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Quote of the day
No matter how great a writer, artist, or entrepreneur, he is a mortal, he is fallible. He is not proof against Resistance. He will drop the ball; he will crash. That’s why they call it rewriting.
~STEVEN PRESSFIELD, author of
Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
WRITING
- Beyond Happily Ever After: What Story Offers, Writers in the Storm | Tweet
On the first page of her book Wired for Story, Lisa Cron says: “Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to.”
Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
The protagonist is the person who opposes and/or is opposed by the antagonist. Between them and their conflicting goals, they create the obstacles that propel the story forward.
Character The Heartbeat of the Novel
Don’t Write a Damsel-in-Distress OR a Modern Super-Woman: Be Original, Fiction Notes | Tweet
Give the sick character an amazing POV voice.
Character Depth: Keeping readers riveted with real characters, emotion and deep POV (Writing Craft Series Book 3)
- Let’s Talk Conjunctions, Write Divas | Tweet
What is a conjunction? Oh sure, you’ve heard the word over and over most of your life, but what exactly is a conjunction?
What Is the Function of a Conjunction?
SCREENWRITING
- Movie Analysis: “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” – Takeaways, Go Into The Story | Tweet
To be a good screenwriter, you need to have a broad exposure to the world of film. Every movie you see is a potential reference point for your writing, everything from story concepts you generate to characters you develop to scenes you construct.
- HERO WORSHIP: The Ever-Evolving Protagonist, Script Mag | Tweet
But the one standout above all else was Al Pacino’s epically heroic performance as Michael Corleone. I just couldn’t get over how a “bad guy” could be the hero.
Creating Strong Protagonists (Screenwriting Blue Books Book 7)
SELF-PUBLISHING
Why There’s So Much Conflicting Advice About Social Media, Writers Unboxed | Tweet
The good news: You can trust yourself to make many decisions, even if you’re not so experienced. Pay attention to how you feel about your actions and the results.
A big part of building an audience for your fiction is knowing how to make a story stand out in a crowded market. There is so much advice that says write ‘what you know’ and ‘write what you love’.
MOTIVATION
After you’ve done your best work, Seth’s Blog | Tweet
And it’s still not enough..
Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
- How To Increase Mental Toughness: 4 Secrets Of Navy SEALs And Olympians, Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Tweet
Know what’s really interesting? Learning how Navy SEALs build mental toughness to handle deadly situations.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
CREATIVITY
Small steps toward energizing your creativity, Creative Something | Tweet
To think creatively requires more energy than our typical, behavioral mode of thinking.
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
FOOD
For the first time, the world is eating more fish from farms than from the open sea, spurring billions of dollars of takeovers as one of the largest food companies seeks to capitalize on rising demand.
Aquaculture: Introduction to Aquaculture For Small Farmers
NUTRITION
We are a nation obsessed with vitamins, says Catherine Price, author ofVitamania: Our Obsessive Quest For Nutritional Perfection. Despite what Dr. Oz may say, there is no magic pill; vitamins are not the all-in-one wellness solution they’ve been made out to be.
Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest For Nutritional Perfection