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Making Connections, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Feb 2000

Making Connections, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Last summer as instructors at a creative-writing conference, we had an experience that made us better writers. While critiquing a promising piece of fiction, we became frustrated because we couldn't put our finger on why the story didn't quite work. The tale, which centered around a young soldier's baptismal firefight in Vietnam, at first seemed solid. The main character was believable, the setting was described in gritty realism, and the plot had a beginning, middle, and end. But although the story was technically correct, it didn't really capture our interest. We found we couldn't get involved with the writer's grunt …


Tales Of The Unexpected, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Feb 2000

Tales Of The Unexpected, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

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King Of The Bingo Game, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 1999

King Of The Bingo Game, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Critics have long recognized symbolism as one of Ralph Ellison's favorite devices. However, a lesser-known technique, juxtaposition, illuminates the racism theme so prominent in his classic short story "King of the Bingo Game." By contrasting the main character's major fantasy with his real-life situation, Ellison makes more poignant the gap between white and black America in the 1930s.


Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 1999

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

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It Works For Me: Shared Tips For Teaching, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 1997

It Works For Me: Shared Tips For Teaching, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Why bother to read yet another book about teaching? What can you possibly gain that will prepare you to meet those daily moments of truth? Perhaps this book's title suggests the answer. It Works for Me: Shared Tips for Teaching is not a treatise on pedagogical theory, nor is it designed to dictate a set of rules for success in the classroom. Its purpose is not to provide you with a complete program for better teaching. It Works for Me is simply a collection of practical tips drawn from the real-life experiences of some outstanding college teachers across the disciplines. …


Birthday Surprise, Hal Charles Dec 1995

Birthday Surprise, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, Sheerilyn Kenyon Dec 1993

The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, Sheerilyn Kenyon

Charlie Sweet

Call your characters by their right names. This book will help you. Now you won't have to use baby name books or your teelphone directory for ideas for character names. More than 20,000 character names are included right here, along with valuable instruction for selecting names, and how those names will affect your story.


Blown Opportunities, Hal Charles Dec 1993

Blown Opportunities, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide To Private Investigating, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, John Landreth Dec 1992

Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide To Private Investigating, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, John Landreth

Charlie Sweet

Is your protagonist a private eye? Is he or she believable? Do you know how private investigators really work? What tricks do they use to get the job done? And how do they live their lives? Now you can find out from the experts. A real private eye and two published mystery writers joined forces to write Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide to Private Investigators.


Bloody Ground, Hal Charles Dec 1991

Bloody Ground, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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The Break-In, Hal Charles Apr 1991

The Break-In, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Daddy's Girl, Hal Charles Mar 1982

Daddy's Girl, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Basketball Crazy, Hal Charles Apr 1981

Basketball Crazy, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

Her daddy told her only two things could drive a Kentucky boy crazy..but Jennifer refused to follow the bouncing ball.


Dear Amity, Hal Charles Dec 1980

Dear Amity, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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The Adventures Of The Hare Apparent, Hal Charles Dec 1980

The Adventures Of The Hare Apparent, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Buried In The Paper, Hal Charles Apr 1980

Buried In The Paper, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Commitments, Hal Charles Apr 1980

Commitments, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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Civic Duty, Hal Charles Dec 1979

Civic Duty, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

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