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by Briana
October 29th, 2012, 10:43 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Larry Brooks
Replies: 5
Views: 4567

Re: Larry Brooks

Thanks for your responses. I have read Story Engineering and loved it. I follow Larry's blog and saw that he was offering a discount on the webinar and his story coaching service, so I decided to take the plunge. I'll be sure to let you guys know how it goes. At the time, at least, it seemed like th...
by Briana
October 11th, 2012, 1:56 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Larry Brooks
Replies: 5
Views: 4567

Larry Brooks

I know several people have mentioned their love of Larry Brooks' Story Engineering , but have any of you used his story coaching services? http://storyfix.com/welcome-to What about his webinars on the Writer's Digest page? http://www.writersdigestshop.com/story-physics-mastering-most-important-momen...
by Briana
October 11th, 2012, 1:46 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: The art of the one sentence synopsis
Replies: 20
Views: 8506

Re: The art of the one sentence synopsis

That six word synopsis was actually pretty fun. Here's mine: Teen's inherited anamnesis reveals unnatural adversary. My tentacle monster of a sentence isn't quite as fun . . . When faced with the budding ability to recall her forefathers' memories –- memories revealing a rival family with the power ...
by Briana
September 8th, 2012, 1:03 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: The Most Random Thing that's Helped your Writing
Replies: 8
Views: 3806

Re: The Most Random Thing that's Helped your Writing

Torgo from "Manos: the Hands of Fate"
LOL
by Briana
February 21st, 2012, 1:11 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Writers with Small Children
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

Re: Writers with Small Children

Nice to know that I'm not the only one trying to sneak in writing time without totally neglecting the kids. ;) Lately I've found that I can get the older one to nap next to me, nurse the baby to sleep on the other side, and read Story Engineering on the Kindle. It lets all three of us rest while I r...
by Briana
February 12th, 2012, 7:55 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Writers with Small Children
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

Re: Writers with Small Children

Thanks for your responses! Those are all great suggestions, especially to work on being more organized.

Polymath, I hope you get to rest on spring break! :)
by Briana
February 11th, 2012, 11:06 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Writers with Small Children
Replies: 9
Views: 3692

Writers with Small Children

Hi everyone. I've been wondering if any of you have small children and how you've found time for writing. My children are 4 months old and 2 years old and I've only just gotten back to work on the raw draft of a MS that I haven't worked on since '09. I realize that it's not too different than writer...
by Briana
February 11th, 2012, 10:43 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Introduction Thread
Replies: 647
Views: 403919

Re: The Introduction Thread

Hi everyone! After reading as many of Nathan's blog posts as possible over the last couple days, I've decided to go ahead and jump into the forums. My name is Briana and I'm a Texas native in my mid-20s trying to balance life as a wife and mom with the urge to write. :)

Hope you're all doing well!