Write Your Own BookThis Curriculum Is Still In Process and Is Not Complete YetEssentials of CommunicationPrinciples of CommunicatingWith words and actions Words that are spoken Words that are written Creating action with words Communicating to the Five Senses of the BodySense of sight Sense of hearing The Other senses Communicating to the three parts of the soulInforming the mind Show don't tell Sense appeal Jogging memories Stirring the emotions Use of visualization Images in the mind Challenging the will Demand action Automatic with emotion Appealing to the temperaments Analytical Amiable Expressive Driver Communicating to the Human spiritUse of templates Originality Wisdom Correct Use of GrammarChoosing which person to write in Importance of direct speech (you, not us or we) Correct use of pronouns Avoiding passive voice Keep it simple Avoid long sentences Correct Use of PunctuationLearn to use commas, and semi-colons Correct use of quotes in speech Know when to use capitals Correct Use of VocabularyDo not try to impress with knowledge Make your words easy to understand Aim at a low grade level The Flesch test in MS Word Using WordsBasic PrinciplesMind cannot receive words Only receives input from senses Good writing stirs senses Goes into conscious, sinks into inward man Triggers emotions, creates feelings in person Writing fails if does not affect emotions Left and right brain thinking Right produces pictures which affects senses Essential to be an effective writer Requires tapping into your spirit Involves receiving input from inward man Left produces facts not affecting senses Bringing Words To LifeUse words that stir the senses Your words must make the reader See something Hear something Feel something Smell something Taste something Use similes and metaphors to bring this out Use trigger words and phrases to activate templates Use common characters to trigger emotions Mother, father Brothers, sisters School friends Work associates Church leaders Church members Paint familiar scenes and events Trigger emotions Paint aspirations, goals and dreams Releasing Spiritual PowerSpoken words tap your spirit Speech and the mind Works with the mind Does not flow directly through the mind Writing a combination of speech and mind Like speaking tongues through the mind Filters spiritual impulses through the intellect Problem areas You speak with everyday language You write with educated language Try to write the way you speak Written language more structured than speech Synchronizing Thoughts and Words Mind sometimes cannot keep up with speech Write as fast as you speak to keep the flow Speak and record your speech Transcribe recording into words Developing Writing TechniquesPractice story telling out loud Get pictures in your mind Write down what you said Improve the picture with better words Use the fastest writing method Pen in hand Computer keyboard Mind versus Emotions Emotions coming out of you are best expression Mind alone produces dull boring expression Writers block comes from mind without emotion Using Visualization Encourages right brain Allows emotion to flow Keeps mind and emotion together Using the right words Picture words Action words Emotionally full words Adjectives and Similes Influencing the MemoryThe loci method of memorisation Requires a storage area You store template material 5 senses not enough More than a noun or object It must stand out Change its look to something different Add action to it Include an emotion It must be amplified Change must be drastic Action must be massive or irregular Emotion must be extreme Fear Anger Humor Lust Make it difficult to forget The more elements the better You must plant them in the reader They will remember what you write Dealing With Writers BlockSpiritual blockage Prevents inspiration from within Leads to a blank mind Leads to dead emotions Spiritual flow Fills a stilled mind Stirs a dead emotion Produces inspiration Journaling Story writing Cause of Spiritual Problems Frustration Conflict Selfishness Ways to Overcome Still your heart Listen to your spirit Bring the body into subjection Writing StoriesNon-Fiction WritingBook EditingChecking Flesch Rating and Readability Fixing Vocabulary Versions of English Flesch Rating Grammar Errors Book FormattingBook MarketingBook Publishing
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