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A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, and essays as well as various utilitarian forms such as reports and news articles. Writers' texts are published across a range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The word is also used elsewhere in the arts – such as songwriter – but as a standalone term, "writer" normally refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition.
Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media – for example, graphics or illustration – to enhance the communication of their ideas. Another recent demand has been created by civil and government readers for the work of non-fictional technical writers, whose skills create understandable, interpretive documents of a practical or scientific nature. Some writers may use images (drawing, painting, graphics) or multimedia to augment their writing. In rare instances, creative writers are able to communicate their ideas via music as well as words.
In modern popular fiction, a superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of heroic character possessing extraordinary talents, supernatural phenomena, or superhuman powers and is dedicated to a moral goal or protecting the public. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine (also rendered super-heroine or super heroine). Fiction centered on such characters, especially in American comic books since the 1930s, is known as superhero fiction.
By most definitions, characters do not require actual supernatural or superhuman powers or phenomena to be deemed superheroes. While the Dictionary.com definition of "superhero" is "A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime," the longstanding Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also : an exceptionally skillful or successful person". Terms such as masked crime fighters, costumed adventurers or masked vigilantes are sometimes used to refer to characters such as the Spirit, who may not be explicitly referred to as superheroes but nevertheless share similar traits.
DC Super Hero Girls is an American super hero fashion doll and action figure franchise created by DC Comics subsidiary of Time Warner and Mattel and launched in the third quarter of 2015.
At Super Hero High School, well-known DC heroes attend classes and deal with all the awkwardness of growing up (with the added stress of having superpowers).
The franchise was announced in April 2015. The range is to include books from Random House, Lego tie-ins and action figures from Mattel.
The website which was described as "hotly anticipated" was launched in early July 2015. Characters featured at launch were Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee. Other characters including Hal Jordan, Star Sapphire, Beast Boy, Cheetah, Hawkgirl, Barry Allen and Catwoman also appear.Amanda Waller is featured as the principal of the series' setting Super Hero High. Many other DC Comics Heroes and Villains appear in the background as cameos.
Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Throughout history, writer's block has been a documented problem.
Professionals who have struggled with the affliction include authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joseph Mitchell, pop culture cartoonist Charles M. Schulz and British songwriter Adele. Research concerning this topic was done in the late 1970s and 1980s. During this time, researchers were influenced by the Process and Post-Process movements, and therefore focused specifically on the writer's processes. The condition was first described in 1947 by psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler.
Writer's block may have several causes. Some are creative problems that originate within an author's work itself. A writer may run out of inspiration, or be distracted by other events. A fictional example can be found in George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying, in which the protagonist Gordon Comstock struggles in vain to complete an epic poem describing a day in London: "It was too big for him, that was the truth. It had never really progressed, it had simply fallen apart into a series of fragments."
The Writer is a monthly magazine for writers published by Madavor Media.
The Writer was first established by William H. Hills and Robert Luce, two Boston Globe reporters, as "a monthly magazine to interest and help all literary workers", in April 1887. Until the November 2000 issue, it was published in Boston. It is the oldest magazine for writers currently being published, and one of the oldest continually published magazines in the U.S. It is targeted at writers, and includes articles offering advice for writing and resources for publishing.
The Writer offers articles of interest to both novice and experienced writers, including market news, interviews, and tips on how to hone one's skills in particular aspects of the craft.
Over its 125-year history, The Writer has been overseen by a number of editors. Hills remained associated with the magazine until February 1926. On page 54 of that issue, he wrote a farewell essay in which he stated he felt he was putting the magazine in safe hands as he resigned his place as editor to William D. Kennedy.
