“Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord”. --- Luke 1:45 "Taking into account, as I have suggested before, all the circumstances—her origin, youth, sex, illiteracy, early environment, and the obstructing conditions under which she exploited her high gifts and made her conquests … Continue reading Speaking of Strong Female Characters…
Month: May 2018
Fox’s ‘Simpsons’ mocks the crucifix, calls Christianity a ‘dopey religion’
The Simpsons go Know-Nothing
The Italian Boot Will Kick EU Butt!
I'm gong to go on record and predict the EU's demise by the close of 2020. They will go kicking and screaming all the way. I can imagine them resorting to the threat of war against defector nations in their desperation to hold on to power, but these will be empty threats that will only … Continue reading The Italian Boot Will Kick EU Butt!
Notes To The Author As A Young Man: How You Can Write A Novel In Three And A Half Months, And Still Have A Life.
I begin working on the final chapter of ONE LAST FLIGHT tomorrow (that’s Chapter 18 for those of you who have been following its serialization here). I started it in September of last year, which is a long time to reach its present 52K words. No more ‘by the seat of my pants’ writing for me. I’m hoping the advice offered here and elsewhere about pre-plotting and planning will yield me a more robust word count per day.
Give it a read and see what you think.
There are many things I wish I could go back and tell my younger self about life, love, writing, and many more things. I’m going to start with this one, in the hope it may be useful to my readers. Just a year ago, I would have said that writing a novel this quickly would have been impossible for anyone but a professional, probably-childless, full-time writer. Here are the lessons I learned that made this possible. I would like to especially credit Steven Barnes and his Lifewriting philosophy for teaching me many of these things. There’s a lot more over on his Facebook group dedicated to this, some of which I have not yet put into practice, but it’s well worth checking out. I’ll designate the points I learned from him with an (L).
1) Have A Clearly Defined Motivation (L): In this case, my motivation was two-fold: 1) I…
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Strong Female Characters
Or Just Fighting Machines With Breasts? It is refreshing and heartening to have come across one so young that is also this wise among the generation that has brought us condom snorting, Tide Pod eating and David Hogg. https://youtu.be/Jumw30_j9cs Thanks to John C Wright's blog wherein I found the video.
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A Good Gal With A Gun Saves The Day!
Dedicated as it is to seeing all citizens completely disarmed and thus helpless before the power of the state and criminals, the Main Stream Media will never hesitate to push the narrative that we need ever more draconian gun control. It will plaster every tragic shooting across its every medium 24/7 with all the righteous … Continue reading A Good Gal With A Gun Saves The Day!
Barnes & Noble Is Crumbling
And The New York Times wants to help! But when the NY Times says it wants to help, what the Ol' Gray Lady really means is that the government should do something. I love books, libraries and the right bookshop can trap me for hours on end if I'm not careful. But I don't like Barnes and … Continue reading Barnes & Noble Is Crumbling
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