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My name is A. Marie and I am a freelance writer from Canada. I was a published author at the age of 12 with a young adult novel in the fantasy genre. I have been working with a local theater company and have been writing stage plays, screenplays and novels.

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Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Living and dieting in a super-sized world: 1 of 5
Living (and Dieting) in the Super-Size me GenerationIn today's world of fast food and limited time to prepare nutritious meals, watching what you eat and eating out has turned into something practically unobtainable. The portions that you get at most restaurants for food and beverages are huge. I recently had the largest 'sma... More..
Health & Fitness > Sexually Transmitted Diseases Talking to your teens about sex and STDs: 5 of 23
To have a teenager who feels comfortable enough to talk to you about sex and STD's, you have to make sure that you start talking to them as children. If you don't have heart-to-heart talks with your children as they are growing up, do not expect that child to grow into a teenager who will talk to you about anything in their... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Coming of age: 4 of 18
"Dear Mommy," Alyssa wrote in her diary. She looked down at the page for a moment, wondering to herself if maybe she was getting a little old to be starting her diary that way. She scratched it out and started again on the line below it. "Dear Diary ..." She looked at the page and once again scratched out what she had writt... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Get in shape without spending money on the gym or equipment: 2 of 9
I have heard from many people that the reason they do not exercise it that they don't have the money.What kind of excuse is that? Just admit that you have no inclination to exercise and be done with it. Look at children playing, what do you think that are doing when they are running around, chasing each other, jumping rope an... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?: 7 of 30
I believe that most poetry is based on the poets opinion. It is the poets slant on the events that are being described within the poem that makes it interesting for us as the readers. One poet could see a tombstone bathed in moonlight and describe it as being beautiful. While another poet could look at the same tombstone and ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages Reading Japanese Katakana: The key to surviving Japan on short notice: 2 of 6
I started to attempt teaching myself to read and write Japanese for a very geeky reason. I say attempt because it has been a while now and I would say that i am no where near fluent.You see I am a hard core Japanese-anything addict the only problem was that i could not read what the characters were saying in my beloved mangas... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping Get closer to nature by camping in state park campgrounds: 5 of 14
I had never went camping as a child so when I was asked to go camping with my boyfriend and a few friends, I was initially terrified at the thought. I had no idea what I was getting into, but to tell you the honest truth, I had a pretty decent time.Sleeping in a tent on the ground was a little hard to get used to but sleeping... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips The power of persuasion: How to improve your persuasive writing: 8 of 21
Want to know the key to writing persuasive writing?The key is to believe what you are writing. If you are trying to persuade people to buy product A rather than product B, or to take sides in a dispute, how can you do so effectively if you are not writing what you actually believe but parroting someone else's point of view?Th... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease Prevention How poor lifestyles can lead to disease: 2 of 5
You are what you eat is a phrase that my mother always used when I was a child but i never really understood it until i got older and started to look at what was in the foods I was eating. If you eat a constant stream of fast food, you can look forward to having many medical problems arise.Diabetes is rampant in todays age be... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Should there be a special tax on junk foods?: 5 of 12
I used to smoke quite heavily but the government started raising the taxes again and again. Now in Manitoba the cost of cigarettes is horrendous. Some places you can't get a pack of cigarettes for under 12 dollars.They used the fact that they had to spend so much money on tobacco awareness as the reason for the taxes. I can s... More..