After scanning a code, you'll see the type of information that it contained. This can range from text to website URLs. The content will be displayed at the top of the screen. Your available actions will vary depending on the type of code you scanned. For example, if you scanned a code for a website address, you can tap the Open button to open the website in your browser or the Share button to send it to someone else. If you scan a contact you'll be able to add it to your contact list or share it. If you scanned a product, you may be able to perform a product search and a web search. The product search will look for retail outlets that carry that product. If you scanned a calendar event, you can add it to your calendar. QR codes can contain a variety of different types of links and content. Traditional line barcodes only contain a number. This number may be associated with a product if it is popular. If the barcode was created specifically for a single store or some other local outlet, it will likely just be meaningless numbers.

Summary: Review the barcode's information. Tap an action button to take an action. Troubleshoot codes that aren't working.

Once you find your premise, your setting, and characters, create a rough outline of the story. Follow a story structure such as the one suggested in Freytag's pyramid to create your outline, or read Edgar Allen Poe's "The Philosophy of Composition" for guidance on how to structure your story. The key elements may include: Exposition: Set the scene and introduce the characters. Inciting incident: Have something happen in the story to start the action. Rising action: Continue the story, building excitement and suspense. Climax: Include a moment that holds the most tension in the story. Falling action: These are events that occur after the climax. Resolution: Here, the character solves the main problem. Denouement: This is the ending in which the characters resolve any remaining questions. The most effective scary stories use description to show the reader how the characters feel in a story. This helps the reader feel like he is stepping into the main character's shoes and identifying with this character. In contrast, when you tell the reader exactly how to feel by describing a scene flatly and obviously, the reader will feel less connected to the story. For example, consider these two ways of describing a scene: "I was too scared to open my eyes, even though I heard footsteps coming closer." "I wrapped the blankets tighter around me and let out a sick whimper. My chest was tight, my stomach rotten. I would not look. No matter how close those shuffling footsteps came, I would not look. I would not, I wouldnot" The second example gives the reader more of an insight into the character's physical feelings. Allow the story to get more suspenseful as it goes on. For an effective suspenseful story, you need the reader to feel empathy and concern for the characters, and you need impending danger and escalating tension. Hint at the story's direction and possible climax by providing small clues or details. You might briefly mention a label on a bottle that will later come in handy for the main character. There might be a sound or voice in a room that will later become a sign of an unnatural presence. Another effective way to build tension is to alternate from tense or bizarre moments to quiet moments. Allow your character to take a breath, calm down, and feel safe again. Then, amp up the tension by re-engaging the character in the conflict. This time, make the conflict feel even more serious or threatening. As you craft your story, use the foreshadowing storytelling device. Foreshadowing is when you give a hint that something will happen in the future. The reader should be able to find clues of the outcome or story goal. Foreshadowing also makes the reader anxious that the consequence will occur before the main character can succeed. Keep in mind that foreshadowing is most effective when the reader and characters are unaware of the significance of the clues until the end of the story. Force yourself to describe what's happening with words that evoke emotion in the reader. Don't rely on words that tell your reader exactly how to feel. For example, avoid these words in your writing: Scared, scary Terrified, terrifying Horrified, horror Afraid Frightened Like any genre, horror has its own set of tropes and cliches. Writers should avoid there if they want to create a unique, engaging horror story. Familiar images like a deranged clown in the attic to a babysitter alone in a house at night, are some of the cliches to avoid. So are familiar phrases like "Run!" or "Don't look behind you!" Too much gore or violence can have a desensitizing effect on the reader. If the same pools of blood keep happening over and over again in the story, the reader will grow bored. Of course, some gore or violence can be useful for setting a scene, describing a character or providing action. Use gore or violence in a spot in the story that is impactful or meaningful, so it can punch your reader in the gut, rather than numb them or bore them.

Summary: Create a plot outline. Show, don't tell, your story. Build tension as the story progresses. Try foreshadowing. Avoid certain words that are too obvious. Avoid cliches. Use gore and violence with purpose.

Collect 4 tsp (20 ml) of canning juice from a can of shucked oysters. Pour this liquid into a small bowl. You will not need to use the oysters for this recipe. You can discard them or use them for another recipe. Transfer the oysters to a plastic or glass container with an airtight lid and refrigerate for up to one or two weeks. Pour 8 tsp (40 ml) of soy sauce into the bowl of oyster juices. Use a whisk to thoroughly mix the liquids together. You could use light or dark soy sauce, or a combination of the two. Alternatively, if you do not have any soy sauce, you could use teriyaki. Sprinkle 1 tsp (5 ml) of sugar into the liquid and whisk rapidly until the sugar is fully dissolved. Taste the oyster sauce. If necessary, add another 1 tsp (5 ml) of oyster juice and/or another 1 tsp (5 ml) of sugar. Mix well. You can add more soy sauce, as well, but do so carefully to avoid making the mixture too salty. Neither the saltiness of the soy sauce nor the sweetness of the sugar should be too overpowering. The oyster sauce can be used immediately, but if you want to save it for another time, pour it into an airtight plastic or glass container and refrigerate for up to one week.

Summary: Reserve the liquid from a can of oysters. Combine the canning liquid with soy sauce. Dissolve the sugar. Adjust the seasonings as needed. Use now or store for later.

The hard boiled yolk can be frozen with the appropriate preparation. The boiled egg white, however, will turn rubbery, tough, and damp when frozen, making it unpleasant to eat. Pull apart the egg whites and eat or discard them, leaving only unbroken hard boiled egg yolks. Carefully place the egg yolks at the bottom of the pan in a single layer. Cover with enough water to fill the pan at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the top of the eggs. Bring the water to a boil quickly. Cover the pan to speed up this process. Remove the pan from the heat and let stand 1015 minutes. Remove the yolks with a slotted spoon if you have one, or use a ladle to carefully place them on a colander or sieve for draining. Package in freezer-safe containers and seal tightly.
Summary: Separate out the yolk. Place the egg yolks underwater in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and wait. Drain before freezing.