The Edge with Cassandre Dayne

Join Cassandre Dayne on Sunday, April 20th, 2 pm EST, as she takes artists to the very edge of their works. Joining Cassandre on this incredible episode is the dazzling Phoenix Johnson, all the way from Queensland. With titles such as The Return of the Master, Once Bitten Twice Shy, and a Wolf in the Neighborhood, you can tell she has a craving for the dark side. Her readers call her dark and sensuous, willing to take her stories to the extreme of passion.

A highly acclaimed author with Naughty Nights Press, Phoenix also has a celebrated career as an esteemed reviewer.

Join Cassandre as she delves into Phoenix' erotic side, the very dark place authors reserve for such terrifying yet romantic stories.

If you dare... listen to the podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2014/04/20/the-edge-with-cassandre-dayne

ANOTHER ANYTHING GOES with Bennet Pomerantz

Join Bennet Pomerantz for his very special Premier show on Saturday April 19th at 6 PST 7 MT 8 CST 9 EST

It's going to be a wonderful new show with great guests and terrific conversation. Another Anything Goes will be fun and entertaining. Bennets special guests will be Elizabeth Black, Melissa Keir, Leeann Sontheimer Murphy and Yvonne Mason.

There will be a few guests coming on to say hello and to join in on the fun.

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Listen to the show podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2014/04/20/another-anything-goes-with-bennet-pomerantz

Book Discussion With Host Fran Lewis

Please join Fran for a great book discussion at 2 MT 3 CST 4 EST  5 PST on Thursday April 17 . Her guest will be Laura Griffin.

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Listen to the podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2014/04/17/book-discussion-with-host-fran-lewis

Meet the Hosts of the World of Ink Network on the What is Success Show

The What is Success show is on the 1st Wed. of every month with host Virginia S Grenier. Each month the show touches on different topics about the movie, publishing, marketing and even inspirational worlds around us. The guest each bring their own view point on what makes people success in their careers and life.

This month listeners will get to meet the Hosts of the Featured World of Ink Network here on Blog Talk Radio. The hosts from WOI will share not only about their different shows, but also the other projects they are working on outside of talk radio.
 
We will be joined by Marsha Casper Cook from A Good Story is A Story; Rj Jefferies from The Write Step; Irene Roth from Families Matter; Willow Cross and Tracee Ford from The Paranormal Hour; Virginia S Grenier from The Writing Mama and Stories for Children; and lastly Bennet Pomerantz co-host and new WOI host.

Learn more about the hosts and our network at http://worldofinknetwork.com
Read articles, discover books and much more on our blog!

Bob and Jack's Writing Blog

Dramaticus Moebius

Drama.

• We built this website because we want to take the writer into the heart of drama.

Drama is writing about struggle.

• Two characters who both want the same thing will fight to get or to keep it.
• Three characters struggling over an object will develop allegiances, partnerships, even coalitions.

Drama is writing about place.

• When two characters occupy a place, and a third character intrudes into that place, you have drama because the rules of conflict tell us that something has to explode. The intruder must be repelled, expelled, assimilated or he takes over the place, owns the other characters. He is a monster.

Drama is writing built on Action.

• Without action, there is no drama. Without conflict there is no drama. Drama at its most basic deals with conflict and resolution. Action is the work of character to achieve what she wants. Action in drama always stems from desire. She wants, but he says she can’t have, she, therefore, acts to get what she wants.
• Want. Need. Can’t have. Action at the heart of drama.

Structure: Writing– the Moebius strip.

• We built the website to open writers up to the power of the Moebius strip.

Structure: Story structure, scene sequence, close structure, invisible structure.

