Monthly Archives: June 2011

Ch-ch-changes

I just finished reading John Locke’s book on selling e-books. Not only did I enjoy it immensely, but it got me thinking hard about my blog and its purpose. Mostly it pointed me towards targeting better whom I was writing … Continue reading

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Story Idea #16 – Write to understand

As a Canucks fan, I was disappointed when we lost last night against the Bruins (who did, unfortunately, play better for more games this series and deserved to win). As a Vancouverite, I was disturbed by the post-game riot. I … Continue reading

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Story Idea #15 – Hugless

There was a column today in the Vancouver Sun by Andrea Mrozek, called “Thriving in a sexual economy,” which monetizes sexual relations between men and women, basically saying that women are the gateholders of sex (ie. they can have it … Continue reading

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Story Idea #14 – Facing fear

Here’s #14 in my series of posts intended to give you a sampling of how a story creator’s mind works. There are lots of different ways into a story and the ones I use will obviously work for some writers, … Continue reading

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