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<b><br />Synopsis Series: Part 11</b><br />
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<b>Finding Weaknesses In Your Synopsis</b><br />
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Just like any first draft, your synopsis is not going to come out perfect. Unlike a novel, its not going to take re-writes and multiple drafts (hopefully!), however it will need some tweaking, particularly the first time you attempt a synopsis like this.<br />
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The first thing to do is to read through and look for weaknesses. Ask yourself the following questions:<br />
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- What haven’t I researched? What have I assumed?<br />
These will be either factual or societal, and you might not realize they are a problem, because you might be clinging to ‘common knowledge’ or stereotypes that are just plain incorrect. <br />
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- Where have I not filled in the details I should?<br />
Despite my best efforts, when I finish a synopsis I usually go back and find places I have written stuff like: “He solves the problem.” Without outlining how he solves the problem. Sometimes without even outlining what the problem is.<br />
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- What scenes are unnecessary or no longer fit?<br />
Sometimes, by the end of the book, stuff has become redundant, or we realise we need to let go of a scene that serves no real purpose. Do that now.<br />
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- What scenes have we left out?<br />
Sometimes as you read through at this stage, you will realize there is information readers need, or character growth that needs to happen, which is not in the synopsis. You may need to add a new scene in.<br />
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<b>Strengthening Your Synopsis</b><br />
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However more important than finding weaknesses is strengthening what is already there. To take your novel from ‘good’ to ‘great’, you need to go through, plot point by plot point, and make every element stronger and more emotional. Raise all the stakes and find ways to make them more personal and heart-wrenching.<br />
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Your plot may already be good, but you can probably find a bunch of ways to make it even better. EG: maybe your plot is about the pilot of a plane who was crashes in the wilderness and has to make her way back to civilization. Its a story of woman against nature.<br />
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But what if the plain was carrying medical supplies to a remote outpost where half a dozen children are dying of bronchitis? What if the medicine survived the crash and she has to take this bulky kit with her, as she tries to survive the hostile wilderness? The stakes go from her life, to the lives of half a dozen children.<br />
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What if one of the children is her daughter? What if she promised to be home for her birthday, which is only two days away? What if she is curled up in a dug out, with wolves circling in the darkness, losing her toes and fingers to frostbite on her daughter’s birthday, imagining her dying daughter getting word that the plane went down, that her mother is not coming?<br />
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See how the stakes can always get higher? More heart-breaking? More emotionally intense?<br />
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Everywhere you have narrative traction, stakes, motivation, goals, barriers, etc, find ways to make them more. Make them bigger. But don’t make them random. They all have to fit together cohesively into the plot and be personal to the characters and make sense. <br />
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<b>Getting Feedback On Your Synopsis</b><br />
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Really Jake? Feedback on a synopsis? Yes. I want you to get feedback on your synopsis. However this is the time you really need and experienced hand to give you feedback. Someone who knows about the publishing industry, someone who knows a lot about narrative structure and style. (If you ever get really stuck for synopsis feedback, email me and we can negotiate an editing fee.)<br />
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You want your beta readers looking for weaknesses. You want them looking for problems. And you want them looking for anywhere they don’t understand what is happening, or WHY it is happening. Because all of that SHOULD be in your synopsis. Unfortunately, it won’t be. Even with detailed synopsises, there is still often a lot of stuff we leave in our heads and assume is implied by the synopsis.<br />
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But guess what? If you do that in the synopsis, you’ll do it when you write the novel too. So suck it up, clarify all the things your beta reader I unclear on, and give it to them again to ask if you have fixed all their concerns.<br />
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If you have any minorities or even just people from a gender or culture you are not a part of, you should also give it to several of people who are in that group, for a sensitivity read. I like to think I am pretty aware of social issues and sexist tropes, but even I get caught out. Sometimes its really dumb stuff, where I should have seen it and known better. (EG: in a recent novel, all my healers were women.)<br />
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Don’t be defensive if you get caught out or called on this stuff. Just say: “Shit, how did I miss that?” and FIX IT.<br />
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<b>Finally, It Is Ready</b><br />
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Its done. I bet you were starting to think I was never going to say that. However I promise you writing a novel with this technique will be the quickest first draft you have ever written. And it will probably be the best book you have ever written too!<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a><br />
7. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/httpsshaunkeenan.html" target="_blank">The Skeleton Of A Novel</a><br />
8. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-meat-and-flesh-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Meat & Flesh of Your Novel</a><br />
9. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-fur-and-feathers-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Fur and Feathers of your Novel</a><br />
10. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/planning-scenes-that-make-writing-breeze.html" target="_blank">Planning Scenes That Make Writing A Breeze</a><br />11. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/feedback-for-synopsis-are-you-crazy-jake.html" target="_blank">Feedback? For A Synopsis? Are You Crazy, Jake?</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-69012083336082768252019-05-15T09:00:00.000+10:002019-05-15T09:00:06.278+10:00Planning Scenes That Make Writing A Breeze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><br />Synopsis Series: Part 10</b><br />
<b><br />The Bricks That Build A Novel</b><br /><br />Scenes are the bricks that build a novel. I’ve talked about what scenes need to really be spectacular in my last post. However you should fill out each section in the detailed synopsis as it is listed, so when you are planning, you will be writing the details of the scene, based on your simple synopsis, before you get into the emotional beats and narrative traction anyway.<br /><br />What separates these scene summaries in your detailed synopsis from the ones you wrote in your simply synopsis though, is details. You want to add in a lot of details. Depending on what sort of person you are, each scene summary could be a half a page long. Longer, even. Your synopsis could end up like an abridged novel. <br /><br />Mine are not that long. My average scene summary is between 100-300 words. I often include snippets of dialog, particularly pivotal dialog or dialog that summarizes the tone of the scene, or the emotions of the characters in the scene. I also often write ‘note:’ and jot down anything I don’t want to forget, such as things in future or past scenes that relate to the one I am working on. EG: ‘Note: remember Anna still has an injured shoulder.’<br /><br /><br /><b>It’s All In The Details</b><br /><br />The goal of planning scenes, is to remove all decision making from the writing process. If you want to write very quickly, this should be your focus at this stage. <br /><br />That means ABSOLUTELY NO “I WILL LEAVE THIS FOR LATER” PARTS. As much as possible of the physical and mechanical events of every scene needs to be worked out in detail. Its not enough to write ‘she breaks in and steals the papers’. It should read something like: ‘Maria breaks in by climbing through the window with the broken lock in Peter’s office. The papers are in the top cupboard, over the sink, and coated in a layer of dust. A preliminary glance reveals that Annalise signed all the documentation for the construction, so she was lying when she said didn’t know about the project, or someone forged her signature.’<br /><br />Writing is only slow when you have to stop and think about what is happening. When you take decisions out of the process, you allow yourself to focus entirely on writing great prose, and strengthening all the elements we talked about in the previous blog post: narrative traction, purpose emotional beats and so on.<br /><br /><br /><b>Character Emotional Growth</b><br /><br />If you are a bit emotionally stunted when it comes to writing like me (and even if you aren’t), you also need to track how the characters feel during the events of the scene. This is to make sure their mood is consistent and doesn’t see-saw all over the place in illogical ways. <br /><br />Clear character emotions make the scene feel more grounded and tangible to a reader. However if the character’s emotions are flopping all over the place, or don’t make sense to the reader, the scene can feel confusing, and confusion breaks immersion. <br /><br /><br /><b>What Readers Need To Know</b><br /><br />As well as the literal events and character feelings, you also need to note what things readers need to know in each scene. That is to say, what questions they should be asking, what information they need about characters or setting, and what hints for future scenes they need in order to feel the pull of narrative traction. EG: ‘Lydia needs to mention that no one has come back alive once they enter gate 31.’ Or ‘Gordon needs to see the train departing and hear the train whistle, so the reader knows this story has steam power.’<br /><br />Too often when giving feedback to writers, I know they have good things in their plot, but they neglect to tell readers about them. Its sort of like being a millionaire, but never taking your turn shouting lunch when you are out with your friends. Its a negative experience for them, and you, because they think you’re a cheapskate asshole. Likewise, if readers don’t have the fun of anticipating what is going to happen, they won’t enjoy the story. Which is, if you forgot, what narrative traction is. The sense that something better will happen if they keep reading.<br /><br /><br /><b>What Readers Don’t Need To Know</b><br /><br />Telling readers too much is also a cardinal writing sin. Most of the time, the right time to tell readers something about your world or characters is a few pages after they want to know. Use that information as a way to keep drawing them through the story, but don’t leave it so long they get frustrated and put the book down because they are confused. The exception to this is any central mysteries that aren’t explained until the end of the novel. EG: You don’t tell the reader who the killer is on page two of a thriller novel. That is revealed in the climax. <br /><br />However it is important you have the things YOU need to know in your synopsis, even if they don’t actually appear in the scene itself. <br /><br />When writers first start out, the first chapter of their books is often twenty pages of world building, establishing waffle. This is always the writer doing all the world building and planning for the novel that they SHOULD have done in a synopsis—instead, they think its a first chapter. <br /><br />Anything you need to know, that readers don’t, feel free to put in your scene notes. Stuff like: ‘The captain of the Hemmes is the same captain that ferried Nathan from Augusta to Mal Cove.’ Nathan may never see the Hemmes or the captain again, and smart readers might pick up it is the same character, but if Nathan isn’t in the scene, there is no way for me to explicitly state it, as the characters on the Hemmes weren’t present when Nathan went to Mal Cove. Its still useful for me to remember though.<br /><br />So that’s it. You have all the parts you need to start writing your synopsis. Next week, we are going to talk about what to do when you have finished your synopsis and, pro tip, its not starting to write your first draft.<br /><br /><br />And don’t forget to sign up to my hilariously inappropriate newsletter at www.traditionalevolution.com. It contains book news, stories too personal for facebook, movie reviews and when you first sign up, you get the full, unabridged version of the chicken story.<br /><br /><br /><br />
1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a><br />
7. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/httpsshaunkeenan.html" target="_blank">The Skeleton Of A Novel</a><br />
8. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-meat-and-flesh-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Meat & Flesh of Your Novel</a><br />
9. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-fur-and-feathers-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Fur and Feathers of your Novel</a><br />10. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/planning-scenes-that-make-writing-breeze.html" target="_blank">Planning Scenes That Make Writing A Breeze</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-83741122175939373042019-05-08T09:00:00.000+10:002019-05-08T09:35:55.731+10:00The Fur and Feathers of your Novel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><b>Synopsis Series: Part 9</b><br />“Jake, Tell Me About All Those Weird Unnecessary Looking Bits.”</b><br />
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The weird extra bit are what keeps your novel balanced and compelling. They may seem unnecessary now, maybe even overwhelming. However they will pay off when it comes to editing and selling your novel.<br />
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If you try it once, I promise you won’t go back, even if you end up tweaking my methods a little to design a system that suits the way your mind works, and plays to your own distinct weaknesses. The important thing is, that you do focus on your weaknesses and not your strengths. That is where a well-planned synopsis will make the most difference. <br />
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<b>What Are Beats and Why Do I Need Them?</b><br />
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I’ve said it before, but the stronger your readers feel when reading your books, the more likely they are to recommend those books to other people. Word of mouth is still the most powerful selling tool in existence. If you really want to be a best seller, people need to be talking to each other about your books.<br />
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So if you are writing a horror novel, you want it to be the scariest horror novel that reader has picked up all year. Your sad scenes should make readers teary, your tense scenes should have them squeezing the cushions with white knuckles.<br />
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When you are planning your synopsis, ‘beats’ refers to the emotional beat of the scene. What is the reader supposed to be feeling? Tracking this is important for two reasons. Firstly, before and after you write the scene, you can consider what the reader should be feeling. You can ask yourself how you can intensify that feeling. How you can make it so intense its almost unbearable. <br />
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Secondly, it lets you balance for emotional fatigue. If you hit the same beat in every scene, that emotion will lose its impact. You have to balance highs and lows. Different genres have different emotional ‘shapes’ and you should familiarize yourself with what is effective. Then you will know where and when you need to hit emotional beats to make the novel as satisfying as possible.<br />
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<b>What Is Narrative Traction?</b><br />
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The shortest, simplest explanation of narrative traction is that it ‘promises the reader something interesting will happen if they keep reading’. If you write: ‘no one who goes through door 31 has ever come back’ the readers want to know what is behind door 31. It also tells the reader what is coming: a character will go through door 31. If you say something like that, and the the reader is never shown through door 31, you will disappoint and anger them. It is misleading. <br />
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I have done a whole series on how to create narrative traction and you can find the links here:<br />
1. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/10/narrative-traction-part-1-what-is.html" target="_blank">What Is Narrative Traction</a><br />
2. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/11/narrative-traction-part-2-types-of.html" target="_blank">Types Of Narrative Traction</a><br />
3. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/11/narrative-traction-part-3-informational.html" target="_blank">Infomational Narrative Traction</a><br />
4. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/11/narrative-traction-part-4-event-based.html" target="_blank">Event Based Narrative Traction</a><br />
5. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/11/narrative-traction-part-5-how-to-create.html" target="_blank">How To Create Narrative Traction</a><br />
6. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2017/12/narrative-traction-part-6.html" target="_blank">Troubleshooting, Plotting & Identifying</a><br />
<br />When writing your narrative traction into your synopsis, you should ask two questions:<br />
1. What is the reader itching to find out?<br />
2. What is the reader eagerly anticipating?<br />
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Some of these things will stay consistent much of the way through the book. The first kiss is something romance readers will be anticipating from page one, but may not get until the end. The trick is to make readers want that first kiss more and more desperately as the novel progresses. Likewise, maybe the main character doesn’t go through door 31 until near the end of the novel—maybe it is a part of the climax. However to build the traction for that moment, you have to keep making the door more and more interesting.<br />
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However you should have multiple narrative traction threads, and they should always overlap. If you resolve one (going through door 31), you should have two or three more already in place and drawing the reader forward. You can’t have any places were narrative traction is dropped completely.<br />
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The stronger you can make your narrative traction, the harder it will be for readers to put it down. At the very least, you need to know what it is. However as much as possible, spell out how you are going to build narrative traction in your synopsis. So when you get to the first draft, you always know what your traction is, and you can ask yourself: “How do I make this more compelling? How can I make readers desperate to know/see this?”<br />
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<b>Why Track Purpose?</b><br />
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Every scene needs a purpose. Actually, I believe every GOOD scene needs at least two, preferably three or more. Occasionally in beta reading or feedback someone might say: ‘What was the point of this scene?’ If someone is asking, you’re probably in trouble, but at the very least, you should be able to answer instantly—there should be a solid reason why every scene is critical to the plot.<br />
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However scenes that are only serving one purpose can be boring. You can make a scene a lot more interesting by having it serve many purposes, packing it full of conflict, information and character development. <br />
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Here are some of the purposes a scene might have:<br />
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- Introduces new information about the setting or characters<br />
- Raises the stakes<br />
- Shows characterization or character development<br />
- Moves the plot forward<br />
- Builds suspense<br />
- Introduces a character<br />
- Climax<br />
- Resolution<br />
- Inciting Incident<br />
- Establishes setting, mood, atmosphere or themes<br />
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When you get to your first draft, make sure the purposes of the scene are clear to you and the reader. People should never be asking what the purpose of a scene was, they should always feel like every scene they read is vital.<br />
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<b>Why Track Characters?</b><br />
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Tracking characters usually comes down to balancing. Some authors suggest that after you finish your first draft, you highlight every single line of dialog in the novel in different colors—one color for every character. This shows you who is dominating the script. (It also shows you if male characters are doing 90% of the talking.)<br />
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I finding tracking how often characters appear before I start writing can help me balance how much screen time each of them has. It allows me to either put some characters in more often, or take out the ones who are dominating more than they should. Which is MUCH easier to do at the synopsis stage.<br />
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It also helps in those times a character is supposed to be in a scene and I forget about them completely. <br />
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<b>Measure Twice, Cut Once</b><br />
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Completing all these parts of a synopsis before you begin writing takes a lot of time. Instead of taking a few days, a synopsis could take weeks. Even months. However it will save you so much time in the long run. <br />
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If done correctly, it will leave you with a fantastic, complicated, heart-wrenching book, instead of a mediocre one. It will save you years of editing and rejections when people ‘liked it, but didn’t love it’, or ‘can’t quite put their finger on what isn’t working.’<br />
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A novel doesn’t have to be ‘well written’ to be a best seller. But it does need narrative traction. And it does need to invoke strong emotions in the readers. That is why books you might despair at, books like Twilight and 50 Shades of Gray, sell millions of copies, but better written, more intelligent books languish in the mid-list. You can do both, but you have to plan for it.<br />
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So take the time, try planning it all in advance, and see what sort of book you end up with. <br />
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And don’t forget to sign up to my hilariously inappropriate newsletter at <a href="http://www.traditionalevolution.com/">www.traditionalevolution.com</a>. It contains book news, stories too personal for facebook, movie reviews and when you first sign up, you get the full, unabridged version of the chicken story.<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a><br />
7. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/httpsshaunkeenan.html" target="_blank">The Skeleton Of A Novel</a><br />
8. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-meat-and-flesh-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Meat & Flesh of Your Novel</a><br />
9. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-fur-and-feathers-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Fur and Feathers of your Novel</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-6721018627402774302019-05-01T10:52:00.003+10:002019-05-01T10:53:24.513+10:00The Meat and Flesh of Your Novel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 8</b><br />
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<b>The Layout Of The Detailed Novel Synopsis:</b><br />
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Okay, we have looked at the character sheet for the Jake Corvus Method and we have a simple synopsis, which has the basic details of the plot, and the right number of scenes, for you to build on. <br />
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This week, we are going to look at the way I lay out a detailed synopsis. Over the next two weeks, I am going to talk about how to correctly fill out the detailed synopsis. It may look a bit daunting, but I promise with the work you have already done on the character sheets and the simple synopsis, it won’t be as difficult as it looks!<br />
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The following template is the template to use for every SCENE. Every scene will need its own copy of this template. So you may use between 20-100 of these in a full synopsis. <br />
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<b>TEMPLATE:</b><br />
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<b>Chapter:</b> (You may have several scenes in one chapter, or you may have scenes that bridge chapters. That’s fine. This is to help you organize things, its not set in stone.)<br />
<b>Day:</b> (If I don’t track the day at this stage, I completely lose track of the time line.)<br />
<b>Scene:</b> (There will be a whole blog post dedicated to what you should and shouldn’t include in your scene description. In general though, it should be as long and detailed as you can make it. I will even include sections of dialog and description when I am planning this stage. If you go up to 500+ words, don’t stress, its less writing for you at the first draft stage.)<br />
<b>Narrative Traction:</b><br />
What is promised or anticipated? <br />
What questions do readers want answered? <br />
(If you haven’t read my narrative traction series, this part is going to be difficult or impossible. However this is all getting its own blog post too, and I will include the links to the narrative traction series then.)<br />
<b>Purpose:</b> (Every scene has to have at least two purposes for me to keep it in the book. Those purposes might be: furthering the plot, raising the stakes, providing information to the reader, character development, or world building. Most scenes that only do one of these things will be boring scenes, so its a good idea to try and work in AT LEAST two to every scene. When you do this in the planning/synopsis phase, stuff doesn’t get forgotten in the heat of the moment writing phase.)<br />
<b>Characters:</b> (A list of what characters are in each scene. This is 1) so no one is forgotten or ignored in a scene and 2) so when you finish your detailed synopsis, you can go through and check the ‘visual weight’ of each character.)<br />
<b>Beats:</b> (This is where you list the emotional beats of the scene. The emotional beats of the scene are what you want the READER to feel, not the characters. I typically just write ‘romance’, ‘horror/fear’, ‘action/excitement’, ‘drama/angst’. However you may wish to be more explicit. EG: “I want readers to be afraid Bill won’t survive.” Or “I want readers hearts to ache with longing when Christine leaves.” Strong writing makes readers feel strong emotions, so don’t dismiss this section. You can’t make readers feel strong emotions if you don’t even know what you want them to feel.)<br />
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<b>Organizing Your Synopsis:</b><br />
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I prefer to do my synopses in scrivener. This allows me to have multiple files that I can access and have open at one time. If you were trying to get the same effect in word, you would need not just multiple files, but multiple folders.<br />
