Jay Litwicki

This is the most recent one I found useful. It’s for screenwriting (which I don’t do) but it still has a lot of great advice.

This was my first Follett book, quite enjoyed it.

Correct me if I’m wrong, I’ve avoided any Captain Mar-Vell stuff after his first death, but hasn’t died like three times by now?
For my money, the original Gwen clone was the only time this was done successfully. But I’m old and cranky.

Can’t argue with any of these, I’ll just go ahead and add Shattered.

A View To a Kill a Mockingbird

Self-Publishing I expect people to disagree with me on this!

Tim Powers, who works in traditional publishing, as I do, discusses some downsides/challenges he perceives in self-publishing. It also seems to me that self-published writers are often more vulnerable to fraud, to the multitude of scammers who target writers... Don't need to subscribe to read this.

Not much of one for food photos, but there were lots of breakfast soups, smoked sausages, black chicken, there were chicken feet, and some corn liquor that was closer to corn oil than to anything you’d get in Tennessee or Kentucky. I was a big fan of the fresh jerky and chestnut cakes.

Bob Dylan” Highway 61 Revisited.

Pretty much describes my entire experience in rural northern Vietnam. Which was awesome.

A green book cover with legs of a girl in boots. How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

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That would relieve us from the convoluted explanations for the return. It’s the bringing back from the dead that gets me.

It would certainly make Paris, TX popular

Would he find an agent or publisher? I still read his work.

Cover to Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger

a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field Alt: a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field

Characters who die should stay dead.

Im working on a total reimagining myself. Right character and setting(ish), wrong story.

Yes, I’m religious. I believe in the Holy Trinity.

On my short list of ‘perfect albums.’ Might as well be a Greatest Hits.

Painting of a man in red finery holding a sword in front of denuded trees with a tower in the background. Cover to C.S. Friedman’s Black Sun Rising

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If you see this, post an eye.

My head says Eat a Peach, but my heart say Morrison Hotel

Live your life in such a way that if you see a post about something Quinten Tarantino said, you don’t read it and just keep on scrolling.

A two volume hard copy Thesaurus. And a black pen and paper.

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

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A man points a ray gun forward in front of a space ship. Cover to C.L. Moore’s story collection, Northwest of Earth

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The best antagonists don't want to destroy the world.
They want to fix it.
They just disagree on who pays the price.
That's what makes them terrifying — not their cruelty. Their certainty.
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Photo of a modern dancer on the Cover of Jamake Highwater’s Dance: Ritual of Experience

One of the best parts of writing is doing research. Currently get to read this fascinating book.
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Use adverbs and exclamation points sparingly!!! Find your voice. AtlantaWritersClub.org.

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I don’t think I ever owned it, at least not at the time, but I did see the tour and it was wonderful.