Category Archives: Rock Soup

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Fantasy and SF traditionally has characters doing unbelievable things. To make them believable, they must be normal. They must have strengths and weaknesses. The process … Continue reading →

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Censorship is imposed from the outside; a denial of the ability to choose. Boycott or choice is imposed from within. Is PC (politically correct) language … Continue reading →

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Learn to edit yourself by stepping back from your work. Don’t have an ego. Otherwise your work will control you. Someone else always controls the … Continue reading →

Here are some notes from a previous Life the Universe and Everything writing symposium that I attended. I found this information useful I hope you do as well. It’s recommended that you sell your short stories and first novels on … Continue reading →

For one of my writing groups we use our December meeting to share some of our favorite writing related links or articles. These are the ones I’ve been collecting: Writing Character for Film and Television – A Film Courage Screenwriting … Continue reading →

During Toastmasters last week I gave a speech on addressing stage fright. This can be useful for storytellers, author panels or given presentations at work. I gave these suggestions and then found additional recommendations from websites off the Internet. Visualize … Continue reading →

A while ago I came across the attorney web site. Want to know about an author’s rights. Read from an expert. http://www.rightsofwriters.com/2010/12/can-i-mention-brand-name-products-in-my.htmlMultilateral#uds-search-results Know some stuff about rights, yourself? Please feel free to share in the comment section of this blog. … Continue reading →

Went to presentation by Heather B. Moore. Here are my notes. At the pleasant Grove library, they have an author. There once a month and tonight they had Heather be more. She is a romance writer and here are the … Continue reading →

I went to a presentation by a story teller named Kathleen. She had good info on tall tales. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker. Go back to the third grade when everything was possible. Tall tales are … Continue reading →

I attended a presentation from a storyteller who talked about the business. Here are some of my notes. You know your level to as a storyteller and can charge more when schools, fairs, libraries and care centers start calling you … Continue reading →