#Writing - Michael Gouker - Poet/Philosopher/Novelist

James Patterson Writes a Ton of Novels – The Murder of Stephen King Is One Too Many

#JamesPatterson, #Useful, #Writing / mgouker

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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Stephen King, John Irving, and J.K. Rowling at an event. Here are J.K. Rowling’s answers.

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Guest appearance by Salman Rushdie.

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George R. R. Martin and Stephen King

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This is like the Beatles and the Stones on the same bill.

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Stephen King Advice on Creative Writing

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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, #Useful, #Writing / mgouker

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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Forks in Motion (Flash Fiction – 500 words)

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In Brazil they say you can make food fall from someone’s fork just by longing for it. Tatiane dismissed this notion, but only after thorough experimentation. Once certain, the failure became liberating, providing her with ammunition to sever the bonds with her clingy heritage. This need for cultural unfettering is real in America. Modern judgments

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This Story About Madeleine L’Engle Was Inspiring!

#Fantasy, #ScienceFiction, #Writing / mgouker

A Wrinkle In Time Click to read story about how A Wrinkle in Time was rejected many times before being published.

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Over the Fall

#Cadfall, #Gfycat, #Nature, #Writing / mgouker

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Revisiting An Old But Still Relevant Gem

#Classic, #Goodreads, #Literary, #Review, #Writing / mgouker

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Another book where I make a new discovery each time I read it. As a youth, I adopted some of the character’s contempt for fitting in, and then in the 90s, when I went on a literary beatnik immersion, I understood the

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#BadHand, #Novels, #Writing, Stories / mgouker

This is quickly becoming real as I get feedback from beta readers on Goodreads. It’s weird that the third novel I start writing is the first one complete, but the others are much bigger in scope. Anyway, it still might change, but this is what it is now. Here is the blurb of my new