Story Telling 2.0

Advances in communication technologies have opened the door to a whole host of innovative new forms of creativity. Concepts such as social networking, twittering, texting, and even chat are giving us new ways to talk to one another. In so doing, they are also giving us new ways to tell stories to one another, or to create stories with others from around the world.

The first innovation is the delivery method. With applications such as twitter, or texting, or even to some extent facebook and social network status updates, the nature of communication has been fundamentally altered. The world wide web is a glut of words, and so these services have forced us to edit ourselves, fashioning our long and windy thoughts into succinct packets of information, which we then transmit into the world.

When it comes to telling a story, trying to fit all of your concepts into short discrete chunks of verbiage can be difficult. However, like writing a haiku, there is a certain beauty to it that elevates your spirit, as well as your writing ability. It also gives you a whole new voice with which to weave the tapestry of your tale.

However the impact of social networking technology on storytelling is far more dramatic. Just look at the major social networking players. Facebook, myspace, bebo, they are all set up so that people can tell one another the story of their lives. However it is a seamless storytelling, not merely of words, but also of pictures, preferences, quizzes, connections, and brief momentary thoughts, all collaborating to describe a very personal tale.

When applied to fiction, these concepts can get really interesting. Suddenly your story is no longer the single litany of a stranded soul expressed on parchment. It can become more than just a written description; it can take on a life of its own. You now have the ability to create a multimedia experience, more subtle than the cinema, but much richer than a simple book, which plays itsel f out in real time as you conceive of each plot twist and post it online.

But the potential doesn''t end there, because these technologies do not exist in a void. Their very reason for existing is to help foster communication. That means that the virtual story you are telling, the life you are breathing into your characters, is automatically connected to millions of people around the world.

Further, these people can do more than just passively view your work. They can actually participate in its creation. They can write comments, or challenge you with blogs. They can create characters within your story, and twist the universe in directions you would have never thought possible.

As more people become comfortable with these technologies, you will see an evolution in the nature of storytelling. It will happen gradually, with brave artists pioneering the outskirts of creativity. But eventually, the nature of the story will become more collaborative, more dynamic, and more engaging for the artist and their audience.

Writing: Get Creative, Make Money

Want to make money writing? The more creative you are, the more your income will increase. Let''s look at three tips which will help.

1. Write What''s Fun for You

When you are paid for your words, the more words you can write the better. However, it''s very difficult to write about something which you actively dislike, or which bores you.

For example, if you''ve been hired to write an ebook about a particular topic, and you know nothing about the topic and are bored by the research and writing process, chances are you''ll never complete the project. Not only will your client be annoyed, but you''ll feel bad about yourself too.

That''s not to say that you can''t write on topics which bore you, there are ways in which you can prime your creativity. However, when you''re new to writing, choose your topics carefully. You can only be creative when you''re inspired by a project... and that means, when you like it.

As you make friends with your creative self, you''ll be able to write about anything.

2. Set a Word Count Goal for Each Day

Here''s a vital truth: you get ideas for your writing when you''re actually writing, and not when you''re thinking about writing. Nor do you get ideas when you''re talking about writing: many writers find that talking about their current projects results in writer''s block.

Therefore, set a word count goal for each day and meet that word count.

You''ll find that if you create a schedule for your writing, and focus on the process of writing, the creativity will take care of itself. You''ll be amazed at how much more creative you are when you have a framework into which that creativity fits.

3. Start a Blog, if You Don''t Have One Already

Blogging is an amazing creativity tool.

Here''s why. As with our second tip in which you set a word count goal for each day, blogging provides a framework for your writing. When you know you have to write a certain number of blog posts each week you ''re forced to be creative. Over time that creativity becomes a natural way of working for you. You stop worrying about writing, and you just get on with it and write.

Creativity is natural, and everyone is creative. You''ll be most creative as a writer when you focus on enjoying your writing, and have framework into which your writing fits. With such a framework, you''ll find that you''re happier as a writer too, and you''ll make more money writing.

