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Is Game of Thrones Worth Your Time? This article is interesting because it discusses the appropriate length of what a story should be. It seems totally subjective to what the length of a story should be and the author complains that the TV show is worth watching more than reading the book. I am a big fan of both the books and movie. I think both serve their own purpose, but to simply say that the books shouldn't be read because they are too redundant or long seems silly. To subject books to be smaller based off of a fast-paced society gets away from the purpose of reading and what it truly means. At the end of the day, as long as the author can tell a good story and convey their message and have fans that are willing to read it, then it serves its purpose. You're meant to get caught up in reading. Don't expect it to go along with your fast-paced life. Make time for reading. (Books: Wikipedia )

A Good Sentence This post was really good because it reminded me of what a good sentence is all about. It doesn't matter what how long a sentence truly is, as long as the reader is able to follow the sentence from beginning to end without having to read the sentence again or getting tripped up on it. Unless of course, your job is confuse your readers. A Character is Never a Whole Person In a story, the character is never fully a person. The author must know more than what he or she presents in the story. Characters can never be fully understood within the story, but the author is responsible to know everything so that they can better develop the character throughout the story and guide the character in a way that best fits them. (Books: Wikipedia )

Story: The Wise Jedi It was a dry day on the planet of Tatooine. The sun beat down on the sea of sand. Miles upon miles of heat waves came up from the ground. It made it look like nothing was solid. Instead, everything was in fluid motion. Jedi Bhima was revisiting his home planet. He hadn't been back since he left for the Jedi Academy. He approached his old home, but something wasn't right. He knocked on the door, but no one answered nor did they come to the door. He opened the door slightly, and it creaked open. There he found his mother on the ground, all of the breath had left her and was lying on there motionless. At the sight of this, he was overcome with emotion and couldn't comprehend what happened. "What happened here? Why wasn't I here to prevent this?" he thought. Picking up his mother he took her back to his ship and traveled back to Coruscant. He took the body to the most talented Jedi Healer. He asked, "Is there any way that you can...

Old Gambling Debts It's a dark and cold night on the planet of Korriban. A slight breeze whistles through the air. Dark Lord Yudhishthira walks through the crowd with his mind focused and ready to dominate. As he gets closer and closer to his destination his blood started to pulsate throughout his body. A shine started to appear on his forehead with the perspiration that was developing. He could feel his hands become clammy. Adrenaline rushed through his veins. He thought to himself that this always seemed so weird. Through his Sith training, he learned how to control his emotions and channel them into a rage. but every time he came to this place none of his training mattered anymore. It was toxic, he knew this, but still, he could not keep from coming to this place over and over again. It was a rush every time and he was addicted. He was only a few meters away now and his muscles began to tense up in anticipation for the battle that was about to happen. As he approached his dest...

The Perfect Disguise Out in the middle of the forest, it is silent all except for the rustling leaves with each footstep taken. Five Jedi begrudgingly take each step. The battle has been won, but the losses have been steep; they are the only ones left. With no way to get off the world they are traveling until they can find some shelter. Astonishingly, all the Jedi were brothers and knew that they could get through this trial. The brothers were Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. It was hot outside and even with the coverage of the trees, it was becoming unbearable to stand; shelter needed to be found. Suddenly, an individual appeared out of thin air and began to talk to the brothers. “You are coming upon a town soon, but they do not favor the Jedi at all. You need to disguise yourself if you want to live. After recovering in the town, head north and you will find a ship there to leave the planet.” “Thank you for the advice, but who are you and why are you helping ...

Out in the vastness of space, Anakin Skywalker takes a look at the computer systems of his ship to make sure the engines were running efficiently. He looked out into space form his cockpit and reflected on the beauty of the darkness with small, white dots scattered across it with stars. "Beep-boop-beep," went R2D2 - his astromech droid. "We'll be there soon R2, don't worry there's nothing out here." They were travelling through space and on their way to Alderaan. Anakin was instructed by the Jedi Council to travel there so that he could act as a security personnel for Senator Organa. Alderaan was a pacifist world that was currently under threats from space rebels. At any minute they could be attacked by the rebels which would be detrimental to the people. Reinforcements were on their way to Alderaan, but Anakin was sent ahead so that they were sure Senator Organa would be safe. "Alright R2, we're about to land, you can begin turning off ...

One day, in a galaxy far far away, there was a Jedi who went by the name of Rama. Rama was a skillful warrior who was powerful in the ways of the force. To complete his Jedi training, he was required by the Jedi council to go to the planet of Alderaan and protect the princess. He was sent to protect her because a group of bandits are threatening her family. Naturally, the people of Alderaan are pacifist, so in the event that something happened, they would not be able to defend themselves. This is why Rama's mission was so important because he was the only thing protecting the princess from the bandits, if they attacked.  As Rama arrived to Alderaan, he was greeted by the royal family and was introduced to the princess. As soon as they met each others eyes, they fell in love. Realizing that they were just staring at each other, they became embarrassed and blushed. King Janaka introduced Jedi Rama to Sita formally and then they continued on to the royal feast. As the days went on ...

Note: the current story is on my portfolio page . (Ewok: Wikimedia Commons ) The Ewok and the Storm Troopers One day on the planet of Endor, some storm troopers were doing their daily routine. They went from checkpoint to checkpoint making sure that nothing suspicious was occurring at the base. Suddenly, they heard a rustle in the leaves that almost made them jump out of their armor. "Who goes there," one of them said. Soft, garbled speech was heard, but it wasn't anything these storm troopers had heard before. "We better check it out, we don't want another incident like last week." As the storm troopers approached the bushes where the speech came from, they drew their weapons. They pushed the bushes aside and to their astonishment found one small, furry-like bear. The creature was an Ewoks, but the storm troopers had no idea due to never seeing anything like it before. "What is this thing, I've never seen it before!?...