Bloggers continually produce posts to maintain a consistent, regular publishing pattern to keep readers happy. And if they’re going to take some time off, they should let people know that they’ll be disappearing-… Wait. Say what? Disappearing? Not posting? Unheard of. How dare we. Bloggers taking leave of absences? Without permission? Without leaving something for people to read?? I recently asked the Twitterati what they thought about bloggers taking posting vacations. I wasn’t doing it to find out whether Harry and I should take a vacation – we already know we’re way overdue. We’ve had
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Do Images Move You Too Much?
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When you look at this picture, what do you see? Depending on your perception, your mood, your frame of mind and a thousand other factors, you might see a duck or a rabbit. It’s all up to you and how you perceive the world. Art is like that. Writing is extremely subjective, and what might seem like creative apocalypse to me could be absolute trash to someone else. Faced with anything that evokes emotion, compels feelings or that represents something deep inside us, we each make personal decisions. Photography is like that, too. Professional photographers
> Read MoreEnter the Capturing Fantasy Launch Contest
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We’ve been working hard the past few weeks, building not one but two brand new sites geared towards creative writers, role-players, gamers and people who just need an escape from reality. To celebrate our hard work and the launch, we’ve put together a great contest running now at Capturing Fantasy. Check out our great prizes: First prize – a prize package worth more than $125 The World of Darkness Rulebook Vampire: The Requiem The Blood: The Player’s Guide to the Requiem Werewolf: The Forsaken Blood of the Wolf: The Player’s Guide to the Forsaken Second
> Read MoreHow to Kill Your Business with Email
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“… thank you for calling Responsive R Us. We can’t take your call right now because we’re too busy doing something else to bother with you. Please sit on hold and enjoy our crummy music until we decide to get back to you. Alternatively, hang up and wait patiently until we feel ready to answer your questions. You can even spend your waiting time contemplating whether we’ll ever call you back. Have a nice day!” If you heard this message when you tried to call a business for some answers, what would you do? You’d
> Read MoreCapture the Fantasy and Escape your Reality
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Do you want a place to play after a long day at work? Are you looking for a site that lets you release your wild imagination? Would you like to interact with others, use your creative writing talents and improve your fiction skills, dialogue, and quick thinking to be a better writer? We have what you need. We’ve been working hard the past few weeks, building not one but two brand new sites geared towards creative writers, role-players, gamers and people who just need an escape from reality. It’s time to let you know what
> Read MoreWhat a Horoscope, Twitter, and Blog Packs Have in Common
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Yup, the question of the past few weeks seems to be, “Where’s Harry hiding?” I’ve been in stealth mode for a few weeks while we prepare new projects and work for our clients. Now, hiding out isn’t a luxury my partner can afford. Until now, I never realized how lucky I was compared to James. He can’t turn off the world like I can. As the father of a toddler and a teen, he can’t just shut the door and tell everyone to get the fuck out of his shop. I, on the other hand,
> Read MoreWhy We Do the Things We Do
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When we released the launch date of our new creative writing role-playing game, the response was fantastic. People were excited, everyone wanted in, and the requests for character sheets kept coming. Some people asked us why we did this – that’s a question deserving an answer. Lovin’ the Fun We love role-playing. It’s been a large part of our lives for many years and we’d never do without it. In short, we missed our love. We missed having fun. We missed the sheer pleasure of creative writing, and we wanted a place to let our
> Read MoreDrive-By-Shooting Sunday: Book Club Classics
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Soft music played from the radio, and James hummed quietly to the sounds while he watched the victim cross the street. He observed from behind dark sunglasses, tapping his fingers quietly on the steering wheel while he subconsciously calculated speed, pace and the way the victim seemed to have no fear. They were all like that. They had no fear, no reason to believe that the ones who tended and cared for them had come to the Pen Men. They had no reason to worry about the very ones who’d created them giving the two
> Read MoreFiction Writing: It Was A Dark and Bloggy Night
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Just when I thought I might give up on my feed reader, this little gem of a meme poked its head out. Not only was the post a fun read, but it also looked like an excellent exercise in writing fiction. I don’t do link love often, mainly because James always beats me to it. So here’s a peek at what’s in my feed reader and a tag to all of our readers who want to give it a try. Click here for a full rundown of the rules. In addition, this post will give
> Read MoreAre You Ready to Indulge Yourself?
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We’ve been busy, very busy. Behind the scenes of our daily life, we plot and connive, exploring millions of ideas running through our heads. Like Jekyll and Hyde (or Luke Skywalker and Han Solo), we’ve worked night and day, whispering in hushed tones while we tweak our secret to perfection, gleefully enjoying ourselves as we build a brand-new venture in the online world. It’s time to tell you what we’ve been up to. Are you ready? We are. Indulge Your Imagination Our first venture is a brand-new creative writing role-playing game. This fantastic fictional world
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