From his website, here are some of Eisler's basic
points on craft, followed by my own editorial observations:
1 Structure, Plan and Write 1.1 Turning Real Life Into Fiction 1.2 Kurt Vonnegut on the The Shapes of Stories 1.3 The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction 1.4 Plot Worksheets to Help You Organize Your Thoughts 1.5 The Snowflake Method For Designing A Novel 1.6 Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction 1.7 Study the Writing Habits of Ernest Hemingway 1.8 Making Your Characters Come Alive 1.9 Vision, Voice and Vulnerability 1.10 10
Points on Craft by Barry Eisler 1.11 Coming up with Character Names 1.12 Using the Right «Camera Angle» for Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Space?
Not exact matches
A major
point the article highlights is that when you're actually
crafting the product, you should focus
on two things: simplicity and quality.
Hone in
on the central values and identity of your company and
craft a straightforward narrative that emphasizes those
points.
Every intern gets assigned a full - time employee to be their
point - person to work with one -
on - one to
craft, execute, and evaluate their specific project.
Use your ideal client profile, and buyer personas to
craft messaging and conversations that are
on -
point, interesting, a bit provocative and personal.
Game questions and talking
points were then
crafted to speak to each player's own marketing role based
on the information revealed moving across the game board.
In our recent research
on B2B North America marketers, we found that B2B marketers in general reported a decrease in «always / frequently
crafting content for specific
points in the buyer's journey» (53 % in 2017 vs. 41 % in 2018).
It is easy to see why that seems like the right tool: Free exercise jurisprudence has frequently involved the
crafting of prudential exemptions and accommodations — precisely the carving out of spaces — that could allow religious believers to act
on their convictions even in the face of contrary public sentiments or (up to a
point) public laws.
Demographics By Product Quality and Price
Point — Most
on - premise chains have a tiered
craft beer or artisan wine program.
Five
Points became the latest
craft brewer to raise capital through crowdfunding last month, incentivising potential investors with rewards including a 25 % discount
on both products purchased online and in the proposed Five
Points taproom, and free pints for people celebrating their birthday.
In addition to its presence in Chicago, Ballast
Point will also be the «official
craft beer sponsor of Barclays Center» in Brooklyn after Constellation executives last year negotiated a «comprehensive arena sponsorship» that will also give the San Diego brewery a branded bar
on the main concourse.
These adjustments, coupled with a key executive change at Ballast
Point and the purchase of Florida's Funky Buddha Brewery, are all part of Constellation's renewed focus
on the
craft beer category — something it wasn't participating in until it purchased Ballast
Point in late 2015.
As part of the deal, Ballast
Point — which sold to Constellation for $ 1 billion last November — will become the «official
craft beer sponsor of Barclays Center,» and receive its own branded bar
on the main concourse, the company said via a press release.
WCB is focused
on craft as a profit - driven sales solution, and its goal is simple: to grow a brand to the
point that it has to be moved to the Monarch general sales team.
Shake Shack's menu focuses
on premium food and beverages, carefully
crafted from a range of classic American foods at more accessible price
points than full - service restaurants.
Organic net beer sales increased 13 percent
on the year due to volume growth and pricing as well as an acquisition benefit from the $ 1 billion deal to purchase California - based
craft brewery Ballast
Point.
The just - drinks Weekly Round - Up
On just - drinks last week: Anheuser - Busch InBev went shopping in the US
craft beer aisle, with the purchase of Long Island - based Blue
Point Brewing Co.
As part of its latest campaign, Tiger Beer, a brand within White Plains, N.Y. - based HEINEKEN USA's Five
Points Trading Co., takes the idea of «uncaging» beyond emerging talent to local heroes and focuses it
on a specific type of creative: those whose bold approach to their
craft serves a good cause.
The 4th annual ultimate taco and
craft beer celebration, KLOS presents Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival, powered by Gringo Bandito, will take over the picturesque Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, April 8 from 1 p.m. — 9 p.m. (VIP opens at n
craft beer celebration, KLOS presents Sabroso
Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival, powered by Gringo Bandito, will take over the picturesque Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, April 8 from 1 p.m. — 9 p.m. (VIP opens at n
Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival, powered by Gringo Bandito, will take over the picturesque Doheny State Beach in Dana
Point, CA
on Saturday, April 8 from 1 p.m. — 9 p.m. (VIP opens at noon).
You would think the guy who goes out and works
on his
craft to the
point of excellence while in college would be rewarded for putting in that kind of effort.
Trey Burke also had a block
on Aaron
Craft with less than 20 - second left in OT with Michigan up just a
point.
This week you can make a winter
craft at Crowder District Park in Apex, learn about historic toys at Historic Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, explore animal constellations at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and open the time traveler's trunk for a peek into history at West
Point on the Eno in Durham.
TINKERLAB: 4 pm at High
Point Library, this STEM - themed
craft activity invites all ages to take
on the «Circuits Challenge» today.
LAKE COUNTY FINE ARTS FESTIVAL» 99: Water color, oil / acrylic, mixed media, sculpture and photography works, as well as fine
crafts, will be exhibited by about 100 artists; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Aug. 7, 8; North
Point Marina, east of Sheridan Road and 7th Street
on the lakefront, Winthrop Harbor.
