This document discusses the creative process for writers. It covers topics like understanding your creative process through your personality type, archetypes, and blind spots. It discusses developing the core conflict in your story using a conflict box. It also addresses challenges like fear, the imposter syndrome, and how to develop courage to overcome obstacles to the creative process.
How do you achieve your goal? How do you plan ahead? Do you know your one sentence idea? Your conflict lock? Your characters? How do you keep track of your progress? All these things are key for success.
The idea is the heart of your story. Knowing it keeps you on target to complete the book and succeed. Idea is not story. Being able to state your idea in one sentence is key. We often spend an entire day at our writing workshop getting the four attendees to pin this one sentence down, but that's how important it is!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
How do you achieve your goal? How do you plan ahead? Do you know your one sentence idea? Your conflict lock? Your characters? How do you keep track of your progress? All these things are key for success.
The Original Idea: The Seed of Your StoryBob Mayer
The idea is the heart of your story. Knowing it keeps you on target to complete the book and succeed. Idea is not story. Being able to state your idea in one sentence is key. We often spend an entire day at our writing workshop getting the four attendees to pin this one sentence down, but that's how important it is!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
The Conflict Box by Bob Mayer (updated 2016)Bob Mayer
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing
will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents
a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to
overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author
Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's
straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along
with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you
need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running.
Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures
that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
Plot Part I: Research and Narrative QuestionsBob Mayer
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running. Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
"Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you
need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running.
Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
"Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George
How do you achieve your goal? How do you plan ahead? Do you know your one sentence idea? Your conflict lock? Your characters? How do you keep track of your progress? All these things are key for success.
The idea is the heart of your story. Knowing it keeps you on target to complete the book and succeed. Idea is not story. Being able to state your idea in one sentence is key. We often spend an entire day at our writing workshop getting the four attendees to pin this one sentence down, but that's how important it is!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
How do you achieve your goal? How do you plan ahead? Do you know your one sentence idea? Your conflict lock? Your characters? How do you keep track of your progress? All these things are key for success.
The Original Idea: The Seed of Your StoryBob Mayer
The idea is the heart of your story. Knowing it keeps you on target to complete the book and succeed. Idea is not story. Being able to state your idea in one sentence is key. We often spend an entire day at our writing workshop getting the four attendees to pin this one sentence down, but that's how important it is!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
The Conflict Box by Bob Mayer (updated 2016)Bob Mayer
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing
will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents
a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to
overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author
Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's
straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along
with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you
need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running.
Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures
that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
Plot Part I: Research and Narrative QuestionsBob Mayer
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running. Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
"Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work.
You'll learn how to:
Develop story-worthy ideas
Translate those ideas into a compelling plot
-- one that keeps readers mesmerized
Pace your story for maximum excitement
Create realistic, complicated characters
Submit attention-getting manuscripts
Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you
need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running.
Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to
make your dreams of publication come true.
What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success!
“A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone.”
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
"An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out."
#1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks
"Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed. In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work. You'll learn how to: Develop story-worthy ideas Translate those ideas into a compelling plot-- one that keeps readers mesmerized Pace your story for maximum excitement Create realistic, complicated characters Submit attention-getting manuscripts Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running. Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to make your dreams of publication come true. What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success! "An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out." #1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks "Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George "A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone." #1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
What do you remember about your favorite book? Was it plot or character? Characters provide the emotion of the story and what we relate to. Where do they come from? How do you develop them?
The present and future of publishing for writersBob Mayer
The industry is changing faster and faster. Here's a snapshot view from someone who has been in the business for 30 years and done traditional, hybrid and indie publishing with great success.
Do you know the secret techniques to create a handsome, professional, compelling book readers can’t wait to tell others about? Book Shepherd Ann Videan has helped more than sixty authors prepare books compelling enough to generate organic word-of-mouth. In this presentation, Ann will show you ways to punch up your book to this level by sharing her top two tips for: writing, editing, formatting, cover creation, publishing, and marketing.
My Words Jump Off the Page! Editor Tips to Enhance Writing.19.1012.TPLvIDEAn Unlimited, LLC
Authors, learn a handful of writing and editing techniques to make your story jump off the page. Award-winning editor, Ann Videan, will help you discover techniques to build visual imagery and emotion, which subconsciously attach readers to your story.
You will explore:
• Leveraging the scene question to develop a compelling plot line
• Writing with active voice, and deep point-of-view
• More effective editing tips using MS Word
What makes a book character “real as life” to a reader? To a great extent it boils down to one powerful writing technique. Deep point-of-view (POV) results in stronger reader reactions to characters. Whether adoration or hate, emotions run high.