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In scrivener, I like to have my overview, my simple synopsis and my detailed synopsis as separate files in one sub folder. I like to have my character profiles in another sub folder and my wold building file in a third sub folder, with any art or maps I have gathered from the setting. All of these sub folders usually end up in the ‘research’ folder scrivener self generates. <br />
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When I am writing, I then work with a vertical split screen, so I can have my detailed synopsis to the right of the scene I am working on. When I am writing a novel, each scene is its own file, so they can be easily moved around. I then compile them all in a single word document for editing.<br />
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If you are just working in word, you’ll need to flip back and forth between your synopsis and the scene you are writing. Which could be a major pain in the ass. Alternatively, you could print out your synopsis and character sheets and keep them in a binder, but that doesn’t allow for editing on the fly. If you use any sort of text to speech program for writing, it should be quite easy to have the synopsis open while you work.<br />
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The point is, you need a system where you can regularly access your detailed synopsis and character profiles while you write, so when you are setting up your folders, do so with that in mind.<br />
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<b>Do You Really Need All That?</b><br />
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Yep. My synopsis system allows you to track not only the EVENTS in your story, but the reader’s emotional arc and why they are turning the page. This guarantees you have a page-turning book, one your target audience can’t put down. You might be thinking this is more important in genres like romance, which people tend to associate with ‘emotion’. However romance often has a slow emotional build with a few peaks along the way. The genres that are really high emotion are action, thriller and horror, which require a reader to be very on and emotionally engaged, on the edge of their seat for the entire novel.<br />
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Think of emotion levels as excitement levels, or (non sexual) arousal. If your pulse isn’t racing during an action or horror, its not a very good action or horror. And that emotional intensity often has to be sustained AND build for the entirety of the book. <br />
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Comparatively, the books you may think of as emotional—the ‘women’s fiction’ books—may have a much lower emotional arc for the reader. Readers might be biting their lip, but they’re not biting their nails, you get me? (That said, there is a lot of high intensity romance novels too, but the sweet/low intensity ones sell just as well.)<br />
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Male readers like to think they are more interested in the plot and events than the characters—this is almost universally untrue. Men need to relate to the main character, moreso than women in many cases. The proof is in the pudding. Books targeted at men only sell if they have male protagonists. Never ignore your tension, emotional arcs and narrative traction, just because you are writing for men. Explosions alone won’t keep them reading.<br />
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Next week, we look at characters, narrative traction, beats and purpose in the detailed synopsis. The week after, we will be taking a close look at scenes—what to include and what not to include.<br />
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And don’t forget to sign up to my hilariously inappropriate newsletter at <a href="http://www.traditionalevolution.com/">www.traditionalevolution.com</a>. It contains book news, stories too personal for facebook, movie reviews and when you first sign up, you get the full, unabridged version of the chicken story.<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a><br />
7. <a href="http://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/httpsshaunkeenan.html" target="_blank">The Skeleton Of A Novel</a><br />
8. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-meat-and-flesh-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Meat & Flesh of Your Novel</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-22391730355785909152019-04-04T09:58:00.001+10:002019-04-04T10:01:39.071+10:00The Skeleton Of A Novel<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After a huge delay, mostly caused by the premature birth of my son, we are back to the synopsis series!<br />
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<b>The Simple Synopsis</b><br />
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The simple synopsis is a bullet point list of scenes, largely used for brainstorming and putting things in order before you start your detailed synopsis. If you have written a synopsis before, it probably looked very similar to this.<br />
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<b>Re-Read Your Material!</b><br />
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Before you brainstorm, you have to re-read all your material. Your overview, your character profiles and your world building. All of it. And if you brainstorm over several days, you have to re-read it all before every brainstorming session. Why? Because that’s why you wrote the profiles and world-building, to lay the foundation for your plot to be built on. If you don’t use it now, you’ve wasted the last few weeks of work.<br />
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Many of your plot elements will already be in place in your character profiles. And your world building will create limits, boundaries and rules for those scenes to play out under. Character profiles and world-building are the parents of your plot.<br />
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<b>Brainstorming</b><br />
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Next, we brainstorm. The most important think about brainstorming is, that we write down anything that comes to mind, even if it doesn’t ‘fit’ or we think it feels stupid. Just write it down. Keep writing until you think you have way more scenes than you need. You may have to repeat this step a few times, over a few different days, to keep growing this list of scenes to a reasonable level. Don’t worry about them being in order, just get down as many ideas as you can.<br />
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<b>Number Of Scenes</b><br />
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Next, we need to go back to our overview and look at our chapter and word count goal. Lets assume we want 30 chapters, and we want to put in at least three scene points per chapter. That equals 90 scenes. Do you have ninety scenes on your list? More? Less? Keep in mind, you have been writing down a lot of things that might not fit in your plot. You may want to go back to the brainstorming stage and give yourself more to work with. Its a good idea to have a quarter or a third more scene ideas than you think you will need.<br />
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<b>Putting It In Order</b><br />
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Your scene list is a jumble of bones in a pile. Now you need to lay it out to form an actual skeleton, starting with the head. Your most critical scene of all.<br />
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I usually open a new file in scrivener, and start clipping and pasting things over in the order they need to happen, starting at the beginning, and working my way to the end. I do the major, fixed plot points first. And then I add in the smaller, more flexible elements around them.<br />
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Whatever didn’t fit, I keep in another folder to go back to if I get stuck later, but mostly these elements are abandoned. That’s okay. Not every idea is a good one, and not every good idea belongs in THIS book.<br />
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<b>Ground-Hog Day Cometh</b><br />
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Now you have the rough structure of a plot. You have about 90 scenes for 30 chapters, in roughly the right order, separated into their chapters in ways that will let you end some, if not all, chapters on intense cliffhangers. <br />
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Guess what you get to do now? That’s right. You re-read your overview and think about your target audience, you re-read all your character profiles and look for elements and critical scenes that have been left out (like testing your heroes strength), you re-read your world building to look for conflicts or things that need to be added.<br />
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You add notes to yourself for later, you expand on things, you jot down where readers need certain information and how to put it into those scenes organically. You keep building and adding until you don’t just have a spine, but you have a full skeleton.<br />
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<b>Simple Synopsis Checklist</b><br />
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So now you have a simple synopsis, I want you to read through again and check you have the following:<br />
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1. The right number of scenes for your desired word count.<br />
2. Your hero’s strength is tested.<br />
3. Your hero’s weakness is tested and they fail.<br />
4. Your hero’s weakness is tested and they overcome (probably your climax).<br />
5. Your villain’s strength is tested and they excel.<br />
6. Your villain’s weakness is tested and they fail both times.<br />
7. Any major secondary characters have their strength and weakness moments.<br />
8. Your hero’s primary goal is clearly outlined at the beginning. Plus the costs of failure and the barriers. <br />
9. Your villain is clearly introduced early on.<br />
10. You have scenes that highlight your main character’s, villain and any major secondary character’s, growth arcs.<br />
11. Your villains goals are outlined early (even if they are false or fake) and the costs to the hero if they succeed.<br />
12. The stakes continue to rise, the odds get worse and everything gets more urgent as the plot progresses.<br />
13. You have threaded in any elements that relate to twists and ‘ah-ha!’ moments. EG: your red herrings are in place, your clues are in place, any guns used in act three are clearly visible in act one, etc.<br />
14. The overall structure is solid. Exciting opening, middle where the tensions and stakes escalate, building to a tense and fulfilling climax and ending. <br />
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If you have all of these elements ready and in order, you are in the perfect position to begin your REAL synopsis next week!<br />
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ALL CURRENT POSTS IN THIS SERIES:<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-33313018753315248102019-01-16T13:14:00.001+10:002019-01-16T13:15:17.204+10:00Building An Empire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 6</b><br />
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Sorry about the missed posts! I was in hospital having a baby.<br />
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<b>The Worst World Building Comes From Laziness</b><br />
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The worst books, the ones I put down right away, are the ones that basically have a historical earth setting, but the author has made no efforts to research and just calls it fantasy, so they don’t have to be historically accurate.<br />
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Admittedly, there are some readers that just don’t care about that sort of thing. However the truth is, there are too few people like that to make a book a best seller. Lazy world building will forever keep you in the realms of the mid-list author, and that is the very best you can aim for.<br />
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You might think this only affects speculative and historical fiction, but it is just as important in contemporary fiction. The under developed world building there tends to show itself in characters who are all from the same upbringing and location as the author. Not just main characters, but everyone. Its often a book full of white, middle class, lapsed Christians, as if no other people exist in the world. Maybe a few caricatures of billionaires thrown in too, but those billionaires don’t act or think like billionaires, they just act and think like the author with more money. <br />
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I honestly can’t be bothered reading books by lazy authors. If you didn’t care enough to do any research or put effort in to developing a rich, full world, why would I want to read it? I’m certainly not going to care about your book more than you do.<br />
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That said, world building doesn’t have to be a huge, month long nightmare. I know some writers who can get a bit bogged down in world building. They spend months, even years, focusing on world building and never write the book. Realistically, world building should probably take about a week. I highly suggest supplementing your world building with historical documentaries throughout the year. There are many fantastic British series on how things are made traditionally in tutor times, or Victorian times, everything from thatch roofs to food to pigstys. They’re very enjoyable too, so watch them instead of re-watching ‘the office’ and your evenings being comatose on the couch will be put to good use.<br />
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<b>Magic</b><br />
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Your magic system needs rules. For all the pros, there has to be cons. Too many authors use magic to solve problems they are too lazy to find solutions for. However a good magic system creates problems and obstacles, not solutions. It should be a source of conflict. Either because of the toll it takes on the user, the social and political implications, or the imbalance of power created when the main character has much less than the villain they are facing.<br />
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If you only use magic to make things easier, either for you as a writer, or your characters within the plot, you are doing it wrong. It is also important that once you establish rules and boundaries, you work within them. Magic is not something you can make up on the fly, not if you want to do it well. However when it is done well, it can be one of the most appealing and interesting parts of your novel.<br />
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<b>Faith, Religions and Power</b><br />
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Historically, power has always oscillated between the government or monarchy and the church—whatever church it may be. Even today, churches influences politics a lot more than politics influence churches.<br />
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This is for two reasons. Firstly, historically speaking, church and religion have always been the cornerstone in community. Most religions call for people to come together and worship regularly, but these sessions of worship also become community networking. And, often, a way of enforcing community standards and guidelines. You have to meet certain moral criteria to be accepted at the church and thus within the community. <br />
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The second reason, is that almost all religions promote the idea that life is short, but the soul is infinite. So what happens in life is less important than what happens to the soul after death. Since government and monarchy are often concerned with the here and now, many people can be convinced they are less important than the church, which decides and informs over the eons. <br />
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When considering the power structure of any society, religion should be taken into account. Both because of its ability to influence government and policy, and because of the networks it fosters within a community. In any fantasy or historical seeing, the church would almost definitely be the heart of community and socialization. With the rise of the Internet, improved transport and globalization, this has shifted somewhat. However even today, the only thing that influences governments more than religion is money. (And if you believe greed is the work of the devil, then money also falls under religious influence.)<br />
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Even if you ‘re not religious, its hard to ignore religion in world building, since I can guarantee every person on earth feels some concern about what happens after death. And this is the fundamental question that religion exists to answer. Thus, even if you are an atheist, it is the one thing all people have in common.<br />
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<b>Politics, Social Classes and Commerce</b><br />
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Is your society controlled by government, military, monarchy or the church? Is it democratic? Is it patriarchal or matriarchal? What is the currency of power? Money? Faith? Bloodlines? Military force? What is the power structure of the different classes? How are the poor kept poor? Is it limited education? War? Resource shortages? Faith based manipulations?<br />
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Who controls the flow of money and commerce? Who controls resources? Is there room for lateral movement in classes? Is there room for forward movement? Can the lower class ever rise above their station? What keeps them from moving up? Money? Education? Blood? Titles?<br />
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Every society has a system of checks in place to control the flow of resources to certain groups, creating at least two classes (rich and poor). Since early times, it has often been as easy as racism. EG: These people are inferior to us, so it is okay for us to make them slaves.<br />
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These days, these systems still tend to focus on hate and shame. They usually target weaker, vulnerable groups, such as the sick, the less educated and people of colour. Take any of the following arguments, which I have heard on the news, spoken by politicians or experts:<br />
‘Fat people shouldn’t receive welfare until they lose weight.’<br />
‘People should be forced to take an IQ test before they have children.’<br />
‘Refugees shouldn’t receive welfare, since they came illegally.’<br />
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Personal political opinions aside, if you want to make a setting realistic—be it past, present or future, you need to know which groups are being denied access to resources, by who and how.<br />
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<b>Food and Waste</b><br />
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Food and waste are huge issues for cities, and place a lot of limits on societies. Just look at ye old London and the early days of New York. Usually government is in charge of sanitation, and if government is slack or non existent, so is sanitation. On average, everyone poops once a day, so multiply the poops by the number of people in the city. Ten thousand people, ten thousand poops on the street in day one. By the end of the week, the same city has 70, 000 poops on the street. Ten thousand people will produce 3, 650, 000 poops in a year. That is not including any livestock such as horses, pigs, chickens, sheep or cattle. Nor does it include cats and dogs. That doesn’t include food waste, or urine either.<br />
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And if you have shit, urine and food scraps from people and animals built up in drifts along the street, you also have disease. Its hard to keep hands and food uncontaminated. That poop becomes vomit and diarrhea. People can’t work. The city is full of flies, mice and rats, because rats and mice can eat maggots. Do you see where I am going with this?<br />
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Poop aside, you need enough food to feed people in your society. And if you were born in the city, you might think you stick a seed in soil, give it some light and water and a plant grows that people eat. You would be wrong. Plants need food too. Dead things and poop, mostly. But also other nutrients and some plants require soil to be alkaline or well drained or very wet and so on. Growing meat also requires food for the meat, along with water, space and breeding management.<br />
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Food and waste a complicated systems and without them, human society—from a family of three, to a huge mega city—can’t run. Too often I just see writers ‘assume it away’, without realizing these issues are constant and major, now, in the past and likely in the future. <br />
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In fact, food and sanitation, or lack thereof, have often been used to control populations… or start revolutions. A hungry man doesn’t care who is in charge, only where his next meal is coming from. A woman watching her child starve will do anything. Even march on the capital and eat the president.<br />
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<b>Ecosystems</b><br />
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Eco systems need to be balanced. If you have a lot of large predators, there needs to be a lot MORE things for those large predators to eat. A male African lion eats about 7kgs of meat a day and weighs about 190kgs. Scale that up to a three tonne dragon and you’re looking at over 100kgs of meat per day. Keep in mind, three tonnes equal to about three very large horses. If you want bigger dragons, dragons that are closer to thirty tonnes, they’re going to eat a tonne of food a day. However a large predator that has to eat every day or it will starve is going to struggle. So a thirty pound dragon might be looking for three tonne food every three days.<br />
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And whatever this prey is, there needs to be enough of them to support a breeding population of dragons, which means the prey needs enough food and space to grow and breed. And if you are talking about three tonne herbivores, suddenly that space and food is immense. Keep in mind most large herbivores bred once every year, or even once every two years, and the population to sustain your dragons just keeps growing and growing. <br />
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If you are doing a historical, fantasy or sci fi setting, do a rundown of the local ecosystem, the animals and plants, what preys on what and how they interact with your human population. A city of 10, 000 people can’t all be hunter gatherers. People can’t walk far enough and an environment can’t be dense enough in animals and plants for that to be possible. At a certain size, agriculture becomes a must for most of the population. <br />
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When your eco system is balanced and feels realistic, your book is more enjoyable for readers, so its worth taking the time to do your homework and math.<br />
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<b><br />Birth, Death and Marriage</b><br />
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Birth, Death and Marriage are said to be the three more important moments of your life. Regardless of if that is true, all cultures have their own unique attitudes, rituals and beliefs regarding these three events. If you plan on just falling back on the ‘default’, then you are showing your own ignorance. Even today, even in a single suburb, the rituals and beliefs around these three occasions will vary greatly. Across history and location, the variations are startling, exciting and fascinating.<br />
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When developing a culture in fantasy or sci fi, give thought to how they treat these three events. Even if you are writing a contemporary novel, get out of your comfort zone. Learn about the people around you and how they celebrate, or mourn. The foods, the smells, the songs. <br />
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Assuming you are the default is deeply arrogant and narcissistic. If you are going to write about birth, death and marriage as it is in your family and culture, then at least do it the respect of honest and authentic details. <br />
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I, for example, will never forget my grandmother’s funeral where a great uncle suggest a cousin and I should go on a date, despite knowing we were cousins. There’s a raw, authentic and very unflattering detail. <br />
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Soon, I will get to learn some authentic details about what its like being a trans man giving birth in a major Australian hospital. And if I ever write that scene, I will be dispensing of the assumptions and ‘default’ birth cliches.<br />
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<b><br />Variety In Culture</b><br />
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It annoys the crap out of me in sci fi were the main characters meet an alien race, which has a uniform culture across the entire planet. I can’t think of anything less realistic. Even within restricted, very close knit communities, there are small small differences. A traditional dish that has existed for thousands of years will be made differently by every family—a special family recipe. <br />
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Its also rare to find a community that is completely isolated. People have always traveled. No culture sat quietly, farming their land and living their lives. People moved, people explored the world. Travel took a lot longer and was much more dangerous, but it didn’t stop them. You would be surprised if you looked back through history and realized just how early different cultures were in contact. <br />
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So it doesn’t matter if you are working with accurate history, or present day, or creating your own culture, remember that isolated cultures are rare, almost non existent. And that truly isolated cultures are often extremely susceptible to disease from outsiders. Your main character who comes from some isolated village that hasn’t made contact with strangers for thousands of years would, realistically, die of the flu come winter.<br />
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Static culture is boring and unrealistic. Learn to interweave a realistic and vibrant setting, one influenced by a range of different cultures and people.<br />
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<b><br />Researching Reality</b><br />
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Immersion is the best form of research. Even something as simple as standing on a stool or chair to see how taller people see the world can give you insight into a character. We can’t all afford to travel around the world, living in the cultures we want to write about. But we can go to museum exhibitions, art exhibitions, local import stores, culture clubs and so on. We can also watch documentaries and read books, either histories, or autobiographies, by the sort of people we want to write about.<br />
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Its important to look for authentic experiences. If you want to write about Africa, don’t read books by people who went on holiday there, or who are from another culture and lived there. Read books by people who were born and raised in Africa. Read about the cultures and places you want to learn about, as told by the actual people who live there.<br />
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And if you do get the chance to immerse yourself fully in a new culture or place, don’t just rely on your own experiences. Talk to people, learn about other people’s experiences. You’re not trying to learn about yourself and your own feelings and reactions, so don’t focus on them.<br />
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Of course, if you are writing about a cultural background, or minority, other than your own, its a good idea to get sensitivity readers (readers from that culture or minority who read your book looking for inaccuracies or unintentionally offensive material). Just like editors, sensitivity readers should be paid for their time. So factor that into your budget when costing/planning a novel.<br />
