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September 17, 2014
Ending Chapters with Anything Other than an Ending
As a writer, the last thing you want to do is give your readers an excuse to put your book down. Be relentless. Think of your chapter breaks as commercial breaks. You don’t want the reader to walk away. You … Continue reading →
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Writing Characters that Sing (without Actually Singing)
If you haven’t seen the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once More With Feeling, you should really check it out. In a nutshell, a demon arrives in Sunnydale and infects everyone in town with the need to sing … Continue reading →
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August 17, 2014
The Phantom of the Mystery Science Theatre
When I was growing up, I spent countless nights watching Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Late into the night, I’d laugh along with Joel, Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo as they ridiculed old movies. About a year ago, I tried … Continue reading →
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August 11, 2014
Summer Wrap-Up: Improv Games in Gatlinburg
This past week, I took my daughter to Gatlinburg, TN—her reward for winning our Summer Fun Contest. We spent four nights in a cabin equipped with a pool table, air hockey, Simpsons pin-ball, Ms. Pac-Man, and a hot tub. Needless … Continue reading →
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August 3, 2014
Daddy/Daughter Summer Fun Contest Part IV: We Have a Winner
Back in the early days of summer, I wrote about the Boley Best Summer Contest 2014, in which my daughter and I have competed for the past seven weeks to see who could have the most fun this summer. … Continue reading →
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July 28, 2014
Let Em Burn II: A Parody of a Parody
Like many girls right now, my daughter is obsessed with the song Let It Go from the Disney film Frozen. She’s written countless versions of the song and spends ungodly amounts of time watching various versions of it on YouTube. … Continue reading →
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July 25, 2014
The Case of the Hungry Prankster IV: Boleys Undercover
Earlier this summer, my daughter and I played detective and found clues from dastardly crimes committed by a fiend we dubbed the Hungry Prankster. A few weeks ago, we “mailed” a full report to the local police department. Shortly after, … Continue reading →
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July 12, 2014
The Case of the Hungry Prankster III: Detectives Boley Reporting for Duty
Last weekend, my daughter and I “mailed” to the local police department all the evidence we had gathered on the nefarious fiend, the Hungry Prankster. On Tuesday, we found a folded letter in our mailbox hand-addressed to the “Boley Detective … Continue reading →
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July 6, 2014
The Case of the Hungry Prankster II: Son of the Hungry Prankster
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the Case of the Hungry Prankster, the result of some detective work my daughter and I did in Yellow Springs on May 26th. Well, a few weeks after that day of sleuthing, my daughter … Continue reading →
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June 26, 2014
Daddy/Daughter Summer Fun Contest Part III: A Summer of Firsts and a First Amendement
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Boley Best Summer Contest 2014, a contract signed between my eight-year-old daughter and I to see which of us could have the most fun this summer. For the duration of the contest, my … Continue reading →
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