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June 16, 2016
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: If The Word Doesn’t Exist, Invent It
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We need to broaden our understanding of the “flashback” because lumping every backwards shift in time under one umbrella won’t work.
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[image error]All about commas| THE WRITE PRACTICECommas matter. That tiny period-with-a-tail can change the meaning of your entire sentence, and yo[image error]ur use of it quickly demonstrates just how well you know the English language.
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June 15, 2016
The Evolution Of The Book
Calling on a lifetime of interest in the growth of information technology, in The[image error] evolution of the book, Kilgour brings a fresh approach to the history of the book, emphasizing in rich, authoritative detail the successive technological advances that allowed the book to keep pace with ever-increasing needs for information
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Is it just anything that stores and communicates information? Or does it have to do with paper, binding, font, ink, its weight in your hands, the...
Invest In Your Identity
Doing the impossibleis for those who have a desire to achieve greatness a[image error]nd are ready to take the steps to turn that desire into a reality.
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Making the decision to pursue the impossible is scary at first. You will have to face your fears and throw away your excuses. Start out by believing two important things:
You are capable of greatness. Facing your fears to realize your dreams will be the best decision you ever make.To dare, according to the dictionary, is “to have...
June 14, 2016
How to Cope With Betrayal So Recovery and Healing Can Begin
Betrayal is part of giving trust, says JetBlue Chairman Joe[image error]l Peterson, author of The 10 laws of trust. So the odds are you will be betrayed at some point in time. Still, recovery and healing are possible.
So betrayal is a very tough thing and it’s part of giving trust is the odds are you will be betrayed at some point in time. So getting good at dealing with betrayal is a really important thing. And I think it starts with realizing that you have joint ventured the betrayal. You’ve had a...
What’s The 10X Rule?
The 10 X Rule unveils the principle of “Massive Action,” allowing you to blast t[image error]hrough business clichés and risk-aversion while taking concrete steps to reach your dreams. It also demonstrates why people get stuck in the first three actions and how to move into making the 10X Rule a discipline.
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The 10X Rule is the one thing that will guarantee that you will get what you want in amounts greater than you ever thought imaginable. It can work in every area of life—spiritual...
June 13, 2016
Forget Work-Life Balance: Achieve Work-Life Integration by Finding Purpose
The problem with work-life balance is that it traps us in a career or job-ori[image error]ented mindset, working for either a paycheck or purely to climb the latter. Find purpose instead, says Dan Pontefract.
Famous Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote to be that self which one truly is, is something first thing about when you’re trying to figure out our own personal purpose. So the three questions I want you to think about are as follows.
What are you about? What are the attributes, the v...
So Who Says You Can’t?
Why some people are living an extraordinary life, while others are never reall[image error]y fulfilled? By opening Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO, we embark on a psychological and emotional journey that is certain to unlock our truest potential.
One important aspect that I learnt, is that every experience happens for a reason: to lead us to a point where we are to make a decision, which will ultimately determine how we live out the rest of our life. Wherever you are in your life, whatever your achievements...
June 12, 2016
The Psychology Of Solitude
Echoing the English psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, Scott Barry Kaufman exp[image error]lains that solitude is considered one of the greatest markers of psychological health because it means you are comfortable with you are when you are alone. The silence and easy concentration that accompanies solitude is a gateway to living a deeper, more meaningful life, says Kaufman. And contrary to popular misconception, enjoying being alone does not make one a misanthrope. On the contrary, being alone can help you...
The Six Essential Skills Of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
Based on in-depth interviews with more than 200 leading entrepreneurs, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, in The Creator’s Code, identifies the six essential disciplines needed to transform your ideas into real-world successes.
Creators are not born with an innate ability to conceive and build $ 100 million enterprises. They work at it. I found that they all share certain fundamental approaches to the act of creation. The skills that make them successful can be learned...
June 9, 2016
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Blank Page
WRITING 7 Other characters to consider when you write a book |WRITERS WRITE [image error]
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Here are a few kinds of characters I consider flexible and interchangeable.
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[image error]What exactly makes a damn good story?| TERRIBLE MINDSTha[image error]t’s the hard part, this humanbot is right. Story is an unruly beast.
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Settings can be tricky for authors. In our desire to firmly...
