Magda Vandergriend: Develop those essay tools. If you need encouragement, look up all the jobs available for technical writers. It sounds like something you'd be good at. Photography is not my thing, but there are a lot of photographers in the family, and they haven't bought new cameras in a long time. It's technique that matters, not necesarily the camera, and one of my uncles still shoots with film. They say it's all in the subject and the angles needed to portray it. If there's a butterfly on a flower, do you want both the butterfly and flower to be crisp in the image, or the butterfly clearer? If you notice all the facebook pics where people shoot themselves, you can see how their face warps outward. That's a problem with the technique. If they zoomed out and then used a program to blow up the picture, it would have a different effect. I'm a big mixed media nerd. I love polymer clay, wire, chain mail techniques, lace, and fabric. I'm trying to figure out a! way to recycle bingo chips :/ Wire art/jewelry is not an expensive way to start (especially the chain mail), and you probably have everything you need to see if you like that already in your house, other than the wire itself. You can buy cheap practice wire at a DIY store (copper is about the same at the craft store, tho, and won't tarnish). Polymer clay is nice because it bakes in your home oven. My son and I have made poseable action figures (Sculpey Bake and Bend). I make jewelry, dragons, dolls, ponds, doors... Because the clay doesn't dry until you bake it, it's good for doing stop-motion films. A lot of the kawaii charms you see are made from polymer based clay. I love YouTube. Go in and search for tutorials and you'll get overwhelmed with ideas. Have fun!...Show more
Voncile Slaubaugh: Hi there.... I'd like to recommend model railroading as a hobby for you. It might be a tad expensive, but it sure is a lot of fun!
Tomi Vauters: First off, I was! in the same boat as you on the type of writing -- I love info! rmative writing, report-style writing, and so on. I once thought I'd make a little money with this by posting a few articles and reviews on open user-submission sites, and I "accidentally" ended up making a living from it ;). Now I write full-time, all online, and all through freelance marketplaces and affiliate writing sites. It takes a while to build up, but it really is a great hobby in and of itself.That said, writing led to the development of all the handcrafts that I do now because crafting how-tos tend to make decent money if you can come up with some good tips ;). I personally do a lot of polymer clay sculpture, beading, rag rugs, beaded micro-macrame, and button crafts. The buttons are my latest craze, and I have been making all sorts of accessories and home decor items with them, as well as learning how to dye them. You don't need a professional-grade camera to be able to use it for crafts, either -- you're just probably not going to be able to sell prints of the ! pictures themselves. Pictures can be turned into cross-stitch or bead-weaving patterns, used in whole or in part in other crafts, added to scrapbooking or book covers, or used to make calendars and collages....Show more
Basil Blasingame: For photography, there's a lot that can be done these days with even a digital point and shoot, and a lot of the basics of good composition, interest, etc, that can be learned even with those.You could take a class, join a "camera club" in your area, or check out sites and forums online about how to "take good pictures" or do special effects, etc. http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+photographyhttp://www.google.com/search?q=creative+photograph...http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to...The library (or book stores) will have loads of great books about how to take great pics and understand your camera, the basics of lighting, etc.You could also start a blog (about anything and take pics to show stuff or just as "photograph! s"), or you could volunteer to take shots for groups or for newsletters! , etc, to have a good reason to start and some structure, etc, and a place to get your photos out there.You might want to check out these pages at my site for more on photography and how to be creative in general:http://glassattic.com/polymer/photography.htmhttp://glassattic.com/polymer/creativity,inspir,ar... (esp. "Creativity & Inspiration")As for the other creative hobbies, etc, I'd strongly suggest checking out all the different crafts at Craftster.org. The site covers a *very* wide range of crafts, and most of the members (joining is free) are teens and young women.You can see just some examples from each board (in alphabetical order) here:http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?action=be...And *all* their main craft forums are down on the right on this page:http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php(...be sure and click on each board there to see all the sub-boards that may be under it as well!)HTH...Show more
Fritz Hawkey: *this is also long, but easy reading a! nd will be helpful* 1. Do not understand how 'Finders' are the 'good' people if their purpose is to forge an 'indestructible super weapon.' Most characters in books who are seeking to assemble an indestructible weapon are the bad guys. Suggest you change the focus of the reason for Finders (Defense against a power they know will wreak havoc among people? A process to eliminate war? *Or* something more far-fetched: Time-travel? Protection of celestial beings? Acquiring of ancient secrets for a still-secret good use YOU imagine?). 2. The 'vampire thingies,' as you describe them re: all they want is 'power' = something very much like wanting an indestructible super weapon. Do you see what I mean here? The protagonists and antagonists are the same, as you have it set up here. Power equates very well with super weapons. Suggest you make up your mind first about what is really good about the Finders, and what is really bad about the antagonists. 3. Stongly suggest, unless you're ! truly writing only as a hobby, that you don't call the vampire thingies! , or describe them, as 'vampires' at all. That market happens to be oversaturated at this point. BUT if it's just to have some private fun, do as you will. Still if these creatures go out in daytime to seek power, they aren't anything like vampires. Many other creatures have 'super senses and are fast and strong.' *Example: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman gives a good example of such creatures, all called 'Jack.' Simple, yet mysterious, and they are certainly bad, man-like yet possessed of supernatural powers. *More? Hounds of Hell. Demons. Poltergeists. Et cetera. 4. So you see in # 3, any name can be given to antagonists. Sometimes a misleading name is better because the tension around the creatures builds with revealed description of them. 5. A title at this point is not needed. Suggest you use what is called a working title (something you know leads you to this file or wherever you keep it) and let the title evolve with the book. Best of luck with your work. Don't for! get to have fun!...Show more
Francisco Schonhardt: crochet, or knitting. scrap booking, jewelry making, and so forth..
Rosalyn Olivera: Welcome to the wonderful world of crafts! Decoupage, origami, beading, scrapbooking, felting, quilting, knitting, sewing, crocheting, cross-stitching... you name it!
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