Writing: 4 Easy Creativity Boosters for Your Writing Career

Want to build a successful writing career? Success has a lot to do with creativity, and while everyone is creative, few people make the most of this natural gift.

Let''s look at four ways in which you can boost your creativity.

1. Discover Your Most Creative Hours: Lark or Night Owl?

You''re much more creative at certain hours of the day than at others.

Perhaps you know already that you''re a night owl, and that you do your best creative work when the rest of the family are asleep. If you like to veg out in the evenings however, chances are that you''re a lark -- get up a couple of hours earlier each morning, and write then.

For many years I was a night owl, but nowadays my most productive hours are in the morning, from five to nine o''clock. I get a second wind of creativity after 9 PM, but it doesn''t last long.

Experiment until you find the hours at which you''re most creative.

2. Play With Images: Find an Image, Write a Story

Your right brain, wh ich houses in your creative ability, doesn''t think in words; it thinks in images. Therefore, if you want to boost your creativity, play with images. You can visit art galleries, take photographs, and can take up crafts like scrap booking.

Here''s an exercise: visit an art gallery site online, choose an image, and write the story of 250 words inspired by that image. This is a simple exercise, and you''ll be amazed that your brain is buzzing with creative ideas when you''ve completed it.

3. Blocked? Learn Something New

Your creativity is YOU. At times your creative well will run dry. This means that it''s time for you to learn something new. (If you work online, there''s always something new to learn.)

Take a course in something which interests you. You''ll be amazed at how quickly you unblock.

4. Use Your Emotions: What Do You Love or Hate?

Emotions can trigger creativity. Make a list of 10 things you love, and another list of 10 things you hate.

Choose one item from each list.

Now think about the thing you love. Close your eyes and wait for images and emotions to well up from your subconscious mind. You be surprised at what appears.

Now think about the thing you chose that you hate. Close your eyes again, and wait for the images and emotions to well up.

See? Your emotions are closely tied to to your creativity, so when you learn to use your emotions, your creativity will blossom.

Try these four easy tips. They''ll help you to build your writing career quickly.

Erotic Stories Can Also Become Erotic Literature

Erotic stories are often able to stimulate a very real response from their reader. They may affect the reader''s libido causing sexual arousal. They may cause the reader to imagine a scenario whereby he or she places themselves in some portion of the story, thus becoming a participating, interactive source for the reader''s imagination. Erotic Stories may simply captivate a reader allowing him to imagine a situation whereby he can grow or understand new possibilities for himself or new relationships he may find attractive or interesting.

There are numerous other scenarios whereby erotic stories may have a tangible effect on their reader and his surroundings, his thoughts or his ideas. Of course these same observations can be made about mainstream stories, also. The sexually inclined subject matter in erotic stories simply opens up more dramatic possibilities in a society like ours where views on sexual subjects are so diverse.

Occasionally, erotic stories can even cros s over into the realm of literature, under the right hand, even great literature. An erotic story can be seen as literature if it contains "literary merit," those things which distinguish just a story from a piece of literature. If a story has a social purpose, reasonable characters, if it in some way teaches or instructs and also includes important or unique observations about society within the story, if it is, therefore, much more than just the sum of it''s words, it may be erotic literature. If it then makes it''s point aptly enough, if it rings particularly true, intensely observant and brilliant in presenting the storyline, it may even be seen as great literature.

It is not impossible for an erotic story to achieve literary merit by acting as a mirror of society and holding up its own observations about society in a way that either criticizes social trends or shows what is irrational or patently contradictory within society. If the social patterns are very obviously , perhaps ridiculously contradictory or hypocritical as is found by comparing views of very liberal segments of our own society with extremely conservative ones; the contradictions can be dramatic indeed. Brilliant observations about extremely volatile and dramatic social differences are a canvas upon which major and poignant social portraits may be painted.

In Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire, we encounter Blanch Dubois, a too sensitive, completely distraught, sister of Stella Kowalski, whose husband, Stanley is a burly, crude and insensitive son of Polish immigrants. His overt animal sexuality and total disregard for social trappings and sensibilities set him immediately at odds with his wife''s sister. Blanch is a delicate Southern flower who has fallen into disrepute in her small Louisiana home town and lands in Stanley''s two room flat, down on her luck, down in the dumps, and shortly down for the count.

Sitting on the rail of Stanley''s bathtub, wait ing for his tub to fill, is as close as Blanch will ever again get to sipping mint juleps on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. When Stanley Kowalski finally rapes Blanch, it is for Williams, a triumph of carnal lust over Southern sensibilities but an almost anticlimactic voyeur''s view of the sexual act as Blanch has already been dismembered, derailed and defiled. Streetcar is a modern tragedy. Williams is a master erotic story teller.

Mix a Happy-go-lucky Bachelor with a Roaring 20s Woman and You Have: Elena, Woman of Courage

The "Roaring Twenties" was a time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair. It was a time of adventure, courage, and independence.

In the 1920s, the new generation spoke a language that their parents didn''t understand. They had words like: Cat''s pajamas! Ah, horsefeathers! Attaboy! Baloney! You slay me! When referring to a woman, they used doll, tomato, and bearcat. When a person was in love, they were goofy. If a person was a fool, they were a sap. And when a woman wasn''t in the mood for romance, she would say, "The bank''s closed." Elena, Woman of Courage: A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho (ISBN: 978-1-58982-545-1) is filled with courage, romance, and humor.

When a woman settles into a strict conservative town as the newest doctor, a slew of problems begin to rise. The town is not ready for a female doctor, let alone one so strong and independent. Elena Yeates, the town''s newest doctor, must struggle to prove herself in this western town, while keeping her composure, poise, and femininity. As she fights to prove herself, the town''s most eligible bachelor finds it a challenge to see if he can win her heart. With the 1920''s rise of women''s rights, this novel gives you great insight at the struggles women had to go through, all the while watching a young love blossom!

"Elena, Woman of Courage is a wonderful book full of history, passion and romance, as well as a touch of suspense and humor," wrote Kim Atchue-Cusella, Book Loons. "The characters are matched perfectly and it is sweet to watch romance develop between John and Elena. This was the last of five books in the series and it has been a joy to watch the family grow and prosper."

Elena is a courageous woman who went to college during a time when women were not encouraged to be educated beyond high school. The 1920s was a time of change when women began fighting for their rights. After getting her degree as a doctor, she moves to the West to set up her own practice. When she arrives in a small town in Idaho, she meets Mr. Anderson who opposes her from day one but Elena''s stubborn nature will not allow her to give up. In her fight for equality, she learns to love the people of Bear Lake Valley and realizes she has found a home at last.

When Elena meets John Roberts, a rugged and good-looking farmer, she does not trust his intentions. As she gets to know him, she finds that he has deep respect for the education of women and abhors prejudice. John is the son of Gilbert and Melinda, but there is one thing that stands in the way of happiness. He is terrified of marriage and commitment. He is known as the "Happy-go-lucky Bachelor."

"Linda Weaver Clarke displays an easy and excellent style of writing, blending adventure/romance/history/humor and courage. A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho is an instant classic and should put this author on the literary map all over the world. A MUST read!"- Page One Literary Book Review

28 Famous muslims in the history

Asslam Alikum i am going to share the list of 27 famous muslim personalities in the history.

