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All You Need To Know About Sapphires With Unstable Colors
Sapphires are a popular gemstone known for their beautiful blue color, and also for a range of other colors, such as pink, purple, yellow and green. However, not all sapphires occur equally. Some sapphires have unstable colors that can change over time or under certain conditions. GIA keeps testing sapphires under different conditions and observes the change in color. In this article, we will discuss everything you need to know about sapphires with unstable colors.
By Vishal Batwara3 months ago in Writers
The Moment I Couldn’t Answer
I did not notice when it started. It just became normal for me to be the one who handled things. If someone needed help, I helped. If something broke, I fixed it. If people were stressed, I absorbed it. Over time, that became my role. People came to expect it, and I trained them to.
By Annam M Gordon3 months ago in Writers
Stop Googling “Wet vs. Moist”: 7 Word Choices That Expose Your Real English Level
Confusing English Words: Seven Writing Scenes, No Multiple-Choice Questions You are writing a paper, an email, a novel, or a report. Your fingers hover over the keyboard, and you are not sure which word to hit. This guide gives you seven scenes where you must make a choice.
By Jin3 months ago in Writers
My Thoughts on Writing Character Descriptions
How much detail do you go into describing your characters? Is it a little or a lot? Are you vague in your description and leave the rest to your reader’s imagination or are you as detailed with your character descriptions as you can possibly be?
By Jasmine Aguilar3 months ago in Writers
Can the Bad Guy be the Mentor to the Good Guy?
In many stories, the protagonist has a trustworthy mentor, ultimately someone who can help them conquer their fears, achieve their goals, and beat the bad guys. The mentor serves the protagonist as a guide teaching them experience and skills that could even save their life.
By Jasmine Aguilar3 months ago in Writers
A Vocal Raise Your Voice Conundrum
Introduction This is very short, about a slight issue I have noticed with Vocal's excellent "Raise Your Voice" fortnightly gatherings which you can see here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Writers
A Complete Sentence
"Nice Words! Come read my words, too! Subscribe me, too! You will like it!" Jennifer sighed as she read the first comment on her new Vocal Challenge entry. She'd been so excited to see a notification arrive just minutes after it had gone live; usually she saw only one or two comments on any of her writing. Getting feedback so soon must be a good sign, right?
By Judey Kalchik 3 months ago in Writers
Morning Blues Drift
Morning‑Blues Drift Just Pure Human Consciousness me in a selfie in the raw footage These are selfies taken with my MOTOROLA EDGE
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 3 months ago in Writers
Your Writing Refuses to Stay in One Lane
I think a lot of people run into this, mostly because we mix up two different questions. You might spend a week writing about relationships, grief, then get interested in AI, then disappear into books about creativity. A month later you’re thinking about politics instead. None of that feels strange while you’re doing it. Your curiosity is broad, so writing about different subjects feels natural.
By Annam M Gordon3 months ago in Writers
Writing in Order vs Out of Order
Imagine you are in the middle of writing your story when an intriguing idea for a scene comes to you. The problem? The scene in mind doesn't happen until much later. You still have quite a few pages or several chapters until you get to it.
By Jasmine Aguilar3 months ago in Writers
Writing Reflections: Cat and Mouse
Well, everyone, another week has gone by, and it is time for the second installment in my new series, “Writing Reflections”. This time, I’m going to take you to a piece that is a little closer in time, just about 24 days back. Yes, in this “Writing Reflections”, we’re going to be visiting my entry into the Don’t Turn Around Challenge, “Cat and Mouse”.
By Stephanie Hoogstad3 months ago in Writers
Your Writing Isn’t Always Going to be So Great and That’s Okay!
You’re going through old essays you wrote when you were in school. Maybe those you kept for one reason or another from that creative writing course you took during your freshman year in college.
By Jasmine Aguilar3 months ago in Writers