From the monthly archives:

August 2011

On Character and Characters

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Think of every piece of fiction that you have ever loved. No matter the genre or subject, I’ll be they all have one thing in common; great, wonderful and believable characters. Characters that are distinct, illustrative, and alive. Characters that leap off the page and into your heart. Characters that once you are finished with that book you are sad to leave but will remember forever.

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Real wrath of God type stuff

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Quick break from our regularly scheduled programing for some fun! This week’s news cycle has me thinking of one of my all-time favorite movie scenes:

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The Scout Law Project

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In my last article I wrote about procrastination. I promised to share my way of thinking about how I am going to get out of my current writing morass. Here it is: I am going to revisit the first framework that ever meant anything to me; the Boy Scout Law.

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On Procrastination

On Procrastination

What Happened? Well, I started strong writing for NaNoWriMo, but ultimately failed. I could not get my head around how awfully I wrote. Sure, the contest guidelines tell you this will be a problem. “Just write!” they say. “Worry about editing this later!” “Perfection is the enemy!” “Getting started is the hardest part.”

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