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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Yale University and Omaha Disagree

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Pioneer Courage Park, Omaha Nebraska Amy Athey McDonald has published an article in Yale News titled: On gunfights, U.S. colonialism, ...
Monday, July 20, 2015

Writing Tips from Ernest Hemingway

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Hemingway never published advice for aspiring writers, but he spoke or wrote enough about writing that Larry W. Phillips was able to ...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

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Scripts guidelines help storytelling. First Loony Tunes , now Pixar. The animated world has rules. Perhaps it's related to Walt Dis...
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Happy Independence Day

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I hope everybody has a great day. One of my favorite July 4th celebrations was in 1976, the bicentennial. On a lark (or perhaps it was a ...
Friday, July 3, 2015

A Milestone of Sorts

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Today I hit a milestone. I received my 1,000th customer review. Those are reviews where the reader actually wrote at least a few word...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Characters Matter

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Characterization is a crucial aspect of fiction. We know this because it's drilled into us at school, in workshops, and in all the how-...
Monday, June 22, 2015

9 Golden rules for the Road Runner and Coyote

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Chuck Jones created 9 Golden rules for the Road Runner cartoons . These famous rules insured that fans received exactly what they exp...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Looking for a Father's Day gift?

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The best gift is a vacation … and the least expensive vacation is a book. A novel effortlessly transports the reader to another place and t...