Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Time to blow your mind. Today’s video is a visual representation of J.S. Bach’s “Canon” that was written to be able to be played forward and backward–and simultaneously front to back.
Genius composition on display. Seemingly simple and even mundane. Just wait for it to unfold.
Apparently composed in response to a composition challenge by King Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia) in 1747. This “puzzle canon” is also known as a “Crab Canon” (look up the definition here).
Enjoy!
Now that you’ve had time to settle in for 2024 and break most of your New Year’s resolutions, here’s a checklist for your website and ideas for electronic decluttering. I’m working along with you. New Author Websites If you are a new author, do you have a website? If not, I recommend creating one while you finish your book and before you query agents. In my office, we …
Welcome back to Story Structure. Using our story we’re creating with Oliver and Sophia, we come to Pinch Point #2. Pinch Point #2 comes after the midpoint of your story, where the main conflict and stakes have been clearly established or escalated. This is about ¾ of the way through. In our story, this is after the revelation that the face reconstructed by Oliver is not Cassidy but her friend …
I try to post something about this every year. This year is no exception. In the United States, under U.S. copyright law, works published in 1928 and earlier are now in public domain. One can publish them or use them without securing copyright permission. In case you are wondering about the specifics, the Copyright Term Extension Act (passed in 1998) gave works published from 1923 through 1977 a …
Since many of you have been experiencing an extra dose of winter this month, I thought this video about the symmetry of the snowflake is fascinating. As you watch the video, consider the magnificence of God’s handiwork. Awe-inspiring. Worthy of worship.
Hey, fellow wordsmiths! Let’s talk about something we all seem to struggle with: those self-imposed deadlines that we believe will catapult us into the publishing stratosphere. I get it; we’re hungry, we’re driven, and we’ve got stories burning within us. But, my friends, there’s a fine line between ambition and self-sabotage. So, grab your favorite writing beverage …
It is always a good idea to reflect on the previous year. As those who follow Jesus Christ, we are pressed because the lost world around us is being crushed by the enemy called sin. And yet we should still count our blessings (and as the hymn reads, “name them one by one”). The goodness of God remains unchanged despite attempts to proclaim otherwise. The following is an attempt to review some …
You’ve heard or read the adage “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten,” right? Or something similar. So, here you are, in a brand spanking new year: 2024. Can you believe it? With the dawn of the new year, then, let me ask: In your writing, what will you do differently in 2024? Put another way: What will you do more or differently than what you’ve …
[Due to an unfortunate technological malfunction, this post did not go out correctly late last year. The content answers a common question, so we are reposting it again for those who missed it the first time around.] As a novelist, making a solid connection with your readers is better than building thousands of followers, if half may be bots. Make readers excited about you and your book. Buyers of …
Learn how to keep your book from being boring and unbelievable and discover why a clear moral system is critical in writing a timeless story.
