INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can use this same method for either Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox.  If you use Microsoft Edge, you'll need to open Internet Explorer to do this, as Edge does not support this feature. The shortcut you create will usually open in the browser you created it from, regardless of your default browser. Open the exact site you want to make a shortcut for. You can make a shortcut for any website, but you may still be prompted to log in if the site normally requires it. You'll need to be able to see your desktop in order for this to work easily. You'll see an outline of the object appear as you drag. A shortcut to the website will appear with the website's title as the name. The shortcut will use the website's icon if it has one. If you used Internet Explorer to create the shortcut, running the shortcut will always open it in Internet Explorer. If you used Firefox, it will open in your default browser.

SUMMARY: Open your web browser. Visit the website you want to create a shortcut to. Make sure the browser isn't full screen. Click and drag the site's icon in the address bar. Release the icon on your desktop. Double-click the shortcut.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most classic love songs use mainly acoustic instruments. When you're writing your melody, stick with acoustic instruments. Piano and acoustic guitar are the most popular for writing love songs. Most love songs are written in major keys. They sound more romantic and uplifting. The exact key you choose will depend on your vocal range, but as long as you stick with a major key, you've got a good place to start. G, C, D, and A major are the most common major keys. If you're not exactly sure which key you should use, start with G major. Most voices sound good in G major. If your lyrics are very tender or describe a particularly romantic moment with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you'll want to match them to a slower tempo. If your lyrics are about fun you've had with your boyfriend or girlfriend or something more upbeat, choose a quicker tempo.  You can find metronomes online, which you can adjust to the tempo you want to use. They'll help you write your song in rhythm. Most ballads have a tempo of about 88 beats per minute. More upbeat love songs have a tempo of around 100-115 beats per minute. You don't want to write a song for your boyfriend or girlfriend, only to find out you can't sing it! Write most of the melody so that it falls in the middle of your range. Those exact notes will depend on what type of voice you have, but you shouldn't ever feel like you're straining your vocal chords while you're singing your melody. An upward lift, or a jump to higher notes, is a great choice for the climax of a love song. It mimics the way a person's heart leaps when they see or talk about the person they love. You can add this leap in the final chorus of your song or in the last verse. How much of a leap you write depends on your vocal abilities. Don't leap too far and end up with notes you can't sing. You might have to try out a few different leaps before you get it exactly right.

SUMMARY: Use an acoustic instrument. Choose a major key. Match your tempo to your lyrics. Write most of the melody for your middle range. Use higher notes for the emotional climax of the song.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Deviant Art is a social network site for artists to post and promote their artwork. Many emerging artists start on Deviant Art. To sign up for a username, provide an e-mail address and start posting. You can post individual panels from your manga, art of the characters, or publish the manga in its entirety.  Interact with people on the site. Talk to people to get your name out there. Browse other people's art. Leave comments and feedback. The goal is to network so people will come to browse your art.  Choose a username that is memorable. Your username should also be something you want connected with you art when you get ready to publish it. Artists and people interested in graphics look up tutorials. Post a tutorial about something you are skilled at. This can be drawing animals, shading, or using a drawing program. Many people don't know how to go from doing one-shot art pieces to full manga. Make a tutorial that explains how you developed your manga.  Tutorials help build your reputation as knowledgeable and helpful. This is a good way to get your name out, but also get people to look up to you. These tutorials can be posted on Deviant Art, or other social media sites like Tumblr. A website gives people a place to go to check out your art and your biography. You can also link to your manga from your website when you get ready to publish it. You may want to post pages of your manga for free to entice readers to buy it. Or, if you have more than one manga, post one for free on your website and then sell another one.  You can pay for domain space or try free sites. Domain space requires a yearly or monthly fee; free sites have ads. Take that into consideration before building one. Instead of a website, try creating a Tumblr. On Tumblr, people can reblog your work so that you get a wider audience. You can also create links to your social media accounts. Tumblr could be a good way for you to interact with people, take prompts, and build a following. Before you start charging for your work, post free web comics. Web comics help get people interested in your art. They also showcase your talent. This helps people want to see more of your art. The goal is to introduce people to your art, make your name known, and have them like your art enough to buy it one day. For manga, you may want to publish panels or pages as a serial. Release a new page or panel once a week. That way you can practice your manga skills and promote yourself as a manga artist.  You can post the web comics on Deviant Art, Drunk Duck, or Smack Jeeves. These three sites are geared towards hosting web comics. Post the web comic everywhere else, too. Put it on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, or any other social media site. You want to get your art seen by as many people as possible. The web comics can be short one shots. They also can be installments of an ongoing manga. Consider drawing fanart of popular media, like movies and television shows. Once people know who you are, offer to draw commissions. Charge a small fee in exchange for drawing prompts that people would like to see.  Commissions allow you a chance to make a small profit for your art work. It can also help you gauge interest in your work. Charge different prices for different levels of difficulty. Full color art with multiple characters will cost more than a black and white sketch. You are trying to get your name noticed, but this doesn't mean posting art constantly. Focus on the quality of the art you post. Spend time on it, polish it off, and perfect it before posting. Posting your best work shows your followers that your work is always worth looking at.

SUMMARY:
Get a Deviant Art account. Make tutorials. Build a website. Post web comics for free. Open up commissions. Think about quality over quantity.