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I have known that I wanted to write for a living since I started High School and have spend the last decade attempting to do just that. At the same time I have struggled with moderate jobs and given up a lot to follow a dream.

A few months ago I got fed up

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Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Proof of God's existence and rational thinking: 3 of 35
The first step in any discussion of proof of God is the type of proof that we are discussing. There are four basic types of evidence each with its own value. By examining these separately we can determine how much evidence we truly have. These evidences are: anecdotal, testimonial, statistical, and analogical.The easiest proo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics How can you be a wise man if you are not wise?: 2 of 23
The concept of wisdom is one that is truly difficult. It is an elusive idea that is at the heart of religion, politics, philosophy and even science. We speak of it as common sense sometimes and as the most important and rarest of things at others. We laugh over the foolish and envy the wise. We fight wars and create peace tho... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Writer's block is only an illusion: 3 of 33
Writers block is an illusion and just like illusion if allowed power it can stop a person from moving forward, lead them down the wrong path or mask the dangers in their way. Yet just as an illusion writers block has no real power except that which the writer gives it. How do writers give the illusion of writers block power? ... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Defining money: 1 of 11
With so much of our lives everyday dedicated to the collection of money it is important to occasionally stop and think about what money is to us. This answer is different to every strata of society and varies from person to person in those strata. This means that the definition of money to you is likely not the same definitio... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) The best fiction books about the future: 1 of 11
Although here are many great science fictions that are technically about the future many of them are so far in the future that they have no connection to our world and others are so different from our world that they have little or nothing to do with our future. If you eliminate these you get a far shorter list. Perhaps t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Is writing slowly becoming a lost art?: 4 of 42
There is no doubt that writing is changing in a multitude of ways. Twenty years ago nearly everything you read was professionally written and the rest was written by your friends. If you wanted to read an article you went to a professional magazine with editors. Now you go to the Internet where you see a blog that was likely ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Suggested readings in science fiction: 2 of 21
Science fiction is one of the most varied genres of literature there is, ranging from steam punk to the outer edges of space, it can happen on a world similar to ours or in a galaxy far, far away. Its authors are varied as well, from religious to atheist, there are college professors and retired soldiers. Yet they are all hel... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality The difference between knowledge and common sense: 4 of 41
Some of the most educated people I know have the least amount of common sense. They make mistakes in their everyday lives that the kid flipping burgers down at McDonald's wouldn't make, but they are a majority. More often than not smart people are smart in a variety of ways, so how can you tell the difference between knowledg... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The importance of love in finding a life purpose: 2 of 20
The reason that so many people feel as if they don't have a purpose in this life is that the only purpose that they are serving is themselves. When we seek a purpose the point is one of meaning and importance. We want to matter to people but how do we do that? The best way to do this is to love people in ever more difficult w... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Basics of fanfiction writing: 1 of 10
Fan fiction are stories which are written by fans of popular TV, Movie, books or comic book characters. These fans write stories about the characters they love putting them into the situations that they wish the writers would or just continuing the story after the show was canceled. This form of art has proliferated since the... More..