a column.
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In a post from Nick Halstead on the Programming and Management Blog, he discusses something just about every developer is familiar with - pseudo code.   Writing pseudo code and program code separately simplifies the overall task by splitting it into two simpler tasks. While writing the algorithm the developer can focus on solving the problem, not how it is written in a a particular language. Once the pseudo code is written and has been checked; writing the real code becomes much simpler, the programmer is only concerned with converting the pseudo code into the appropriate program code.   Nick looks at both sides of its use and includes the good (doesn't take language-specific understanding) and the bad (could hide logic flaws that could be tragic later). He also includes a quick overview of how to write it, making sure to keep things high level and all about the structure.
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One of the interesting and unusual things about writing a book like this, in serial form, is that you really never know what you&#39;re going to write about along the`way.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - It's hard to make a  best-selling story into a successful computer game. Unlike a  book or even a movie, the narrative of a game can be halting  and convoluted because the player, not the author, controls the  action.
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The O'Reilly Network has a new article posted for all of those out there that are looking to make writing large documentation/publications much simpler.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fancy trying your hand at creative  writing but can't quite find the time? Tired of scribbling away  all by yourself?
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How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make.
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By Jennifer C. Yates, Associated Press  PITTSBURGH -- A few simple keystrokes soon may turn blather into books.