The READERS were right. And regardless of one’s opinion about the book, I will say it was masterful in that we could see the best and the worst of ourselves reflected back through the characters. The control, self-righteousness, cowardice, love, disappointment, manipulation, etc. (Btw, no spoiler alerts in this post).
Tag: We Are Not alone
Oct 15 2014
8 Elements to NAILING Your Plot & Owning NaNo
I promised not to leave you guys hanging with my last post. Now that I have a lot of you beating your shields ready for NaNo, I’m going to give you battle tactics to come out victorious (or maybe at least alive). Sure, NaNo is great to just learn to turn off the Inner Editor …
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Oct 09 2014
This Month, We Write IN HELL—To NaNo or Not to NaNo
Haters: We will darken the skies with our criticism. Real Writers: Then we will WRITE in the SHADE.
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Sep 30 2014
Formatting—The Difference Between Mediocre & Magnificent
Who cares if we’ve written the next “Great American Novel” if the cover looks like our cousin in junior college slapped it together with a pirated copy of Photoshop? The cover can be great, but if the story (sample pages) reflect amateurish writing? Likely people won’t click to buy.
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Sep 24 2014
Cyberbullies, Trolls, Mobs & Haters—How to Protect Yourself & Others in a Dangerous World
Cyberbullies (trolls) exhibit what is called The Dark Tetrad Personality—Machiavellianism, narcissism, sadism, and psychopathy. Yet, this is where we can get in BIG trouble. We often try to deal with trolls the way we would rational people who are not deeply disturbed. Trolls remind me of the Terminator, and the hero (Kyle Reese) has the best explanation of what an Internet troll truly is.
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