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georgianadesign: The Preserve, Kiawah Island. Buffington Homes...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:17 -0700

The Preserve, Kiawah Island. Buffington Homes South Carolina.

jameshance: Latest Painting In Progress - “Forever, Far Away”...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:52 -0700

Latest Painting In Progress - “Forever, Far Away” (Wookiee The Chew - Finger Painting)

Progress :)

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"There’s no such thing as Flickr Pro today because [with so many people taking photographs] there’s..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:00 -0700

“There’s no such thing as Flickr Pro today because [with so many people taking photographs] there’s really no such thing as professional photographers anymore.”

- Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! [SOURCE]

However, she does admit that there are photographers with “different skill levels”. Okay, I was trying to give Flickr some credit and the beneift of the doubt with this new redesign. But this comment by the Yahoo CEO just shatters any confidence I had. It’s sad, I guess there’s no more professional CEO’s anymore, just different skill levels. Unbelievable ignorance.

(via theonlymagicleftisart)

One of the dumbest things ever uttered by a CEO who obviously thinks there are no artists because anyone can do it. It’s so easy.

Check out my film short, The Fiction of the Fix at the 2013...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:54 -0700

Check out my film short, The Fiction of the Fix at the 2013 Frameline Film Festival on June 25th, 7pm @ the Victoria Theatre!

http://ticketing.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=3023&FID=50

http://ticketing.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=2847&FID=50

Tickets go on sale, May 31st!!

10 Top Tips For Moving A Plot Forward

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:37 -0700

10 Top Tips For Moving A Plot Forward:

amandaonwriting:

1. Complete a detailed biography of your protagonist and antagonist.

2. List the changes you’re going to inflict on these two characters.

3. Start your book when something meaningful happens. This is called the inciting moment. It should be shocking, exciting, and interesting.

4. Never start with back story.

5. Create conflict from page one. Your characters need problems and reasons to solve them.

6. Show motivation. Great characters want to achieve their goals more than anything and will pursue them at any cost. What are your characters most afraid of losing? Make them fight for it. Desperately. Irrationally.

7. Tell a story in scenes. Scenes hold a story together. The number of scenes depends on your chosen genre, and your novel’s length.

8. You should have one plot, and one subplot.

9. Fiction needs a Dark Night of the Soul. Move your story to the moment when things look impossibly bleak for your protagonist. This is usually a few pages before the end of your book.

10. Create an outline. It doesn’t have to be detailed but everything in life works better when you have a plan.

from Writers Write by Amanda Patterson.

allthingseurope: Glengyle House, Scotland (by Graham Harris...

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:08:50 -0700

allthingseurope:

Glengyle House, Scotland (by Graham Harris Graham)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:57:27 -0700

dunst-rph: I find that, when writing bios, it’s really helpful...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:18 -0700

dunst-rph:

I find that, when writing bios, it’s really helpful to look at a list or a chart like the one above. Picking two or three traits from each chart and building a character based around them will give you a really interesting bio, because they will serve as a reminder that characters need depth and dimension.

Independent and clever.

VS.

Independent, clever, pretentious, and stubborn.

The first combination doesn’t come with any flaws, whereas the second will provide a more dynamic character.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:32 -0700

xombiedirge: Evil-Lyn by Oscar Jimenez

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:42 -0700

xombiedirge:

Evil-Lyn by Oscar Jimenez

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:19:08 -0700

"I myself have been idiotically told that I write “awful” books because the people in them are..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:07 -0700

“I myself have been idiotically told that I write “awful” books because the people in them are unpleasant. Intelligent readers do not confuse the quality of a book with the moral rectitude of the characters. For those who want goodigoodiness, there are some Victorian good-girl religious novels that would suit them fine.”

- Margaret Atwood on “likable” characters. Clearly this is a topic on which many authors have a lot of pent up rage. (via bennettmadison)

allthingseurope: San Sebastian, Spain (by Ewa Olimpia...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:24 -0700

allthingseurope:

San Sebastian, Spain (by Ewa Olimpia Bieleńko)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 08:46:45 -0700

tryinggtoevolve: All about this. #new

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:11 -0700

tryinggtoevolve:

All about this. #new

xombiedirge: The Hobbit by Didier Graffet

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:53 -0700

xombiedirge:

The Hobbit by Didier Graffet

allthingseurope: Mura, Catalonia, Spain (by antoni targarona)

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:02 -0700

allthingseurope:

Mura, Catalonia, Spain (by antoni targarona)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 21:50:09 -0700

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Sun, 19 May 2013 18:34:58 -0700

amandaonwriting: The hero of the story – understanding...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:34:39 -0700

amandaonwriting:

The hero of the story – understanding antagonists

One of the problems with plotting…

Many beginner writers struggle with plotting. This is because they don’t have an antagonist. In Writers Write we teach that the antagonist is not necessarily a bad person. The antagonist is the character whose story goal is the opposite of the protagonist.

This diagram illustrates this perfectly. Each of these characters is the hero of his or her own story. Without an antagonist your hero will wallow in his or her thoughts for 80 00 words.

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From Writers Write - How to write a novel by Amanda Patterson