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ALL CURRENT POSTS IN THIS SERIES:<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a>Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-30690911963909816182018-12-28T09:05:00.000+10:002018-12-28T09:28:16.440+10:00Jake's 2018 Achievements <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Small break in the
synopsis series this week to look at my 2018 summary. It can be easy to fall
into the trap of feeling like the year flew by too fast, and you got nothing
done.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I certainly felt
that way until I looked back through my bujo and marked off all the important
milestones I reached in 2018. Looking back on this year, I can see it was
actually a huge and fantastic year, and I am very proud of all the things I
have achieved:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Milestones:</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Came out as
transgender</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Fell pregnant with
first child</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Wrote 600k+</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Read 27 books (Not
counting Aurealis) </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Edited 650+ pages</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Changed Legal Name
to Jake Corvus</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- New personal best:
10, 500 words in a single day</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Paid off house
mortgage in full</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Brought a new car
(Suzuki Vitara) </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Judged Aurealis
Awards (Fantasy Novel Category)</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Launched my
newsletter and new Website</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Taken on new role
as President of Vision Writers</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Found new
medication that decreased my migraines by 3/4.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Finished 10 first
drafts.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Books I Read In 2018:</span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The Cruel Prince – Holly Black </span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Enjoyed this immensely. It didn't really kick off for me until about half
way through, but then it really kicked off. And what a title.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Happiness By Design – Paul Dolan</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I highly recommend this for anyone
who likes psychology, sociology or who wants to be happy.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Your First 1000 Copies – Tim Grahl</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lots of good information and got me
fired up about self promotion.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- In Other Lands – Sarah Rees Brennan</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Subversive and just plain awesome
attack on YA genre fiction. Read it.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The Happiness Project – Gretchen Ruben</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruben shares her experiences as she
implements a 12 months 'be happier' plan in her life. A lot of useful insights,
if a little self centered.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The One Thing – Gary Keller</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I really enjoyed this book, but I
don't like to bring it up, because inevitably someone who hasn't read it will
say its stupid based on their incorrect understanding of the premise. If you
want to be really awesome, read it. Don't listen to the people self-righteously
bitching about it.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Sick House – Jeff Strand</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I honestly hate Jeff Stand books. I
buy them and read them and hate every moment of it, then buy more. He's
fantastic at narrative traction, terrible at plot, characters, and everything
else. I plan to buy more of his books and then bitch about how bad they are
next year.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Three Moments of An Explosion – China
Mieville</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You either 'get' China Mieville or
you don't. If you are going to read his stuff, start with 'Looking for Jake'.
If you love it, go nuts with the rest of his novels. If you don't, just move on
with your life. Personally, I idolise him with a passion that borders on
blasphemy.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- 7 Steps to Wealth – John Fitzgerald</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not as good as 'The Barefoot
Investor by Scott Pape', but if you have read The Barefoot Investor and are
still hungry for more, this is pretty good. I like books on personal finance.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Nevermoor – Jessica Townsend</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A great example of working with
tropes. Townsend uses tropes and clichés as a form of literary shorthand to
skip the 'boring bits' and focus on the more interesting parts. I enjoyed it as
a learning/stylistic tool. The descriptions and language were gorgeous.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Strangers to Superfans – David Gaughran</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fantastic book for authors on
self-promotion. Recommended.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Gentleman's Guide To Vice and Virtue –
MacKenzi Lee</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I wanted to love this, but the main
character is so insufferably self-centred and selfish, I couldn't get into it.
If you want to read a teen gay romance about a narcissist, this one is for you.
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The Death Collector – Jack Kerley</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thriller novel that reveals more
about the author's sexual fetishes than he probably intended. Every single
woman in this book was described as looking EXACTLY THE SAME. I think I counted
eight different tall red-heads by the end of the book. Come on, bro.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The Kept Woman – Karin Slaughter</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I love all the Will Trend books. If
you want to read Karin Slaughter, start with Triptych. Don't read the Grant
Gounty books, Jeffery is human garbage.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myth
and Magic – F.T Lukes</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Worst title for a YA this year.
Could never remember it, so I never recommended it to anyone. Pretty cute gay
romance. Main character is a bit self-centred and oblivious, but I could get
past it.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- The One Page Marketing Plan – Allan Dib</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Good book on marketing and
self-promotion for authors. Recommended.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Good book on generating content for
your blog and newsletter. Recommended.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Your First 100 Repeat Customers – Meera
Kothand</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Almost identical content to Allan
Dib's One Page Marketing plan. I prefer Dib's.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Simplify – Joshua Becker</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Short and pointless guide to
simplifying your life. Don't bother.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Making Websites Win – Karl Blanks</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This beast is DENSE and targeted at
big companies, not authors. However, if you enjoy this sort of thing, and are
good at extrapolating, then I still recommend it. I learned a lot.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Fence 1-12 – C.S Pacat</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Queer sports comic series. The first
few are significantly better than the later editions. I will be using the first
four to demonstrate various writing skills for many years to come. However, you
can see where time pressures started to affect the quality of the story and
art.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Coffee Boy – Austin Chant</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sweet transman/man office romance. I
really liked it. If you like queer romance, you will also probably like it.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Write and Grow Rich – Alinka Ruthowska</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A collection of interviews with best-selling
authors, talking about how they became successful, what their biggest mistake
was and what make the biggest impact on their career. Most of these authors are
nonfiction, not fiction. I found it quite reassuring, since different people
had different methods.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Help! My Facebook Ads Suck – Micheal Cooper</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Good book on marketing and
self-promotion on facebook for authors. Recommended.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Barefoot Investor for Families – Scott Pape</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A must if you have kids or
grandkids. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Friday Black – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah</span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Excellent collection of speculative
fiction short stories. Highly recommend. Several of these stories still haunt
me and I think about them regularly.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ROLL ON 2019</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Obviously next year
my biggest goal is having a healthy baby in February and looking after him.
However, being a new, single dad hasn't prevented me from writing a pretty
extensive list of goals I am hoping to achieve.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Primary Goals For
2019:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Have a baby.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Get back to my
pre-pregnancy goal weight.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Build house #2.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Complete 2 solo
first drafts.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Have two new books
edited and ready to pitch/sell.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- Build my
newsletter to 500 subscribers.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I also have another
9 'optional' goals to work on. Overly ambitious? Always. To be honest, even
though I have had an insanely productive year in 2018, I don't think I achieved
any of my goals. This was because they were tied to specific projects—which I
had to put aside for other things—and weight loss, and, unsurprisingly, at 8
months pregnant, I can't maintain my pre-pregnancy goal weight. In fact, I am
about ten kilograms heavier, which is honestly not that bad.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I don't know how
having a baby is going to affect my time, just that it will, and that I will
need to reorganise my days around Esteban and his requirements. I know there is
going to be a learning curve, but I am as prepared as I can be.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Roll on 2019!</span></div>
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forget to sign up to my hilariously inappropriate newsletter at
<a href="http://www.traditionalevolution.com/">www.traditionalevolution.com</a>. It contains book news, stories too personal for
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<b><br />Synopsis Series: Part 5</b><br />
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Welcome back! This week we continue with character profiles and how to set them up so you create characters readers never forget. You can re-read last weeks post, with the <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">full profile template here</a>. <br />
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<b>Starting With Your Villain</b><br />
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One of the most unforgivable mistakes I see amateur writers making is 1) not having a villain, 2) not having a well thought out villain or 3) having a villain who only appears at the end of the book. <br />
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Your villain is as, if not more, important than your hero. Why? Because your villain drives the action of the plot. And more importantly, your hero is only as brave as the conflicts they face. The more evil and dangerous your villain, the braver and more impressive your hero is. A villain we never see, and know nothing about, isn’t scary, so by contrast, your hero isn’t very impressive.<br />
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This is why I tell writers I am mentoring to start with their villain profile, not their main character. Your villain will be driving the plot, creating stakes and tension. So their motives, strengths, weaknesses, goals and growth arc all need to come first.<br />
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I will note, some novels do not have traditional villains. That is to say, the villain may not be a person. Villain is just anther word for antagonist though and every story has to have some form of antagonist. So look for yours and see how it can be expanded.<br />
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In romance, particularly short romances, the ‘villain’ is often the love interest themselves. They are the antagonists to the protagonist. However there should always be another conflict in romance that makes the love interest the antagonist. Some sort of conflicting interest or belief. Longer romance titles will often have another villain, or even two or three. Someone the couple must work together to overcome and defeat.<br />
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In The Grey (2011) starring Liam Neeson, there are three main antagonists. First, there is the weather, which brings down the plane and is a constant and unrelenting threat. There is the terrain itself, both an obstacle and a threat in its own right. And there is the pack of wolves, given a face in the form of the alpha wolf, which Neeson’s character develops deep hostile recognition with, as the movie progresses. <br />
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These antagonists are introduced early and in escalating conflicts. Talk of wolves and the storm happens before the plane takes off, we see the wolves before they attack and several times throughout the movie. If the only time we saw them was at the very end of the movie, in the final showdown, there would be no emotional tension in the viewer. Anticipation and development build to the climax, giving it impact.<br />
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Regardless of what your villain is, person, love interest or force of nature, they still need to be fully developed, introduced early and build up in escalating conflicts. <br />
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So as you go forward in this post, don’t think about filling in these sections of a profile for your main character, think about filling them in for your villain FIRST. Save that plucky little hero for second.<br />
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<b>Strengths and Weaknesses</b><br />
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Here’s a writing element that some people just understand innately, and some people never learn and just continue to fail at for years, never understanding why their work isn’t popular or doesn’t sell.<br />
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Characters need to have a strength and a weakness, and in the course of the novel, their weakness needs to cause them to fail, and then has to be overcome, and their strength has to be tested to breaking point.<br />
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These elements need to happen in critical turning points of your novel, such as the climax.<br />
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Now, you are either saying to yourself ‘that makes sense’ or ‘what the hell are you talking about, Jake?’. That will tell you which group of people you belong to.<br />
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So when you are listing your characters strengths and weaknesses, don’t just write an inert list. Write how they are critical to the plot. If your character’s strength is that they are brave, there must be a scene where you push them so hard that bravery cracks, and they are afraid. If their weakness is greed, there has to be a scene where they give into that greed and betray what matters to them. Then, later on, there must be a scene where they overcome that greed and make the right choice.<br />
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The exception here is villains and books with sad/bittersweet endings. What separates your hero from your villain is usually that second look at their weakness. Where your hero makes the right choice, and chooses love and equality and righteousness, your villain chooses power, and greed and selfishness. That is their downfall. Your villain should also easily overcome the testing of their strength.<br />
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Your villain must always be strong and powerful. Much, much more powerful than your hero. Otherwise, your hero is just a bully.<br />
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<b>Desires and Barriers</b><br />
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Both your hero and your villain’s desires are the meat of the plot. So if you don’t know what they are, you don’t really have a plot. In Harry Potter, Tom Riddle and Harry Potter were both denied love, acceptance and a family. Tom Riddle became Voldemort, seeking power and revenge—a revenge he unfairly directed at a minority. Harry came to Hogwarts seeking the family he had lost, but takes a different route to Tom, choosing friends, protecting others and standing up for the weak. In the end Voledemort dies and Harry lives and gets his new family. <br />
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Your hero and villain’s desires have to be in conflict with each other. They don’t have to want the same thing, but their desires have to be incompatible. This is what puts them at odds with one and other, and forces them to confront each other.<br />
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It is important to remember your reader will always care less than your character. So your character has to care about their goal more than anything else. They have to be willing to sacrifice everything for it. There is nothing entertaining about a character who is too cool to care. Because if your character doesn’t care, why does the reader? What are they reading for, if it doesn’t even matter to the main character and its their life?<br />
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So your hero and villain both need to want something so badly they are willing to die for it. Or, at least, make big sacrifices. And their desires need to contradict one and other. It is okay if your character starts wanting one thing, and then switches to the main thing very early in the book.<br />
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For example, Katniss doesn’t want to be a part of the hunger games, but she wants her sister Prim to be safe even more. For the rest of the series she is torn between those two desires. Her desire to stay alive, and her even more pressing desire to keep those she loves alive.<br />
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Once you know what your hero and villain want, you need to know why they want it. What do they get? Why does it matter to them? The reason needs to be believable and understandable. Even if a reader doesn’t want that thing themselves, they have to understand why your characters would sacrifice their own lives to have it.<br />
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Next, you need clear and seemingly insurmountable barriers to having the thing. Again, this is where your hero and villain will tie together, they should, at least in part, be the barrier stopping each other from reaching their goal.<br />
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And finally, what is the cost if they fail? There should be an internal/personal cost, and an external/global cost. EG: If the main character can’t find the cure, his daughter will die (personal) and the disease will continue to kill millions (global). Global doesn’t have to mean ‘world wide’ by the way. It could just mean all the animals on the farm die, as long as that is a stake you can make the reader care about deeply.<br />
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<b>Growth Arc</b><br />
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Now we scroll back up the profile template to the growth arc. If you have done your strengths and weaknesses, and your character motivation and goals properly, this should be a breeze. Where does your character start, emotionally and physically, and where do they end up? How have they changed? What have they sacrificed? <br />
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They have either risen and overcome their challenges (hero) or sunk to depths they swore never to delve into (villain). They end the novel having made a great sacrifice to have come out victorious (hero), or their vice proved to be their downfall and they were defeated (villain). <br />
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The point of a growth arc is not just to know its there and working (though that its important), it is a tool that shows you how hard you need to press the point at different stages in your novel. If your character is reckless at the beginning, and becomes responsible during the story, then you know you need to play up their recklessness at the start, so there is a huge contrast at the end. <br />
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Contrast is the key word here. The bigger and clearer that difference is, beginning to end, the greater the sense of reader satisfaction will be.<br />
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<b>Room Description</b><br />
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Why does room description matter? I am guessing most of you don’t give a lot of thought to your character’s rooms. I am going to give you three room descriptions and I want you to read them carefully and think about what sort of people probably live in them.<br />
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ROOM ONE<br />
The window was open, letting in sunlight and a sping breeze that billowed the lace curtains. The bed was old and iron, but painted white, the duvet was a patchwork of pink and cream roses. On the antique dresser, was a vase of cheery pink carnations, fresh from the garden and beside them, neatly placed hairbrushes and hand mirrors.<br />
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ROOM TWO<br />
The stink of stale BO and dirty socks was oppressive. Dark posters of angry men with guitars were pealing off the walls, with one lone pin up model from a calender tacked to the wall beside the unmade bed. Clothes—mostly black—dominated the floor in uneven piles. A stack of CDs had cascaded off the messy desk and spilled across the floor, their prismatic, silver undersides the only source of color.<br />
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ROOM THREE<br />
Toys. Toys everywhere. On the shelves, on the bed, spilling off the dresser onto the floor. The bedroom closet was open, stuffed to bursting with tiny, brightly colored clothes, and still more toys, leaking off the shelves and piled up under the clothes, making it impossible to close the closet door. In the middle of the room, a half empty sippy-cup of juice and the crusts of toast, cold and forgotten. <br />
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There is no trick here. I’m not going to say ‘Surprise! Room three belongs to a serial killer.’ Rather, I want you to see how you can tell readers about a character by showing them where and how they live. Giving characters a room that reflects their personality gives them an anchor in he reality you have created. It gives them a past. If there are toys on the floor, it implies in the past they were placed there, played with. Flowers were cut recently, outside, so the scene has a past, and expands beyond the room you see. Little details imply other details, and they give your writing a sense of realism. A good room description can do that for your character, as well as your writing.<br />
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Don’t ignore it. Just don’t make it too long either.<br />
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<b>Twenty Facts Expanded</b><br />
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Twenty facts is more of a brainstorming process for me. If I am struggling to write a list of twenty facts about a character, I clearly don’t know them very well. So it would be hard to write them realistically, or convincingly. It also means they don’t have enough depth. Some characters I could write fifty facts without pause. Others, I may realize I am struggling to even write the first three or four facts. <br />
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Brainstorming facts about characters has often given me directions and ideas for the plot, or solved problems in the plot that I was struggling with before. At the very least, it gives me a few flavor elements to keep the characters feeling like people.<br />
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Which is more interesting?<br />
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<i>1. “Do you want to get pizza?”<br />“Sure.”</i><br />
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<i>2. “Do you want to get pizza?”<br />“No anchovies, the smell makes me gag.” OR “No mushrooms, they give me the worst gas.”</i><br />
Maybe this seems small, but perhaps later on, your main character is trying to stop their partner eating a poisoned dish, but can’t talk to them, so they put a little sign on it saying ‘contains mushrooms’. <br />
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Or maybe their partner accidentally eats mushrooms and the toxic smell gives them away, which is more interesting than having them just knock something over. Things that gives a sense of continuity through the plot are more satisfying than things that just happen in that scene.<br />
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<b>Are You Ready To Rumble!?</b><br />
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I hope you understand not just what you need in a profile, but why. The why is more important. If you understand why, you can alter this character template to suit your own needs and the genre of your book. But if you don’t understand why, you’re going to struggle, even to use this template correctly.<br />
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I’m always happy to help though, so if you are struggling, hit me up at jakecorvus at gmail.com. And don’t forget to sign up to my hilariously inappropriate newsletter at <a href="http://www.traditionalevolution.com/">www.traditionalevolution.com</a>. It contains book news, stories too personal for facebook, movie reviews and when you first sign up, you get the full, unabridged version of the chicken story.<br />
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ALL CURRENT POSTS IN THIS SERIES:<br />
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1. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/do-you-struggle-with-what-to-write-next.html" target="_blank">Do You Struggle With What To Write Next?</a><br />
2. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-five-core-parts-of-good-synopsis.html" target="_blank">The Five Core Parts Of A Good Synopsis</a><br />
3. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-command-center-of-your-novel.html" target="_blank">The Command Center of Your Novel </a><br />
4. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/characters-readers-remember-forever.html" target="_blank">Characters Readers Remember Forever </a><br />
5. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2018/12/character-mistakes-you-cant-afford-to.html" target="_blank">Character Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make</a><br />
6. <a href="https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2019/01/building-empire.html" target="_blank">Building An Empire</a><br />
<br />Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-64008307349696787102018-12-13T08:59:00.000+10:002019-01-16T13:17:17.654+10:00Characters Readers Remember Forever<br />
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 4</b><br />
