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Hi Jim, How do you handle situations where you have two different ways a character can go? Right now, I’m sitting on a plot line where one of my characters is sitting at a crossroad. He can either choose to help the people he cares about or leave them to their own devices in order to save the bigger group. I’m not sure where … Read More Divergence In Storylines, Where to Go?
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Hi Jim, I wanted to ask you about one of your characters. I’m working on my own YA series and finished reading Magnifica a while ago. You mention in the book that Lia’na doesn’t age as fast as Toby. If they survive, she’ll roughly be the elven equivalent of a human’s late 40s when he dies. I really think that if you leave the … Read More Age Compatability in Characters (MAGNIFICA SPOILER WARNING!!)
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Hi Jim, I was hoping you could give me a little advice on how to write perspective. The main character in my story is going to be a bad guy. When I say bad, I mean the story is going to revolve around the villain. I’m just really not sure how I can write that effectively. I mean typically you try to get people … Read More Rooting for the Bad Guy
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Hi Jim, I was hoping you could help me here. I have a series of short stories that I’ve published and have a niche following on a couple of sites. I recently decided to take the story in a new direction and killed off the main character. It turns out that this character was a lot more popular than I thought. Now I’m getting … Read More The “Misery” Effect
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Hi Jim, I was hoping you could talk a little bit more about your views on politics in entertainment. You seem to be of the mindset that a writer or entertainer either has to choose to write a good story or write a political piece. Why can’t they be one in the same? Why can’t someone accomplish both goals at the same time? Thanks, … Read More Entertainment or Activism?
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How do you expand an idea? I have this idea for years now, but as soon as I try to expand it, it starts to sound boring and then I just dunno which way to go with this. -Journal of Chrissie Hi there! Thanks for the question. It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to expand an idea, even if it’s a good one. … Read More Idea Expansion and Growth
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Okay, this post is actually just a rant. So if you’re looking for writing advice, feel free to skip. I have seriously come to despise MOST romantic stories. They all seem to fall into the same damn plot… Person 1 is in a happy relationship with Person 2. They are successful and literally have everything anyone could ever want. Person 2 has to go away … Read More Romance Stories Suck! I Root for the “Bad Guy”
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So I know I’ve got some artists on my page who like my books’ covers. If you’re interested in learning from the man who does most of my covers: Please see his new facebook group here. Readers, Do you have a question about writing, publishing, my stories, etc? Please feel free to post a comment or email me. jimthewritingwizard@gmail.com I’ll use those comments to … Read More Visionary Marketing for Psychedelic Artists and Entrepreneurs
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I’ve actually gotten a few questions on the ethics of paid reviews in the past, so I wanted to try to tackle this one outright. Is there anything wrong with paying someone for their review? The answer is that it really depends… In one example, I had someone tell me about doing a book giveaway on Goodreads and basically paying for the advert in … Read More Paid Reviews: Moral and Ethical?
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Hi Jim, I wrote a short story recently that I published on the KDP. A friend of mine in college wants to use my story as a script for a small film he’s going to do as a project for one of his classes and I’m kind of torn. I mean I kind of like the idea because I’d get to see my work … Read More Transcending Mediums
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So recently I finally got to sit down and watch ‘Ready Player One’ Sidenote: If you haven’t seen it yet, it is a fantastic nostalgia/geek flick! SEE IT! One criticism I’ve heard over and over and… pretty much the only criticism from people in my circles, is that the book was better than the film. Well of course it was. Why is that a … Read More Well… the Book Was Better: An Argumentative Fallacy
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Hi Jim, If you posted about this before, I’m sorry, but I couldn’t find it. Every now and then you post about music that helps you write. I’ve tried listening to some of the songs and then listen to stuff on my own playlists and I just can’t do it. I was wondering if you could elaborate on how you use your music to … Read More Translating Music into Words: A Guide to Weaponizing Music for Writing.
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