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Entries from January 2009

a plot primer from the times uk

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

The Times UK has published a short, funny article laying out the purpose and function of plot. A quote: “A great many plot problems that show up in unpublished manuscripts can be resolved with a single strategy. Know what the chase is, and cut to it.”
The authors describe some common plot problems and offer some [...]

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Tags: plot · review

robots at war

January 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments

“The trend towards the future will be robots reacting to robot attack, especially when operating at technologic speed. . . . As the loop gets shorter and shorter, there won’t be any time in it for humans.”

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momentum

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Feeling good today because after a rough couple of days I am back in my routine for writing: first alarm goes off at 5 a.m., I drowse and groggily contemplate starting the day until second alarm goes off at 5:15, get up, get dressed, and sit down with breakfast and my notebook to work on [...]

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“this is your unconscious speaking…”

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s early in January, so I’ve been indulging in my not-so-secret vice: self-help books. I have no problem confessing (hell, bragging) about my love of genre fiction to any and all, but confessing to reading self-help books? Well, I do it. And sometimes I pick up tips that are very useful.
So I’ve been reading This [...]

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Tags: motivation · setting goals