You can achieve this subliminal attachment by staying deep inside a character’s head. The goal… relate their experiences so a reader shares every intimate sensation of thought, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and tactical contact.
If you want to learn specific tips on how to delve into a character’s experience to develop vibrant emotional connections with a reader, you won’t want to miss this two-hour workshop with Book Shepherd Ann Videan.
Authors, learn a handful of writing and editing techniques to make your story jump off the page. Award-winning editor, Ann Videan, will help you discover techniques to build visual imagery and emotion, which subconsciously attach readers to your story.
In this session, you will explore:
• Leveraging the scene question to develop a compelling plot line
• Writing with active voice, and deep point-of-view
• More effective editing tips using MS Word
Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful Author 10-24-17Bob Mayer
Presentation to Writers Digest Conference. How does one make the leap from being a writer to a successful career as an author? It requires much more than just writing the book.
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed. In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a veteran writer's hard-won advice with a style that's straight from the hip. He lays out the nuts and bolts of novel writing, along with guidelines for starting, finishing and revising your work. You'll learn how to: Develop story-worthy ideas Translate those ideas into a compelling plot-- one that keeps readers mesmerized Pace your story for maximum excitement Create realistic, complicated characters Submit attention-getting manuscripts Self-contained chapters make it easy to focus on the just the elements you need. Take in the advice, sharpen your skills, and hit the ground running. Mayer provides all the reliable information and instruction you need to make your dreams of publication come true. What are you waiting for? THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT ensures that you're properly equipped for success! "An invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out." #1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Terry Brooks "Something for every writer, from neophyte to old hand. My hat is off to Bob." Best-Selling Myster Writer Elizabeth George "A book to inspire, instruct and challenge the writer in everyone." #1 NY Times Best-Selling Author Susan Wiggs
What do you remember about your favorite book? Was it plot or character? Characters provide the emotion of the story and what we relate to. Where do they come from? How do you develop them?
The present and future of publishing for writersBob Mayer
The industry is changing faster and faster. Here's a snapshot view from someone who has been in the business for 30 years and done traditional, hybrid and indie publishing with great success.
Do you know the secret techniques to create a handsome, professional, compelling book readers can’t wait to tell others about? Book Shepherd Ann Videan has helped more than sixty authors prepare books compelling enough to generate organic word-of-mouth. In this presentation, Ann will show you ways to punch up your book to this level by sharing her top two tips for: writing, editing, formatting, cover creation, publishing, and marketing.
My Words Jump Off the Page! Editor Tips to Enhance Writing.19.1012.TPLvIDEAn Unlimited, LLC
Authors, learn a handful of writing and editing techniques to make your story jump off the page. Award-winning editor, Ann Videan, will help you discover techniques to build visual imagery and emotion, which subconsciously attach readers to your story.
You will explore:
• Leveraging the scene question to develop a compelling plot line
• Writing with active voice, and deep point-of-view
• More effective editing tips using MS Word
What makes a book character “real as life” to a reader? To a great extent it boils down to one powerful writing technique. Deep point-of-view (POV) results in stronger reader reactions to characters. Whether adoration or hate, emotions run high.
You can achieve this subliminal attachment by staying deep inside a character’s head. The goal… relate their experiences so a reader shares every intimate sensation of thought, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and tactical contact.
If you want to learn specific tips on how to delve into a character’s experience to develop vibrant emotional connections with a reader, you won’t want to miss this two-hour workshop with Book Shepherd Ann Videan.
Authors, learn a handful of writing and editing techniques to make your story jump off the page. Award-winning editor, Ann Videan, will help you discover techniques to build visual imagery and emotion, which subconsciously attach readers to your story.
In this session, you will explore:
• Leveraging the scene question to develop a compelling plot line
• Writing with active voice, and deep point-of-view
• More effective editing tips using MS Word
Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful Author 10-24-17Bob Mayer
Presentation to Writers Digest Conference. How does one make the leap from being a writer to a successful career as an author? It requires much more than just writing the book.
Shaping the Personal Narrative: Northwestern Summer Writers Conference 2103Michele Weldon
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Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful AuthorBob Mayer
here is more to writing for a living than penning the book. You have run a business as an author. This is something that isn't taught in schools or in the industry. This book bridges that gap.
