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Effort
I’m sure I’ve written about this before. The five “rules” of our dojo are: EffortEtiquetteSinceritySelf ControlCharacter I’m still not sure why they’re called rules—more like guidelines really. The rules consist more of things like: No singing on the dojo. Except Sensei.Only hit your neighbor if you are willing to accept the consequences.Don’t flinch when Sensei
Read MoreAre You Man Enough?
Or in my case, woman enough? Today I read an article that quoted author Douglas Preston. He said this regarding what to do if you are stumped about what should happen next in your novel: “Wow, what’s the worst possible thing—and do I have enough courage to go there?” I admit, much of the time
Read MoreGet Thee a Writing Group!
I think the single, most important thing I have done in my writing world is to be in a writing group. From the first time I watched Aliens (no idea why this lit the spark, but it did) when I was about twelve, I’ve wanted to write awesome stories. Stories that “got” people like Aliens
Read MorePerspective
I needed something to do besides fail at outlining the other day, so I tried an exercise. Not the physical kind—don’t be silly. Those are very regulated, and since it wasn’t one of those days there will be none of that. I’m talking about a writing exercise. So I got on Google Images (can I
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