Ted: A fucking good poem is a weapon. It’s… and not like a “pop”, it’s a bomb. A bloody big bomb! Sylvia: That’s why they make children learn them in school. They don’t want them messing about with them on their own. I mean, just imagine if a sonnet went off accidentally. Boom. -Sylvia, 2003. WRITING Finding Your Voice… View Post
–Remember me, 2010. We all have a purpose (a calling) in life. We come here to do something that no one else will. Perhaps you haven’t found it yet. Perhaps you know, but you pretend you don’t. You play it safe. Perhaps it scares the hell out of you, so you ignore it. Or every time that thing crosses… View Post
-The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, 2007. WRITING Malpractice: Getting Medical Facts Right in Fiction | Kristen Lamb All You Need to Know about Story Structure (in 5 Minutes) | WTD Making Characters Stuck in the Background Pop Out | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® Six Simple Reasons Our Story Sucks & How to Fix It | Kristen Lamb Plot Twist Ideas: 7 Examples… View Post
Being an entrepreneur is tough. So there is one but fundamental question you should ask yourself when starting a business on your own. “Am I willing to pay the price? And for how long?” And you’ll ask: What’s the price? It depends on your circumstances. It could be hard work, sacrifice, money, time, all of them. Write down what you… View Post
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Fear is real, but optional. You can either take a leap of faith (start your own business, get a sabbatical year travelling around the world…) or stay put paralized by fear. After all, fear is the save way to do nothing at all. Fear lives in the future, in the not-yet seen. Faith implies to be comfortable in the unknown…. View Post
WRITING How Relatable Character Relationships Will Make or Break Your Story | The Write Practice 6 Keys to Writing a Compelling Historical Novel | WritersDigest.com Antagonist examples: How to write great adversaries | Now Novel Why Layering Your Novel Is the Method for Success | Live Write Thrive 16 Ways to Make Your Setting a Character in Its Own Right… View Post
