At no previous time has it ever been easier and more affordable to write and publish a book, making your message available to the world. But since everybody is doing…
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Some like it hot. Some like it not. Members of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra played “Tango Jalousie” while eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, which is one way to…
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At a Donald Maass Intensive seminar in San Antonio, a writer on the front row was enjoying the view of the Riverwalk through the floor-to ceiling window. On the far…
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Some of us would like God to sprinkle pixie dust on our fingers so we could write the next bestselling novel. We might even pray to that end, hoping for…
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. Using an apostrophe-s to create a noun-verb contraction risks a misread of the word…
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You may have heard golfers talking about their game, comparing scores. Getting good takes practice, and that calls for time spent at the driving range. Some days are better than…
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The first sentence, the first paragraph, and the first chapter of the book are the most important, in that order, because they come first. If that area isn’t captivating, you…
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. Using an apostrophe-s to create a noun-verb contraction risks a misread of the word…
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Call it a prank, gag, or shenanigan, we laugh with the innocent victim who is caught by surprise. A salesman remembered it was April Fools’ Day when he reached for…
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Bestselling authors often write great paragraphs, but we might find ways to make them even better. A great paragraph from The Key to Midnight by Dean Koontz: In that self-imposed…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