• Story, story structure, scene sequence, scene structure, language structure, syntax, plot tracks, object links—all a continuum called writing, but the writer has to find a way to order the scenes in the story to get the best story.
• Story structure is the way the writer lays out the storyline from beginning to end. This step might be a conceptual step, a chronological step, a plotting.
• Scene sequence: the sequential structure is how the writer lays one scene next to another scene. Scene A precedes Scene B but the two scenes might not be connected by inner devices (plot tracks on object, characters, action) but the writer finds that the story is served best when they are laid out next to one another. This is, at its core, a filmic technique called the jump cut. A leap from scene to scene without obvious connection.

Let’s look at this: In a story there are six scenes.

• Scene 1 and Scene 6 are related through an object link.
• Scene 2 and Scene 4 are related through a different object link.
• Scene 3 and Scene 5 are connected through an action link.

This the writer knows, but he lays out the story like this:

• Sc1 Sc2 Sc3 Sc4 Sc5 Sc6

As the reader reads, she finds the links. She connects 1 to 6, 2 to 4, 3 to 5. This is structure out of time, out of sequence. She connects the plot tracks to make story. The reader becomes an active participant in the story when she puts the parts together that the writer has torn apart. But this we know: the writer, in her Big Structure, knows that the parts are connected and that is the only way she can string them apart, tear them asunder—Writer as God, creating a universe of disconnected elements all of which combine to make something greater than any one part.

Journaling Tools that Add Life and Variety to Daily Writing

Since journaling has become popular as a hobby and as therapy, a number of journaling tools have become available. In essence, you can keep a journal with nothing more than a supply of paper and a sharpened pencil. In fact, these are the tried and true tools of many generations. Thankfully, we can now choose from a wide array of papers, lined and unlined bound books to write in, colored pens, and pencils of all sorts.

In addition to different writing tools you can use to spark your creativity, you can also choose journaling software for your computer. There are award winning programs available that give you not only prompts to get you thinking, but that organize your entries into categories. You can try a free download of a simple program or purchase a more elaborate one. You might even try a mind mapping program for problem solving.
Electronic journaling tools are convenient and save paper, but for some people they just seem a little too inorganic or something. Many people prefer pen and paper. Some of the most prolific journalers still choose a traditional bound composition pad with black and white cardboard cover. Composition notebooks now come in more creative colors, too. There are some advantages to using these books. For one thing, they are inexpensive. Also, the pages are bound in so that you have a lasting creation when you are done.

A simple sharpened pencil has been the traditional choice when it comes to writing implements, but the selection of pens available now just has to spark a writer's creativity. Gel pens in a wide array of colors (and sometimes scents!) add sparkle and life to journal entries. Colored pencils are nice for both writing and sketching.

One thing to consider when choosing writing tools for journaling is that being able to erase has its advantages. They are hard to find, but erasable pens come in more colors than blue and black. Watch out about cheap brands. Sometimes they drop little watery places or globs of ink or on your paper. Shaking an erasable pen like you would shake a thermometer can help the pen to write better.

Depending on your needs, you can choose either a blank journal or one that includes thoughts to ponder. Many self-help books have matching journals that include prompts so that you can journal about the principles in the book. Other journals stand alone with writing prompts that encourage the introspection needed for personal growth and development.

Don't be surprised if you find yourself using more than one type of journal at the same time. A simple spiral notebook in the kitchen can be wonderful for jotting down everything from recipe ideas and menu plans to phone messages and notes to the kids. For stay at home moms, the daily "to do" list can go here, and so can shopping lists. Keep the pages bound and you have a record of your planning, ideas, and things accomplished.
While you have your home journal and your guided journal going, you might like to have a small journal for traveling. There are some really nice little journals that will fit in your purse, pocket, or briefcase easily.

Here's a final thought. Did you ever receive a beautiful bound journal as a gift, but procrastinated about using it? One avid journal writer recently found an unused bound blank book in a thrift shop for less than a dollar. In the front cover was an inscription - "To a wonderful teacher. Oct. 1984." Is this a commentary on saving the good stuff for later, or what? If you have a blank journal that seems just a little too nice to use for your paltry musings, think again! What are you waiting for?

Copyright © Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ

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