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Archive for February, 2008

20 Feb

Back to Basics

With the tremendous growth of IMs, email and even text messaging, written communication has become decidedly more casual the last few years. Sometimes it can help all of us to go back to the basics, sort of in the say way professional baseball players may spend time on ’simple things’ like fielding grounders or catching […]

11 Feb

Playing the good, bad-guy

Here’s another interesting post from Eve over at the Garden of Eden.
Conflict is the key to making roleplay fun, engaging, exciting, interesting, and real. This is true no matter what your playstyle is. And villains, and the conflict they inspire, are necessary for roleplaying.
She goes on to expand on three points she feels are key […]

07 Feb

Size Does Matter

Free Form Role-Play is still alive and well, and downright thriving in the world of online forums. With the easy ability for just about anyone to host their own phpBB set up, or join a site like freewebs, play-by-post and the creative writing side of FFRP may actually be bigger than ever.
Eve, the player behind […]

03 Feb

Sharpen Your Writing Skills With Free Online Courses

Education Portal, a web portal about degree programs, career information, school reviews, and education news has a list of 10 online university programs offering free writing courses.
Whether you are a current writer or looking to break into the craft, formal writing courses can help you hone your skills. If you don’t have the money or […]

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