"Speculative Fiction? No, That's Just Reality" by Gary Barwin via @WritersDigest #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips
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"Dark Magic: Giving Your Fantasy World Chilling Spells" by Chris Winkle via @mythcreants #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #writingfantasy
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Why should you check the file size of an ebook? Because it can cost you money.
The bigger your ebook file size is, the more Amazon KDP charges you to deliver your Kindle ebook.
It hardly seems fair because most other self-publishing services don’t charge you for the delivery of an ebook.
But if you publish on Amazon, the charges can mount up quickly.
Why should you check the file size of an ebook? Because it can cost you money.
The bigger your ebook file size is, the more Amazon KDP charges you to deliver your Kindle ebook.
It hardly seems fair because most other self-publishing services don’t charge you for the delivery of an ebook.
But if you publish on Amazon, the charges can mount up quickly.
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“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun” ~ Pablo Picasso
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Marcus Aurelius on the good luck of your bad luck – the Stoic strategy for turning suffering into strength themarginalian.org/2026/10/27/mar…
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Katherine Rundell; this is precisely why powerful companies are investing billions to ensure that humans never dream again.
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ORNAMENT (+): accessorize, drape, gem, paint, stipple (≠ bare, divest, spoil) #DailyVerb #verbalize
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Interesting for book marketing too.
🇺🇸 YouTube just hit a record 15.8% of all U.S. TV viewing time in August… more than double Netflix and well ahead of Disney.
People would rather watch some random guy explain why their dishwasher is clogged than whatever the networks spent $200 million producing. The algorithm / Writer: Jamie
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“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
The story behind one of the greatest poems ever written, and a rare recording of Dylan Thomas reading it themarginalian.org/2024/01/17/dyl…
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
The story behind one of the greatest poems ever written, and a rare recording of Dylan Thomas reading it themarginalian.org/2024/01/17/dyl…
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So, Terry Pratchett was once asked what books aspiring fantasy novelists should read if they hope to write great fiction. His advice was telling. He encouraged authors to avoid reading much of what passes for contemporary fantasy (what he called “Extruded Fantasy Product,” derivative of Tolkien). “Do not write it,” he said, “and try not to read it. Read widely outside the genre. Read about the Old West (a fantasy in itself) or Georgian London or how Nelson’s navy was victualled or the history of alchemy or clock-making or the mail coach system. Read with the mindset of a carpenter looking at trees.”
Any great fantasy series you can name, from Star Wars to Narnia to Discworld, was written by authors who read voraciously, who read old books and loved old myths, whose minds were so steeped in history and folklore and obscure pulp fiction that they couldn’t have written derivative works if they had tried. We’ll only have great fantasy in this century if we can recover the reading habits of the authors of a previous era.
Any great fantasy series you can name, from Star Wars to Narnia to Discworld, was written by authors who read voraciously, who read old books and loved old myths, whose minds were so steeped in history and folklore and obscure pulp fiction that they couldn’t have written derivative works if they had tried. We’ll only have great fantasy in this century if we can recover the reading habits of the authors of a previous era.
Hayao Miyazaki on modern anime, via Roland Kelts the author of 'Japanamerica'
"Hayao Miyazaki said to me at one point: 'The problem with young anime artists today is that the only thing they study is anime. When we were young, we studied French literature, we studied Dostoevsky. We swallowed everything. And then we went and created original anime. But if you grow up and all you watch is anime, you're just regurgitating spinning wheels.'"
He also spoke about his work on the upcoming documentary 'Tezuka! God of Manga'
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- Every time you re-read a book is a new experience
- Focus on what you can learn, even from those you disagree with (quote bad authors if the line is good, Seneca said)
- Read A LOT (or you’re “functionally illiterate” per Gen. Mattis)
- Focus on what you can learn, even from those you disagree with (quote bad authors if the line is good, Seneca said)
- Read A LOT (or you’re “functionally illiterate” per Gen. Mattis)
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“She had nothing to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever.” ~ Jane Austen
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“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
Nobel laureate Albert Camus, born on this day in 1913, on what it really means to be a rebel and a force of good themarginalian.org/2016/06/17/alb…
Nobel laureate Albert Camus, born on this day in 1913, on what it really means to be a rebel and a force of good themarginalian.org/2016/06/17/alb…
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