<b><br />Characters Readers Remember Forever</b><br />
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Can you name five of your favorite characters from books? How about five of the best known ones? Have you heard of these characters? Harry Potter. Jon Snow. Katniss Everdeen. Bridget Jones. Bilbo Baggins. <br />
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The best characters are ones that never leave us. That become a part of popular culture. Writing a memorable character at that level without any planning or consideration is even rarer than winning the lottery. It would take one of a kind talent, paired with once in a lifetime luck. Do you really want to bet on either? Its a much better idea to learn about what makes a character memorable and lovable and fascinating before you begin writing the book, and plan to write those elements in from the beginning, so they are deeply intertwined with the narrative. Editing them in later, after all, will be almost impossible.<br />
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<b>Laying A Foundation For Immortality</b><br />
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Character profiles are where you lay the foundation of what matters. Its not a place to record hair colour, eye colour, weight, height and freckle density. Though a few strong, defining physical features can make a character stand out in a reader’s mind, they aren’t what matters.<br />
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Did you like Harry Potter because he had green eyes? Or did you like him because he rose up from adversity to become a hero? Were you captivated by Katniss’ brown hair, or because she was willing to sacrifice her own life to save her little sister?<br />
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The important parts of a memorable character are not what they look like, but what they do. What they want. What they sacrifice. And its these elements that need to be at the core of your character profile. Not what they look like, but who they are, deep inside. What drives them. What are their limits? What makes them human? What makes them worthy of being a protagonist in a story?<br />
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<b>As Always, Jake As A System For Everything</b><br />
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Over the years, I have developed an extensive character profile that I use to design characters prior to writing a novel. It makes my characters, and my plots, stronger, more lifelike and fills them with conflict and tension. <br />
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I am going to share it with you here, but don’t try and use it yet. This week I am discussing the layout, next week I will be discussing how to fill it in properly.<br />
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<b>JAKE’S CHARACTER PROFILE:</b><br />
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<b>BOOK</b>: (The working title of the book this character is in.)<br />
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<b>Name</b>: (Character name. First, last and any nick names.)<br />
<b>Age</b>: (Character age at in chapter 1, though you might want to also include their age at the end of the last chapter, if it changes.)<br />
<b>Race</b>: (This is more for fantasy and sci fi than contemporary fic. If I was doing contemp I would change this to ‘ethnic background’.)<br />
<b>Hair</b>: (This is so you remember and keep it consistent but also, try to put a description here, not just a colour. EG: a loose black Grace Kelley bob. Salt and pepper, thinning on the top. Long, loose and gold, tangled and wild.)<br />
<b>Skin</b>: (Skin tone, again, a description is better than a color. Remember not to describe dark skinned people as food. Its offensive. No coffee or chocolate, okay?)<br />
<b>Eyes</b>: (Rather than color, try and focus on emotion with your eye description. Pale grey, with hard wrinkled lines from frowning. Wide, blue, bright and full of wonder.)<br />
<b>Magic</b>: (Again, this is for fantasy/spec fic, not contemp. Depending on your setting, this could be extensive and cross into world building.)<br />
<b>Quirks/Turns of phrase</b>: (If you see my post here on style: https://traditionalevolution.blogspot.com/2016/04/elements-to-better-writing-style.html you will see I recommend giving characters their own distinct ‘voice’. This is where you make notes about that. This section can end up being quite long and extensive!)<br />
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<b>Personality</b>: (A lot of people list character traits here. Eg: brave, shy, funny, outgoing, etc. Do that if you have to, to give yourself an outline, but then after each trait give an example of HOW they show that trait. Nothing is worse than a book that tells you character is brave, but we never get to see them being brave. You can’t tell your reader anything regarding personality, you can only SHOW them. So do yourself a favor and work out some ways to show that trait now, not when you’re writing your first draft.)<br />
<b>Growth Arc</b>: (Every character has to go through a developmental arc throughout the story. Maybe they start out shy and grow in confidence. Maybe they start out carefree and have all their innocence stripped away. You need to know where they start and where they end, before you start planning the novel in full. This is so you can set up point A very strongly, so point B has more impact. I remember C.S Pacat talking about her character Laurent in Captive Prince. She said she knew people needed to hate him at the start, and he had to win them over slowly as the novel progressed. She was still devastated everyone hated him when they started reading! And boy did they hate him. But by the end of the series, no one saw him as a bad guy anymore, everyone loved him.)<br />
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<b>Four Descriptions</b>: (These are short, active descriptions of the character as they would appear in the text. Try and make them very different and set under very different circumstances. I try and do them from different POVs. EG: someone who hates them, someone who admires them, the character happy, and the character in the height of a conflict.)<br />
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<b>Family</b>: (List any family members this character has, and make some notes about their interpersonal relationships.)<br />
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<b>Greatest Strength</b>: (These next sections are going to be the focus of next week’s blog post.)<br />
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<b>Most Desires: </b>(These too.)<b><br />What do they Gain?:<br />Barriers to Goal:<br />Cost of Failure (internal/external):</b><br />
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<b>20 Facts about the character</b>: (This may seem a bit pointless, but it has actually proved to be a vital part of my character and plot development. It promotes brainstorming and forces you to flesh out the character in your mind. Childhood incidents, favorite food and colors, interesting likes and dislikes, etc can all go here. Read through your character profiles regularly, and you will be able to add a lot of life and a sense of history and depth to characters by using these notes.)<br />
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So there it is, Jake’s character profile sheet. Is it what you expected? How does it compare to character profiles you have used in the past? If you are feeling a bit lost, don’t worry, I am going to expand on it next week. The most important parts of this profile are not explained at all right now, you have to wait until for the real magic! See you then!<br />
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 3</b><br />
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Writing an overview sounds ridiculously simple, maybe so simple you wonder why it needs its own blog post at all. Depending on your experience level, it may be a lot harder than you think. It may even be impossible for you to do properly when you are starting out.<br />
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That is because a functional overview means you have to be pretty good at estimating how long scenes are going to be, and how long a novel will be, based on the plot points you create. Not everyone is good at this. In fact, few people are good at this at all.<br />
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<b>How Much Content Do You Need For Novel?</b><br />
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The most common mistake I see first time writers making, is they write down their scenes and they think they have enough material for a long novel. Maybe even a trilogy. However in truth, they barely have enough story for a novella. <br />
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To remind you, an overview is the basic details of your novel structure. It should contain information such as the target audience, the genre, the intended word count, the number of chapters and the goal word count per chapter based on those two numbers. EG: 80,000 words, divided by 25 chapters is 3200 words per chapter. <br />
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So lets start at the beginning and work through your overview.<br />
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<b>How Do You Set Up An Overview?</b><br />
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Your genre and target audience is the first thing you should know. You can take the exact same plot, same characters, same ending—but end up with completely different books if you are writing for teenagers VS adults. The tone, themes and focus will be different, even though the plot and characters can be exactly the same.<br />
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Sometimes people come to me asking for feedback, but can’t tell me who the target audience is. I find it almost impossible to give them feedback under those circumstances, because without knowing the target audience, there is no way for me to know what the feedback should be. <br />
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So first, you decide who your target audience is, and your genre. Remember, genre is just the primary emotion your reader wants to feel when reading. Romance = love. Horror = fear. Fantasy = awe. And so on. Genre is also where your book will be shelved in the book store. You want to be shelved with similar authors, so you can be found by your target audience. <br />
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<b>How Long Should My Novel Be?</b><br />
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When you know your target audience and genre, you can get a rough idea of what your word count can be. Particularly if you want to sell commercially, with a traditional publisher or through book stores, you will need to stick within the genre norms. This is very easy to find out, simply google: ‘Average word count for GENRE.’ Be very aware that niche genres can vary a lot. Particularly in romance. While a typical historical romance might be up around 120, 000 words, a contemporary erotica romance might only average 60, 000 words. KNOW YOUR GENRE.<br />
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When you know the average word count for your genre and target audience, you can divide that into chapters. Thrillers often have quite short chapters. Fantasy novels tend to have longer chapters. If you aren’t sure how long the average chapters are for a genre, grab five of them off the shelf at the library. Google their word counts, then check what number the last chapter is. Divide the total word count by the chapters, and, tada! You have the number of words per chapter. If you do five of these and average them out, you will have a good idea of what is normal, comfortable and commercial.<br />
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<b>The Complete Overview</b><br />
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So now your overview should be laid out something like this:<br />
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GENRE:<br />
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NUMBER OF CHAPTERS:<br />
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When you have this information, it will help you when building your plot. Because you will know how much content you need to fill a novel. Most writers should assume scenes are going to be shorter than you think. If you really have NO IDEA how long a scene will be, I suggest this:<br />
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Look at your scene description, maybe it says something like: ‘Keith breaks into the sealed room in the basement and finds the evil shrine, he starts to feel sick and the scene ends with him being rushed to hospital in an ambulance.’<br />
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Now, estimate how long that scene will be. Lets say, 1500 words. Now, write the scene, but write it so you can’t see the word count. If that means putting a small sticky note over the corner of the screen to hide the word count, so be it. Don’t try and write it to any length, just write the best scene you can. Then when it is done, compare the word count you estimated to the word count you have. Turns out, it was only 900 words long. Oops!<br />
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Do the same thing next time, and the time after. Keep doing it until you find you have a more accurate grasp of how long scenes are. Just remember, your goal is to accurately try and gauge how long a scene will be if WRITTEN WELL. Your goal is NEVER to extend a minimal idea to fit a higher word count. That is bad writing and will ultimately lead to boring scenes that drag terribly.<br />
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When you get to writing your simple synopsis, you will need to make sure there are roughly enough scenes for the number of chapters you want. Even if you have reasonably short chapters, its a good idea to have two, or even three plot points per chapter. You also want to consider ending your chapters in the middle of scenes, on cliff-hangers, instead of ending them where the scene ends naturally. This entices readers to keep reading, instead of putting the book down and leaving to do other things. <br />
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Knowing how many chapters you will have, makes it easier to structure your novel to make it hard to put down.<br />
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<b><br />What If I Can’t Stick To The Plan?</b><br />
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It DOES NOT MATTER if while writing the first draft, this initial plan goes out the window a bit. Maybe you add more chapters, maybe you cut some out. Maybe you end up with a word count that is a bit off what you thought it would be. As long as you aren’t under contract, there is no one to disappoint. However later in your career, when you are under contract, these things can cause big problems. So its a good idea to start practicing planning and estimating novel length early on. <br />
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This practice of planning a overview will also help you if you want to write for specific imprints of publishing houses. Many imprints, particularly in romance, have strict guidelines when it comes to word counts. If everything is planned out before you begin writing, then you don’t have to worry about vastly lengthening or shortening a novel that is the wrong length for the imprint you are writing for.<br />
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Stay tuned, because next week we’re going to start character profiles! And I bet you a dollar, everything you think you know about character profiles is wrong.<br />
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 2</b><br />
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I keep taking about ‘proper’ synopsises, but in truth there are many fantastic ways to do a synopsis and they can be quite different. What I am talking in this blog series is how I do synopises, so lets call it ‘The Jake Corvus Method’. <br />
<b><br />What Are The Parts Of A Synopsis Using The Jake Corvus Method?</b><br />
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<b>1. Overview</b> - Your overview gives you the basic details of your novel structure. It should contain information such as the target audience, the genre, the intended word count, the number of chapters and the goal word count per chapter based on those two numbers. EG: 80,000 words, divided by 25 chapters is 3200 words per chapter. This will help you balance your scenes later on in planning. You will not have to stick to this word or chapter count exactly, its just a guideline. It will help you produce a manuscript that is the right length and format for your target audience. <br />
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<b>2. Character Profiles</b> - Eye color, hair color, height, right? Nope. Character profiles are critical, but probably not in the way you think, or in the way you are used to writing them. By all means, you can jot down some notes about appearance so they don’t change half way through the book. However the real core of character profiles is motivations, goals and stakes. Your novel plot revolves around the conflicting goals and desires of your hero and your villain. So starting with these elements, weaving them into the character before you begin writing so they are central to their very being, will give you a stronger, more appealing story. Your villain (and sub villain!) profiles will be even more important than your main characters. No one being mentored by me is ever going to have the problem of getting half way through a book and realizing they have no proper antagonist!<br />
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<b>3. World Building</b> - Depending on the genre and locale of your novel’s setting, this could either be huge and complicated, or reasonably simple. If your novel takes place in a contemporary setting, particularly somewhere you are familiar with, this might only consist of some local maps, photos and a few details you need to keep straight in your head. If you are creating a setting from scratch, such as a fantasy or sci fi universe, it could be long and extensive. Any setting you create from scratch has to have the diversity and infrastructure in place to feel realistic. That means a realistic ecosystem (dragons are all well and good, but there has to be a reliable food source for them!) and fantasy cities need to deal with the realities of mundane life. How does a floating city provide enough food for all its people? If a city is underground, where does all the sewerage go? What happens when the surface floods? There can be a lot to think about!<br />
<b><br />4. Simple Synopsis</b> - This is a bullet point list of scenes, largely used for brainstorming and putting things in order before you start your detailed synopsis. If you have written a synopsis before, it probably looked very similar to what I call a simple synopsis. In short, a simple synopsis is where you brainstorm all the scenes you want in the book, and give them a 1-2 line summary, and put them in roughly the order you want them to occur. The real work comes in the next part, the detailed synopsis. <br />
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<b>5. Detailed Synopsis</b> - This is the big meaty, sometimes scary part of the synopsis. You may look at the other four items on the list and think: ‘What is left? Surely I already have a synopsis now!’. Not even close. The detailed synopsis is where the real work starts. Its also where the MAGIC starts. In our detailed synopsis, we aren’t just going to cover what happens in scenes and why, we’re going to track our narrative traction, our emotional beats, the two purposes of each scene and the character arc of each character in the scene. But don’t worry, each of those elements will have its own dedicated blog post. When we are finished this blog series, you aren’t going to feel overwhelmed, you are going to feel like an expert. And you’re going to have the best damn novel synopsis you have ever written in your life.<br />
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<b>Synopsis Series: Part 1</b><br />
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Tell me if this sounds familiar. You have a few hours set aside to do some writing. You sit down with a coffee or tea and re-read the past couple of pages. You have a vague idea of where the scene is going and what happens after that, but when it comes to writing the actual words… nothing.<br />
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You struggle to get the scene right for a few hours, and the end of of your writing session, you have only written a few hundred words. And you’re not even sure they’re good words. You really love your story, but when it comes to getting it down on paper, its just so hard.<br />
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Other writers seem to get much higher word counts, it seems like they are just better at thinking than you are. You’re pretty sure there’s nothing you can do about it, its just how you are.<br />
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The truth is, its probably not ‘how you are’, rather you’re just not working with a proper synopsis.<br />
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<b>What is a synopsis?</b><br />
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In the context of a novel a synopsis can refer to two things:<br />
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1. A plan and scene-by-scene break down of your entire book that you use as a guide to write it.<br />
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2. A plot summary you give to agents and publishers so they have an overview of your story without having to read the whole thing.<br />
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While these seem similar and both called synopsis, they are not the same thing. If you think your synopsis can be used for both of these, you either have a terrible book plan to write off, or a terrible summary to give to agents and editors, or more than likely, both.<br />
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But that’s okay, its rare to meet an author who is good at either!<br />
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Maybe you don’t like working from a synopsis, and you’re ready to stop reading now, but stick with me to the end. Give me a chance to change your mind. Lets look at the pros and cons of writing with a proper synopsis.<br />
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<i>- Boredom: Knowing what is going to happen just makes the book boring to write.<br /> </i><br />
<i>- Hard work: Writing a good synopsis takes time and hard word, its much more fun to just start writing.<br /><br />- Inflexibility: You’ll end up torturing the plot to keep it in line with the synopsis, rather than letting it flow naturally.</i><br />
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<i>- Productivity: Knowing what will happen next means massive word counts.<br /><br />- Easy-breezy Writing: All the hard work has been done before you start writing the first draft.<br /><br />- Less Editing: Plot holes are patched, character arcs are complete and in place, stakes, conflict and tension are all clear and easy to follow building to a breathtaking climax, all before you begin.<br /><br />- Less Wasted Time: If a story just doesn’t work, you find out before you start writing, instead of 12 months later when you have a complete first draft that is unsalvageable. <br /><br />- Industry Preparedness - The first time you sell a book, you have to write the whole book first. However by your fifth book, you will be signing contracts based on a synopsis, and you have to be able to deliver a novel based on the synopsis you have provided!</i><br />
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<b>How Can A Synopsis Make You A Better Writer?</b><br />
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Imagine you sit down to write for the day. You have the same few hours as last time, but today you have a detailed, complete synopsis for your novel. You read it through before you begin for the day and then you start writing right away, no need to sit and think about what is going to happen next.<br />
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The tension between your two main characters is almost unbearable, but you know you need to hold it for two more chapters, when it will have the biggest emotional impact. You know even though it seems like they are never going to forgive each other, everything is going to turn around when they confront the villain and the truth is revealed. So you can focus all your attention in this scene on raising the stakes and adding the finishing touches to your red herring, that you started setting up in chapter two.<br />
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Its a very convincing red herring and you are certain your readers are going to be shocked at the reveal. Even though you know the twist, you are excited about writing it. Its just so clever! You’re proud of yourself for coming up with it. And you’re proud of the incredible tension and high stakes in this scene. If you didn’t have a synopsis, you would struggle for weeks to come up with a way out of this crisis for your characters, and you’d run the risk of it being a bit deus ex machina. But since it was all planned in the synopsis stage, you have been able to thread in all the parts you need from the beginning. You know it will feel clever instead of slapdash. <br />
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The conflict between your characters is so intense it almost brings you to tears, but you finish the day having easily written over 1000 words per an hour. You’ve completed another scene and you’re excited about the scenes to come. Even though you know what will happen, writing is so much fun when its easy and you leave every session with 3000 more words!<br />
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Does that could like a good writing day? When I am mentoring writers, I find it much more productive to give feedback on a synopsis than the novel itself. Ideally, I would always be working with someone on their synopsis /before they begin writing/, not after, when they have a whole novel to fix.<br />
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In part, that is why I am writing this blog series. So you can learn how to fix all the problems with your novel BEFORE YOU WRITE IT.<br />
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If you write a synopsis, get feedback, address all the issues, get feedback again and keep repeating until the synopsis is solid and plot hole free, THEN write the novel, the only editing you will need to do is typos and stylistic stuff. Yes, synopsis are hard work, and yes, they aren’t always fun to write (I actually love writing them, so don’t assume you will hate it, you might love it too when you learn how to do it properly!), but they save you so much time, pain, frustration and heartache in the long run, I think its crazy to write without one.<br />
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Over the next eleven weeks, I am going to show you HOW to write a synopsis, so that your novel is successful before you even start writing it.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Obsessive Compulsive Meets
Organisation</b></div>
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Anyone who knows me well, knows I have a deep and unhealthy
passion for lists. List are life. Lists are love. People also know I am
painfully organised. My house is tidy, my days are ordered. And as a result, I
am very productive. </div>
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This blog post is going to be an insight into how I organise
my life and, there are no surprises, its mostly lists. Lists make me happy. They
make me content. And I find crossing things off lists to be very enjoyable
indeed.</div>
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This post is not a suggestion for how you should organise
your life. Rather, its just an entertaining insight into me and my system. In
fact, I suspect my system wouldn’t suit anyone else, and if it was forced onto
someone, they would probably go crazy.</div>
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Still, maybe something here will inspire you, or solve a
problem you have been grappling with. At the very least, it will give you an
entertaining peep into my brain.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Journal</b></div>
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My journal is for my thoughts, my memories and my feelings. It
is an exercise in mental health. I put down the good and the bad here, both so I
can let it go, and so I can process and analyse what is happening in my life.
