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Four Ways to Keep the Passion for Writing | Write Anything 15 Nov 2011 by Annie Evett in Annie Evett, Editors | 1 comment Inspiration and passion can’t be bought in a bottle, though I’m sure many have sought it at the bottom of one. No-one can give you more passion or inspiration. With NaNoWriMo mania well and truly gripping writers around the globe, many find the challenge and pressure of writing to a strict time-limit and wordcount too extreme and drop out, citing they lost their passion for writing. Although there is no quick-fix solution to this quandary, review these four tips on uncovering or rediscovering your passion for writing, before NaNoWriMo is over. Surround yourself with the greats. Immerse yourself with great things. It doesn’t hurt either to surround yourself with the works of writers whom you aspire to, or whose works hold a deep connection. Know your why Make a list of the compelling reasons you have to write. Without a list which is infused with passion, your drive will dwindle. Learn from your mistakes and from your successes
The Battle for Your Mind: Brainwashing Techniques Being Used On The Public By Dick Sutphen Authoritarian followers Mind Control Subliminals By Dick Sutphen Summary of Contents The Birth of Conversion The Three Brain Phases How Revivalist Preachers Work Voice Roll Technique Six Conversion Techniques 1. keeping agreements 2.physical and mental fatigue 3. increase the tension 4. Uncertainty. 5. Jargon 6. No humor Stockholm SyndromeDecognition Process Step One is ALERTNESS REDUCTION Step Two is PROGRAMED CONFUSION Step Three is THOUGHT STOPPINGTrue Believers & Mass Movements Persuasion Techniques YES SET TRUISMS SUGGESTION Imbedded Commands INTERSPERSAL TECHNIQUE Visualisation SHOCK AND CONFUSIONSubliminal Programming Mass Misuse Vibrato Extra Low Frequencies The Neurophone Summary of Contents The Birth of Conversion/Brainwashing in Christian Revivalism in 1735. I'm Dick Sutphen and this tape is a studio-recorded, expanded version of a talk I delivered at the World Congress of Professional Hypnotists Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Birth of Conversion Charles J. Alright.
A List of Books | 623 of the Best Books Ever Written Life, Inspiration, and . . . a Red Sheep? - The Fictorian Era What a week to have to write a post for this wonderful blog (authored by some of the greatest human beings I know!). Somehow, I’ve got to write a post that follows David Farland–arguably one of the most successful writers of just about anything and everything speculative fiction–a book give away, and an insightful and scary look into the functioning of the brain? What if I just put a cool picture of a red sheep out there and call it a day? No? To be honest, the picture has nothing at all to do with this post. And if I’m honest once again, this is about the most I’ve written in the last three weeks. And just so I don’t give the wrong impression, nobody died. For three weeks, I’ve tried on occasion to sit at the computer–butt in chair, hands on keyboard and all that–but nothing has happened. I was empty. Being an aspiring author, the prospect that there were no more words inside was a little frightening. So I read. Some people might gasp to know I haven’t even cracked A Dance With Dragons.
New strategies for exploration and settlement by Jeff FoustMonday, June 6, 2011 It’s hard to imagine an audience more supportive of space exploration, development, and especially settlement than attendees of the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference (ISDC). For decades—this year marked the 30th annual ISDC—space advocates have been attending the conference to learn more about the latest developments and prospects for the future, looking forward to the day when humans are living and working permanently beyond Earth. For many of those people, though, it’s been a disappointing three decades. Cislunar space as the next frontier for exploration “What’s the value of exploring? Spudis took issue with those who he believes have conflated exploration with science. That approach to exploration, he argued, should be applied to future human space exploration. Not surprisingly, Spudis believes the place to begin to do that is the Moon. But what is the value of that water? Strategies for space settlement
What an Editor Does, by Steven Harper - Penguin Community Blog post A Simple Novel Outline – 9 questions for 25 chapters « H.E. Roulo Just as every tree is different but still recognizably a tree, every story is different but contains elements that make it a story. By defining those before you begin you clarify the scope of your work, identify your themes, and create the story you meant to write. At Norwescon 2011 I sat in on a session called Outline Your Novel in 90-minutes led by Mark Teppo. I’ll give you the brief, readable, synthesized version. Answer 9 questions and create 25 chapter titles and you’re there. Here are the 9 questions to create a novel: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) Now, with those 9 questions answered to your satisfaction, try to fill in a 25 chapter, 75,000 word outline. Chapters 7-18 are the middle of your book. Chapters 19-25 depict the heroic act to victory. Wasn’t that easy? Okay, sure, the work isn’t done yet. Using the idea that there are 25 chapters, I outlined my current work in progress. I hope that was helpful. Tell me what works for you.
