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We cover the gift list for the writers in your life (or, alternatively, what you should put on your wish list!)
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A little bit of NaNoWriMo wrap-up, but then we deal with the idea of goals again, and the trouble I have with these goal programs that are everywhere. I’m wondering if goals for writers are different. And I’m taking another one now, from Udemy. Which is pronounced you-de-ME, not YOU-demy.
I am super excited for streaming this week, both on my channel and Worldbuilder’s. On Wednesday I’ll be having a watch party of a beloved Henson classic with a puppeteer who’s worked with Henson’s company, and on Thursday I’m playing Among Us with other authors for charity! All times EST.
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Yeah, I know ‘words have power’ is cliche, but the basic decisions on how to describe people, considering your POV and your own biases, can dramatically affect your book.
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What kind of equipment do you need on this adventure, especially two weeks in? Food? Alcohol? Caffeine?
Goal: 23,333
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Monsters you can come across on your adventure including the evil time eater…
Goal: 21,666
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Back to the spoof radio shows, this time we look at the soap opera, and how it teaches us one of the basic things about characters. Namely- they’ve got to WANT something.
Goal: 20,000
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DESPITE what I posted yesterday about the power of placebos, you still have to do the work, sorry to say. Ain’t nothing out there going to do it for you. And around this time you have to remember that. Just also remember you’re not alone.
Goal: 18,333
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Do you need that cup of tea, or the right music, or your lucky Star Wars figure to sit beside your monitor so you can imagine it saying “you got this!”? Whatever feather you need to hold in your trunk, if it helps you get the words done, then don’t knock it.
Goal; 16,666
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I talk about good old Chuck Palahniuk and how he wrote Fight Club. If it’s good enough for the NYT Bestseller then it’s good enough for you!
Or something more motivational…He wasn’t a bestseller when he wrote Fight Club, you know.
Goal: 15,000
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