It helps me make plans, analyse my problems and explore my feelings. I have had
dozens of epiphanies writing in my journal. I would say putting myself on paper
has changed the course of my life for the better.</div>
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I go through a lot of these. On average, one hardback, lined
journal every two months. That's about six a year. I do a lot of thinking. And
a lot of talking to myself! Some days, I can write 10-15 pages, though the average
is closer to 3 pages. That's not to say I journal every single day, but I do
make the time a few days a week.</div>
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If you are stressed, feeling lost, feeling frustrated,
unhappy with your life, or just trying to step your life up to the next level,
I strongly recommend journaling. Getting all your thoughts down on paper makes
a huge difference. I don't see any point in imposing any rules on yourself. I
will say, my favourite time to write is early on rainy mornings, either out on
my back deck or in bed—depending on how windy it is. </div>
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Either way, even when I am stressed, journaling is a relief,
if not a joy. It’s a way of letting go and taking time to get to know myself. It’s
the one time I can be 100% honest, knowing I can't be judged. And that is a
rare pleasure indeed.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day Planner</b></div>
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This is for my practical, every day 'to do' list. It keeps
my house running, and makes sure I get to appointments and pay bills on time.
It is a tool and the workhorse of my productivity. There is nothing poetic or
creative about it.</div>
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Everything else on this list makes me feel good, or makes me
more productive, or cares for my mental health. However, my day planner is vital.
Without it, my life would be in complete shambles. Because when I am very ill,
I can't remember anything, and because my day planner tracks my medication and
if my pets have been fed, my day planner may actually actively keep me and my
pets alive.</div>
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I actually don't know how people function without a day planner.
I can't even imagine it.</div>
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What is really important to me, is that my day planner has a
full page for every day. Its very frustrating for me when Saturday and Sunday
are sharing a page, since my weekends aren't less busy than my week days. When
choosing a day planner, think about how your week is structured and spend the
time hunting for a planner than suits you. You might even find a digital
planner suits you better, but I will stick to my physical book and pens. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bujo</b></div>
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My bujo is part goals, part inspiration, part monthly plan. I
don’t bujo exactly the same as other people—though anyone who insists on bujo
'rules' is just a killjoy. My Bujo is a gorgeous Paperblank hardcover notebook with
blank pages. I keep it yearly, so each bujo covers a whole year of my life. It
is used to track my yearly goals and projects, which are then further broken
down into monthly sections. I include a lot of lists and checklists. Including,
but not limited to, places to visit, saving and finance, books I have read,
books I want to write, blog post planning, weight and fitness tracking,
birthdays of friends and family, wish lists, planting and harvesting guides for
my garden, career goals and milestones, & personal goals and milestones.</div>
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My bujo is also decorated with stickers, washi tape and hand
drawn art. Its not just about tracking, its about inspiring, so its important
to me that it looks good. Working on it is a great joy for me, an artistic
process and something I do when I want to relax and do something creative.</div>
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Bujo is a fantastic hobby for people who love lists and art.
Just keep in mind it should be enjoyable. Too many people I see put pressure on
themselves to make it 'perfect', or they put such high expectations on
themselves that they fall behind in bujo maintenance then are too despondent to
catch up again. </div>
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I started working on my 2019 bujo in August, planning out
the pages I wanted and then the order I wanted them in. I pencilled in the title
and page numbers very lightly and over October/November/December I will do the
penning and taping for many of the pages—since I am going to be very busy with
a baby early in the year, I am hoping to get at least six months prepared in
advance.</div>
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Often, I will set up pages at the start of the year, then
only decorate them as the year progresses. Even if I have finished with them.
That's okay too. Bujos are about function and enjoyment. Its not an art
competition. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prayer Book</b></div>
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Every day, instead of praying out loud, I write in my prayer
book. These prayers are usually in the form of giving thanks, asking for guidance
and asking for God to act on behalf of the people around me who may be
struggling.</div>
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If you aren't religious, the equivalent would be a gratitude
journal, with letters to loved ones.</div>
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Personally, my prayer book has a hugely positive impact on
my mental health. It teaches me to stop trying to control everything in my life
and not obsess quite so much. Its also nice to look back through the pages and
see how many of my prayers were answered, and how many things I was worried
about that turned out okay.</div>
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Obviously, for me, as a Christian, it is a deeply personal
connection with my faith. Its not really something I would recommend for
others, unless the idea brings you joy and excitement. Its not going to make
you more organised, either way!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Business and Writing Plan</b></div>
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This is my only digital file. I keep it in scrivener and it
is broken into several parts.</div>
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Website</div>
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Social Media & Promotion</div>
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Novel Length Projects</div>
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Shorts and Novella Length Projects</div>
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Vision Writers</div>
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Non-Career Items</div>
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These are straight up lists of things I need to do, broken down
into manageable/practical steps that can be added, one at a time, to my day
planner.</div>
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In the Writing Plan, a novel might look something like this:</div>
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TITLE – First Draft</div>
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TITLE – Second Draft</div>
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TITLE – Feedback and Beta Readers</div>
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TITLE – Third Draft</div>
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TITLE – Synopsis and Query</div>
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TITLE – Submit to Agents</div>
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In my day planner, I might put 'Title – First Draft' down a
my primary goal for several months, while I write it. But once it is done, it gets
crossed off in the Writing Plan and the next day, the primary item in my day
planner is 'Title – Second Draft'. And plodding along in that manner keeps me
productive and on track.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In each section, Website, Vision, Novels, etc, everything is
listed in the order I want to complete them. So, I always know that, in each
section, I work from top to bottom to achieve my goals. There is, however, a
LOT of things in this file. Probably enough work for at least the next five
years, if not the next ten. And that's okay. Its fantastic to have a clear idea
of where I am going.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
None of it is set in stone, I can review and change it whenever
I like. Things get moved around a lot—just not in mid project. Once I start, I commit
to finishing.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conclusion</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
There you go! Insight into the way I track and organise my
life. Inspiring? Terrifying? You tell me. The important thing is, I have a
system that works with my life. Whatever you do, you need the same.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And stay tuned, the newsletter, synopsis series and new
website is coming! I promise.</div>
Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-64367911779239880262018-10-24T09:05:00.000+10:002018-10-24T09:05:13.547+10:00Jake's Ethical Christmas<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's October 24<sup>th</sup>, which means you have exactly
two months to plan and prepare for Christmas!</div>
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This is probably an element of my personality only people close
to me know about, but I am passionate about sustainability and reducing waste. I
am not one of those people who tries to do a zero-waste year. That is only feasible
for healthy people, who have a decent income and plenty of extra time. They
also can't really have pets, because even though my dogs are on a raw food
diet, I can't bring home 30kgs of raw meat in paper bags.</div>
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However, I am a strong advocate for reducing consumerism
waste. Things like cheap clothes we wear a few times, or not at all, before throwing
away. Trinkets and nick-nacks that serve no purpose. Things that are unwanted, unneeded
and unpractical, but are given because we feel we need to give something.</div>
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In this blog post, I want to offer some solutions. Many of
them will be local to me, but hopefully you can extrapolate them out to where
you live—finding the same or similar items in your local area.</div>
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IDEA ONE – Be Honest</div>
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A great way to reduce waste and actually buy useful items is
to be honest with your family and friends about what you need. I think younger
generation are better at this than older ones. Older generations seem to find
asking for specific things very rude. So instead of helping with rent, or
buying the work socks you desperately need, they'll give you a $40 fairy costume
for your cat. I think we, as a society, need to get past this. If someone asks
you for something they need, and it’s a reasonable request, please get that.
They'll appreciate it and it won't go straight into landfill in January.</div>
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If you are asking for specific things, take the guesswork
out. Give your size and preferred colour. You can also make it fun. "Give
me a year's supply of my favourite brand of dishwashing detergent." is practical
and amusing. </div>
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IDEA TWO – Potted Plants</div>
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Please buy terra cotta pots. Terra cotta is just fired clay.
Its all natural, there is very little waste or chemicals—bar those required to
power the kiln they were cooked in. If cared for, it lasts thousands of years,
but if crushed up, its no different to rock. Broken terra cotta pots have
plenty of uses in the garden, including just being left on their side to house
frogs and lizards. </div>
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If you also buy seeds and grow them yourself for people, you
are reducing waste greatly. If you are going to buy seedlings in plastic pots,
ring around and see where you can donate the plastic pots so they can be
reused. Some nurseries will very happily take them back.</div>
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A lot of succulents and other plants grow from cuttings. So,
if you have a mature adult plant, you can produce endless baby plants for gift
giving. Now is a good time to start propagating for Christmas, so the plants
you hand over have a good root development and aren't going to die. </div>
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IDEA THREE – Biodegradable Toothbrushes</div>
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Did you know you can get biodegradable toothbrushes made of bamboo?
You can even just throw them in your compost when you are done with them. Did
you know every single plastic toothbrush you have ever used still exists? It's
in landfill or floating in the ocean right now. Not only that, but it will be
here for hundreds of years after you die. That's over 1000 toothbrushes per
person.</div>
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Assuming people use, on average, one toothbrush a month, 12
toothbrushes is a year's supply. If you gave everyone you knew 12 bamboo
toothbrushes every year, you could save thousands of plastic toothbrushes going
into landfill. </div>
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Many bamboo toothbrushes also come in cardboard packaging,
that is also biodegradable. You can order them online from places like Amazon,
Aliexpress and speciality stores. They range in cost from about $4 each, to
around 40c each and come in a range of colours.</div>
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IDEA FOUR – Hand Made, Unpackaged Soaps, Candles & Bath Bombs</div>
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Living on the sunshine coast, there is an endless supply of
soap and bath bomb makers around, and they stock all sorts of boutique stores
and market stalls near where I live. However even if you don't live in an area
like mine, most malls these days have a Lush, Dusk or other candle/soap store
that has unpackaged items, and sells them in paper bags.</div>
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I think its preferable to support a local artisan and buy
them right from the people who make them in their kitchen. However, make do
with what you have. The good thing about soaps, candles and bath bombs is that they
get used up and they are gone. If they are made with natural ingredients (no
plastic beads!) they cause no harm. However, they are still a lovely treat to use
and receive.</div>
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IDEA FOUR – Coconut & Wood Plates, Bowls & Chopping Boards</div>
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Coconut bowls are all the rage at the moment. They are
probably a more practical gift for the trendy Instagram people in your life. Or
the people who wish they were trendy Instagram people. If someone loves food or
cooking, wooden bowls, plates and chopping boards may be a fantastic, long used
and much-loved gift.</div>
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Skip this one for the friends and family who eat take away with
one hand and play computer games with the other.</div>
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IDEA FIVE – Jars of Preserved Foods</div>
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Again, I live on the Sunshine Coast, so I am surrounded by
boutique farms which produce their own preserves and sell them at local stalls
and stores. Everything from goat cheese, olives, dried tomatoes, garlic cloves,
more exotic jams and chutneys than I could poke a stick at. </div>
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In my favourite store, the Maleny Food co, which has QLD's
best ice cream, a fromagerie and a several shelves of exotic preserved goods,
there are always about a dozen things I want to buy. But I always tell myself
'next time'. Then I buy and ice cream, and $50 worth of buffalo cheese, and
next time never comes. </div>
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Again, this is a gift that is better for people who love to cook.
And its probably worth adding a small hand-written note, saying: 'This product
is tastiest if used within X months'. A lot of preserved food lasts forever. However,
that means some people save them forever! Products like expensive, virgin oils
are better used as soon as possible. After a few months they go stale.</div>
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Eat your preserves while they are fresh and full of life and
flavour.</div>
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IDEA SIX – Memberships, Tickets and Gift Cards</div>
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How about a twelve-month Audible membership? Or dancing
lessons? Or a twelve-month Netflix membership? Cooking lessons? Tickets to events?
Gift cards to and eco friendly store? Is there a memory you can have together? Can
you go scuba diving or horseback riding? This idea is particularly great for
kids. You can buy them a year of music lessons, or martial arts lessons. Anyone
who drives a lot will get a lot of use from an Audible membership. </div>
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If your friends have no time for classes and are always run
off their feet, would 20 hours of a maid service be welcome? How about 4 hours
of babysitting so they can go out together for once? If their yard is overrun,
can you hire them a gardener? </div>
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Think in terms of services, skills and experiences, not just
items.</div>
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So that's it! My suggested Christmas gift list. I am already
gathering my gifts for Christmas (pro tip, you're probably getting bamboo toothbrushes).
And if you start planning and ordering now, you should have everything in
plenty of time for Christmas, which will make things stress and guilt free. </div>
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If you don't celebrate Christmas, or Christmas is a bad time
for you, now is the right time to start planning so you will be busy over that
period. Make a list of things you want to fix, make and visit over December. Go
to the beach, go to the gym, get out in nature, declutter your house, learn to
cook some new things, try new restaurants, paint. Find a list of all the local
tourist attractions you've never been to and see them all. Tackle that pile of
books that you keep swearing you'll read. And, on Christmas day, even if you
don't want to, find someone hosting an orphan Christmas and spend the day with
them. Let other people feed and distract you. </div>
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And remember, try not to buy a bunch of crap that will end
up in landfill.</div>
Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-61911423737798346342018-10-17T12:37:00.001+10:002018-10-17T12:37:29.982+10:00Writing In Progress!
