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Thomas Columbo alters vintage kid's books through the use Photoshop, adding the text in order to give the stories a different meaning with a comedic effect.

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Thomas Columbo alters vintage kid's books through the use Photoshop, adding the text in order to give the stories a different meaning with a comedic effect.

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This 3-part character conflict worksheet can help put your character in trouble... and pull them out of it!

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According to a recent study, the U.S. market for self-improvement is $9.9 billion. Despite that, many therapists think that self-help books are useless. Gregg Williams, for example, says that change is hard, improvements happen unevenly, involve many steps and take a lot of time. Nothing even remotely close to what the self-help reads are preaching. Luckily, Johan Deckmann has something that's way better. By day, Deckmann analyzes the human behavior; by night, he writes down his observations as titles for fictional self-help publications. Using books found in antique shops as a canvas, the practicing psychotherapist transforms their boring covers into witty jokes. Even though most of his pieces balance between the hilarious and the poignant, their faded color and worn texture take the readers on an emotional journey of self-reflection and soul-searching.

Illustrated advice on how to answer nine common questions introverts get asked all the time. These address friendship as well as love connections!

Fed up with female villains that aren't scary or evil? I can help. Today's post is all about creating awesome female villains.

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Conflict – the foundation of every novel bled onto the page. Without it, your book flatlines harder than the grim reaper. No self-respecting book doctor will even attempt to resuscitate it. And yet, you need to, because conflict is the god of novels. If you’ve been a good little girl, then conflict will dip its mighty hand into […]

This character questionnaire helps you think differently and create memorable characters for your stories with 150+ character questions.

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Using cipher codes is a great way to get reluctant students to write. Grab the 4 free codes to get students started creating secret messages.

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6 story structures, complete with story structure charts to help you create an original plot and outline your next novel.

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