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December 16, 2024

The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) Chapter 49 – Hormone-Free Dancing In Harlem now available on BizCatalyst 360

BizCatalyst 360°’ Chief Imagineer and Founder Dennis Pitocco wrote a beautiful forward to my The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception), and also offered to share some chapters (selected by my first readers) on the BizCatalyst 360° site. Today’s offering is Chapter 49 – Hormone-Free Dancing In Harlem. Enjoy.
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Published on December 16, 2024 12:02

An Example of the Experiments, 3 – Fains I

We left off in An Example of the Experiments, 2 – Fains I with the promise of sharing the original Fains I opening and the rewrite making use of multiple storycrafting techniques. First, the original’s first ~900 words Tim screamed. His father kicked off covers and rose quickly. He didn’t bother with robe or slippers … Continue reading "An Example of the Experiments, 3 – Fains I"
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Published on December 16, 2024 06:24

December 13, 2024

De Rigueur and Yes

Few things are better than good food and good music. I’ve been enraptured with and enwrapped in music since I was…quite young. I’m one of the few people I know who bathes in sound, who feels the vibrations like kisses on my skin, who hears the music of the universe in the sighs of trees. … Continue reading "De Rigueur and Yes"
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Published on December 13, 2024 12:03

December 11, 2024

An Experiment in Writing – Part 9: Final Conflicts Worth Reading

A little more on closings. Or near closings because the final conflict between protagonist and antagonist should come as close to the end of the story as possible…unless there’s another antagonist waiting for a few rounds with the champ.   Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule a critique of your … Continue reading "An Experiment in Writing – Part 9: Final Conflicts Worth Reading"
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Published on December 11, 2024 11:46

December 9, 2024

An Example of the Experiments, 2 – Fains I

We left off in An Example of the Experiments – Fains I with a rewrite of the first paragraph, which was much better craftwise than the original and still sucked. It was better than the original because of the solid POV, the protagonist’s situation was clearly stated, the setting and tone were much stronger, more … Continue reading "An Example of the Experiments, 2 – Fains I"
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Published on December 09, 2024 08:40

The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) “Chapter 40 – Dancing With Death” now available on BizCatalyst360°

BizCatalyst360°’s Dennis Pitocco wrote a wonderful foreword to my latest novel, The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) and additionally offered to share some reader-selected chapters on the BizCatalyst360° site. This entry is Chapter 40 – Dancing With Death. Many thanks to Dennis for his wonderful foreword and this opportunity.
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Published on December 09, 2024 06:15

December 6, 2024

Family Photos

Sometimes I am so clever… Like when I get a new camera to video the kids seated around the table. And don’t realize I’m in picture mode, not video mode. Fortunately, the kids forgive me these lapses. Perhaps because they know I’m the Two-Legger who speaks gently to them. Who views them as Brothers and … Continue reading "Family Photos"
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Published on December 06, 2024 08:10

December 4, 2024

An Experiment in Writing – Part 8: Worthy Antagonists

  Hello. Transderivational, translational me that I am, I’ll apply the above quote to today’s topic. Today’s experiment is about creating antagonists which are full characters, not stereotypes and more than two-dimensional. And we also do a brief return to Empty Sky. Enjoy.   Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule … Continue reading "An Experiment in Writing – Part 8: Worthy Antagonists"
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Published on December 04, 2024 13:49

December 2, 2024

An Example of the Experiments – Fains I

Sometime in the mid- to late-1970s, my third time through college (and still having no luck with traditional education of the time), I sat in my study in a rented house on Willand Pond Road and flipped through my copy of Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (the centenary edition revised by Ivor H. Evans). … Continue reading "An Example of the Experiments – Fains I"
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Published on December 02, 2024 14:07

The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) “Chapter 26 – Chess Lessons” now available on BizCatalyst360°

BizCatalyst360°’s Dennis Pitocco wrote a wonderful foreword to my latest novel, The Book of The Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) and additionally offered to share some reader-selected chapters on the BizCatalyst360° site. First up is Chapter 26 – Chess Lessons. Many thanks to Dennis for his wonderful foreword and this opportunity.
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Published on December 02, 2024 06:18