Happy Thanksgiving
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Eat turkey, love family, pray thanks. Blessings on you all. I'm so thankful for your friendship and participation here on F&F. Be back next Monday.
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Coca-Cola and You
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
"There was a period when our company did lose its way. We were too internally focused and not focused enough on the changes taking place with our consumers and customers. In essence, we were too busy looking at the dashboard and were not sufficiently paying attention to the world outside of our windshield." --Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent Even when you're Coca-Cola, controlling nearly 51% of...
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Comparison of October '09 Bestseller Lists
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
ECPA's "November List" and CBA's "December List" both reflect sales in the month of October. Books appearing on one list and not the other are highlighted in blue. ECPA (Numbers in parentheses reflect placement on ECPA's Top 50 List ) 1. (4) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media 2. (5) The Missing, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker 3. (6) Intervention, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan...
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How To Read a Brandilyn Collins Novel
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I got a kick out of reading this blog post by a Seatbelt Suspense fan. She's taken it upon herself to help the rest of you achieve the utmost comfort while you read one of my books. Here's what Jess has to say: http://blogschmogme.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/how-to-read-a-brandilyn-collins-book/
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Emotion Memory--Part 3
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Give me 10 minutes and I'll turn you into a murderer. [Missed parts 1 and 2? Read them here and here .] Follow me through this scene and allow yourself to discover the powerful depths of emotion memory. You may not have experienced this exact situation, but chances are you’ve experienced one very similar to it. From the smallest, most insignificant moment of your life you can unleash the emotion...
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Emotion Memory--Part 2
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Excerpted from Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn From Actors. Miss Part 1? Read it here before continuing. ---------------------- When we learn to access our emotion memory, two wonderful results occur in our writing: o We can far more splendidly write the emotions of those characters whose experiences are similar to our own. Sometimes we create characters whose main hardships...
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Emotion Memory--Part 1
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In my how-to book on writing fiction, Getting Into Character , I take seven techniques from the art of method acting and adapt them for writers. One of those techniques is Emotion Memory. It's a new, uncharted concept for most novelists--and it's one of the most effective techniques you can learn. In the next few days I'll run excerpts from the Emotion Memory chapter. It's the last chapter in the...
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Got Topic?
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
What topic would you like to see covered on Forensics & Faith? If you've been with this community for awhile, you know you're likely to see posts on: ~ the craft of fiction writing ~ the life of a writer ~ industry news ~ marketing ~ new novels, especially suspense plus: ~ an occasional guest post from someone in the industry ~ occasional posts on the Christian journey Do you have suggestions...
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Q&A: Deepening Character
Story Sensei (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Camille Cannon Eide asked: Hi Camy - I'm working on a substantive edit and I'm looking for ways to deepen a character, give her more dimension. What are some ways to bring out more of a character's strengths and weaknesses, give the reader more of a reason to root for her? Camy here: You’re actually talking about two slightly different things—character richness and character sympathy. Character...
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Psalm for Sickness
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
I'm continually praying for many Christian friends who are very sick. As many of you know, I use the psalms to pray for people. Nothing is more powerful in prayer than God's own Word. Psalm 31 is a particularly good one to use to pray against illness. Here's the BPV (Brandilyn's Prayer Version) for Psalm 31 (based on the New American Standard Version.) Just fill in the name(s) of your own friends...
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That Book of Job
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I'm there again. In my reading through the Bible I've once again come to the book of Job. Every time I come to it I always sort of cringe. This time in my read-through I'm using the NIV Study Bible. I'll read a chapter, then go through all the notes about it before going on. Great way to read through the Bible. All the same--Job is a hard one. Ever asked God "Why?" Job laments all that has...
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November Issue of CFOM Magazine
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Two short items for today: 1. Lisa Karon Richardson is the winner of this month's Photo Friday. Her caption: By the time Mt Ararat came in sight, Mrs. Noah's renovation of the ark was nearly done. Congrats, Lisa. Your caption made me laugh and received the most votes. Please e-mail me at brandilyn (at) brandilyncollins (dot) com with your address and choice of one of my novels. 2. Have you seen this...
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Quiz For Smart People
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I received this quiz in an email last week--and totally flunked. Let's see how well you do. ------------------------------ The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional. Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question! 1. How do you put a giraffe into a...
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Ten Steps to Writing a Fiction Review
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Jake Chism is a fiction reviewer I’ve come to trust over the past few years for his insights and honesty. So when he offered to write a post about how to write a good review, I said absolutely! In 2006, Jake Chism began writing reviews for various websites, and approximately 200 reviews later he decided to start his own. He launched FictionAddict.com in June. Since the launch Jake has developed...
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October '09 List of Today's Word
Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The quinquagenarian, also quite the deipnosophist, worked up a hidrosis as he sought to gorgonize his two dinner mates, one asthenic and one pyriform. Your turn. GORGONIZE (GAR-gun-IZE) verb--to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect upon. HYPOCORISM (hy-POCK-uh-RIZ-um) noun--a pet name or term of endearment. CREPEHANGER (KRAPE-hang-er) noun--one who takes a pessimistic view of things; a killjoy....