Visit Jami Gold's Cool Site For Writers

Jami Gold, a paranormal writer, has some worksheets that kick butt.
http://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/

Wish I'd thought of her branding idea: Beach Reads With Bite.

But then my heroes don't bite. 

Take a look at some of these worksheets Jami lists: 

• Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat Beat Sheet (plot arc oriented)
• Larry Brooks’s Story Engineering Beat Sheet (plot arc oriented)
• Master Beat Sheet Combining Save the Cat and Story Engineering (plot arc oriented)
• Michael Hauge’s Six Stage Plot Structure (character arc oriented)
• Jami Gold’s Romance Beat Sheet (romance arc oriented)
• Jami Gold’s Elements of a Good Scene Checklist
• Jami Gold’s Elements of a Good Scene Worksheet

* With the exception of the Save the Cat Beat Sheet, which was developed by Elizabeth Davis.

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Thank you, DeAnn Sicard for sending me to Jami's site!

Life Lessons

There was a time, when... 

I didn't like my circumstances, so I tried "correcting" my surroundings. That only got me so far, so I attempted changing others. When that didn't work, I tried making over myself. All that did was point out things that were still out of my control. So I complained to God, who asked what my plan would be.

He's still laughing.

Now I'm studying Buddhism. Maybe there are more answers within than without. I'm open to learning and receiving. Maybe an epiphany or two is in order, but they won't be much good without action. Just sucks that in order to gain the peace I need, I'll have to give up what drives me crazy.