Run by the nonprofit Fort
Point Arts Community and hidden away
on the ground floor of 315
on A, this store offers arts and
crafts made only by artists that live or work in Fort
Point.
Flanagan
pointed Seward's work as chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, which he said will help
craft prevention plans
on the panel.
Moreover, insiders
point out that Cuomo seems more likely to side with the legislative leaders in both houses, whom he not only has to work with to
craft a budget, but because those relationships have recently fallen
on rocky times.
On Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives on the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient Poin
On Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives
on the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient Poin
on the line to save three men whose boat, a 34 - foot Chris
Craft, had struck rocks in the challenging waters of Plum Gut off Orient
Point.
«The
point is to make sure that the P.T.A. has money to take kids
on a
crafts trip or to make sure that the parks department can run their summer associate program.
Hardy examined the wear patterns and residue
on the tools and found that although modern humans had a larger range of implements, both groups engaged in similar activities, such as using tree resin to bind stone
points to wooden handles and
crafting tools from bone and wood.
NESSI is one the first ground - based instruments specifically
crafted to study the atmospheres of exoplanets that transit, or eclipse, their stars, from our
point of view
on Earth.
Lazarus
pointed to Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative judge
on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as an example of a jurist who «is not ready to give EPA a lot of deference if they're taking language which was
crafted at one time and trying to push it at the edges to deal with a problem of another time, like climate change.»
As they sat, they may have
crafted flint spear
points and tossed the broken ones into the fire, leaving behind telltale heat fractures
on the stone.
Expertly
crafted in Italy from luxurious blue chamois leather and kid leather, these striking heels are the perfect balance between elegance and eccentricity, the pair also features a
pointed toe, a branded insole, a slip -
on style and a high heel.
Crafted from pure, soft leather, they boast a slip
on design with a flat sole and a sophisticated
pointed toe.
They're
crafted in Italy with a neat seam running from the
point toe to the top edge just above the ankle, lined with white leather, and set
on a tan - brown leather sole.
I could not find what I wanted at any of the
craft stores (too modern) and all of the vintage and antique clasps
on Etsy and eBay were beyond the price
point I wanted to pay.
Delivered with a 29 cm ankle circumference and 13 cm shaft height, this streamlined,
pointed - toe silhouette is
crafted in envy - inducing jade suede with fun contrast collar lining in burgundy, and built
on an ever - so chic cigarette heel turned out in three different colours and materials for distinctive height of 90 mm.
This light jacket is
crafted in classic grey flannel, and it features a
pointed colar, a front snap placket, a patch flap pocket
on the chest, and two bottom welt pockets.
Crafted from luxury Italian patent leather and leather, these Rockstud ballerinas feature a sharp
pointed toe, a branded insole, a slip -
on style, a flat sole and are decorated with signature gold - tone Rockstud embellishments to the trim for an edgy finish to a feminine style.
Crafted from luxury black Italian leather, these sparkling glitter ballerinas feature a
pointed toe, a branded insole, a slip -
on style, a rear silver - tone logo plaque and are finished with a large fox fur pompom detail to the upper.
Crafted from semi-sheer nude mesh, the «Twilight» court shoes comprise a classic, slip -
on design with a
pointed toe.
As some commenters
on womens interest site Jezebel
point out, whoever
crafted this.
Cutting through political talking
points to focus
on facts and firsthand accounts, «Under the Gun» is an essential primer
on the rise of gun violence in the U.S. With this follow - up to the food - industry takedown «Fed Up,» director Stephanie Soechtig again proves her knack for
crafting advocacy docs that resonate.
Franco, a wiry, handsome Hollywood star, seemed like an odd choice for Wiseau, who is muscular and unconventional - looking, but Franco always seems to like a challenge, and he
crafted his own mostly - faithful take
on Wiseau's voice and through hair, prosthetics, clothes and posture, reasonably simulates the real person, at least to the
point where it doesn't feel much like a caricature and, after a short adjustment period, doesn't distract too much.
Here, the entire
point of the series is to specifically focus
on songs that Vocaloid fans have
crafted, from budding musicians working out of their living rooms to the big time producers who make Miku and company come to life in their spare time.
While Sega's Virtua Tennis 2009 offers slightly tacked -
on functionality for the new peripheral, it's clear EA's rival game has been
crafted from the outset with MotionPlus in mind — to the
point where it finds itself an unlikely standard - bearer until the arrival of Nintendo's own Wii Sports Resort in a month or so's time.
There's also a brief interview with Cimber, who speculates
on why his film continues to resonate with audiences and a brief archival chat with Allen Schnitzer, who repeats several of the
points made during the newer featurette, and star Richard Lynch, who talks about the evolution of his
craft over a 50 - year span.
This is something Marvel die - hards would have expected to see at some
point in Black Panther — because, according to the trailer, by the time Avengers: Infinity War rolls around this May, Bucky will be in fighting shape enough to help lead a heroic charge
on the Wakandan fields wearing what is, we can only hope, a brand - new metal arm Shuri
crafted for him.