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Tim Giron

Zombies: a series – Zombie Humor

July 30, 2010

Cover of Shaun of the Dead Cover of Zombieland [Blu-ray] No, this post isn’t about shuffling dead taking center stage at the local pub’s open mic night.  Rather, if you like your zombies mixed with a little bit (or a lot) of humor, then the recent  Zombieland and the venerable Shaun of the Dead have [...]

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On The Subject Of: Crafting a good opening

May 31, 2010

As part of our ongoing thematic initiative, for the next two weeks the blog posts will discuss the topic of “crafting a good opening”.  After that we want to pull in another one-word exercise set, so we need some more word ideas from you, our fearless readers.  Post your word suggestions as comments on any [...]

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creative writing exercise – gasket

May 17, 2010

We sat in rapt attention as the lead scientist continued his demonstration. “At just two millimeters in thickness, the Burgenstar gasket represents the current state of the art in the prevention of dispersed-by-air particles from being transferred across a barrier in either direction.  In short, we can’t smell them, which has a positive effect on [...]

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On The Subject Of: Ideas

May 3, 2010

Over the next couple of weeks, the writers on this blog will be turning their focus to the topic of “Ideas”.  I’m kicking things off, so here we go with a few particular things that came to mind on the subject. My favorite ideas are usually the ones that come at me from the periphery, [...]

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Habitually Focused – The Pomodoro Technique

April 6, 2010

The human brain is a wondrous thing, capable of amazing feats of creativity and logic.  The complexities can be both boon and bane, the latter when distractions are present.  Last week, at the Ignite Phoenix event, I learned about a simple technique that can help when focus is needed.  It’s called Pomodoro, named after the [...]

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