“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche.

Today's Friday Fact is about the link between surviving a traumatic experience, and creativity.

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https://www.fastcompany.com/3063626/7-surprising-facts-about-creativity-according-to-science

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“Pascal once wrote a long, drawn-out letter to a friend, then apologized in the postscript that he didn’t have time to write a short one. Like Pascal, screenwriters learn that economy is key, that brevity takes time, that excellence means perseverance.” -Robert McKee.

Great writing requires choices. Decisions must be made about what to keep and what to cut. The better you are at it, the better your book will be. In today's episode - 3 ways to apply brevity to your work.

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"One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple." --Jack Kerouac.

Stuck in your manuscript? Consider the possibility that you might be (inadvertently) overcomplicating things. More on that in today's episode!

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“The English language is an arsenal of weapons. If you are going to brandish them without checking to see whether or not they are loaded, you must expect to have them explode in your face from time to time.” ~ Stephen Fry.

This week's theme - what to do when you're stuck in your manuscript! Today - how writing descriptively can get your manuscript in motion again and tips for doing it.

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“You fail only if you stop writing.” — Ray Bradbury.

The theme of this week's shows is - tips for when you're stuck in your manuscript. Today's tips are for how to spark action and get your book moving forward again.

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A Sunday Storytime throwback to 2019 - and beyond that... to America's Space Race in 1962. And as always, an action question to help YOUR writing!

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http://www.shiftthenarrative.com/

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“Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.”

(Multiple attributions including Albert Einstein & H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

Are you ready for this weekend's creative writing assignment? It's about dreaming BIG!

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"Social media isn’t a tool that’s just waiting to be used. It has its own goals and it has its own way of pursuing them by using your psychology against you.” -Tristan Harris, former Google designer, "The Social Dilemma."

The better we understand our obstacles, the more successful we can be in overcoming them. Social media, the internet, the "attention economy" - and authors. Why I think we can "win" the battle.

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“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.”― Terry Pratchett.

Non-football fans, I apologize in advance and I’ll see you back here tomorrow. But I thought it only appropriate, leading up to this year’s big game in a couple weeks AND in this season more than ever when I think we could all use as many diversions as possible - that I recap 4 lessons for authors, that I’ve learned from watching football.

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“Creativity grows out of two things: curiosity and imagination.” -Benny Goodman.

This week's #WriterWednesday quote and TWO ways you can make it actionable as an author.

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