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Thoughts on the Writing Process: The Wisdom of John Lennon
So here we go, some thoughts on writing process as part of the blog tour. But first a little business: My thanks to the previous stop on the tour, The Starving Artist, run by the amazing Devon Trevarrow Flaherty. You should definitely check out her post on setting goals as part of the writing process. Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day! A Glimpse of What Dad Is Thinking…
As a tribute to fathers everywhere, we’re re-running one of our more popular posts from the History of Jacke in 100 Objects series. Yes, yes: it’s the “Dad orders burgers with a slice of Proust” one. Enjoy, fathers (and all who love them)! Home from traveling, I jump into the gray Corolla. I’ve been a Continue reading
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“Humor, Depression, and Hope All Together in One Short Book”: A Review of The Promotion by My Author Within
“The Promotion was my first book by Jacke Wilson, and now I am wondering if I have been sleeping under a rock not to notice this amazing author…” – My Author Within # Wow! Another great day here on the Jacke blog. The first review of The Promotion has come in, and it’s excellent. My thanks Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #13 – The Monster
I was traveling through Scotland in the dead of winter. Most of my life was spent holed up in a guest house in Inverness, sitting by the fireplace and reading Ulysses. I was content, mostly, but every day I forced myself to get out and do at least one thing. Typically this meant I made Continue reading
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100 Objects Special Interlude: The Music Teacher and the Artist
Okay, this is simply awesome. As regular readers know, I’ve been posting a series called A History of Jacke in 100 Objects. These short stories are fictional versions of things that have happened to me. Like most fiction, they’re based on real-life experiences and drawn from people I’ve known, though the characters are typically exaggerations, or composites, or Continue reading
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Blog Tour – From the Starving Artist to Jacke Wilson
I’ve been asked to participate in a tour of the blogosphere focused on writing process. I love traveling! And I love writing! So here we go! First, you can check out the gracious portrait of me over at The Starving Artist. Continue reading
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“Self-Deception Is Human”: Book Review of The Race (at Radical Science Fiction)
“This was a great little piece of political fiction…Wilson shows his writing chops – immersing us in a political world that doesn’t feel jargony, over-the-top, or formulaic.” – Nic Eaton, Radical Science Fiction I was both pleased and intrigued when Nic over at Radical Science Fiction graciously offered to review my book The Race. Because although Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #12 – The Tickets to the Premiere
It was during my study-abroad year in Bologna that my friend Roberto and I decided to write a musical. Not just for fun, not just for some school play or party or anything immature like that—no, we were going to be great and famous writers of musicals. Wilson & Benedetti! And why not us? Roberto Continue reading
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The Neuroscience of Lists
Ryan Shmeizer gives us 10 reasons why lists are so tough to resist: In the end, we have what Charlie Munger calls the Lollapalooza Effect: when multiple psychological biases combine together in the same direction, the effect is compounded on a tremendous scale. It’s no wonder that Buzzfeed’s list of it’s 50 Best Posts of Continue reading
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Last Chance For Free Books! [Update: The Contest Has Closed]
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Promotion by Jacke Wilson Giveaway ends June 04, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Hello! It’s crunch time, people! Only six hours left in the Goodreads Giveaway for my short novel, The Promotion, the “full of intrigue and deadpan comedy” book that everyone’s talking about. What’s the giveaway? Five lucky Continue reading
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100 Objects Special Interlude: The Music Teacher and the Artist
Okay, this is simply awesome. As regular readers know, I’ve been posting a series called A History of Jacke in 100 Objects. These short stories are fictional versions of things that have happened to me. Like most fiction, they’re based on real-life experiences and drawn from people I’ve known, though the characters are typically exaggerations, or composites, or Continue reading
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