LIFE FOCUS :: Stay Hungry — SITE FOCUS :: Reading, Writing, Roaming and the Experiences that come with. (Tips, Tools, Thoughts, and Stories)
by K.M. Weiland | @KMWeiland The writing journey is all about discovering what works best of for each of us as individual, and very unique, writers. Learning from others is valuable in helping us glean tips and fit together the puzzle pieces that will form our own writing processes. Today, I’d like to share with you ten of …
via Cat Agonis (Freelancers Union) It’s no wonder self-publishing is appealing to the boss-free, independent workforce: you have total control over how your book is marketed and designed, you don’t have to share profits with an agent, and you have creative liberty on the contents of your manuscript. There are many successful e-books, and many …
Tweet, Tweet — Twiddle, Twiddle, here comes another plot with a hole in the middle.
If you fail to explain how A connects to B, or state something that doesn’t make sense (without explanation), then you have left a plot hole.
You want your readers to get swept away in your story and be completely immersed. A plot hole can destroy that experience. If the reader drops out of the ride, in order to examine something that doesn’t make sense, you’ve lost them.
You may be too close to the story to see the holes. As you read through it, those gaps may be appear bridged, since the story did come from your head. The answers to those questions are in your noggin, so it doesn’t seem off. Have someone else read through your book, to make sure you didn’t leave any plot holes.
Remember, the reader badly wants to…
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The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. Ty Cobb If it's something …
these are just a list of some of my favourite inspirational quotes,
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” ~Lao Tzu
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~Gandhi
“There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in your own way.” ~Christopher Morley
“Make each day your masterpiece.” ~John Wooden
“The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” ~Cherie Gilderbloom
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” ~Muhammad Ali
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” ~Jimmy Johnson
hope this helped one of you xx if it did let me know 🙂
whats your favourite inspirational quotes?
Disjointed Jottings by Robert Smith (A.K.A. TyCobbsTeeth) 