Write It Forward is a one-of-a-kind book focusing on you, the author. In Write It Forward Bob Mayer applies the time- tested strategies of the Green Berets to the world of being a successful author. He has taught thousands of writers over the years, but this new and innovative program probes deeper than words on the page. It is designed to teach writers how to think, plan and become the future best-sellers of the new age of publishing. The benefits you'll gain from this book will extend far beyond your writing and reach into all areas of your life making dreams a reality.
"I have always loved how your programs delved deeply into the psychological models you need to develop characters. No you are using that to develop people." Co-Creator of the Chicken Soup Books Jack Canfield
"Whatever Bob Mayer has to tell us about writing is something we should know. His Toolkit proves an invaluable resource for beginning and seasoned writers alike. Don't miss out." #1 NY Times best-selling author Terry Brooks
"Bob Mayer is a gifted writer and a generous teacher." #1 NY Times best-selling author Susan Wiggs
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
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Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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8. How do you think?
Are you a perception (process) or a judging
(results) person?
Are you a big picture or detail person?
How do your create?
Your Creative Process
9. What is your pathological need?
Are you a heart or mind person?
How do you sabotage yourself?
How courageous are you?
Your Creative Process
10. A detail person needs to ‘see’ the big picture: aka
collage?
A big picture person needs to ‘see’ the details: aka
story grid.
Jenny Crusie uses collages because she is good
with details but needs to ‘see’ the big picture.
I use an Excel spreadsheet for every book that I fill
out as I write the book because I am terrible with
details.
Details vs. Big Picture
11.
12.
13. Focusing too much the on strategic goal & making it
a job
Being a perfectionist
Getting too caught up in business side
Trapping ourselves with a brand we don’t want
Creative Blocks
14. Breathe. Slow down and breath
Do something physical
Embrace not knowing
Keep track of dreams
Have your catastrophe plan
Try something different
Creative Openings
15.
16. Apply to yourself and others, including
characters in your book.
So you can understand the differences in
people.
Archetypes.
Profiling
Myers-Briggs.
Templates
17. Male linear thinking.
Female circular thinking.
Big picture thinking.
Detail thinking.
Aka pantser vs a planner.
Which leads to profiling yourself.
Archetypes & Creativity.
18. “Because writing is such a solitary,
inwardly-directed job, a woman
writer really has to carve out a
space for herself to work. Which
means she has to take it seriously.
As John Gardner once said: ‘If you
believe that what you’re doing isn’t
important, you’re right’.”
~Dennis Palumbo
23. Understand what you are, but also focus on
what you aren’t. What is the opposite of
your type?
For example, INFJ is labeled author, and
the least common of the 16 character
types.
If you are an INFJ, what aren’t you?
ESTP= promoter.
This is a big problem for a lot of writers.
Myers-Briggs
24. The last letter of the Myers-Briggs is
either a J (judging) or a P (perception)
J types like to have matters settled.
Finished.
P types like to have matters open. In
progress.
If you have trouble finishing a book, you
probably are a P.
If you rush through a book, you probably
are a J.
Are you writing a book or writing to finish
Results vs Process
25. How you organize your daily life-- this is how you will
instinctively organize your book.
If you outline, do you outline just plot, or do you outline
characters?
If you’re a pantser, how much rewriting do you do?
Is your rewriting focused on plot or character?
Consider front-loading the part of the book that is your
weakest writing.
Outlining
26. A dream with an external visible outcome
that is written down with an end date
becomes a goal.
A goal broken down into steps becomes a
plan.
A plan backed by action becomes reality.
Goals-- What
27. Most writers are desperate to get published
Once published, they’re desperate to sell
the next book. Then the next.
Or they’re under contract to deliver the next
book, then the next, and . . .
Most writers don’t have a strategic goal
Strategic Goals.
28. “If you don’t
know where
you’re going,
you’re liable
to end up
somewhere
else.”
~Casey
Stengel
29. I want to be a NY Times best-selling author in 5 years.
I want to write my memoir for my grandchildren.
I want to write part-time simply because it is a hobby.
I want to get published within 2 years.
I want to have my book in print within 6 months.
I want to write a book that will help people with -----.
Strategic Goals Can Be
Anything.
30. I’ll do anything to achieve
my writing goal, except
don’t ask me to do . . . . .?
33. Basic Story Dynamic
The Protagonist (the character who owns the story)
struggles with . . .
The Antagonist (the character who if removed will cause
the conflict and story to collapse)
because both must achieve their concrete, specific .
. .
