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1 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Crap on Film David Farland 3
2 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Writing for Hire David Farland 2
3 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—How E-books Will Destroy the World David Farland 23
4 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The “Time Bomb” Exercise David Farland 20
5 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Agents, My Final Word David Farland 6
6 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The “Real Story” David Farland 6
7 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Doubling Exercise David Farland 9
8 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—An Exercise for Creating an Intrusive Setting David Farland 21
9   David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Managing Audience Expectations David Farland 23
10 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Strange Coincidences David Farland 25
11 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Plotting Software David Farland 91
12 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Prioritizing Your Work David Farland 26
13 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Flying David Farland 31
14 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Unpleasant Pleasantries David Farland 35
15 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Formulation Errors David Farland 31
16 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—A Tip for Creating Inciting Incidents David Farland 22
17 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Joining the Writing Community David Farland 17
18 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Pitching a Series David Farland 23
19 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Payoff David Farland 23
20 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Dream Sequences David Farland 25
21 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Strategies for Killing Your Babies David Farland 14
22 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Tips for Handling Multiple Viewpoint Characters David Farland 31
23 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Musing on Maps David Farland 32
24 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—False Starts David Farland 50
25 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Attracting Actors to Your Work David Farland 44
26 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Murdering Your Babies, Part 2 David Farland 40
27 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Killing Your Babies David Farland 25
28 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Chapter Titles David Farland 10
29 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The Trouble with “Was” David Farland 49
30 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Thou Shalt Not Kill David Farland 50
31 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Remembering Great Lines David Farland 45
32 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—When Stories Go Cold David Farland 38
33 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The Writer’s Uniform David Farland 33
34 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Monsters, Part 3 David Farland 36
35 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Monsters, Part 2 David Farland 37
36 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Telescoping Penetration David Farland 39
37 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Monsters, Part 1 David Farland 33
38 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Taking it Up a Notch David Farland 37
39 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Should You Self Publish? David Farland 20
40 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Guarding Against Jealousy David Farland 24
41 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Oooh, baby! Writing Erotica! David Farland 17
42 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The Virtues of the Incomplete Sentence David Farland 56
43 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Describing the One Thing David Farland 53
44 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Monetary Expectations David Farland 55
45 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Get Your Web Site Now David Farland 51
46 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Most Common Editing Problems David Farland 40
47 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Deep Transport David Farland 38
48 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Three Strategies for Handling Your Setting David Farland 40
49 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Finding Your Talent David Farland 121
50 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Coping with Change in the Publishing Industry David Farland 62
51 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Good News David Farland 65
52 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Writing Out a Great Scene David Farland 55
53 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—How Many Copies Will You Sell? David Farland 43
54 David Farland’s Kick in the Pants—Writing then and Now David Farland 45
55 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Cultural Guilt David Farland 36
56 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Write NOW! David Farland 182
57 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Donation Jars David Farland 70
58 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Discount Books David Farland 35
59 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Taking Advantage of E-Books David Farland 33
60 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Unfinished Business David Farland 48
61 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Writing Long David Farland 40
62 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Writing for Lonely Readers David Farland 49
63 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The Changing Face of Publishing David Farland 65
64 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—When Products Become “Toys” David Farland 61
65 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Games with Names David Farland 47
66 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—When Should You Look for an Agent David Farland 56
67 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Two Ways to Induce Writing David Farland 59
68 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Human Resources David Farland 58
69 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Getting Pigeonholed David Farland 48
70 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants – Damaged Characters Administrator 57
71 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Indirection David Farland 54
72 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants – Writing the Gory Details David Farland 57
73 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants – Helping Others David Farland 50
74 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Valuable Stereotypes David Farland 65
75 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Flashy Flashbacks! David Farland 56
76 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone David Farland 62
77 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Opening Strategies David Farland 62
78 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Lighting Up the Night David Farland 197
79 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—The End of the Publishing World David Farland 64
80 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Setting Writing Goals David Farland 64
81 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants – Those So-called Clichés David Farland 67
82 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants – Timeless Fiction David Farland 70
83 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Selecting Manuscripts David Farland 61
84 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Trust Your Story David Farland 207
85 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Four Easy Tips for Writing Short David Farland 74
86 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants: A Warning Against Idiotic Advice from Other Writers David Farland 54
87 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—What to Look for in a Reader David Farland 56
