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April 6, 2017

LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Openings

Quote of the day “Frankly if you’re writing and you don’t know how the movie ends, you’re writing the wrong beginning. Because to me, the whole point of the beginning is to be somehow poetically opposite the end.” -Graig Mazin   Video of the week: Opening Shots Tell Us Everything Writing The Efficient Writer: Using Timelines […]

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Published on April 06, 2017 18:00

March 5, 2017

5 Great Tips On How To Master Your Time

Time is a scarce resource. You should invest it prudently. Here are some tips for effectively manage your time, take control of your life, improve your productivity, and live healthy. 1. Have a morning routine Successful people, says Kevin Kruse in 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, don’t all follow the exact same routine, […]

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Published on March 05, 2017 18:00

March 2, 2017

LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Creating the Ultimate Antagonist

Quote of the day “Create an opponent… who is exceptionally good at attacking your hero’s greatest weakness.” -John Truby, The Anatomy of Story.   Video of the week: The Dark Knight–Creating the Ultimate Antagonist Writing Character Motivation Entry: Being Acknowledged and Appreciated By Family | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® How to Manipulate a Protagonist’s Likability Using Narrative […]

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Published on March 02, 2017 20:00

February 26, 2017

A Skill You Can Cultivate: The Art Of Not Panicking

Astronauts spend years training before they’re assigned to a space mission. Moreover, they train for a specific mission that takes between two and four years more. They practice tricky, repetitive tasks as well as challenging ones to the point of exhaustion. They train the astronauts in one skill more that other: the art of not […]

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Published on February 26, 2017 20:00

February 23, 2017

LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: The Last Line is the Point of the Scene

Quote of the day “The beginning of the scene should frame what the whole scene is about. The scene should then funnel down to a single point, with the most important word or line of dialogue stated last.” -John Truby, The Anatomy of Story.   Video of the week: Gone Girl–The Last Line is the […]

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Published on February 23, 2017 20:00

February 19, 2017

You Are Not Doing What Makes You Happy and What You Can Do About It

Flow activities are the ones that make you the happiest. Think of activities like making art or cooking. But instead, you spend more of your free time on passive activities, like watching tv or Facebooking. Why are you not doing what you know makes you happy? Defining happiness There are uncountable definitions of happiness. Generally, […]

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Published on February 19, 2017 20:00

February 16, 2017

LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Breaking Genre Conventions

Quote of the day “The genre sophistication of filmgoers presents the writer with this critical challenge: [He or She] must not only fulfill audience anticipations…but must lead their expectations to fresh, unexpected moments, or risk boring them. The challenge is to keep convention but avoid cliché.” -Robert McKee.   Video of the week: When Harry […]

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Published on February 16, 2017 20:00

February 12, 2017

The 4 Aspects Of Love

In order to love in a real way, Thich Nhat Hanh explains, we need to learn how to be fully present in our lives. In True Love he offers readers the technique of conscious breathing as a method for synchronizing the mind and body to establish the conditions of love. The 4 Aspects of Love […]

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Published on February 12, 2017 20:00

February 9, 2017

LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: The Danger Of Silence

Quote of the day “There comes a moment you have to decide: Do you keep quiet or do you stand up.” – Malala Yousafzai   Video of the week: The danger of silence Writing How To Accurately Write About Your Character’s Pain | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® How Objects Inspire Fiction | Women Writers, Women’s Books Walk a Mile […]

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Published on February 09, 2017 20:00

February 5, 2017

5 Essential Rules Of Life

1. Life’s two most important questions are ‘Why?’ and ‘Why not?’ The trick is knowing which one to ask. ‘The unexamined life is not worth living,’ Socrates said. I am a very reflective woman, and I know that sometimes raising the ‘Why?’ is a double-edged sword, because in one hand, it allows us to acquire […]

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Published on February 05, 2017 20:00