Goals (the external thing they are each trying
desperately to get, not necessarily the same thing)
34. CONFLICT:
EXERCISE ONE
What does your protagonist want most?
(Must be a concrete, external thing)
Do not confuse goal with motivation!
36. CONFLICT:
EXERCISE THREE
What is stopping your protagonist from
getting what he/she wants most?
What is stopping your antagonist from
getting what he/she wants most?
37. The Conflict Box
A way of diagraming your protagonist,
antagonist, goals, and conflict.
You can have conflict because:
Protagonist and antagonist want the same
thing.
Protagonist and antagonist want different
things, but achieving one goal causes conflict
with the other’s goal.
39. Conflict Box: Same Goals
•Agnes wants
to keep her
house, which
she bought
from Brenda.
•Brenda wants
to steal back
the house she
just sold to
Agnes
Keep
HOUSE
Get
HOUSE
Back
Protagonist
Conflict
Antagonist
Conflict
40. Conflict Box: Conflict
Someone is
trying to
steal the
house from
her!
Someone
won’t let her
steal the
house back!
Keep
HOUSE
Get
HOUSE
Back
A
G
N
E
S
B
R
E
N
D
A
GOAL CONFLICT
41. Conflict Box: Same Goal
• To see if your
conflict is
inescapable:
Draw a line from
Agnes’ goal to
Brenda’s Conflict.
If Agnes is
causing Brenda’s
conflict, you’re
halfway there.
• Then draw a line
from Brenda’s
goal to Agnes’
conflict. If Brenda
is causing Agnes’
conflict, you have
a conflict lock.
Keep
HOUSE
Get
HOUSE
Back
Someone
won’t let her
steal the
house back!
Someone is
trying to
steal the
house from
her!
A
G
N
E
S
B
R
E
N
D
A
GOAL CONFLICT
42. Conflict Box: Different Goals
KILL whoever is
killing young
girls
KILL the
daughters of the
men who
betrayed him
Protagonist
Conflict
Antagonist
Conflict
•Gant wants to
find out who is
kidnapping and
killing young
girls.
•The Sniper wants
revenge for being
betrayed.
43. Conflict Box: Conflict
KILL whoever is
killing young
girls
KILL the
daughters of the
men who
betrayed him
Another Girl is
killed,
kidnapped.
Someone is
closing in on
him, trying to
stop him.
•Gant wants to
find out who is
kidnapping and
killing young
girls.
•The Sniper wants
revenge for being
betrayed.
44. Conflict Box: Conflict
KILL whoever is
killing young
girls
KILL the
daughters of the
men who
betrayed him
Another Girl is
killed,
kidnapped.
Someone is
closing in on
him, trying to
stop him.
•Gant wants to
find out who is
kidnapping and
killing young
girls.
•The Sniper wants
revenge for being
betrayed.
45.
46. The Craft Of Writing
You start with an Original Idea.
You figure out your protagonist,
antagonist, and core conflict (conflict
lock.)
Remember to stay open-minded to
possibilities.
So now you . . .
48. Book Dissection
It’s been done before.
Learn from the experts.
Do a story break down, focusing on
narrative structure.
Everything in a story is done for a
purpose.
Do a scene break down, focusing on
purpose.
How are you going to be different?
49. If you aren’t where you want to be, you must
change.
Change isn’t just thinking differently, but the 1st
step of change is to think differently.
Make is externally imposed.
Become is internally motivated.
The successful become.
Change
50. What step of change do you
believe you have the most
trouble with?
Moment Of Enlightenment?
Decision?
Sustained Action?
51. Most people think sustained action is their
weakest part of change.
Remember, though, you only get to sustained
action if the other two have occurred.
Look back on when you changed in your life.
What was the hardest part?
Change
54. He tried even though the odds of rejection were high.
He walked in the door, even though he was afraid.
He went even though his wife didn’t think he had it.
He stayed after being rejected.
He asked questions.
Even though he was angry, he was respectful.
He listened.
He used his PLATFORM and tried again.
He used his real self and mined his emotions.
He conquered his FEAR.
He CHANGED.
What Did Johnny Cash Do?
57. Are you better at character (heart) or plot
(mind)?
You need both for an effective story.
You must address whatever you are weak at.
Merge them. Character becomes plot.
Are You A Heart or Mind
Person?
58. Why are you writing?
What message are you trying to
communicate?
What is your blind spot as a writer? As a
person?
What Is Your Pathological
Need?
59. Looking at previous questions, you can see
the areas where you are weak.
The number one way we sabotage ourselves
is through our fears.
