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Goal Post: Heatwaves and Hampered Time Management

The heat definitely didn’t do me any favors this past week.  It paired up with a bunch of appointments too, so my free time was limited.  By free time, I mean for typing in edits and doing stuff with my … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Listen to Your Mother

(Pretty simple concept here.) A voice of warning That your face will stay that way You aim to prove her wrong A voice of education That greens will help you grow You eat them to get dessert A voice of … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Life and Times of Ichabod Jones

(Before I wrote the stories, I made a poem for Ichabod Brooks.  He was Ichabod Jones back then.  Also, he was in a science-fiction story where Earth was toxic, except for a few people who could return to the surface.  … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Putting Physical Comedy in Your Story

Slapstick or physical comedy is more of a visual medium, so it’s very difficult to have it in a book.  So, some of these tips will need some ingenuity if you plan on going with this type of humor.  That … Continue reading

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The Dwindling Fun of Slapstick Comedy?

Growing up, I remember a lot of ‘violent’ shows and movies.  The ones where you have characters getting hurt, but in a comedic way.  This would be slapstick or physical comedy, which, obviously, involves a lot of physicality.  Examples are … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Exhausted By the Heat

Sadly, I didn’t get to type in a lot of edits this week.  Got through two sections of chapter 1 and that was me pushing through a lot of lethargy.  All of the appointments and events didn’t help much either.  … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Being a Fictional Spy

I felt like it was only right to do a post on Loid Forger from ‘Spy x Family’.  I already did Yor (assassin) and Anya (telepath).  Loid is the spy whose mission to stop a bad guy requires he pretend … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Let Me Out

(Battling our inner demons.  Not an easy struggle, especially since it usually lasts a lifetime.) Everyone has a demon Lurking beneath the skin A voice that asks for freedom To indulge a dark-born craving From the glutton wanting sweets To … Continue reading

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Pros and Cons of Having a Secret Telepath in the Cast

I mentioned on Monday that ‘Spy x Family’ has a girl who is a telepath, but nobody knows it.  Meet Anya Forger.  She knows her adopted father is a spy and her adopted mother is an assassin.  By the way, … Continue reading

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When Characters Need to Hide Superhuman Abilities

My son and I watch an anime called ‘Spy x Family’.  It’s a spy comedy and that doesn’t really cover everything, but it’s enough for now.  The general plot is the guy is a spy who needs to create a … Continue reading

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