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July 21, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: The Ghost Writer
WRITING Plotting for Pantsters | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® Brilliant or Boring? How Do Your Characters Measure Up? | Live Write Thrive Some Tips On How To Deconstruct A Movie | Jennifer Blanchard No Shortcuts, Please: Myths and Misconceptions of Villains & Mental Health | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® Subplot Ideas: 5 Tips for Writing Better Subplots | Now […]
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July 17, 2017
We Are Led Together With Others In Order that We Might Learn From One Another
It is interesting to note that the English word coincidence means “to fall together” as indeed does the German word Zufall. The equivalent in French of “by chance” is par hasard, derived from the Hebrew as God wills it. Such thoughts might lead us to consider that every meeting with another human being has a […]
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July 14, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: A Good Writer
“Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet.” — Anonymous#amWriting #writersLife — Vin Walker (@VinWalkerAuthor) July 14, 2017 WRITING Why I Switched From YA to Middle-Grade Fiction | Women Writers, Women’s Books Writing Romantic Scenes and Fight Scenes: Shared Elements | Now Novel Raise a Question, Earn the […]
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July 12, 2017
Don’t Be Afraid To Show Who You Are
Everyone is capable of telling the truth. Which means that showing who you truly are is a choice. We can either choose to show or to hide. It’s a choice, and a difficult one, because showing who you are feels risky. People are afraid because it makes you feel embarrassed, ridicule, vulnerable. Perhaps you think […]
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July 10, 2017
Five Strategies For Finding Your Life’s Task
THE MEANING OF ONE’S LIFE Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it. ~VIKTOR FRANKL But how […]
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July 7, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Opening, Clímax, Closing
Opening, climax, closing: “if any of these three elements is deficient, the whole creation will suffer.” John A. Murray #writing #amwriting — Karyn Henley (@karynhenley) July 7, 2017 WRITING How to Ace the First Act in Your Sequel | Helping Writers Become Authors HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE HOOK with Trident Media Group Literary Agent […]
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July 6, 2017
A System For Managing What You Need To Get Done
Productivity vs. Busy Being productive is not the same as being busy. You can get lost working the whole day and not getting things done as a result. The Rule of 3 The Rule of 3 is a system for managing what you need to get done. 1. At the beginning of every […]
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July 5, 2017
Practicing Gratitude
Gratitude is a state of being Gratitude makes you happier. Gratitude makes you healthier. Gratitude makes you a better person. Gratitude makes you present. Gratitude strenghthens your faith in the not-yet seen. Being in a state of gratitude is about having an awareness of, and a deep appreciation for, the many miracles of life. […]
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July 4, 2017
Your Functioning Determines How You Fall In Love
Psychology recognizes three basic types of functioning: Intellectual, means one whose authentic urge is to know. Emotive, to feel. Something becomes meaningful to them only when one feels it. Active, a creative type. He cannot remain with knowing or feeling, he has to create. Harry Burns doesn’t fall in love with Sally Albright […]
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July 3, 2017
The Three Ways To Deal With Anger
Emotions are never permanent. Actually, emotion comes from ‘motion’, meaning movement. Now you are angry. Now you are happy. Now you are sad. And so on. There’s nothing wrong with feeling angry or expressing anger. However, understanding is liberating. Suppression means only trying to hide certain energies that are there, not allowing them to […]
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