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For my birthday, I went to my original layout of Aztec Springs. I unfortunately felt like some of the stories needed to be tweaked and some even scrapped. This meant I had to redo a lot of my season 3. At first I was apprehensive due to my love for this season. I feel like this my best yet. I however know that things do change. So I’ve chose to scrap plenty of arcs that would have been prevalent for seasons on. That being said don’t expect the oil storyline to play a big part in Aztec Springs after this season. It won’t be featured much but in passing. Mulroney Industries was always meant to be luxury hotels and casinos.

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Attention ID fans. Web Author Bex Aaron is bringing the first ten chapters of Independence Day (as well as the prologue and first “Fireworks” interlude) to print in her first e-book, Independence Day: The Beginnings. To grab your free copy, go to Smashwords.com. Just under 50,000 words, the e-book is available in several different formats and yours to keep forever.

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On May 1, 2011, Absolute Productions Network (the APN) will cease to exist–in name only. After careful consideration, we have decided to undergo a name change, which will enable us to more effectively expand our services to the web community as a whole. Today, our main domain – http://www.oswmagazine.com – will debut with a new look and logo. With its launch, we will become known as Online Series Network (OSN).

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On March 5, 2011, Mysteries of Our Lives (MOOL) officially turned the big 1-0.  With five completed chapters and over 300 episodes, MOOL has brought a considerable amount of drama, heartache and camp to the screen. From the dysfunctional on-again/off-again romance of Leonard Stone and Rochelle Desmores to the emotional ins and outs of the Keller’s, Lombard’s, Pryce and Pierre families, one never knows what to expect when they open the door to fictional Hallandale, MA.  Launched in 2001, Ty Junior was still a junior in high school when he started the daily (5-day a week) e-mail based sudser.

“I had so many ideas, and less inhibitions back then,” reflects Junior.  “MOOL was primarily read by people

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When you really think about it, I’m the natural choice to write an article like this.  I’m a natural-born music freak, and I’ve also written the only (to date) web series about rock stars.  I was writing out a long-standing fantasy, you see.  Inspired by the cartoon Jem, I’ve wanted to be a rock star since I was a small child.  Music still plays a very big part of my life, as well as many other web series writers.

From episode titles lifted from lyrics to lyrics inserted into episodes, music is a recurring theme in the web series scene. I spoke to a few writers to find out what role music plays in their series, as well as their personal lives. My findings?

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