How Do You Sabotage
Yourself?
60. Blind Spot
Needs produce blind spots.
Everyone has blind spots.
As an author, make sure you know yours.
Strongest defenses are built around the
blind spot. Therefore . . .
Often the blind spot is the part of character
thought to be the strongest.
Denial defends blinds spot and justifies
needs.
61. Pathological Need
In a moment of crisis, what is the
driving force?
It is a need, not a want.
Every need has a corresponding flaw.
62. Trait Need Flaw
• Loyal
• Adventurous
• Altruistic
• Tolerant
• Decisive
• Realistic
• Competitive
• Idealistic
• To be trusted
• To have change
• To be loved
• To have no
conflict
• To be in charge
• To be balanced
• To achieve goals
• To be the best
• Gullible
• Unreliable
• Submissive
• No conviction
• Impetuous
• Outer control
• Overlook cost
• Naive
64. Fear of failure
Fear of success
Fear of rejection
Fear of starting
Fear of finishing
Fear of revealing too much about ourselves
Fear of criticism
Fears of Writers
65. Fear of making the wrong decision
Fear of having hit one’s peak
Fear of making a mistake
Fear of not being good enough
Fear of the business
Fear of having regrets
Fears of Writers
66. The first step is to rip away the denial. Fear
exists.
Look at what you think is your greatest
strength and turn it around.
Most fear is subconscious-- you will likely
need help finding the true root.
Dealing With Fear
67. We bend our lives around our fears.
Your fear won’t change things-- it has no
power--it won’t keep the plane flying
Fear can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Dealing With Fear
68.
69. Many writers and artists have difficulty internalizing
their accomplishments
We look to external things like luck and contacts as
the reason for our successes
We feel like we are ‘fooling’ everyone
The more success someone has, the greater this
feeling
The Impostor Syndrome
70. Many writers/artists feel like a fraud
“I still think People will find out that I’m really not very
talented. I’m not very good. It’s all been a big sham.”
Michelle Pfeiffer
“Sometimes I wake up before going off to a shoot, and
I think, I can’t do this: I’m a fraud. They’re going to fire
me. I’m Fat. I’m ugly...” Kate Winslet.
Everyone has doubts
The Impostor Syndrome
71. The more you agree with the statements on
the following slides, the greater your imposter
syndrome.
The Impostor Syndrome
72. I can give the impression I am more
competent than I really am.
I often compare myself to those around
me and consider them more intelligent
than I am.
I get discouraged if I’m not the ‘best’ in an
endeavor.
The Impostor Syndrome
73. I hate being evaluated by others.
If someone gives me praise for something
I’ve accomplished, it makes me fear that I
won’t live up to his or her expectations in
the future.
I’ve achieved my current position via luck
and/or being in the right place at the right
time.
The Impostor Syndrome
74. Incidents where I made mistakes or failed
come more readily to mind than times
when I was successful
When I finish a manuscript, I usually feel
like I could have done so much better.
When someone compliments me, I feel
uncomfortable.
The Impostor Syndrome
75. I’m afraid others will find out my lack of
knowledge/expertise.
When I start a new manuscript, I’m afraid I
won’t be able to finish it, even though I’ve
already finished X number of manuscripts.
The Impostor Syndrome
76. Women tend to agree more with IS
statements than men.
Women tend to believe that
intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot
be improved over time.
Women who feel like impostors tend
to seek favorable comparisons with
their peers.
The Impostor Syndrome
77. Men who feel like impostors tend to
avoid comparisons with their peers.
Often, they work harder so other
people won’t think them incapable or
dumb.
They get angry because they are
afraid.
Or we start a war.
The Impostor Syndrome
78.
79. Focus on positive feedback
Weed out your parent’s voice in your head if
negative
Be aware of using self-deprecation as a
social strategy
How To Get Over
The Impostor Syndrome
80. Don’t knock yourself—others are more than
willing to do it for you
Internalize your accomplishments
Read your own resume
How To Get Over
The Impostor Syndrome
81. Post your strategic goal
“I love me wall”
How To Get Over
The Impostor Syndrome
82. People generally only post good news.
You don’t know the real story or situation.
People lie and exaggerate.
You’re not them.
You are unique.
Impostor Syndrome and the
Internet
84. Seinfeld and the blowhole episode.
Trust your subconscious.
Access all the floors of your brain.
Do not edit first drafts.
Impostor Syndrome
85. Acknowledge it is exists.
Define what you really fear, often the blind spot.