1. Abdullah al-Battani 2. Abul Wafa Muhammad al-Buzjani 3. Abu al-Nasr al-Farabi 4. Al-Farghani 5. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 6. Al-Idrisi 7. Ibn al-Baitar 8. Abu Ali Hasan Ibn al-Haitham 9. Ibn al-Nafis 10. Ibn Khaldun 11. Ibn Rushd 12. Ibn Sina 13. Abu Marwan Ibn Zuhr 14. Jabir Ibn Haiyan 15. Mohammad Bin Musa al-Khawarizmi 16. Shaikh Ahmed Deedat 17. Yaqub Ibn Ishaq al-Kindi 18. Abul Hasan Ali al-Masu''di 19. Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi 20. Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi 21. Jalal al-Din Rumi 22. Ali Ibn Rabban al-Tabari 23. Thabit Ibn Qurra 24. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 25. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahravi 26. Allama Iqbal 27. Abu Raihan al-Biruni 28. Omar al-Khayyam

these are some of the greatest people in muslim history. Great scientists thinkers poetry. my favourite among them is Allama Mohammad Iqbal the famous muslim poet thinker and philosper who played a major rule in the freedom of muslims o f subcontient. my another famous person is Ibn Sena he was a great scientist. He was born in 980 A.D. at Afshana near Bukhara. The young Bu Ali received his early education in Bukhara, and by the age of ten had become well versed in the study of the Qur''an and various sciences. He also started studying philosophy by reading various Greek, Muslim and other books on this subject and learnt logic and some other subjects from Abu Abdallah Natili, a very famous philosopher of the time. While still young, he attained such a degree of expertise in medicine that his renown spread far and wide. At the age of 17, and he was fortunate in curing Nooh Ibn Mansoor, the King of Bukhhara, of an illness in which all the well-known physicians had given up hope. On his recovery, the King wished to reward him, but the young physician only desired permission to use his uniquely stocked library.

On the father''s death, Bu Ali left Bukhara and traveled to Jurjan where Khawarizm Shah welcomed h im. There, he met his famous contemporary Abu Raihan al-Biruni. Later he moved to Ray and then to Hamadan, where he wrote his famous book Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb. Here he treated Shams al-Daulah, the King of Hamadan, for severe colic. From Hamadan he moved to Isphahan, where he completed many of his monumental writings. Nevertheless, he continued traveling and the excessive mental exertion as well as political turmoil spoilt his health. Finally, he returned to Hamadan where he died in 1037 A.D. Thank you for reading my article.

Erotic Literature, Pop and Pulp Fiction, Erotic Stories, Glamour Photography...It''s On the Net

Erotic Stories, erotic literature, glamour photography, Sexually themed non-fiction articles, many more non fiction articles, columns and reviews, Poetry, Romance Stories, Fiction Short stories, Romance Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, An occasional erotic novel or partial erotic or fiction novel, other contemporary fiction, book reviews, a few literary reviews and a few other genres make up the selections you can find readily available on the internet in various e-magazines and other sources.

Certainly both fiction and non fiction books will be reviewed in numerous places, along with wine, food and more, just to be thorough, and we would expect to see several other categories of fiction, non-fiction and review style articles plus more types of erotic stories than many surfers might have imagined possible. There would also be advice columns and astrological forecasts, all gracing various internet sources from time to time. All of this written content will be punctuated and accen tuated by anything from beautiful visuals including high quality erotic photography, glamour photography, captivating videos, and other unique and exotic photography, all the way to clip art, cartoons even simple borders on a white page.

So if you like erotic stories, believe in erotic literature and love good fiction, more and more the internet is the place to surf. Anyhow, they look at you so strange at the public library when you ask for erotic literature. In our opinion erotic stories do not have to be penned by Anais Nin in order to be meaningful or beauyiful, but, of course, it could help! Henry Miller advises: "Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself."

There just aren''t too many authors in any genre with the flair for saying as much in as few words as Nin and her sometime companion Miller. "Age does not p rotect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age." An observation worthy of great fiction, if I''ve ever read one. Hemingway may have spilled his pernod upon reading that line by Nin.

Later Henry Miller later writes: "One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses." Now consider these few words by Nin:" And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Erotic stories replete with all of the trappings of great literature, yes, it can be found. It just isn''t very easy to find elsewhere than certain of these internet pages.