Joseph Gordon

~Querying~
Six for Sure Mysteries®
Author, speaker, educator, life student.

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Six For Sure mysteries feature MCs that are a little more “experienced” than most. They have to deal with the fact that they may be a little past their prime in terms of the physical abilities you might expect from your heroes, but find ways to cope. #WritingCommnunity

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@NatashaCL7 Hi!

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@SusanSavageLee1 I am an overthinker.

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@SusanSavageLee1 Do away with the fixation on story length. I write until the story is complete, however many words that is.

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"Knowledge wants to talk. Wisdom wants to listen."
~Haemin Sunim

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@AwkwardAndOdd Don't change who you are for someone else's sake! We love you like you are.

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@NatashaCL7 The scary part is, too many people think they do.

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@SusanSavageLee1 An opening scene has one goal: entice your reader to continue to read. It must arouse the readers’ curiosity. It must prompt a question in the reader’s mind. What happens next? What does that mean? Why? Why not? Will he? Won’t she? But that question must not be, “So what?”

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@theGrimWriter I try to write a first chapter for the new book, even if it is really rough. Just to get it down and as a reminder when I get back to it. I also start a notebook for it and jot down anything relevant as I think of it.

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@CurlyKatieRose Early 20's. No way 36.

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@NatashaCL7 I taught for 20 years and have a MEd. I discovered that todays students don't want to be taught. They want to learn. They are active learners. As teachers we help, direct, focus their efforts, but must let let them stumble and fall and learn from it. Let them learn from doing

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@NatashaCL7 So, business as usual???

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@weejulietotsof Lovem'

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@A_G_Kirkland ...I don't use wordcount as my measure. It just measures activity. I set my goals on results. Finish my outline by the end of the month. Complete my character's backstories in 3 weeks. Finish a chapter every 2 weeks. Using smaller chunks you get more completions and motivation.

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@A_G_Kirkland I teach a class on SMART goals. A couple of cautions about goal setting. make sure your goals stay realistic and achievable. Nothing is more discouraging than setting a grandiose goal and quickly realizing you'll never make it. ...

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“It’s funny that when you’re younger and want to try something, we’re told ‘Just do it!’ Then at some weird age, everyone stops saying that to you. Then you stop saying it to yourself.”
~ Mary Steenburgen, actress, 73 years old

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Thought for the day:
There are no ordinary days. Every day is a unique and individual experience and should be treated like a special gift. ~ nobody famous...just me

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Thought for the day:
“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they are old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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@NatashaCL7 Hi!

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@SusanSavageLee1 I probably do a much more detailed plot outline than most. That way I get holes, etc. handled before I actually start to write.

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“A committee is a shadowy cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.”
― Barnett Cocks