Tag Archives: literature

Paragraph Structure 2, Hypnotic Outliers

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

This is a continuation of a previous post, Paragraph Structure, C & F. This post will discuss how the history of modern hypnosis can provide useful insights into writing interesting paragraphs. Many people are afraid or otherwise concerned with the … Continue reading →

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Paragraph Structure, C & F

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

A while back I was working as a substitute teacher. I remember that at every elementary school they always had these posters that described how to write a good paragraph using a sandwich as a metaphor. I really hated those … Continue reading →

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Poetry, Remixed…

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Poetry is supposed to be spoken out loud. Right? So a written down poem is inherently an impoverished poem. And a poem obtained too quickly and easily through the quick tapping and spellcheck of word processors might just be impoverished, … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Method of Characterization

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

For all you novelists and short story writers out there, you may have heard that the first three methods of developing characters in a story are: 1.) Dialouge: Where the naunces of personality are revealed through each character’s mannerisms of … Continue reading →

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Informative Podcasts about Fiction

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

1.) For those interested in getting the lay-of-land with respect to the modern novel:   The American Novel Since 1945 Amy Hungerford is ‘the bomb’ at ‘opening the text.’ Plus, it’s an Open Yale course… classy! 2.) For straight-talk about the … Continue reading →

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; Semicolon ; Abuse …

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Hi! Who are you? I’m a semicolon! What are you used for? Who the hell; knows!

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Mysterious Triumph: This Side of Paradise

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

So how is it that this novel, despite it’s shortcomings, was still able to be successful? Ask any New York agent to represent your literary novel with a male protagonist and he’ll tell you: “Literary novel’s with a male protagonist … Continue reading →

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High-Tech Sentences

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

What broader developments in the world-at-large might require something new in the writing of sentences? Is it enough to simply innovate with the content of our communication? A structure/content dichotomy can be borrowed from Neuro Linguistics Programming. All NLP practitioners (sales-professionals, therapists, … Continue reading →

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Education & Innovation

Posted on May 2, 2012 by
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First Review, KDP Select, Ebook Weirdness

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

The first review from a book blog for my novel, Growing up Wired, was posted on Amazon and Goodreads by Lori Clark of Just Bookin’ Around this past Saturday. I have to admit it was a moment of anticipation for … Continue reading →

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