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A serious look at comedy Part 2:

Here is a continuation of my notes on this LTUE panel, a serious look at comedy by Berin Stephens. I hope they can be of use to you in your own creative pursuits. –          Humor is a deviation from a … Continue reading

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A serious look at comedy Part 1:

I’m so pleased with how wonderful life the universe and everything is. There is such a rich collection of informative panels, by some very talented writers. At the end of the day, I attended a panel a serious look at … Continue reading

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How to Promote Your Book! By guest blogger, Meredith Skye:

Meredith Skye is a self-published indie author, who put out her first novel on Amazon, “The Gods of Garran” in September last year. I GAVE AWAY 3,148 FREE KINDLE COPIES OF MY SCIFI NOVEL, “THE GODS OF GARRAN,”  IN FIVE … Continue reading

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Queries:

While I was at Life the Universe and Everything this year I took some great notes on a panel about queries. I hope the info can be of interest. –          Requested information: is what you put in the subject of … Continue reading

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Effective book covers:

This panel is especially useful for authors who want to self-publish, as they may be more likely to have more control over their covers. I need to keep these things in mind if I commission future covers. –          Have a … Continue reading

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Writing Natural Dialogue:

Here is another good panel from Life, the universe and everything symposium. –          Characters will speak uniquely and have the own opinions. –          Interview a character before they speak uniquely. –          List of the people around you, and learn the … Continue reading

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Why economics matters in world building:

This was a good panel to attend to see the importance of economy in world building. These notes are from a panel at life universe and everything. I I hope this can be of use to you as well. –          … Continue reading

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Keeping it Sigil, creating a high quality eBook:

Went to a presentation at life universe and everything that was hosted by the programmer and author, Jared Barneck. He talked about how the software. Sigil can be used to make a good quality e-book. Here are my notes from … Continue reading

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The cohesiveness of groups contribute to success:

I want to share some of my observations of how the cohesiveness of a group can add success to all members of that group. The three I am specifically thinking about Are Timp tellers, storytelling; Achoo, writing; and main streamer. … Continue reading

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Outlining… by Elana Johnson:

I attended a workshop last year about outline by Elena Johnson. I took some notes and thought I’d share. –          Books: Save the cat, ch 4 lets beat it out. Save the cat strikes back, ch 3 –          Check out … Continue reading

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