by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Creating Cover Art: Down &...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Does playfulness spur creativity? Ethologist Sir Patrick Bateson of the University of Cambridge wants to know why playfulness is so connected to creativity in the realms of science, music, and business. Working with behavioral biologist Daniel Nettle, he asked over...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html Where I’m From I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening, it tasted like beets.) I am from the forsythia bush the Dutch elm whose long-gone...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
New Blog post: How to Title Every Book You Ever Write You’ve decided on a life of letters. You’ve got that manuscript you workshopped getting your MFA, an agent, and a publisher. Congratulations! You’re well on your way to being a critical darling. Now all you need is...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Secret to Getting Great Book Reviews on Amazon http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2010/07/the-secret-to-book-reviews-on-amazon.html When consumers shop for books on Amazon.com and other online bookstores, many of them read the book reviews...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 4 Story Structures that Dominate Novels August 24, 2010 by Orson Scott Card All stories contain four elements that can determine structure: milieu, idea, character and event. Here’s a look at each one and how each will affect your novel. All stories contain...
