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A fragment - would love to hear your thoughts
This post was inspired by @Dani Rosenblad James' question about: "The Moment the Story Started Making Sense." The attached fragment is from a novel I have written called Patient One: The First Threshold. For days I had been wrestling with one character's backstory, trying to understand who she was and what had shaped her. Then another character quietly stepped onto the page and, in effect, told me to sit down. What followed wasn't planned. I simply listened and wrote. Looking back, this may have been one of the moments the story truly started making sense to me. I'd be curious to hear what resonates, what doesn't, and what questions it leaves you with. Thank you for reading. @Dani Rosenblad James @Shawn Helgerson
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@Dani Rosenblad James Yes, it felt special.
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@Shawn Helgerson Shawn, thank you for the feedback. I'd actually be curious what specifically struck you as needing polish. Chapter 7 sits roughly 15% into the manuscript, so you're seeing it completely out of context. If you're interested, I'd be happy to share another chapter or two that show where some of those threads lead.
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Cover Art Design
I think I found the design for the cover art for You Are Forgiven. The book deals with how we need to face out shadow and realize that much of what we see in the world is a projection of what we've not healed in ourselves. Similarly, in my book Silicon and Soul, I make the case that AI becomes a mirror of humanity's consciousness - shadow and all - and we need to be mindful of how we train it. So, I wanted the two covers to be similar, and I think I found a winner.
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@Shawn Helgerson Wow. Two truly inspiring titles.
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Today is the Day! 🎉
Today at 3-5pm CET (Central European Time, check your timezone) is when myself and 7 others are going to give our speeches LIVE! 🗣️ My talk focuses around when I had MELTED shoes and how I still had to climb a mountain! ⛰️ I share the similarities of how important it is to keep moving forward, no matter what! Like when we start writing a book, or take on any new journey in life. I’d love to have your support! 😁🔥 So come to the live by joining The Public Speaking Community! Once you’re in that community, the link to the live will be in the calendar! Thank you for your support! 🫂
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All the best, @Dani Rosenblad James you’ll rock this!
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🌱 The Moment the Story Started Making Sense
Think back to your book. 📕 Was there a moment where something suddenly clicked? A character? A theme? A scene? A realization? Those moments matter. Because they often point toward the deeper thread underneath the story. And sometimes that thread becomes the thing that holds the entire book together. 👉 What was the moment your story started feeling real to you? Share it in the comments! 👇
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@Shawn Helgerson & @Dani Rosenblad James Would you like a snippet?
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@Dani Rosenblad James done
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🎬 Opening Line Challenge
Write your first sentence. Give people a taste of that first sentence that you’ll have in your book. 📕 Just one sentence. Drop it below 👇
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@Shirley-Louise Daniels @Shirley-Louise Daniels Oh contraire! Quality control and contract management may sound as dry as a forgotten biscuit behind a hidden door in a certain Pavilion in Brighton. Yet quality management that helps humans understand and own their processes and outcomes? Contracts that serve as an honest record of mutually agreed intentions, while remaining adaptable when reality inevitably intervenes? That sounds rather less like bureaucracy and rather more like stewardship. In its own way, it is not entirely unrelated to writing. Both ask us to understand people, expectations, motivations, misunderstandings, and the occasionally surprising consequences of human behaviour. One might even argue that there is a quiet thread of resonance running through both. Besides, every good Regency novel needs somebody capable of keeping the estate from descending into complete administrative chaos. 😏 But then again, that may simply be the pattern tracer in me.
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@Shirley-Louise Daniels I merely followed the rather glorious opening sentence you so kindly offered. And look, what wonderful journey unfolded…
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