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Mr. Barnes, I appreciate the comments. It would be interesting to explore NLP.

I’ve tried to fold a variety of psychological “stuff” into my work. In the current manuscript I’ve chosen to work with eight different species so communication is a barrier I’ve kind of hand-waved at with a “common” translator tongue and a couple variants of…[Read more]

I think that you’ve touched on a possible story subject, dealing with the difficulty we have changing our minds about things. For instance, choose someone who believes something YOU believe about a politicized subject. Show them as being critical of the inability of a friend or co-worker to shift their beliefs. But then show how our protagonist…[Read more]

Hi, I’m RJ! Also occasionally known as Rebecca, Rebs, Rebedebe, Count Rebula, etc. I live in the Boston area. I write mostly Secondary-World Fantasy, but some literary fiction and flash fiction as well.

I’ve been writing since I was twelve, but haven’t published. I spent a long time being disappointed that I wasn’t (or secretly hoping I was) a…[Read more]

NLP is Neurolinguistic Programming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming

(stay safe in the storm!)

NLP is Neurolinguistic Programming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming

In the last section of our reading, on faith, there’s a note from Mr. Barnes on the sentence:

“Repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith.”

The note highlights “mind” and says NLP would argue with this.
Don’t know what NLP is.

Uh, btw, our lights…[Read more]

In the last section of our reading, on faith, there’s a note from Mr. Barnes on the sentence:

“Repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith.”

The note highlights “mind” and says NLP would argue with this. Then a reference to “Lonnie Athans” later.

Don’t…[Read more]

Exactly. I fought that idea for a long time because I prefer writing novels.

“Make more mistakes faster. You’ll learn quicker.” Eric finally got that through my head, that a short story contains everything a novel does and takes a week (to a month) to write. Twelve to 52 opportunities to learn how to tell a story, beginning, middle and end.…[Read more]

I fought that idea for a long time because I like writing novels.
Finally Eric looked at me and said, essentially, “Make more mistakes faster. You’ll learn quicker.”
He explained that a short story contains everything a novel does and takes a week (to a month) to write. It will have mistakes. You will learn how to fix them. Twelve to 52…[Read more]

*waves* I’m Ellen. I’ve been a newspaper reporter, alumni magazine asst. editor, university PR staffer, small news service co-owner, massage therapist, nutrition education writer and a few other things.

Started doing NaNoWrimo in 2004, have written a bad draft nearly every year since, and a couple of scripts during Scriptfrenzy (excellent…[Read more]

Well, I guess I’ll go next. My name is Fred, and I really liked Tananrive’s description of “learning writers” on the Writing Excuses Cruise. It fits where I am right now, having been a decent essayist during my college years and then spending an inordinate amount of time working (as a line cook, a security guard, an office temp, an Administrative…[Read more]

Fair enough. I didn’t intend to reject or disregard the effort on Gillespie’s part as much as acknowledge that he was slower in coming around (in my opinion). It is hard to turn away from beliefs that have been ingrained and unchallenged for most of one’s life.