Factor it in, both positively and negatively.
Open and honest communication reduces anxiety and
fear.
Trust reduces anxiety and fear.
Find your blind spots.
Recognize which of the three steps of change is your
weakest.
Overcoming Fear
86. The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one
to face danger with self-possession, confidence, and
resolution,
The ability to do something that frightens one.
Strength in the face of pain or grief.
What is Courage?
87. Expand your comfort zone into your courage zone.
Courage is acting in the face of fear.
Your strongest emotional defenses are around your
greatest weaknesses. Often what we think is our
strongest character strength is our weakest.
As writers, most of us must fight being an introvert.
Courage
88. “Have no fear of perfection--
you’ll never reach it.”
~Dali.
89. Every day try to do something that you dislike
doing, but need to do.
Action is the only way to grow courage.
If you’re introverted, talk to a stranger every day.
If you’re a practical person, do something
intuitive every day.
Do the opposite of your Myers-Briggs character.
Overcoming Fear
90. You can’t separate your writing from you, the writer
Living with fear is ultimately worse than confronting it
Attack the ambush
Overcoming Fear
92. Know the rule
Have a good reason for breaking the rule
Take responsibility for breaking the rule
The 3 Rules of
Rule-Breaking
93.
94. You can’t separate your writing from you, the
writer
Put long-term goals ahead of short-term goals
Write what you know- maybe write what you
are afraid to know.
Lean into fear-- kaizen
Be curious about your fear-- it’s a cave- but
treasure could be inside
Take action.
Overcoming Fear
95. We are bleeding onto the page.
We’re writing them instead of living them in
some cases— and that’s a good thing!
Reality is often boring.
Suspension of disbelief in ourselves!
We’re Writing Our Dreams
and Fantasies
96. Is perseverance more important than talent?
Statistically born out by: weight loss, AA, Black
Belts, getting published, Death & Dying, etc..
Many people are wanna-be’s.
Cannot do three steps on own.
Can’t get through five stages on own.
The 5% Rule
97. Is talent or perseverance more
important?
Science has too long focused
on intelligence & talent as
determiners of success. And
it’s not.
Strategic Goals:
GRIT
98. 1869 Galton-- Hereditary Genius: ‘ability combined with
zeal & capacity for hard work’ trumps talent.
Duckworth study on Grit: West Point: Grit was
determining factor of Beast Barracks success.
Special Forces Q-Course
Strategic Goals:
GRIT
99. “80% of success is showing up.” Again and again.
Jim Carrey and the Hollywood Sign
Strategic Goals:
GRIT
100. • The Three Hardest Words
• Willingness to Surrender
• Buridan’s Ass
• When we have too many options, we don’t focus
on the ones we should
• Close doors
A Growth Mindset
101. MRIs show people with fixed mindsets had
more activity when receiving positive
feedback.
When they got feedback on what could be
done better, there was little activity.
Growth mindset people were the opposite.
Welcome new ways of thinking.
A Growth Mindset
102. Setting a specific long-term goal
and doing whatever it takes until
the goal has been achieved.
The Key To Success
103.
104.
105. “Talent is less important in film-
making than patience. If you
really want your films to say
something that you hope is
unique, then patience and
stamina, thick skin and a kind of
stupidity, a mule-like stupidity, is
what you really need.”
~Terry Gilliam
Editor's Notes
Johnny Cash next
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We are not the template for everyone.
GO AROUND ROOM-- THIS IS goal setting for workshop
DO YOU? Write down area and block that you feel best describes you.
DO YOU? Write down area and block that you feel best describes you.
What was your favorite book?
Reading Lehane all weekend
GRIT
Last two go to personality-- Myers-Briggs-- we’ll discuss it later
GO AROUND ROOM-- THIS IS goal setting for workshop
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Some of you have your conflict box ready based on the answers to previous exercises
RESOLUTION ELIZABETH NEXT
Example of lack of Area Study--Blood Lesson
GO AROUND ROOM-- THIS IS goal setting for workshop
Thus the SAR
Ambushes
Kubler-Ross’s stages of death and dying
also the editorial process
WALK THE LINE THE SHIVER
GATHER IDEAS
3 Areas
3 Steps in each
Impostor syndrome next-- Fraud
Impostor syndrome next-- Fraud
Overall, people who feel like imposters are constantly judging their success against the achievements of others rather than viewing what they do as an end in itself.
Overall, people who feel like imposters are constantly judging their success against the achievements of others rather than viewing what they do as an end in itself.