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Tag Archives: greatness
Write like Leonardo da Vinci?
True, Leonardo da Vinci was an anatomist, architect, botanist, cartographer, engineer, geologist, inventor, mathematician, musician, painter, scientist, and sculptor. Arguably he was the greatest genius of all time. But…he never wrote fiction. Still, it may be possible to adapt da … Continue reading
Posted in Great Writing, Ideas/Creativity, Inspirations, Writing Aids
Tagged greatness, inspiration, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael J. Gelb, writing, writing aids
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Better Writing through Chemistry?
If you consume alcohol or mind-altering drugs, will that improve your writing? Many people think so. Supposing it’s true, it’s nice to have that short-cut to greatness available, isn’t it? Why struggle to choose the right words while sober or … Continue reading
Posted in Great Writing, Poseidon's Scribe, The writing life, Writing Aids
Tagged alcohol, Aldous Huxley, Anthony Burgess, Carson McCullers, Dorothy Parker, drugs, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, greatness, Jack Kerouac, Jean Cocteau, Ken Kesey, Oscar Wilde, Phillip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler, Robert Louis Stevenson, Stephen King, Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, William S. Burroughs, writing aids
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When Authors Speak
When you’ve had a few stories published, you may be asked to speak at a conference. It may be a chance to speak alone about a topic, to speak on a panel, or to read some samples of your writing. … Continue reading
Posted in Readers, The writing life, Writers Conferences
Tagged conferences, greatness, readers, reading, writing aids
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Book Review – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury died June 5th of this year, a day this universe lost a literary giant. I just finished reading Something Wicked This Way Comes for the first time. I have read some other Bradbury works, including Fahrenheit 451, Dandelion … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Great Writing, Inspirations
Tagged book review, fantasy, greatness, influences, Ray Bradbury
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How Do Writers Exercise?
Writers exercise like everyone else, I suppose–when it comes to their physical body. Today, though, I want to consider how writers exercise their writing skills. Early in life we learn the secret to getting better at any skill–long hours of … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas/Creativity, Writing Aids
Tagged creativity, greatness, Malcolm Gladwell, mind maps, Stephen R. Covey, writing, writing aids
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Pioneers and Giants
For this blog post I’m dividing the great writers into two categories–pioneers and giants. I define pioneers as those who start a new genre of fiction by themselves, and giants as those who come along later and take an existing … Continue reading
Posted in Genres, Great Writing
Tagged books, fantasy, genres, greatness, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, romance, science fiction, steampunk, writing
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Writing and the Outlier Theory
In a previous blog post, I mentioned Malcolm Gladwell and his book Outliers: The Story of Success. In it, he explored why some people seem to stand out as geniuses in their fields–what made them so good? His conclusion was … Continue reading
Posted in Great Writing, Research
Tagged genius, greatness, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, research, writing
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