The Bottleneck - The Fictorian Era Of late, I’ve had a somewhat difficult time committing words to paper (okay, fine, words to screen). There are many reasons for this. Insufficient world-building, insufficient characterization, laziness… trust me, there’s a lot of blame to go around. When it comes to finding time to sit down and write, if I have something to write about, this is fairly easy to accomplish. Whilst in the middle of a novel, I have no trouble getting my butt in the chair, since I’ve achieved momentum. Writing a thousand words a day for four or five months? But what about before I start a novel? It would be easy to label it a discipline problem, but I don’t think that’s it. I can try to force myself to write before the pieces are in place, but I never get very far. Fair enough. It’s possible that I’m just slow, that other people get through this conceptual period a lot more quickly than I do. I so badly want to be prolific. Anyone else in the same boat, or is it just me?
The Office of Letters and Light Blog - “Faulkner, You Don’t Have a Story to Tell!” To get you ultra-ready and inspired for NaNoWriMo, literary expert Celia Blue Johnson—author of the new book Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature—has a few behind-the-scenes anecdotes to share about those classic novels we know and love. (Here’s Part 1.) No, you didn’t misread the heading above. After you’ve toiled away on your manuscripts during National Novel Writing Month, you are going to ask the inevitable question: “What next?” Margaret Mitchell had a huge stack of paper that was gathering dust in her closet in Atlanta, Georgia. If you want to free yourself completely from critics, then follow in Virginia Woolf’s footsteps.
Write a novel in 30 days with NaNoWriMo [Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared in 2008.] November 1 marks the first day of National Novel Writing Month. It’s a fantastic event where regular people are encouraged to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. If you always wished you could find the time to write a novel, maybe November is the right month to finally make that dream a reality. In order to encourage Macworld readers to unlock their creativity, we’ve published several articles on topics related to NaNoWriMo. Our own Dan Moren contributes “Surviving 30 days of noveling,” his own pep talk about how he’s managed to write several novels during Novembers past, including his admission that he’s written entire novels using an old copy of AppleWorks. Last year we covered NaNoWriMo in this edition of the Macworld Podcast. As Dan and Nathan both point out, you don’t need to use fancy tools in order to write a novel. There are lots of other great Mac writing tools out there, though. Let’s do this together
Character Weaknesses, Flaws and Failures Create Plot Character’s strengths and weaknesses influence plot, character relationships and how well we like a character. Before you decide on these, think about how these characteristics will ripple through the story. Character Strengths and Weaknesses Inherited or Acquired? Think carefully about a character’s weaknesses and strengths, because it has great impact on plotting. 13, Dorothy Parker At the time of this interview, Mrs. Parker was living in a midtown New York hotel. She shared her small apartment with a youthful poodle that had the run of the place and had caused it to look, as Mrs. Parker said apologetically, somewhat “Hogarthian”: newspapers spread about the floor, picked lamb chops here and there, and a rubber doll—its throat torn from ear to ear—which Mrs. Readers of this interview, however, will find that Mrs. Your first job was on Vogue, wasn’t it? After my father died there wasn’t any money. What kind of work did you do at Vogue? I wrote captions. Why did you change to Vanity Fair? Mr. How long did you stay at Vanity Fair? Four years. You fixed three plays? Well, panned. Where did you all go after Vanity Fair? Mr. It’s a popular supposition that there was much more communication between writers in the twenties. I wasn’t there very often—it cost too much. What was it about the twenties that inspired people like yourself and Broun? My verses. Franklin P. Ah, satire.