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On Cormac McCarthy... (opens the original)
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In Today’s Journal* On Cormac McCarthy...On Cormac McCarthy, the Creative Subconscious, and Believing in YourselfI hadn’t expected to write another issue of TNDJ so soon, but here I am.My friend Gary V. sent a me a link to a short video at Christian Chacon’s Substack.I read the transcript and listened to the 4+ minute video (both were essentially the same). But it seemed to me the video was an excerpt of a longer interview.I didn’t go looking for the longer version, but I keyed into a s
Bradbury, and Updates on Chopped Livah (opens the original)
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In Today’s Journal* Quotes of the Day* The Bradbury Challenge Report* A Few Updates on Chopped Livah* Of InterestQuotes of the Day“Even if you’re doing detours, they have to somehow matter to ... what’s going on. If you don’t have heart, if you don’t have characters you care about, if you don’t have the larger themes, if you don’t have the cool descriptions, it’s not a novel and people won’t want to read it.” Harlan Coben on writing fiction“Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be appro
Commas, Chopped Livah 1, and a Helpful Scam (opens the original)
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In Today’s Journal* Chopped Livah 1* About Commas* I Get Scam EmailsChopped Livah 1Chopped Livah 1, a deep dive on “Six Senses, the POV Character, and Setting Description” is ready to go, and I’m tickled pink. It’ll post at 8 a.m. (Arizona time) on Sunday, September 27.That issue came in at a little over 4000 words, and I think I gave free subscribers almost half of it as an excerpt. (I tried to, at least, and I believe I did.) They should be able to read from the top all the way down through th
A Recommendation, and Musings About Writing (opens the original)
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In Today’s Journal* Quote of the Day* A Book Recommendation* Musings About Writing* Of InterestQuote of the Day“We all have our time machines, don’t we. Those that take us back are memories ... And those that carry us forward are dreams.” HG WellsA Book RecommendationI strongly recommend The Symbols We Carry: Finding Strength and Steadiness in the Lessons Life Leaves Behind.This book is “a deeply personal exploration of resilience, connection, and the unexpected reminders that help us keep movin
Bradbury, and a Q&A Re Chopped Livah (opens the original)
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In Today’s Journal* Oops! Correction!* The Bradbury Challenge Report* Q&A Re Chopped Livah* Of InterestOops! Correction!In yesterday’s post, due to a stupid oversight on my part, the link for “the lengthy example I provided in TNDJ“ under both The Major Transition Scene and The Rest Scene was broken. My apologies.Here’s the correct link for the example on the Journal website, andhere’s the correct link for the exampl
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