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There has been an unexpected delay in the next blog series.
Which is mostly that editing POS has taken up more time than I expected! And
there were a few days of unexpected clean up after the big storms that passed through,
as my house is out at Nanango, one of the badly hit regions. Thankfully there was
nothing serious, but it was a big drain on my time!</div>
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I am so looking forward to launching all my new things, like
the newsletter and website, it's killing me to wait another week!</div>
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I hope everyone is excited about this year's Nanowrimo too!</div>
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If you don't know what that is, check out <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">Nanowrimo.org</a> and
challenge yourself over November!</div>
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As I said, no post this week. But next week we kick off!<br />
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To make it up to you, here are some photos of my pets.<br />
<br />Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-7027498820643103312018-10-03T10:02:00.000+10:002018-10-03T10:02:55.692+10:00Update From The Heart Of The Chaos Void<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Hey Beautiful People,</div>
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This is a quick update to tell you what I am busy with this
week! Normally I like to update my blog on Wednesdays, but for the next two weeks
I am having a small blog hiatus to prepare some things. What things, you may
ask? Let me tell you!</div>
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PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON THIS FORTNIGHT:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prince of Spiders!</b></div>
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POS is a queer, urban fantasy YA novel I wrote Meg for her
birthday earlier in the year. I have decided to edit it and try and find a home
with it with agents and publishers. I am sending it to beta readers on the 18<sup>th</sup>
of October, and I have a lot of editing to do before then. So that is taking up
the bulk of my time.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Jake Newsletter!</b></div>
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The big one you have all been waiting for is finally almost
here! I am hoping m first newsletter will be on the first Tuesday in November!
It is packed full of the funny, mortifying stories that are too personal and
too blatantly unprofessional for facebook and when you first sign up you get a
copy of the complete, unabridged version of the infamous Chicken Story. Stay
tuned for the official sign up link.</div>
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So, in other fantastic news, my legal name change has come
through. I am now legally Jake Corvus. I am re designing my website to reflect
this. The website itself is ready to launch, I ma just preparing some other
small things before it goes live. Small things you will read about below.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rebranding!</b></div>
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I have decided to re-brand my self pubbed titles as Jake Corvus.
All new cover art has been prepared and is waiting to be uploaded to amazon and
other e-retailers.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My New Blog Series!</b></div>
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I am so excited about this one. My next blog series is a 12-part
series on writing synopsises. It doesn't matter if you love or hate them, you must
check out this series and give me a chance to convert you. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A small child!</b></div>
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That's right, in case you forgot, I am also growing a small
person inside me. This is pretty energy intensive, since I have to eat really
good food at least twice a day and I am trying to consume six cups of fresh vegetables,
salad or fruit every day, so Esse gets all the nutrients he needs. </div>
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I am an Aurealis judge again this year (fantasy novels) and am
trying to stay on top of the reading pile. I only have four novels unread of
those submitted. Despite that, I am still reading another four books for fun:</div>
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Practical Self-Sufficiency – D & J Strawbridge</div>
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Making Websites Win – Karl Blanks</div>
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Sharp Ends – Joe Abercrombie</div>
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Coffee Boy – Austin Chant</div>
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All good books, though the Karl Blanks one is probably a little
dry unless you are really interested in the subject. Obviously, I can't talk
about the Aurealis books until the winners are announced, which won't be until March
2019. </div>
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Hopefully next Wednesday I will give you a small update on how
all these things are progressing, before we begin the synopsis series on the 17<sup>th</sup>!</div>
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Have an awesome, productive week!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Can You Magically Up Your Productivity By 400%
With One Stupid Trick?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Never
go to sleep without a request for your subconscious." – Thomas Eddison. (Assuming
he didn't steal that too.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was
inspired to write this blog post after watching this video by Michelle B, which
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ2YPd01jlo&t" target="_blank">you can watch here</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Basic Hypothesis: Sleeping on a problem makes
it easier to solve, so reading your synopsis before bed should make writing in
the morning easier.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Studies
(mentioned in Michelle's video) show that complicated problems are best solved
if you look at them in the evening, then try and solve them first thing the
next morning, after you have slept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
suggests your brain will continue to work on the problem while you are sleep,
even though you aren't consciously aware of it. Theoretically, this is a
process that can be utilised by writers who write first thing in the morning
(like me) to improve their overall productivity and the quality of their work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My plan is,
to test this theory for a week, and write journal entries each day after
writing. Her are my seven journal entries:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal One: 3 Scenes of POS.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I
first woke up, I had no ideas for the scenes I planned to write for POS,
despite having read the synopsises for the night before. I did, however, have
an idea for a truly terrifying short horror story. It was so terrifying, that
as I woke up at 4am in the pitch dark of a winter morning, I lay in bed for
about twenty minutes before I did anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">While getting
ready to write, I still had no brilliant ideas. Well, I thought, this was a
complete failure. Should I blog about a complete failure? Maybe its not worth
finishing the blog post at all. Still, I thought, I might as well wait until I
give writing a go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now it's only
11am and I have written 3500 words on POS. I've written that much on other days
this week too, but its taken me all day—starting at 7am and stopping at 8pm.
Its been a painful struggle. This has been comparatively fast and quite painless.
Though I am developing a headache.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'd still
like to write another 1.5k today. However, I didn't read the synopsis for those
chapters last night. I am hopeful I will still get it done. So far, I am
impressed. However, I want to finish this novel tomorrow, which means tomorrow
will be another 4.5k day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Let's see how
that plays out.</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal Two: 5 scenes of POS</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yesterday,
I ended up not being able to finish, or even really start, the chapter I hadn't
read the synopsis of the night before. Which meant if I was going to finish POS
on time (today) I would have to write four chapters in one day, or around 6,000
words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I read the
synopsises for all four chapters before bed—though when I got up and re-read
them, I realised there was a plot hole that was going to need to be fixed. So,
I had to do some re-jiggering of the synopsis on the fly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Did I end
up writing over 6k and finishing the novel? Yes, I did. Was it much easier than
usual? Yes, it was. I didn't actually finish up until 8:30pm, which is very
late for me to still be working, but I did finish, and the last few thousand
words were not the painful pulling of teeth I expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">So far, I
am impressed.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal Three: Edit a nonfiction book.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had been
putting off some editing a nonfiction for a few weeks, so right before bed I
told myself: 'The first thing I do tomorrow morning, will be to complete that
editing.' Despite that being the plan MANY mornings prior, the 'thinking about
it right before sleep' trick seemed to work and today, I got up, and edited it
very easily and reasonably quickly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I should
have planned to do more last night, because I was done with the editing before
9am.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tonight/tomorrow,
I think I will test a slightly more complicated idea. I am going to ask my
brain to write a synopsis. Actually, I am going to ask it to write TWO
synopsises, one after the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first
thing I am going to do tomorrow is get up and write the synopsis for AS,
immediately followed by the synopsis for ABAB. I think my brain could do one easily,
but two? We'll see how it plays out.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal Four: Write synopses for AS and ABAB</span></b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today did
not go well. I was out very late last night and woke up with a headache that
progressed into a migraine and a sore throat that feels suspiciously like the
start of a cold. I did not leap out of bed and complete the two synopsis I
wanted to work on. I spent most of the day wasting time and then late in the
evening I did the one of the synopsises, but it was hard work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The other
days were clear successes, but today wasn't. I don't know if asking my brain to
do TWO synopsises for completely different novels was just too many things for
it to focus on at one time. Or if the flu/migraine/tiredness negated the
effects. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My goal
tomorrow is to complete quite a few very physical tasks and I am hoping going
to sleep, thinking about them will make them easy and fast tomorrow. Plus, I am
going to have to get up early and the second synopsis before I do the physical
things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
experiment continues.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal Five: Write Synopsis for ABAB and yard
work. </span></b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I sat down
early to try and write the second synopsis and it came quite easily. I was then
able to go and do all the yard work without any problems. I should note again,
I don't wake up overflowing with ideas, its not until I sit down to write that
they flow out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lesson
learned. Sleeping on an idea works well. Sleeping on TWO ideas doesn't.
Apparently, your brain can only solve one big cognitive problem at a time.
However, one big cognitive problem and some physical, non-cognitive tasks is
fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I should mention,
while the synopsis backbone came very easily, as soon as I finished writing it,
I noticed there were some plot holes and loose ends that needed to be patched
up. Because it is a co-authored story, I can't be quite as detailed as I would
writing a solo book. However, I still plan to have another go at filling in
some of the gaps. Perhaps tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tomorrow,
my intention is to write an opening scene, and write up notes and scores for
ten of the Aurealis books I have read (I'm judging Fantasy Novels this year).
If I have time, I may also look at the second synopsis again.</span></div>
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Aurealis Scoring, Opening scene of SP.</span></b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first
thing I did was get up and patch up a few of the holes in the second synopsis.
Its now ready to go. So clearly sitting on it another night was a good tactic.
Maybe not every complex problem can be solved in a single night—particularly if
you are giving your brain several complex problems at a time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I did most
of my Aurealis scoring and reading for the day, however I had things on in
afternoon and ran out of time to write the opening scene. I did read through
the synopsis notes for the book though, and I was unhappy with the world
building. In the evening, right before bed, I suddenly had a huge cascade of
awesome ideas for the world and am excited to write it in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tomorrow, I
am going to read a novel of mine I am about to start editing. The goal of the
read through is to comment all through the text on any problems I see, any
thoughts I have and anything I want fixed. These comments will form the editing
notes I use when I begin the editing process. I feel like this system would be
better utilised if I read the book, then slept on it, then did the comments the
next day. So that is what I am going to do, making this an eight-day journal
instead of seven days. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Journal Seven: Opening scene of SP, read POS.</span></b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I woke up
reasonably early, sat down at the computer and wrote the first scene of SP.
Then I remembered I wanted to write it in first person present, not third
person past, so I will have to edit it. However, it is written and after my world
building epiphany last night, I am very happy with it. And I finished with it
before 8:30am.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now I am
going to madly read POS in its entirety in the hope that tomorrow I can go
through it again and write brilliant editing/feedback comments for myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I got half
the editing notes done, not all. This was due largely to the TERRIBLE migraine I
had, that left me virtually unable to function as a person. I think the
comments would have come quite easily, if I had been able to see the screen to
write them. As it was, the still came pretty easily, but staring at the screen
was just too much. I didn't struggle as much with thinking as I normally would
with a terrible migraine. The comments were there, in my brain, ready to go. So,
I am still calling today a success. Sort of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, over
eight days I have achieved the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. Written
3,500 words on POS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">2. Written
6, 000 words and completed POS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. Edited
an entire non-fiction project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Written
a synopsis for AS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Written
a synopsis for ABAB.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Patched
holes in ABAB synopsis, and scored some Aurealis books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. Written
the opening for SP and read POS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. Written half
the editing notes for POS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Honestly,
at the start of the week, looking at that workload would have made me cry. It’s
the sort of load I WANT to achieve every week, but rarely do. So over all, for
me, I consider this test a huge success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don't
think there is any magic to it. Its just a matter of intention really. Planning
what you want to do the night before, then getting up and actually doing it
first thing. However, I do believe my brain worked on problems while I was
asleep, and I also believe my test showed it could only work on one cognitive
project at a time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Going
forward, I will continue to use this technique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. Read the
synopsis/notes for what I want to do the next day right before bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">2. Sleep on
it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. Work on
it first thing when I get up in the morning when possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope you
decide to give this one a try too. Please let me know how it works for you! I
always love hearing from you.</span></div>
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<b>Do You Want To Abandon Your Life And Start Over?</b><br />
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Do you look around and just feel overwhelmed by all your stuff and responsibilities and commitment and just want to abandon it all and go on holiday or even buy a van, change your name and never look back?<br />
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Do you ever look at some of the things that surround you and feel guilty and overwhelmed? Do you feel like that about the things you do with your time? Like you don’t want to examine them too closely, because thinking about it feels bad?<br />
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You’re not supposed to feel like that. You’re not supposed to want a holiday from your life. Avoiding most aspects of your life because they hurt to think about is not healthy and it shouldn’t be normal.<br />
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It doesn’t have to be normal.<br />
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<b>What Don’t You Want?</b><br />
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Now you’ve done a few exercises examining all the wonderful things you do want in your life, it should be clearer to you what doesn’t fit. What you no longer need or have time for. <br />
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Now is the time to clean out your closet of all the bad decisions and dead fashions that aren’t you anymore (and limit what you bring back in! Clothes waste is a massive issue.), clean out the gadgets and appliances that don’t work or that you never use, either take all the clean laundry off the exercise equipment and move it somewhere you will use it, or sell it. All that junk in your garage you haven’t been able to get to, let alone use in three years? Do you even know what it is? Can it really be that important? Read ‘The Magic Art of Tidying Up’ by Marie Kondo and purge all of that useless shit.<br />
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What about the time wasters? The websites and apps you would prefer not to go on, but always end up at? Delete them. Use browsers apps to block or limit them. You can set up blockers so you can only access facebook or twitter for a set amount of time each day. Do it. Free yourself.<br />
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What about the people? Who have you decided to take a break from? Who stresses you out? Regardless of how much you love them, who would you be happier without?<br />
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What about those niggling things you’ve been meaning to do that just sit around unfinished. They’re not negative, exactly, they’re not hurting you, but when you remember them, they give you a negative feeling. Frustration, guilt, etc. Maybe some things you have been meaning to donate or sell? Little household repairs and chores that have been waiting for months? The random detritus that slips between the cracks of day to day life?<br />
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What about the bad things that are a part of good things? Like, maybe you love your job, but you wish you had a shorter commute? Maybe you love the suburb you live in, but wish you had a garden instead of just a balcony. <br />
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What tasks do you wish you could outsource? What tasks do you wish you could find a more efficient way of getting done?<br />
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What about things in YOU you don’t want? Mental and physical health issues? Feelings, behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, negative thought patterns, bad habits, etc. Do you want to be less angry? Snap at the kids less? Get fitter? Do something about your dry skin? Get rid of your boring haircut? Stop feeling like you have no idea what you’re doing when putting on make up? Stop procrastinating? Let go of those off-putting thoughts that stop you finishing your novel?<br />
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Now you’ve had some time to think about it, its time to make a list.<br />
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<b>Exercise: The Do Not Want Pile:</b><br />
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Open up a word document (or Scrivener, or whatever you prefer, but its better to do this computer than on paper) and start writing a list. List all the things that are currently in your life that you don’t want.<br />
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You might want to break it into categories:<br />
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- Self/Personal/Internal<br />
- Objects/Things/Possessions<br />
- Tasks/Responsibilities<br />
- Unfinished Jobs/Repairs<br />
- People<br />
- Time Wasters<br />
- Miscellaneous <br />
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Under those headings, put in every single thing you can think of. Everything you would wish away, if there were no consequences. Everything you could fix, heal, mend, remove, cleanse and complete.<br />
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Once you have listed every single thing there is that makes your life hard, unpleasant or difficult, you are going to go through and look at each item. You are going to come up with a question that will help you come up with a strategy to fix this problem once and for all. <br />
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Some things will be easy. Lets say you have a huge collection of clothes you don’t want, or that don’t fit you anymore. Your question might be: “How can I get rid of all these unwanted clothes?”<br />
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The answer is probably pretty straight forward. You sort out the ones you don’t want, then sell or donate them. You could probably do it all in a single afternoon.<br />
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Sometimes, you might have to get creative. Maybe you hate your commute and you think: ‘I can’t do anything about that, I love my job, I can’t quit.’<br />
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However you could move house if you are renting. You could stay with the same company, but move to a closer branch, you could find a way you can work some days from home, you could car pool with others, so at least you aren’t always the one driving, you could catch public transport, so you can read, write or play video games during the commute. You could start using the time you commute by listening to audio books or using dictation to write a novel, and that alone might turn it from something you hate into something you look forward to.<br />
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The right question can make a world of difference to the answer, and thus, the solution. Get creative, go through you list. If you can’t find an answer that solves or at least improves the problem, ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION. Keep asking questions until you find the right question. The right question will give you the right answer.<br />
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When you have gone through the entire list, and you have questions and solutions or improvements to every single problem, you come to the third part of the exercise.<br />
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You need to plan how you are going to start to IMPLEMENT all those great ideas. <br />
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Hopefully some of them (like clothes sorting and small home repairs) you can implement very quickly and easily. You might want to aim to do one a day, for a few weeks, until all the easy stuff is done. It will give you a great sense of achievement and make a huge difference in your day to day living.<br />
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Some things might be huge and require months of work and planning, but they will be worth it in the long run: moving house, for example. Or finding a new job. Or any other big life changing changes that will have a huge impact on your long term health and happiness. <br />
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Many things will require sustained effort to have their desired benefits. EG: new exercise or eating plans, changes to behavior and personal development. That’s okay. Small steps every day will add up over the long term and you will be so happy you started taking those steps toward the life you want.<br />
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However you can’t make those changes without a plan. You wouldn’t just buy a block of land and start building, would you? No, you’d design the house first! Get council approval. Buy all the supplies you needed. Get insurance.<br />
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The more you prepared and set up plans to deal with problems, the less likely you are to fail. So plan. Organize. Then have a wonderful life. <br />
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<b>Moving Forward</b><br />
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Next week is the final post in this series! I really hope it has made some small difference to your life. I have loved writing it. Its very long though, so I am also excited to finish it and move on to new topics!<br />
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So tune in next week for our summaries and goodbyes to the Happiness Series.<br />
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<b>Jake, In Summary:</b><br />
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This making a list of things that make me unhappy and making solutions has been something I have done for years. I call it the ‘Things Stressing Jake List’ and I like to check in on it once a month or so. I delete the things I have fixed, and I add new problems as the arise or as I become aware of them.<br />
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For me, one of the really therapeutic parts is knowing ALL my problems are written down, and there are solutions ready. I don’t have to keep thinking about them, the computer will remember them for me. <br />
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This lets me focus on one thing at a time, and greatly improves my quality of life.<br />
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I hope it does the same for you, let me know. I’m always happy to hear from you!<br />
