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Author Blog – 2020 and older
Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel by Cathy Yardley I purchased and read this book in Kindle book on “March 25, 2014” when I was re-examining the idea of writing a mystery novel. I remember enjoying reading the book and feeling that I had learned a lot. I’ll be rereading…
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Writing and Releasing Rapidly by Elana Johnson I purchased this book recently, it was recommend by Tamara Woods. Review comming soon. Updated: 1/24/2020
Write (and Publish) Your First Non-FIction Book: 5 Easy Steps (Writing Skills Book 1) by Nancy L. Hendrickson A few Highlights or take aways from the class. Notes comming soon. I purchased and read this book in Kindle book in “August 17, 2015” during my first attempt at writing the Dragon Diaries cozy…
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David Mamet‘s class is good. I learned a lot about character journeys, and using climax in story telling to keep the story moving, and to keep the pace in the middle flowing. A few Highlights or take aways from the class. — in progress. I completed this class in early 2018. I’m reviewing this…
This class was amazing. I purchased this class before the yearly subscription service was available and absolutely loved it. I discovered that I really enjoyed the format and the teacher. Will Wright is one of my favorite game creators. His simulation games are some of the favorites even as an adult gamer. I have been…
A few Highlights or take aways from the class. I finished this class in 2018. I’m revisiting it, reviewing my notes, and writing them up and putting them here. Updated: 1/24/2020
In Progress Article… R.L Stine teachers writing for young audiences has been an excellent class. R.L. Stine is one of the favorite authors for my brothers when they were kids, and was one of the authors that got them to read. I find that fascinating. I’m still working through the class, so this article right…
Malcolm Gladwell is an excellent teacher. I listened diligently to his class the first time, took notes, and worked on my own story. Since then I’ve played his class in the background listening to it repeatedly. Each time I get a little more from the class that I didn’t grasp before. His case studies are…
Judy Blume teaches writing (Master Class) is an excellent class. I took it the first time in 2018, as part of my learning process for the mystery novel that I’ve been working on. A few Highlights or take aways from the class. Authors are a little different because they have and create their stories, but…
coming soon Updated: 1/24/2020 I’ve been through 1/2 the class already and was enjoying it so much I forgot to take notes. I’ll have to start over and take notes this time. Excellent teacher.