Actors: Javi Araguz (producer), Javi Araguz (editor), Javi Araguz (actor), Javi Araguz (director), Javi Araguz (writer), Pau Bertomeu (producer), Carles Araguz (actor), Isabel Hierro (producer), Isabel Hierro (writer), Gloria Ariza (composer), Kim Smits (actor), Raul Tigel (actor), Axel Bertran (actor), Josep Adell (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Brynn Baron (actress), Brynn Baron (producer), gregg Alexander (actor), Stefan Feuerherdt (producer), Christopher Alley (director), Ruth Witteried (producer), Barbara McCormick Thomas (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Cassian Elwes (actor), Michael De Luca (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Neal Dodson (actor), Russell Crowe (actor), Michael Fassbender (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), George Clooney (actor), George Clooney (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Woody Allen (actor), George Clooney (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), Ryan Gosling (actor), Harrison Ford (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Varsha Usgaonkar (actress), Kishore Kadam (actor), Anand Abhyankar (actor), Ashok Samarth (actor), Jyothi Kunkolienkar (producer), Pramod Salgaocar (producer), Chandrakant Barve (writer), Jyothi Kunkolienkar (writer), Chandrakant Barve (director), Prabhakar Panshiker (actor), Dilip Ghare (actor), Sachin Natekar (editor), Arvind Haldipur (composer),
Plot: This is debate between two friends; a jailer and an author of international repute on capital punishment. The author is an abolitionist whereas the jailer believes that a criminal terrorist must be hanged. The terrorist is sentenced to death and the author loses hopes of saving him. So now he decides to interview him in order to understand the mental condition of the murderer who is about to be hanged for murdering an innocent person. He wants to know how he feels, whether he repents, whether he is scared. The interview is organized by his jailer friend but the author gets into a nightmare like situation from which he is facing death himself.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Franco Castan (producer), Franco Castan (actor), Daniel Dowding (editor), Daniel Dowding (director), Daniel Dowding (producer), Chaz Ahern (actor), Laura Dowding (composer), Sudan Jeffers (actor), Danny Watters (actor), Kevin Hazzard (writer), Kevin Hazzard (writer), Noah Fleming (actor), Renae Sallee (actress), Elizabeth Fleming (actress), Elizabeth Langmade (actress),
Plot: All of humanity is linked; by lineage, by history, by space, by experience and by emotion. And yet somehow we remain so completely insulated from one another, refusing to unlatch that door chain. In short, this piece is less about what divides us than it is about what connects us.
Genres: Short,Actors: Mohamed Zineddaine (writer), Mohamed Zineddaine (producer), Mohamed Zineddaine (director), Mohamed Zineddaine (editor), Silvio Piersanti (composer), Wahabi Noureddine (actor), Harrada Abdelkader (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Irwin (actor), Charles Inslee (actor), Richard Attenborough (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Syd Chaplin (actor), Syd Chaplin (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Winston Churchill (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Milos Forman (actor), Bill Irwin (actor),
Plot: Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find much new material here, but more unfamiliar admirers will gain some valuable information about one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century. Schickel has constructed the documentary as a chronological survey of Chaplin's work, starting with his most significant shorts and covering all of his features. Schickel supports his narration with testimony from artists familiar with Chaplin's work and family members who offer personal insights into the comedian's life. The documentary plays down but doesn't ignore the controversies that swirled around Chaplin's private life. But the main focus is on the films. They include some of the best-loved movies of all time. Clips from "Kid Auto Races at Venice," the 1914 Keystone short in which Chaplin first used his Tramp costume, reveal a startlingly modern technique and sensibility, as if the filmmakers were predicting and mocking reality TV. Subsequent shorts show Chaplin refining his 'Little Tramp' character while absorbing the essentials of filmmaking. By the time he made "Easy Street," in 1917, Chaplin had perfected a combination of knockabout farce and Victorian sentiment that still proves irresistible. Chaplin's early features, including "The Kid," "The Gold Rush" and "City Lights," were such blockbuster hits that he could essentially ignore the coming of sound for almost a decade. Those making appearances on the program include Woody Allen, Richard Attenborough, Jeanine Basinger, Claire Bloom, Geraldine Chaplin. Sydney Chaplin, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Milos Forman, Bill Irwin, Norman Lloyd, Marcel Marceau, David Raksin, David Robinson, Andrew Sarris, Martin Scorsese and Jeffrey Vance.
Keywords: actor, character-name-in-title, comedian, comedy-filmmaking, film-director, filmmaker, filmmaking, silent-filmmakingActors: Kristy Swanson (actress), Charlie Sheen (actor), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (actor), Valeria Golino (actress), Lloyd Bridges (actor), Jon Cryer (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Jim Abrahams (actor), Jim Abrahams (actor), William O'Leary (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Jack May (actor), Lindsay Shonteff (producer), Lindsay Shonteff (director), Lindsay Shonteff (writer), Jack Smethurst (actor), Anthony Jacobs (actor), Sue Bond (actress), Neville Barber (actor), Fred Hugh (actor), Alan Gorrie (composer), Toby Lennon (actor), Linda Dean (actress), Jackson J. Bowdell (editor), Louisa Livingston (actress), Greta Nelson (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Holbrook N. Todd (editor), George M. Merrick (director), Ernie Adams (actor), Tom Herbert (actor), Arthur Loft (actor), Norbert A. Myles (actor), Hal Taliaferro (actor), Mae Busch (actress), Luana Walters (actress), Douglas MacLean (producer), Lester F. Scott Jr. (producer), Betty Burbridge (writer), George Cowl (actor), David Callis (actor),
Genres: ,Down the road a piece he was waiting
Yes, he was waiting and you know me
I had had my fill of hesitating
And I always knew it had to be
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
I never will forget our first encounter
Yes, I'm proud to say that it was all right
And I was so glad that I had found him
As ready as I was that night
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
There are those of us too cool for passion
They're the ones that it could do some good
And there are those who say it's out of fashion
They're the ones who only wish they could
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
Baby don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me