<br />Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-14584984041376334132018-09-12T14:00:00.002+10:002018-09-12T14:00:57.332+10:00Happiness Series: 15 - Happiness Exercise 5: Your Perfect Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Perfect Week</b><br /><br />These exercises can be a bit of a double edged sword. I love them, and they help me a lot. However there is a way to do them very badly. We all know comparison is the key to unhappiness, so when you do these exercises, you have to prime yourself to focus on the right things.<br /><br />If you find yourself comparing what you want, to what you have, and feeling a sense of despair, then you’re hurting yourself, not helping yourself. <br /><br />However the first time I did this exercise, I realized a lot of the things I wanted to be doing, I could already do. Things like gardening more, learning an instrument and doing more art. They were things I kept putting off until ‘everything else in my life was under control’. But there was no reason to put them off, and honestly, my idea of ‘under control’ is usually me working more and more. <br /><br />So remember, the goal of these exercises is not to compare what you want to what you have and feel bad. Its to look at all the ways you can make what you already have a bit more like what you want.<br /><br /><br /><b>Your Perfect Working Day</b><br /><br />When I first heard about this exercise, the instructions were to imagine that money wasn’t a factor, but you still had to work. You were to design your house and workspaces, as if you had unlimited funds. And you could pick any career you wanted.<br /><br />There are two glaring problems with this. Firstly, what you want may be so far from what you have, it could be depressing. And secondly, you might imagine a career you don’t have is fantastic, while if you actually tried it, you might hate it.<br /><br />I’m going to let you decide how big you want to dream. Its really not about the size of the dream, or how different it is. Its about the details and the things you want, and how you can bring those into your current life without winning the lottery.<br /><br />Lets imagine, very quickly, that you say your perfect working day is working on a luxury yacht, that you own, surrounded by models. How could you bring that into your life? You could start taking your laptop to the wharf, to be around the ocean and the boats. And you could take lessons to drive a boat. However you might find you hate the sun, hate the sounds of seagulls, hate the smell of brine and get seasick when you try and drive a boat. What about the models? Well, quite frankly, I’ve never found anyone who wants to be surrounded by models who really understands what its like to be surrounded by 10 bored, hungry young women all day. <br /><br />So if you don’t really want to be on a yacht surrounded by models, what did you want? Probably to feel rich and adored. You’re more likely to feel rich and adored if you 1) work out your finances and set up a fantastic system of savings and investments and 2) work on cultivating stronger friendships and relationship skills.<br /><br />So, with all that in mind, on to the exercise.<br /><br />I want you to write out your perfect working day. From the instant you open your eyes in the morning, to the instant you close them in the evening. What sort of work are you doing? What are the nitty-gritty details of that kind of work? What sort of breakfast do you eat? Lunch? Dinner? What is your recreation time like? What is your workspace like? What is your house like? What are your interactions with family and friends like? Who do you interact with as part of your work? What are those interactions like? Do you work alone or in a team? What is your boss like? Do you even have a boss? What is your commute like? <br /><br />Aim to make this as detailed as possible, a few pages long at least. <br /><br />Now, I want you to sit down and really think about how you can make your dream and reality closer together. If you really hate cleaning, can you find $80 a week to have a cleaner come twice, for a few hours? Is it worth it to get that time back? If you hate cooking, can you get all your food through a meal delivery service? If you imagine your houses is minimalist and tidy, can you do a purge of your possessions and set things up the way you dream? You might not be able to move into a mansion (or a cabin 100’s of kms from civilisation), but you CAN take steps to bring the day to day minutia of your life closer to what you wish it was.<br /><br /><br /><b>Your Week Divided</b><br /><br />This exercise was only introduced to me recently, but it made me feel a lot more relaxed and in control of my time. <br /><br />We tend to think of what we need to do on a day by day basis. We try and cram a lot into every day, because we have a lot of things we are interested in and want to do. But you can’t do everything in a day.<br /><br />However you probably can do everything in a week. There are 168 hours in a week. If you sleep eight hours a night, which you should, you take away 56 hours and leave yourself with 112 hours.<br /><br />For this exercise, I want you to take this 112 hours and work out how much time you want to spend on things over the course of a week. For example, if you are a writer, how many thousand words do you want to write in a week? How long does it take you to write that? That’s your weekly writing chunk.<br /><br />In my case, I wanted to write 10k, which takes me about 7 hours. So if I do 5k on Monday, then 2.5k each on Wednesday and Thursday, I have reached my writing goal for the week. So instead of writing every day, I now have four whole days I can devote to other things.<br /><br />Don’t forget basic things, like eating, cleaning, commuting and basic hygiene. And don’t think you can fill every second of every day with productivity. Leave some down time for TV, reading or whatever you do when you are exhausted. <br /><br /><br /><b>Your Perfect Working Week</b><br /><br />In truth, exercise one and two were preparing us for this! This is the big one, that will probably take a few hours, or even a few days, to complete. Its very similar to the first one, however instead of a single, perfect day, you are going to map out an entire week. And, if like me, your perfect working day was about 2000 words, then your entire perfect week is going to run somewhere around the 10k to 14k mark.<br /><br />Don’t feel bad if yours isn’t that long. We all know I am a bit… obsessive. Still, if it isn’t up around 5k, I’d be suspicious you were skipping over some details.<br /><br />Using your week divided exercise, and your perfect working day exercise, map out an entire perfect working week, including your days off. From the instant you open your eyes, to when you close them, on all seven days.<br /><br />This is going to show you what you wish you were making time for, and the things that aren’t in your perfect week, are going to show you what you need to cut out of your life. <br /><br />If you have a long commute, and hate it, its time to start job searching closer to home. Don’t quit before you find a new job, wait until you find the perfect job, or you could end up desperate and with a longer commute. If finding a perfect job means doing some courses and updating your resume, do that first.<br /><br />If spending 4 hours a day on social media isn’t on your list, then its time to uninstall those social media apps on your phone, and put blockers on your browser, so you can only access them for 1 hour a day. Or less. <br /><br />DO THE THINGS YOU THINK WILL MAKE YOUR HAPPIER.<br /><br />No excuses, no guilt. Do them. See if you can actually organize your perfect week. Start to finish, see if you can line it all up so you can actually live it. What was as good as you thought it was going to be? What was better? What was less good?<br /><br /><br /><b>Moving Forward</b><br /><br />Next week, we’re going to talk about the things that are part of your life, that you didn’t include in this exercise. Sometimes what we choose to discard is even more important that what we choose to keep.<br /><br />Only two more weeks of happiness project to go!<br /><br /><br /><b>Jake, In Summary:</b><br /><br />I love these exercises. I probably re-do them about once a year, and I love looking back through the old versions to see what has changed, how my goals have shifted, and what has stayed the same. I find the consistency very reassuring. <br /><br />One of the things I find hard, I suppose, is that there is a few things in my life that could be very different, but where I would be equally happy. Do I write a version of the perfect week where I am engaged? Where I am married with kids? Or do I continue to write them for myself while I am single? I am equally happy with all three of these scenarios, though they each look very different.<br /><br />As most of you know, in February I will have a new little person under my care. I would like to do a new perfect working week for next year, but its a bit hard. I am sure whatever I am imagining being a dad is like, reality will be quite different! I can’t plan a week by ‘guessing’ how much time he will take up—because no one will know until he is here.<br /><br />The one thing I do know is I want to get a yearly pass to Australia Zoo and take him a few times a month. I also want to talk him on bushwalks and to the beach. I am looking forward to these little adventures, and to showing him the world. So any new plan will involve those things.<br /><br />How about you? Want to come to the zoo with me? Or are you too busy with a whole new, very exciting plan for your life?Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-37901069957720330942018-09-05T11:36:00.001+10:002018-09-05T11:36:09.679+10:00Happiness Series: 14 - Happiness Exercise 4: Relationship Exercises<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Romantic Relationships</b><br /><br />In modern days, romantic relationships are more important than they have ever been. The social and family networks we used to rely on are fading out. Community is giving way to friends we see once a week, or once a fortnight. Our romantic partner can easily become our primary support network in every aspect of our life.<br /><br />Honestly, I think this is a huge problem. Particularly for men, who are often now in a position where the only physical contact and support they can receive is a romantic partner. Its not fair to expect your wife to do all that emotional labor. Get friends you can hug and talk to, for fuck’s sake. <br /><br />Anyway, my personal feelings on toxic masculinity aside, your romantic partner is often you partner in every way. Financial, parental, they help you with problems, be they logistical or emotional, you are tethered together in every way people can be.<br /><br />So it is important to have a healthy, happy, successful romantic relationship.<br /><br /><br /><b>How To Fix What You Have</b><br /><br />Maybe last week you did the exercise and you realized you aren’t in the relationship you want to be in. Maybe your partner doesn’t meet your needs and you’re wondering if there is something, or someone, out there who is better.<br /><br />I’m not here to end relationships. I am here to strengthen the good ones, to make them better. So before you make a decision, I want you to do something for me… and, for you.<br /><br />You want thinks from your partner you aren’t getting. I want you to think really hard about the things they want from you they aren’t getting. Would they like you to be happier? More attentive? Sexier? More helpful around the house?<br /><br /><i>For two months, I want you to throw EVERYTHING YOU HAVE into being the best partner you can be. No nagging, no arguing, be an enthusiastic, welcoming, giving lover, do more than your share of the housework, let them have their way, be considerate, give everything you have to being THEIR perfect partner. No matter how they act, no matter how little appreciation they show. Give them the best two months of their entire lives.<br /><br />That is the exercise, but to facilitate it, take a moment to write down your goals for those two months. Make a list of all the things you think your partner wishes you did/said/didn’t do/didn’t say, then make a game plan for how you are going to avoid those things. EG:<br /><br />‘Ravi hates it when I nag about dirty clothes on the floor, when I see clothes on the floor, even if they aren’t mine, I will just put them in the wash basket and say nothing.’</i><br />If at the end of two months, they haven’t changed, you can make the decision to end it. But don’t make that call before you have given 100%, until you have down everything in your power to meet THEIR needs, so they can meet yours.<br /><br />This is a great exercise, even if you are in a happy relationship. You might find you can be in an even better one, with just a little more effort, love and understanding.<br /><br />(And if it still isn’t working out, well, don’t be afraid. You have just proved how awesome you can be to a partner, how much you have to give when you really put the effort in, and now you can find someone willing to put in the same.)<br /><br /><b><br />How To Find What You’re Looking For</b><br /><br />Maybe you are single. Maybe you don’t want to be single. Maybe you are struggling to find the sort of relationship you want to be in. If this is the case, I believe there are three possible reasons for this.<br /><br /><i>1. You aren’t prioritizing dating, time wise.<br />2. You are dismissing people before getting to know them.<br />3. You are presenting yourself very poorly.</i><br /><br />Lets talk about 1. If you are bemoaning not being able to meet someone, but you haven’t gone anywhere it would be possible for you to meet anyone that week, you’re a moron. Its like complaining you didn’t win a prize when you didn’t enter the competition. <br /><br />Personally, I am not a huge fan of online dating. The pros are that everyone is looking for a date, so it would SEEM you are talking to more eligible people than, say, at a party where most people may already be married. However people are hard to read online. There is very little information, so we tend to place too high of a value on the information at hand. Maybe you want someone who loves dogs, but not every dog lover is going to put it on their profile. They might fear it is a turn off. Or, someone who says they love dogs might just be trying to look more friendly. However if you are out with someone and they point out every damn dog and talk about their dog and show you a photo of their dog, they probably like dogs.<br /><br />Plus, body language is important. Confidence, openness, expressions, interest, or lack their of in what you as saying. None of this can be assessed online.<br /><br />So if you spent two hours swiping on tinder, don’t tell me you spent two hours trying to meet people. It doesn’t count.<br /><br />You are better going to events and, *gasp* talking to people. There are thousands of things you can attend, often for free, where there are like minded people. Rallies, music festivals, food markets, dog walks, church, art events, book launches, exercise classes, choirs, dancing classes, library events and classes, sporting groups, friend’s parties, etc, etc.<br /><br />The trick is, not just to talk to people you think are hot. Talk to everyone, make friends, connect. Please just connect.<br /><br /><i>Exercise: Commit to spending X number of hours a week meeting new people. Use those hours in situations where you can meet and talk to people face to face. If you don’t make conversation with new people at those events, you don’t get to count them toward your hours for the week. And when deciding on the number of hours, make sure it reflects how important you SAY finding a partner is. If it is your number one priority, I expect you to put in 10+ hours a week, not two.</i><br /><br />Back to the list, 2. You are dismissing people too quickly. It takes time to get to know someone. Hopefully, if you met someone at a class or group, you can keep meeting them there. But if you go on a date with someone, and it didn’t go well, they might have been super nervous. If someone was a bit dull, give them a few more chances. Let them come out of their shell. <br /><i><br />Exercise: Get to know people, don’t just compare them to some mythical person in your head, then decide they’re not close enough and move on. If they aren’t a creep, and are interested in you, give them at least three dates to prove themselves.</i><br /><br />And number 3, you’re coming across poorly. This could be a lot of things, from how you dress and your personal grooming, to the things you talk about, or it could be your body language (no one is attracted to anxious, needy or insecure body language). <br /><br />If you think: “Well, people should like me for me!” but you have pit stains and bad breath…..no, no they shouldn’t. Its disrespectful to show up looking like a slob. Its also disrespectful to bore the other person stupid talking about yourself for an hour.<br /><br /><i>Exercise: Identify your weaknesses. If you can find someone of the gender you want to date who is willing to be very honest, they may be able to give you a list of your flaws. DO NOT ask someone you are attracted to, the blow to your ego will take a long time to heal. Look for the sort of person you want to date, and listen (genuinely listen) when they describe the sort of things they want in a partner.</i><br /><br />PRO TIP: Its not as much about looks or money as you think. Men tend to want people who are kind, fun, generous and who think they are sexy. Women tend to look for people who are confident, kind, fun, generous and who treat them with respect. Ask yourself how you can demonstrate those traits with your actions. Don’t be that idiot who goes around trying to tell people how ‘nice’ or ‘smart’ you are. No one believes you.<br /><br /><i>Exercise: When you have identified your weaknesses, go on youtube, and learn about personal grooming and fashion. Go on youtube and learn how to be a more interesting, engaging conversationalist. Go to acting classes and toastmasters to learn how to have more confidence. There is no single thing on the planet that you can’t be taught if you are willing to put the effort in. You are never going to be happy or find someone by moaning.</i><br /><br />Stop bitching and improve. <br /><br /><br /><b>Family Relationships</b><br /><br />This is the hardest one of all. We can’t choose family. They are family regardless of if we estrange ourselves. And, often, that fact seems to make some people think they are entitled to things from you, and that they should be able to act however they like and still be forgiven. <br /><br />Oddly, we often don’t want to be vulnerable to family. We don’t want to tell them how we feel—we expect them to know. Sometimes the solution to family problems is communication.<br /><br /><i>Exercise:<br />1. Make a list of the problems you have with family, big to small.<br />2. Write down how those behaviors or words make you feel. <br />3. Craft a short, self focused statement you can say the next time it comes up, that explains how it makes you feel. Try and use ‘I’ statements and don’t accuse or go on too long. Say something like: “When people make jokes about my weight, it makes me feel very sad. Often I go home and I cry about it. It makes me not want to socialize.”<br />Likely, they will say something in their defense, like: “I just say it because I’m worried about your health.”<br />Stick with the same accusing tone and self focus: “I don’t feel motivated when I hear those things, I just feel sad and hurt and unloved.”</i><br /><br />Then, once you have expressed those feelings, it may be best to walk away, distance yourself and give them time to think about it. Don’t lash out, stay calm, be honest. You may have to have this conversation several times with the same person. If they mock you, or are intentionally cruel, it may be worth estranging yourself from that person permanently. However its worth being vulnerable first. You don’t loose anything, it doesn’t make you weak—sharing your feelings makes you strong, and braver than them.<br /><br /><br /><b>Friends And Connections</b><br /><br />Friends can be the best thing that happened to us, or the worst. Friendship is dangerously devalued in our society. Divorce is seen as a life-changing, devastation, but you could end a twenty year friendship and have people shrug and changed the conversation. <br /><br />Friendships can have the same problems as romantic relationships—friends can abuse you, hurt you, betray you, damage you—just as deeply as a romantic partner. They can also lift you up, support you, and be as important to you as a romantic partner.<br /><br />The difference between friends and partners or family, is you can have lots of friends, you can make new friends all the time, and you can often adjust the intensity of friendships, leaning in or pulling back as life dictates. <br /><br />Friends should be a lot more important than they are. Your friends should be the bulk of your emotional support, possibly even your physical contact. Spreading your emotional needs over many people, takes pressure off your partner and kids to be sole support for your needs. <br /><br />So it is important we have good friends, and it is much MORE important that we ARE good friends.<br /><i><br />Exercise:<br />1. Write down ten traits you want your close friends to have. (EG: Loves animals, believes in equality for everyone, loves books, kind, relaxed, passionate, supportive)<br />2. Write down ten traits you want to have as a friend to others.<br />3. Write down at least two ways you can demonstrate each trait to your friends.<br />4. Add all your close friends birthdays to your yearly planner, and stop relying on facebook to remind you.<br />5. Write down ten ways you can be a better friend to your friends. You might get some ideas from the demonstrating trait’s list.<br />6. Look objectively at your close friends and identify the friendships that are doing you harm. The friendships you are putting all the work into. The friendships you are chasing, with no reciprocation. The friendships where you are being dragged into drama and bad behavior you don’t want to be part of. First, stop chasing people who aren’t willing to put the same effort into you. Secondly, think about how to disengage from the bad behaviors. If a friend always wants to drink and you end up doing things you regret with them, see if you can arrange to do non drinking things, like going to the beach. Or if a friend is constantly negative, tell them you love them and you think they are great, but you don’t want to engage in negativity and gently prompt them to talk about positive things around you. <br />7. If you realize all your friends are toxic and ditch them all, go out on a mission to find the sort of friends who have the traits you want in a friend. Be the friend you want to be with them. Enjoy new, awesome friendships!</i><br /><br /><br /><b>Moving Forward</b><br /><br />Wow, that was a long post. Are you still here, reading this? I am so impressed with you! Next week we’re going to talk about the perfect week. Its an exercise I love talking about, and I hope you love reading about it.<br /><br /><br /><b>Jake, In Summary:</b><br /><br />A few years ago I realize I had let myself focus on toxic friendships. This was mostly because I was so ill, I thought I had to be friends with whoever would tolerate me. Some of them had to go, and some of them had to change.<br /><br />I stopped chasing people who didn’t care about me. (If I stopped messaging you all the time, now you know why. Shoulda picked up the damn phone, peeps.) I addressed some problems, and I let some people go entirely.<br /><br />There were, of course, lots of friendships that remained untouched. I have a lot of awesome people in my life. But what really surprised me, was when I cut out the bad stuff, so much good stuff flowed in. I thought making new friends would be hard, but over the past two years I have met so many fantastic, lovely, wonderful, supportive people. I am honored to be friends with them and love and support them. And now I am open to it, I see potential new friends everywhere I go.<br /><br />Toxic people stain you, and they scare away the good people. If you clear them out, and are committed to being good yourself, you won’t be lonely, I promise!<br /><br />
<br />Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-69986276244593178662018-08-29T08:57:00.001+10:002018-08-29T08:58:24.047+10:00BIG BABY NEWS<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I am interrupting the
happiness blog series to bring you all some very happy news! I am four months
pregnant. I started IUI (like IVF, but less invasive) in May and my first
attempt was successful. So, I bet you have some questions! I have some answers:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">When
are you due?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Mid February, 2019. Possible
valentine baby.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Is
it a boy or a girl?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Still not sure! I am having
a scan in about a week that will hopefully shed light on the issue.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Do
you have names picked out?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I have a short list. They're
all pretty traditional. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Who
is the father?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Me! Obviously. My children
will know me as Dad.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Who
is the other parent?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">The donor parent was part of
an anonymous donor register from the USA. I selected him based on his profile
and essays on the donor company's website. When the children are 18, they will
have the option of contacting him, if they wish. I have never met, or spoken
to, the donor.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">So,
you'll be a single dad?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Yep. My mother did a
fantastic job as a single mother, so I am not worried. In fact, I have a lot of
friends who are outstanding human beings who were raised by single parents. And
I know some outrageous scumbags who had two parents, so let's not have this
debate, okay?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Why
did you decide to have kids?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I have always wanted
children. I decided to have them now for two reasons. 1. I am 33 and looking
young on the outside doesn't make me young on the inside and 2. I want to start
HRT and it causes a lot of fertility issues. Not to mention, it would be
impossible to breast feed after I have top surgery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">It was now or never. And
never wasn't an option.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be chest feeding?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Yes. But as soon as that is
done, I will be starting HRT and having top surgery. The sooner I can get these
flapping milk factories off me, the better.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be vaccinating?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Of course. My children will
receive all their vaccines on the recommended schedule, just like I did.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be raising your children gender neutral?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I will in the sense that
when they are babies, I will not put them in gendered clothes. This is because
I don't want strangers knowing what my children's genitals look like. People
start treating boys and girls very differently from the moment they are born,
and I will do my best to avoid that sort of mental pollution. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I will also be keeping the
house free of any toys I feel push gender stereotypes, and they will not be
allowed to watch harmful gendering on TV or movies. That means most Disney
movies are out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">If you are confused, I will
give you an example:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Plastic cooking set in
primary colours? Fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Plastic cooking set in bring
pinks and pastel purple? Bad.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">What
if they like classically gendered toys?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">I could talk fluently by 18
months old. I am sure my children will /loudly/ voice their opinions on the
matter. Let's assume they don't need you fighting that battle for them. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be raising your child with gender neutral pronouns?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">No. Even though I know /a
lot/ of trans people, generally speaking, trans people aren't all that common.
