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It is emotion, rather than logic, that telegraphs meaning, thus emotion is what your novel must be wired to transmit, straight from the protagonist to us.
“We’re assaulted with facts, pseudo facts, jibber-jabber, and rumor, all posing as information. Trying to figure out what you need to know and what you can ignore is exhausting, and at the same time, we are all doing more.”
― The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
― The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
“If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.”
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“I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing what we think, feel, and see before we die. Writing is a path to meet ourselves and become intimate.”
― Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
― Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”
― Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
― Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
“When in doubt, stick to the rule of three. Give three details, then move on.”
― Description
― Description
Odd Tonic Book Club
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Welcome to the Odd Tonic Book Club! This is a place where Oddlings can discuss and recommend books. If it's odd, spooky, scary, thrilling, or fantasti ...more
John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Comics, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Young-adult, and War
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