4. Critical Analysis is Key – The difference between a review anyone can write and a review people will clamor to read is in how well you analyze film. Think about those papers you had to write for lit class in college. The professor didn’t want you to just tell him what book was about but wanted you to break down themes in book and how they related to plot, characters, etc. Well same is true for a movie review. No one wants a summary of events or plot. A good review will examine themes or ideas movie raises and talk about how well or not so well movie executed those themes and ideas.

5. Point Out Pros and Cons – No movie is perfect and rarely is any movie all bad, so take time to talk about what movies does well and what it does not so well. 6.Be Original – For some folk it is two thumbs up, for others it is rotten tomatoes. Whatever you decide you want your rating system to be, be original. Try to find a hook that works for you. Just don’t do something that closely resembles someone else or you’ll just seem like a bad copy of original.

Follow these steps and you’ll be writing best reviews web has to offer and your readers will constantly come back for more week in and week out. Happy writing.

© 2005 Tamika Johnson

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I share with you five places to explore for meaning in your writing practice.

1.Make a list of five people whom you miss having in your life.

Pick up phone and call each one. Start conversation anew. Don’t allow anxiety about what to say stop you. Trust that words will come.

2.Brainstorm 100 words about a person whom you love. Next, imagine that you’re creating a painter’s palette by group similar words together like hues of color. Then, with your pen as brush and paper as your canvas, create a message that speaks to who this person is in your life. Send this note.

3.Celebrate laughter. When people laugh in conversation with you, ask why what you said was humorous. Celebrate who you’re both being in that moment.

4.Listen with unconditional love. Where do you see pain among your family members or friends? Ask what is hard for them to be with. Listen without judgment, a proposed solution or comment. Simply be there and share space.

5.Practice voice play. For one week, note all different voices that surround you: birds, wind, children, people and animals. What are they saying? What’s your heart saying back?

Without realizing it, my inquiry planted a self-discovery bulb last fall. Through cold winter months, I felt ‘wheres’ unfold gradually and I found that my voice within my heart. Now with spring buds, I am grateful for journey and I trust my heart along this continuous path.

I hope one or more of above bring you to a new place in your writing practice—the place where your voice lives. Where love will blossom next in your life?

© 2005 Melissa A. Rosati. All rights reserved.