It is very likely my children will grow up wanting to be the gender they are,
however as they will have a trans dad, they will know being trans is something
I will support, if they feel that way.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be cloth diapering? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Yes. I have dozens of them
already. I went a bit hard on aliexpress. They're so cute though!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Will
you be rehoming your cats/dogs/snake/birds?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">No. I will house the snake
in a locked room though, because she is big enough to strangle a grown man and
if the worst happened and she got out, she might smother a baby trying to get
warm.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Are
you dating anyone?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Are you hitting on me? If
you are, you better offer to massage my goddamn feet or stop wasting my time.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Can
I send you a gift?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Thank you! Yes, you can. PM
me for my postal address. Baby and children's books are a huge plus. I have a
lot of cloth diapers and soft toys already, so maybe avoid those, but you can
never have too many books. Please don't buy any gendered clothing (any clothing
you can guess the baby's gender at a glance), or clothing with weird slogans
like 'all the chicks love me' or 'daddy's little girl'. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">Thank
You All So Much For Your Support!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , serif;">For all the support I have
received and for all the support that is yet to come. I have the most amazing
friends (and sometimes family) and I am so grateful for all of you each and
every day.</span></div>
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<b>If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would You Be?</b><br />
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What if I told you you could erase all your flaws, all your past mistakes, and design the person you want to be from the ground up? Gender, education, family, friends, hobbies, living situation, job, and all the rest?<br />
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What if you could be the sort of person who wears beautiful clothes, goes to brunch with friends on Sunday morning and speaks three different languages? Or maybe you’d prefer to be the sort of person who has an amazing garden, who reads in a hammock, in the shade, while bees and butterflies hum around you. Maybe you’d prefer to be an epic chef, who has dinner parties and cooks legendary breakfasts-in-bed for your gorgeous partner.<br />
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We both know, the truth is there are probably some things you can’t have. I am transgender. I am, mentally, a man. I would love to have a man’s body. With HRT and surgery, I will get most of the way there, enough that most people won’t be able to tell I am trans. And that is great. However I’ll never have a functional penis and I’ll never father children the traditional way, not unless there is a sudden and dramatic change in technology.<br />
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I’d also love to be healthier, and while I continue to pursue new avenues to improve my health every day through drug and diet trials and research, there is a high chance I won’t ever be 100% healthy.<br />
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However the fact that I can go from living as a woman for 30 years, to coming out as a man, the fact that I can go from virtually bed-ridden to how I am now, shows that almost anything is possible.<br />
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Maybe you’re sitting there thinking you wish you’d married your highschool sweetheart, but, this isn’t about what you wish you could HAVE, this is about who you wish you COULD BE.<br />
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<b>But Who Am I?</b><br />
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If you’re really serious about being the person you want to be, you need to know who that person is. You could just say: ‘I want to be kinder’ or ‘I want to socialize more’ and maybe you would make small changes, but the truth is, they probably wouldn’t have much impact.<br />
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The reason is, who you are now, is holding you back from those things. Maybe you think of yourself as an angry person, or an introvert. As long as you hold those beliefs, you’re always going to be fighting against what you believe is your nature when you try and be kind, or go out more. Mentally, you will be telling yourself its hard, because its just not the sort of person you are.<br />
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So if you are really going to become the person you want to be, you need to work from the ground up. But that also means you’re going to have to accept something really, really scary.<br />
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You are going to have to accept the idea that personality and personality traits, aren’t set in stone. Some, not all, of our personalities, come not from nature, but from learned circumstance.<br />
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Lets take being shy as an example. Imagine you are five, and you are introduced to an adult. For some reason, this adult scares you a little. Maybe they are too loud, maybe they stink of the tuna they just ate, maybe they are looking at you in a creepy way. They address you and you, in fear, don’t know what to say or do. Your parent, trying to be polite says: “They’re shy.”<br />
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Oh, you think. I’m shy. <br />
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Next time you have to talk to someone, but you’re not sure what to say, your brain fills in the blank for you. I can’t think of what to say because I’m shy. Every time you don’t know what to say, that belief is enforced. You start to go out of your way not to introduce yourself to people, because you know you are shy, you will get tongue tied.<br />
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Its hard to be outgoing, to be the life of the party, to make new friends, to be a social coordinator, when you are shy. You don’t know what to say, you find it hard to approach people, you feel awkward.<br />
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Imagine though, if you always knew what to say. Imagine if you always knew the exact words that would make someone smile, or like you, or back off when they are being an asshole. Imagine if you knew with complete confidence, that every time you opened your mouth, the exact right words would come out.<br />
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Would you still be shy? I’m guessing probably not. Which proves being shy isn’t really your problem. Your problem is you don’t know what to say. But knowing what to say is a learned skill, some of us learn it as children, some of us have handicaps like autism that make it a lot harder. But the truth is, its a skill we can learn even as adults.<br />
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Take acting classes, join your local toastmasters group, read books on being a better conversationalist, join an ASL class and help people who are learning English. Take the time to actually learn how to make conversation confidently.<br />
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Then, you can be the outgoing person, the friendly person, the person who makes everyone feel good. Its not nature, its a skill, and its a skill you can possess if you are willing to put in the time and effort. <br />
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<b>To Get There, You Need A Roadmap</b><br />
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So, how do you go about designing the person you want to be, from the ground up?<br />
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You sit down with a computer, or a notepad and pen, and you answer a lot of questions. These questions:<br />
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1. List the top five personality traits you wish described you?<br />
2. What education level and degrees do you wish you had?<br />
3. Where do you wish you lived?<br />
4. What career would you have, if you were assured enough money to be comfortable?<br />
5. What gender do you wish you had been born as?<br />
6. What sort of fashion, clique and style do you wish you had/were a part of?<br />
7. What sort of person are you attracted to, honestly? (Gender, personality, looks, hobbies, morals, attitudes, etc)<br />
8. What sort of relationship do you wish you had with god/the spiritual?<br />
9. What relationship do you wish you had with your family?<br />
10. What sort people do you wish you were friends with?<br />
11. How do you wish you spent your spare time?<br />
12. List five things you wish you were really good at? <br />
13. How do you wish other people described you?<br />
14. What do you wish you had done, or kept practicing, ten years ago? (Hobbies, skills, languages, saving money, exercising, etc)<br />
15. Describe your perfect bedroom? <br />
16. Describe your perfect working space?<br />
17. Describe your perfect living space? (Living room, kitchen, dining, recreation, outdoor entertaining)<br />
18. Describe your perfect garage/shed/garden?<br />
19. Describe your perfect holiday?<br />
20. If you had to teach a class for an entire year, what would you want to be teaching?<br />
21. All things being equal, when do you wish you could get up and go to sleep? (Allow eight hours for sleeping.)<br />
22. What sort of romantic relationship do you wish you had?<br />
23. What sort of parent do you wish you were? Do you want kids?<br />
24. If you could be the best in the world at anything at all, what would it be?<br />
25. Describe yourself if you were at your ideal weight, health and fitness level?<br />
26. If you were going to start a charity, and you knew with 100% certainty it would live on long after you died, what would that charity be? Who would it serve and protect?<br />
27. Describe your perfect long weekend, from the moment you wake up, until the moment you go to sleep on the third day?<br />
28. What books, movies, documentaries and TV shows do you wish you had the time to watch or read?<br />
29. If you woke up tomorrow with zero possessions, but for your car, photos and an empty house, but you had a million dollars to replace everything, what would you buy? What /wouldn’t/ you buy?<br />
30. What do you want your obituary to say?<br />
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Wow, that’s a long list of questions, but if you go through and answer them all, you will probably learn a lot about yourself. A lot of surprising things, I bet. But now, you have a blueprint of the person you really wish you could be.<br />
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<b>What’s the Difference?</b><br />
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So part two of the exercise, is comparing the person you wish you were, to the person you are now. Look at each answer, and ask yourself what you can do to make what you have, into what you wish you had.<br />
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Maybe when you got to question 29 you imagined a much more minimalist house. Maybe you have no intention of buying back all the clutter that currently gums up your house. If so, read The Magic Art Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Purge your junk. Have the house you wish you had.<br />
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Maybe when you got to question 26, you realize you were super passionate about a cause. You might not be able to start your own charity right now, but maybe you can volunteer at another one and spent your free time doing something that matters to you.<br />
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Maybe when you got to question 13 you cried, because you want people to describe you as supportive, warm, trustworthy and fun, but really, when you are with your friends, all you do is gossip and complain. But now you can make a change. You can vow never to gossip again and only to complain rarely, and in a constructive way. You can become that supportive listener who makes everyone else happy.<br />
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<b>Moving Forward</b><br />
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Gosh, that was a long post. And possibly a very emotional one. I hope you now have a clear vision, even if realizing it is going to mean confronting some painful truths.<br />
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Next week, we’re going to delve deeper into some of the questions we looked at today and develop our interpersonal relationships.<br />
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<b>Jake, In Summary:</b><br />
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My life the last few weeks has been really hard. I have a terrible upper respiratory infection and I am currently unable to antibiotics. Trying to keep up with my day to day life has a been a challenge, and I haven’t been able to be the type of man I want to be. I particularly miss socializing with my friends, and attending my church (<a href="https://mccbris.asn.au/" target="_blank">MCC Brisbane</a>).<br />
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But it has been a time of great self reflection. I have been working hard on a career plan for next year. So its not all bad. And I have some very special good news to announce in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246058162527109843.post-51232006064575131272018-08-15T09:01:00.003+10:002018-08-15T09:01:29.235+10:00Happiness Series: 12 - Happiness Exercise 2: Limiting and Negative Beliefs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Negative Self Beliefs</b><br /><br />You would rather be right than happy. If you need a refresher on this, go back to week three and re-read the post I wrote on the topic. You will always choose to belief information that makes you right, even if being right makes you miserable.<br /><br />If you believe you are ugly, you will gravitate toward people who treat you like you are ugly. You will ignore the people who tell you you are beautiful and treat you with respect, you might actively avoid them. You would rather be right than happy.<br /><br />If you believe all men/women are cheaters, you will actively avoid anyone who gives off loyal vibes. You’ll find them unattractive, or boring, or whatever. You’ll seek out the men/women who are clearly going to cheat on you. You’d rather be right than happy. <br /><br />We all have dozens of negative self beliefs that make us unhappy, because we would rather believe them and be right. We look for proof they are right, over and over, because when we are right, we feel secure. And its better to be secure and miserable, than uncertain and happy. You might not even be able to be uncertain and happy.<br /><br />So in order to be happy, you have to find those negative self beliefs and change them.<br /><br /><br /><b>THE EXERCISE:</b><br /><br />This exercise is going to be a challenging one. And if you can’t be honest with yourself, you’ll fail. And you’ll continue to be miserable.<br /><br />Open a word document on your computer, or find a blank page on a notepad, and write down every negative belief you have. This could take a long time. Maybe an hour, maybe a few hours.<br /><br />You might want to split them up into categories:<br /><br /><i>What are all the negative beliefs you have about yourself?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about money?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about your parents, siblings and other family?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about work and career?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about dating?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about your relationships?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about friends?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about religions?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about other races and minorities?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about politics?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about the housing market?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about education?<br />What are all the negative beliefs you have about travel?</i><br /><br />Choose categories that are relevant to you and the areas of your life you aren’t happy with. What do you want, but think you can have? Why? As I said, its going to take a while. And its going to be very confronting. You might be shocked at some of the things you write down. You might feel a lot of resistance. <br /><br /><br /><b>STEP TWO:</b><br /><br />Now you have a huge list of negative self beliefs. Just identifying them will help, since now you can see where your ‘mental blocks’ are coming from. However knowing isn’t enough. To be happy, you have to change those beliefs and to change them, you have to find proof they are wrong.<br /><br />Rank your negative beliefs from least to most harmful. Then choose a belief to tackle. You might want to start small and prove to yourself you can change your mind before you tackle the big ones. Or you might be so outraged by your own beliefs, you want to tackle the biggest one first.<br /><br />I’ll leave the decision up to you, but whatever you choose, if it isn’t working after a few weeks, change tact and work on a different one.<br /><br />The next step is to actively find proof you are wrong. Google search, interview people, research, research, research. Ask other people for help looking for information.<br /><br />EG: if your negative belief is that you are bad with money, learn everything about money management. Commit to reading a finance book every week and listen to finance podcasts. Become a finance expert.<br /><br />If you want to lose weight, find people who have lost weight and kept it off for a year or more and follow what they did.<br /><br />If you want to find a partner, 1, meet people, 2, learn about communication (read books, go to acting classes), 3, get a make over and 4, unless they make you feel unsafe, give everyone three chances. <br /><br />Develop a system to educate yourself and find proof you are wrong. Work through your list until you have a whole new positive system of beliefs. <br /><br /><br /><b>Moving Forward:</b><br /><br />After that rather draining, confronting exercise, next week we will be doing another, though hopefully it will be a bit more fun and leave you feeling enthusiastic. It will be about designing the sort of person you want to be and letting go of the person you have let yourself become.<br /><br />Hopefully that excites me as much as it does you.<br /><br /><br /><b>Jake, In Summary</b><br /><br />I’ve been doing these negative belief exercises for a fear years and despite my best efforts, some limiting beliefs are hard to let go of, and sometimes new ones form. This is natural and normal, so if you find yourself in this position, don’t fret. <br /><br />We develop these beliefs because of things that happen to us, things people say. Failure and cruel remarks, even small ones, can be very damaging to us. Particularly if we don’t sit down and address the negative beliefs they have caused. <br /><br />But now, when I feel resistance, I can sit down and puzzle out what belief is holding me back. I can look for proof that shows me it isn’t true. I find so much proof, I can’t possibly believe it anymore. And then I move on.<br /><br />I hope you can too, because I’m not writing these blog posts for my sake, I am writing them for you. Because I want you to be happy too.<br /><br />Jake Corvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16764916237324732590noreply@blogger.com0