A Science Version of “Just Do It”
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September 2016
Stop Annoying Characters BEFORE They Creep Into Your Writing!
Annoying Things Characters Do That We Don’t Want To Read About!
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Adverb Hating Tonic
So adverbs get a lot of hate, especially the -ly ones, and worse than any, the ones on dialogue tags. A lot of good modern writers, Stephen King, James Patterson, and Brandon Sanderson among them, have argued against wide use of adverbs. Here are some dissenting opinions (and better advice): Adverbs Are Not The Enemy
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Useful World-Building Links – most are subreddits (will add to this)
https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps (Links to an external site.) https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding (Links to an external site.) https://www.reddit.com/r/conlangs (Links to an external site.) http://www.zompist.com/ (Links to an external site.)
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James Patterson Writes a Ton of Novels – The Murder of Stephen King Is One Too Many
This is just crazy. James Patterson just cancelled a novel on the eve of its release. This would be a tragedy for most writers, but Patterson has some slack in his rope. It would have been his 14th book of the year (10 have been co-written):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson_bibliographyThe book’s title?The Murder of Stephen KingHere’s the story:https://electricliterature.com/james-patterson-calls-off-the-murder-of-stephen-king-a9d8cf2f3f2a#.s0sdt0iktThe promo page now
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George R. R. Martin and Stephen King
This is like the Beatles and the Stones on the same bill.
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Stephen King Advice on Creative Writing
I like a lot of what he says here, but so much of it seems atypical to my experience.
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Script Abbreviations in Screen Writing
SCRIPT ABBREVIATIONS ELS extreme long shot MLS medium long shot LS long shot MS medium shot MCU medium close-up CU close-up ECU extreme close-up OS over-the-shoulder shot 2-S or 3-S two-shot or three-shot POV point of view shot ZI or ZO zoom in or zoom out INT interior EXT exterior SOT or SOF sound on
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World Temperature Graph Over History
Click to see World Temperature Change Over History
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The Complex Problem of Finding the Right Urinal to Piss
Click this link to play a game for choosing your urinal in a men’s room. Enjoy?
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