How Thin is Too Thin? What if obesity is not an issue, and your problem is that you can't gain weight or maintain a healthy body weight on the other end of the spectrum? I actually have a couple of friends who have been unable to gain weight, one due in part to her... ( added 1 year 91 days ago.)

Sex After Menopause Menopause is a time of change in the way a woman's body functions, which is why menopause is often called 'the change of life'. Some women look at menopause as a very freeing thing, while others look at menopause as the end of their youth or even... ( added 1 year 91 days ago.)

Weak Writing with Weasel Words What are weasel words? Well, whether you are actively aware of this or not, weasel words are a way of slipping personal opinion into what you are writing, and to do it in such a way that it sounds credible, but isn't exactly verifiable. Keep... ( added 1 year 105 days ago.)

Television Commercials - What was that Commercial For? Not being able to sleep last night afforded me a chance to lay in bed and watch TV. I don't watch television very much at all anymore, opting for writing over TV, but I didn't feel like writing, so the television kept me company for a change.... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Parenting Special Needs Kids and Siblings I am the parent of a special needs child. My son is a loving 12 year old young man, who was born with a breathing disorder, has a hearing impairment, and has also been diagnosed with severe ADHD, mild OCD, and high impulsivity disorder. My... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Forgiveness - The Gift You Give Yourself Many people seem to have a misunderstanding about what it really means to forgive someone for a wrong done to them. This article will explore a little bit about what forgiveness is and the reasons why forgiveness is important. The first thing I... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Club Drugs - Dangerous and Deadly Fads The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) defines Club Drugs as: "Drugs popular with youth who are part of a club scene and want to take the drugs to gain increased stamina for late night dancing and partying. Generally includes marijuana... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Methadone: Medical Detox for Heroin Addiction Heroin is an illegal Schedule I narcotic, placing it in the group of the most highly addictive drugs available on the streets. There are many methods of using heroine, including: snorting, smoking, swallowing or injecting. Heroin is one of the few... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo NaNo-What-o? No, NaNoWriMo! That time of year has come upon us again. No, I'm not talking about Halloween, or Thanksgiving, or any of the holidays. No, no, I'm talking about something much more important NaNoWriMo! What exactly is NaNoWriMo, you... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Writing and Grammar - Dates As an editor, I am able to see many common mistakes that people tend to make consistently in their writing. Conversational style is great in the tone of the piece, and sometimes grammar does indeed take a back seat to impact and imagery. However... ( added 1 year 119 days ago.)

Positive Affirmations and Releases for Self Forgiveness Take a walk with me through the recesses of your heart and soul, and find what is lurking inside of you. Today, embark on a journey of self discovery, to become who you truly already are, and to let go of those parts of yourself you no longer... ( added 1 year 126 days ago.)

Encourage Kids to Enter Writing and Illustrating Contests When I was a child, I loved to draw, read, and write, but my parents never really encouraged me to pursue that passion. I was always told that writing is a hobby and not a career. Well, it took me over 15 years to get to the point where I didn't... ( added 1 year 126 days ago.)

Why Professional Editing is Important for Writers If you are a writer, and especially if you are an experienced writer, you might be wondering why you would want to consider having your writing professionally edited. I am a writer myself, and while I do self editing on all of my writings, for... ( added 1 year 127 days ago.)

Commonly Misused Words in Writing: Principle/Principal - Two/To/Too - Your/You're Hi there! It's your friendly editor, Michelle L Devon, here to bring you another edition of Commonly Misused Words in Writing. Today, I have selected three sets of commonly misused words I regularly see written improperly in articles found on the... ( added 2 years 301 days ago.)

The Importance of Paragraph Breaks When Writing Web Content Recently, I've taken some time to review and read a lot of web content sites, blog sites, and article sites, and one thing I've noticed quite frequently is that many people don't seem to know when to break a line for a paragraph in their... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

Writing for the Masses: An Opinion Article on Writing about Controversial Subjects I am a student of human behavior, an observationalist, a people-watcher. I watch human behavior with much interest, and perhaps that's why I majored in psychology and minored in sociology in college. Psychology is essentially the study of... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

Commonly Misused Words in Writing: They're / Their / There - Accept / Except - Its / It's Yesterday, I was looking for a video to post on my blog of a particular song, and I found one on YouTube I really liked, until I watched the video, and it had the lyrics to the song typed out for the viewer to read, and this line said, " More then... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

Book Review: Keeper of the Flame by Catherine Chase Keeper of the Flame, by Catherine Chase Paperback: 296 pages Publisher: Creative Juices Publishing (July 11, 2006) Language: English ISBN: 0977937801 Reviewed by: Michelle L Devon, Accentuate Services Book Description:... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

Modern Poetry - Poetry for Everyone Poetry has changed over the years, and modern poetry is not the same eclectic and elitist prose you may remember from your high school reading. Modern poetry is written in plain English, filled with imagery and emotion, and is so much easier... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

Ten Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block Are you a writer? Maybe you're not a writer, but part of your job requires you to write... something, anything, web copy, correspondence, emails, newsletters... maybe you are not a writer but use article writing as a marketing and promotional... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

How To Develop Characters When Writing a Fiction Novel People are multi dimensional, and so should a character in a story be... but that's hard to do when the writer only has a small 'section' of a character's life with which to work. So how do you write believable characters, who have a past and... ( added 2 years 303 days ago.)

How I could use $100 to make the World a Better Place I am a writer! Have you heard other people say that before? Does anyone really know what it means to BE a writer? Well, I know I didn't, until I was one - that is, until I was a writer for a living, by trade, and not just because it was... ( added 2 years 305 days ago.)

How to Write Good Poetry What constitutes good poetry differs from person to person, and what one reader might enjoy, another will not. Judging a good poem is very subjective. Basically, this means there is no way to truly determine what ‘good’ poetry is, but there is a... ( added 2 years 305 days ago.)