Tag Archives: Larry Brooks

Reality Bites – Day 369

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Graham Strong

Watch any amount of reality TV, and you sense kind of why it doesn’t work. Everyone complains that it is “forced” and “over-produced”. And yes, certainly there are different levels of production values that impact the final product. But the … Continue reading →

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Fumbling Towards Part 1 – Day 286

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Graham Strong

I’m on the last leg of Part 1 in the second draft, and it’s a good feeling. Too long I’ve felt like I was spinning wheels here. I’m working on the last scene now — the climatic scene of the … Continue reading →

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Help Wanted: Writing The Writers’ Bucket List

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Graham Strong

When I first clicked into this post, “A Bucket List for Writers”, I didn’t realize it was about Larry Brooks’ new book on writing, Story Engineering. Great book for novelists, BTW – I’m reading it right now. His central tenet … Continue reading →

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Valley of Ashes, a Scene to Behold – Day 201

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Graham Strong

As I mentioned yesterday, things are not going well on the writing front. This whole week actually, in both the novel and the day job, I have been a little sluggish creatively. Perhaps it is just a blip — I … Continue reading →

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What Should You Be Studying While Writing a Novel? – Day 181

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Graham Strong

There’s an interesting story about U2 I heard. While they were writing/making one of their albums, a collection of Beatles songs came out – lost songs, remastered titles, I can’t remember. The point is that Bono talked about the fact … Continue reading →

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Train Keeps On Rolling… – Day 178

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Graham Strong

As they say, the light at the end of the tunnel I mentioned earlier this week was indeed a freight train. Yes, I finished a couple of big projects this week, but picked up a couple more. And several others … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Tales – Day 159

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Graham Strong

A funny thing happened on my Google page. Two completely opposing thoughts on self-publishing appeared side by side. One, by Larry Brooks, is called A Self-Publishing Reality Check. Essentially, Larry says that the problem with self-publishing in general is that … Continue reading →

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Day 133 – Monday, Monday

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Graham Strong

Tried to get into it today, but for the most part, couldn’t. (See?) I did write up an entry for a post over at Larry Brooks’ website, which I think went well. You had to list an inspiring song lyric … Continue reading →

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Day 122 – Can’t Get You Outta My Head

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Graham Strong

So I thought I was finished with the first draft. Turns out the first draft wasn’t finished with me. I’ve been bombarded the last few days with ideas, most of them tidbits, but some of them momentous scenes. Which is … Continue reading →

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Day 119 – Finished Writing on First Draft!

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Graham Strong

I hit a milestone yesterday that I didn’t quite realize until today: I finished writing the first draft! Let me explain… You see, with about eight minutes or so left in the writing session yesterday, I just stopped. I’d finished … Continue reading →

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