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THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Song of Blood & Stone special edition is out now!
MENTIONS:
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
 
- egg timer - https://e.ggtimer.com/
- JR Ward post on reviews and feedback
- Megan Rapinoe tweet
- Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2018
 
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This week’s best thing: Readercon!
Mentions:
Hamilton in Baltimore
Fast Color movie
Sycorax’s Daughters – Anthology of Black women horror writers
“What Screenwriters Get Wrong About Outlines” – video with Alan Watt
 
 
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This week's best thing: I have an outline and started writing Earthsinger Chronicles book 4!!
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This week’s best thing(s):
Honorable Mention: Backstreet Boys subway sing-along
Winner: Watching Shaka Zulu for the first time
Mentions:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - https://amzn.to/2FJq7a4
Story Grid Editor Roundtable podcast on Black Panther - https://storygrid.com/editor-roundtable-black-panther/
The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2xjNXEZ
Story by Robert McKee - https://amzn.to/3043Ont
 
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This week's best thing: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Mentions:
Story Grid article: Discover Your Story's Core 
Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Namesake by Kate Stradling
Books with a Past – Maryland indie bookstore
 
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Storytelling with prerequisites, concrete character goals, and the ever elusive ending.
This week’s best thing: Rocketman movie! Go see it! https://tickets.rocketman.movie/ (I hope Taron Edgerton gets an Oscar nom!)
Mentions:
Beyond the Screenplay podcast – https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/beyond-the-screenplay/2019/5/3/episode-9-gone-girl-8khy4 
Lessons from a Screenplay Youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw
Deepening character goals article: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/writing-better-character-goals/#
4 types of endings – https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/story-endings.html
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due – http://lpen.co/mysoultokeep
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Fast drafting, writing rituals, and a mini rant on naming your fantasy months.
"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story." —Terry Pratchett
This week’s best thing: New York Times's Tiny Love Stories - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-most-beautiful-hands.html
Mentions:
Author Darynda Jones on her process: https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/04/right-braining-with-darynda-jones/
Alphasmart Neo on eBay
Time Cubes
Pacemaker - goal tracking for writers: https://www.pacemaker.press
  
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Peeling the layers back on character and plot as I prepare to fast draft next week. Also, The Matrix turns 20 this year and I wax philosophical on my Matrix tattoo.
This week's best thing: New music from Sleater-Kinney! Video directed by Miranda July!
Mentions:
Me and You and Everyone We Know - film by Miranda July
No One Belongs Here More Than You - short story collection by Miranda July
20th anniversary of The Matrix - There is no spoon.
Dramatica story theory - http://dramatica.com/
Plot Outlining with Dramatica: https://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/plot-outline.html
Enneagrams: The Psychology of Creating Characters: http://booklaurie.com/workshops_psych.php
Guardian article - "Watched plots… Hilary Mantel and the writers under pressure from fans" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/24/watched-plots-hilary-mantel-and-the-writers-under-pressure-from-fans
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Scheduling the time needed to chip away at my long to-do list.
 
This week’s best thing: The Jeffersons live on ABC
 
Mentions:
The Career Author Podcast - https://thecareerauthor.com/
Readercon - http://www.readercon.org/
Tananarive Due - https://www.tananarivedue.com/
Music credit:
Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
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An overview of my first week plotting book 4 in my fantasy series. 
This week’s best thing: Plotting! Perhaps my favorite part of the writing process.
Mentions:
Michael Hauge character development - This article is what started it all for me in terms of understanding this method for creating inner conflict: http://blog.janicehardy.com/2012/08/the-inner-struggle-guides-for-using.html
Plot vs. Character by Jeff Gerke - https://amzn.to/2JMZTX0
Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland - https://amzn.to/2LVOp6t
The Negative Trait Thesaurus - with Reverse Character Backstory tool - https://amzn.to/2YJmyIj
Dan Wells 7 Point Plot Structure - https://hunterswritings.com/2016/09/16/7-point-story-structure-resources/
Save the Cat Beat Sheet - https://jamigold.com/2012/02/how-to-use-the-save-the-cat-beat-sheet/
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin - https://amzn.to/2EuRDrx
 
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