Category Archives: Rock Soup

Improving presentation skills: 

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

I don’t recall if these notes is from one of the Life the Universe and Everything presentations/panels or something from the Timp Tellers organization. Either way, good info, I thought. In inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker.   … Continue reading →

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Creating a good beginning, when telling a story:

Posted on October 13, 2015 by

Stephanie Raff, one of our professional story tellers who is a member of timp tellers storytelling group did a great presentation on how you can do good beginnings for stories. She says that she studied different patterns of different stories, … Continue reading →

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Wattpad Article Two: 

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

This is a continuation of the blog last week. Author, Lareena Goertz shares her experiences and knowledge on WattPad. This is a possible source of beta readers for authors and a great source for people who love to read to … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Wattpad:

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

An author friend of mine has used a valuable resource in getting beta readers for her book and I thought she would be an asset in telling us more about Wattpad. Welcome to our guest blogger, Lareena Goertz. A few … Continue reading →

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So You Think You Can Write a Memorable Character? 

Posted on September 23, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic from a lecture of writing a memorable character. The presenter is by Lima Todd. She provides some excellent information and presented in … Continue reading →

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How to keep your mind open to new ideas:

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic is on keeping our mind open to new ideas. Get adequate sleep. Sometimes being stuck away from your tools of writing, gives … Continue reading →

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Storytelling and role-playing are very similar:

Posted on September 7, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic is storytelling and roleplaying for writing. – Sometimes if you need to write a scene with sensory details that actually act out … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming:

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic is on Brainstorming. – Sources of ideas in the fourth grade got stuck in the school system from that came a story … Continue reading →

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Alien Technology:

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic is on alien technology – Technology can give information about the aliens by what type technology they use. – Technology is created … Continue reading →

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Middle Grade and Picture Book Fiction:

Posted on August 18, 2015 by

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic is on Middle grade fiction and picture books. – Think of the cool factor and write about it. Middle grade readers like … Continue reading →

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