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Gurudev on How to Succeed in Life
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Here is a short video from one of my favorite inspirational sources on “How To Succeed in Life.” Some good advice is defining success around one’s happiness and joy. Just having a lot of money or becoming famous doesn’t mean you will be happy. Often it can leave you miserable. Let me know your thoughts…
Resource: American Dialect Links
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Today I share another resource. Dialect Guide: American Dialects by Point Park University, a handy site for helping to write authentic dialog. The site is organized by General American, Northern Dialects and Southern Dialects. Under each heading they have Audio Resources, Library Resources, Local Resources (by name), followed by Video Examples, Plays and more. Here…
This Will Change Your Life
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Looking for inspiration that will change your life. This is a great video and the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. Ed explains how variety and having new experiences actually creates new neural pathways in the brain. You want to be smarter? Visit new places, meet new people, get out of your routine and mix it…
July & August Writing Contests 2023
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Fiction Factory Flash FictionTop Prize £300Entry Fee: $7Deadline: July 31, 2023 This is an international competition, open to writers from all over the world over the age of 16. Stories may be on any theme, but we sadly do not accept YA or Children’s stories. Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Crime, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction,…
Writing Memorable Characters
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We love to read fascinating characters but how on earth does one consistently write intriguing personalities? Here are tips I have picked up: Keep a character journalMake it a habit to keep a notebook with you and write about the people you encounter. It’s a great way to create fascinating characters. You may even pick…
Outlining your Novel
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Below is the storyboard template that she shares on her site at http://momentumclubs.org/simple-story-outline.html which notes that it is from creativindie.com. This is very similar to the one that I use and will give you a good outline. Whether you write by the seat of your pants, or you outline every scene, it’s helpful to know…
Power of Music, Love & Consciousness
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I find Sadhguru inspirational and listen to his videos regularly. I recommend his Inner Engineering course for learning how to be blissful everyday regardless of world around you. @sadhguru
Strategies
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Here is an overview of my multiprong strategy to becoming a published author and then become a Number One New York Times Best Selling Author. I will be expanding on each of these topics throughout this blog Querying agentsThis assumes one has a completed, polished manuscript. I list more information under resources for how to…
Bang-Bang, and Welcome
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Here is where I document the amazing journey of going from an unknown, unpublished, aspiring writer to being a Number One New York Times Best Selling Author. Here I share everything, what strategies I am using, what works, what doesn’t work, and why. I welcome you to join me, and please let me know what…
How Querying Improved My Novel
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The process of querying and writing the synopsis, as difficult as they were, improved my novel and my writing. I am truly grateful for the process and I encourage everyone to take it to heart and see if it strengthens your story or exposes any weaknesses in your writing. You may be amazed like I…