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Fun Fridays – August 21, 2020

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Who knew this could be a Guinness World Record? Pam Onnen spells 56 words backwards in one minute! Shattered the old record by 17 words.

I can’t even spell “radar” backwards one time. Oh, wait.

The words are chosen at random. If you’d like to watch the interview with her after, keep watching the video.

Wouldn’t it be wild to have a character in your novel or screenplay based on someone with this ability? Imagine with me. “The world’s worst bank robber walks up to the counter and declares, ‘Kcits em pu!'”

Or a spy using it as a code? “Yps a ma I.”

Sorry, I can’t claim to be clever or original.

Now, uoy od ti.

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Should You Write Short Stories First?

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The “Your Questions Answered” Series __________ What are your thoughts on writing some short stories before you jump into your first novel? I don’t recommend writing short stories before jumping into your first novel IF your goal is to be a novelist. Writing where you don’t want your success to be is akin to the dieter craving a chocolate candy bar but eating a container of yogurt instead. I’ve …

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What I Learned from Editors

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I’ve been writing for publication since my teen years, when the world was young and the Garden of Eden’s discount fruit stand was still in business. As you might imagine, I’ve worked with more than a few editors over the years (and even been an editor myself). Though some writers see editors as “the enemy” (or perhaps the stumbling blocks in their paths), I’ve always had great relationships with …

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How to Craft Unforgettable Characters with James Scott Bell

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If readers don’t care about your characters, they won’t care about your book. If your characters are wooden, generic, or forgettable, readers won’t buy, read, finish, or recommend your book. If you want to write a book people not only finish but recommend to friends, you must craft compelling characters. So how do you do that? Well, this is what we are going to talk about in today’s episode. We …

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If readers don’t care about your characters, they won’t care about your book. If your characters are wooden, generic, or forgettable, readers won’t buy, read, finish, or recommend your book. If you want to write a book people not only finish but recommend to friends, you must craft compelling characters. So how do you do […]
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When the Gloves Come Off

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The publishing experience is rarely done in isolation. This means working with other people. And if their performances or efforts do not meet your expectations, conflict can occur. Over the years I’ve seen more conflict than you can imagine–of all types and variety. But the majority of issues boil down to four areas: Editorial Production (cover design?) Marketing and publicity Getting …

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How Big Should an Author’s Platform Be?

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The “Your Questions Answered” Series __________ PLATFORM. I read a lot of conflicting ideas about the importance of having a substantial platform: (1) It used to matter more but its importance is declining, but also that (2) a writer must have at least 5k followers on social media to even be considered for agent representation, and (3) some kinds of social media “count” more than …

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Word and Writer (A Writer’s Prayer)

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In the beginning was the Word, says your Word, Lord. You identify yourself as Word and Writer, Speaker and Spoken. You are the Source of all things. Beginning. Alpha. First. So let it be in me, and in my writing, Lord. Be my first thought as I put pen to paper, the Source and Supplier, Word and Writer, Speaker and Spoken. Grant that I may pretend to no originality, no creativity of my own, but to …

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How to Survive Cancel Culture As a Writer

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The Christian Author’s Guide to Cancel Culture This post first appeared here and is shared with permission. Last month tens of thousands of Twitter accounts attacked J. K. Rowling. They tried to get her books pulled from publication. Her books were burned, and people promised to never read one of her books again. This was perhaps the fourth time this has happened to Rowling in the past few …

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