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Tips to Survive Finals Week
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Many of us know the trials and tribulations of the dreaded finals week. It’s like the Hunger Games of College, where every student must fend for themselves in the ultimate battle determining our GPA’s. It’s one of the few times of the semester, when all of your tests, projects, and…
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NaNoWriMo Writing Tips
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Stay Focused: The world is full of numerous distractions. Netflix, Facebook, Twitter are all tempting sources of entertainment, but you have to move away from those distractions. The month of November is a short 30 days, so make sure to use your time wisely. Lock you self away for an…
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NaNoWriMo Success Stories
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Water for Elephants Most people are familiar with the popular book and 2011 motion picture Water for Elephants, but not many know that the novel was written during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Author Sara Gruen began with the intention to keep the 1,667 words per day count, but she…
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Staff Book Recommendations
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James Hinds Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A Heinlein Through my powers of deduction and understanding of the scientific method, I infer there is an unspoken law to literature; a book can only be included on a high school reading list if it is both depressing and boring. I…
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What is NaNoWriMo?
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If you don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a viral internet project that begins November 1st and ends November 30th each year. The objective of the project is to write a 50,000 page novel in the thirty day time span you are given. It…
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13 Frightening Books and Stories
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1. Edgar Allan Poe “The Tell-Tale Heart” A chilling short-story narrated by a character of questionable sanity, who tells a tale about a murder that is sure to leave your heart pounding. 2. Stephen King The Shining Jack, his son Danny, and wife Wendy become trapped in a hotel with…
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The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing
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It’s pretty safe to say, that basically all English majors dream of publishing a book one day. We spend our whole lives sitting in front of a computer screen or writing in multiple notebooks, hoping that maybe our words will reach an audience. The question is, where do we start?…
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A Night at the Holly Theater: Review of Macbeth
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Void of elaborate design luxuries such as, stunning visuals and expensive backdrops, the Holly Theater in Downtown Dahlonega has its own charm. Rather than a performance stage, the theater intriguingly resembles a small movie theater. Contrasting the uptight atmosphere often present at the Fox Theater in Atlanta or on Broadway…