In writing, anything that interrupts the fictive dream is BAD JUJU. If our formatting is a train wreck, odds are the reader won’t finish, let alone recommend.
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Jan 30 2015
Creating Dimensional Characters—The Blind Spot
Today, we’re going to explore an extension of the WOUND. The BLIND SPOT. There are no perfect personalities. All great character traits possess a blind spot.
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Jan 20 2015
Social Media is a Waste of Time for Writers—Hmmm, Think Again
Personally, I can think of no larger waste of time than researching and reading and spending countless hours crafting a wonderful book of 60,000-110,000 words and then? No one knows the book exists so few people ever read it, enjoy it or are changed by the author’s story.
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Jan 05 2015
The Art of Business & The Business of Art—Breaking Rules to Reveal Our Audience
I would challenge every artist (or business) to step back and feel. Think about the customer FIRST and ego second. Money LAST.
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Dec 26 2014
Make Readers Suffer—Great Fiction Goes for the GUTS
What is the BIG question here? What is my character REALLY after? What will my story problem CHANGE about this character? What will it answer?
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