NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: HEAD AND HEART – Blog # 11. As I write my new fictional Paris book, I wonder what the balance of head and heart should be. It is Paris, after all, the City of Love! But true love does not always run smooth and hence the head must do someContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: HEAD AND HEART – Blog # 11 “
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NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORIES THAT SELL – Blog # 10
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORIES THAT SELL – Blog # 10. Every writer wants to be able to sell their book. As I plan and write my new Paris book, at the back of my mind I think about book sales. Sales depend on many factors, but let’s make a start in categorizing someContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORIES THAT SELL – Blog # 10 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: LUXURY WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL – Blog # 9
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: LUXURY WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL – Blog # 9. Luxury brands offer people timeless classics, exceptional quality, personalized experiences, and exclusivity. They also offer simplicity with laser-like attention to detail. Troy Allen, the Chief Executive Officer of Rise Brands and an expert in branding, wrote in Forbes magazine in April 2023 onContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: LUXURY WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL – Blog # 9 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE NUMBER 3 – Blog # 8
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE NUMBER 3 – Blog # 8. Many stories are based around the number three: three kings, three pigs, three wishes, three wise men, three step-sisters, and so on. Three events, three elements, three acts, three phases, and three dots to signify more to come. There are also three waysContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE NUMBER 3 – Blog # 8 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: REMEMBERING THE 5 Ts – Blog # 7
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: REMEMBERING THE 5 Ts – Blog # 7. As I plan for the writing of my next book – my New Paris Book – I am reminded of the 5 Ts – the five tips to help the story flow: timeline, turning point, tension, temptation, and teachable. Timeline: A timeline hasContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: REMEMBERING THE 5 Ts – Blog # 7 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: WOMAN IN A HOLE – Blog # 6
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: WOMAN IN A HOLE – Blog # 6. American novelist Kurt Vonnegut said, “nobody ever lost money telling the story of a man in a hole.” Maybe I ought to consider Vonnegut’s advice as I start planning my New Paris Book – a semi-autobiographical novel. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was knownContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: WOMAN IN A HOLE – Blog # 6 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: FOLLOWING RULES AND BREAKING RULES – Blog # 5
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: FOLLOWING RULES AND BREAKING RULES – Blog # 5. I’m still at the concept stage in the writing process of my new fictional book, tentatively called the New Paris Book. Why do I like my childhood Peter Rabbit 1902-1912 books by British author Beatrix Potter? Because Peter Rabbit broke theContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: FOLLOWING RULES AND BREAKING RULES – Blog # 5 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SECRETS AND PUZZLES – Blog # 4
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SECRETS AND PUZZLES – Blog # 4. I’m reminded that the best books contain secrets and puzzles. My New Paris Book – a fictional but auto-biographical novel – should have secrets and puzzles too then. Why are secrets and puzzles so fascinating for readers. Is it because everyone likes toContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SECRETS AND PUZZLES – Blog # 4 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE KNOWN, THE UNKNOWN AND THE MORAL CONFLICT – Blog # 3
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE KNOWN, THE UNKNOWN AND THE MORAL CONFLICT – Blog # 3. Every story has three elements: the known, the unknown, and the main character – i.e., the hero. In the planning stages of my next fictional novel, tentatively called The New Paris Book, set in Paris from 2020, IContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE KNOWN, THE UNKNOWN AND THE MORAL CONFLICT – Blog # 3 “
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE CITY AND THE DRAGON – Blog # 2
NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE CITY AND THE DRAGON – Blog # 2. The new fiction book that I’m starting in 2024 – let’s just call in the New Paris Book – is obviously set in Paris. So, I need to set the scene about how the main character (semi-biographically me) arrived in Paris. Without going into detailContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: THE CITY AND THE DRAGON – Blog # 2 “