88 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes—Taking Advantage of the Strength of Your Novel David Farland 75
89 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes – Complexity David Farland 72
90 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes, Part 4: Conflicts David Farland 76
91 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes, Part 3: Settings David Farland 71
92 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes, Part 2: Beginning with Character David Farland 62
93 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Creating Powerful Scenes David Farland 86
94 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Dialog Tags David Farland 113
95 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—A Warning about Writing Across Mediums David Farland 120
96 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Giving Criticism David Farland 119
97 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—How to Handle Criticism David Farland 127
98 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Dealing with Criticism, Part 2 David Farland 81
99 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Dealing with Criticism David Farland 86
100 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Taking Criticism, Part 2 David Farland 80
101 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Taking Criticism David Farland 68
102 David Farland's Daily Kick--What Do You Think You Are? David Farland 80
103 David Farland's Daily Kick--If At First You Don't Succeed... David Farland 83
104 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Your online Writing Persona David Farland 109
105 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Write Beyond Your Outline David Farland 103
106 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Why Writers Fear Outlining David Farland 109
107 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Spilling the Last of the Toolbox David Farland 92
108 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--The Reveal: Why I Am What I Am David Farland 83
109 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Plotting Power Tools David Farland 108
110 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Tripling and Twisting Your Reader's Emotions David Farland 101
111 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-- New Ways to Haunt Your Characters David Farland 105
112 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Your Talent Indicator David Farland 132
113 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Emotional Doubling David Farland 172
114 David Farland's Daily Kick in th Pants-Duality David Farland 132
115 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Your Writing Toolbox David Farland 124
116 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Problems with Outlines David Farland 114
117 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Million Dollar Outlines Final Step David Farland 115
118 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Million Dollar Outlines Step 9 David Farland 125
119 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Million Dollar Outlines Step 8 David Farland 118
120 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Million Dollar Outlines From Plotting to Planning David Farland 134
121 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Million Dollar Outlines, cont. David Farland 134
122 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Writing a Million Dollar Outline David Farland 281
123 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--The Miracle of How It All Comes Together David Farland 442
124 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Nine Paths to Finding the “Center” of Your Story David Farland 133
125 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--The Last Word on Setting David Farland 147
126 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Three Ways to Birth Your Setting to Life David Farland 119
127 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Avatar, Part 4 David Farland 143
128 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Avatar, Part 3 David Farland 109
129 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Brainstorming Setting David Farland 124
130 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--How to know a good story idea from a bad one David Farland 125
131 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--The Last Word on Connecting With Your Reader David Farland 108
132 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Avatar, Part 2 David Farland 107
133 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Here's a Technique to Guarantee You Connect With Your Readers David Farland 109
134 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Avatar David Farland 534
135 David Farland's Daily Kick-Connecting to Your Reader Through Treatment David Farland 105
136 Daily Kick--More Free Books for You David Farland 127
137 Daily Kick-- All the way from China David Farland 121
138 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Ending Your Story Well David Farland 136
139 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Prophecies of Doom and Gloom David Farland 123
140 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Rediscovering Old Treasures David Farland 90
141 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—A Writing Challenge David Farland 106
142 Daily Kick--Larger than life David Farland 117
143 Daily Kick--Stirring up trouble in your tale David Farland 105
144 Daily Kick--The Value of Your Imaginary Real Estate David Farland 109
145 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-- Free Book Giveaway David Farland 86
146 Daily Kick-- The secret power of writing to fill an emotion David Farland 131
147 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-Creating Rooting Interest Early in Your Novel David Farland 106
148 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—New Year’s Resolutions David Farland 119
149 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-Protecting Your Name David Farland 102
150 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-Promising Starts--Part 3 David Farland 100
151 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-Promising Starts, Part 2 David Farland 131
152 David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Getting and Giving a Great Review David Farland 126
153 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants-Promising Starts to a Novel David Farland 129
154 David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants--Author Quarterbacks David Farland 125
155 Writing a Perfect Story, Part 15—And Last David Farland 151
156 Writing a Perfect Story, Part 13 David Farland 150
157 Writing a Perfect Story, Part 12 David Farland 154
158 Writing a Perfect Story, Part 11 David Farland 180
159 Writing the Perfect Story, Part 10 David Farland 154
160 Writing the Perfect Story, Part 9 David Farland 150
161 David Farland’s Kick in the Pants—Writing the Perfect Story, Part 8 David Farland 164
162 David Farland’s Kick in the Pants—Writing the Perfect Story, Part 7 David Farland 155
163 David Farland’s Kick in the Pants—Writing the Perfect Story, Part 6 David Farland 150
164 David Farland’s Kick in the Pants—Writing the Perfect Story, Part 5 David Farland 170
165 Weighing Story Ideas David Farland 75
166 Where Ideas Come From David Farland 90
167 Religion in Fiction, Part 2 David Farland 69
168 Religion in Fiction David Farland 69
169 What to do with a great idea David Farland 79
170 Anemic Verbs David Farland 195
171 Dialogue Part 4--Profanity David Farland 84
172 Dialog Part 3 David Farland 73
173 Dialog Part 2 David Farland 72
174 Dialog Part 1, Attributions David Farland 91
175 Contrivances David Farland 101
176 Word Power David Farland 65
177 Books on Writing David Farland 91
178 A Writer's Education David Farland 88
179 Prizewriting Part 3 David Farland 71
180 Prizewriting Part 2 David Farland 74
181 Prize Writing David Farland 78
182 Little Things Part 6 David Farland 71
183 Little Things, part 5 David Farland 62
184 On the Death of Algis Budrys David Farland 78
185 Little Things Part 4 David Farland 74
186 Little Things Part 3 David Farland 77
187 Little Things, Part Two David Farland 71
188 Little Things Mean a Lot David Farland 91
189 Evil Critics David Farland 65
190 Dealing with Criticism David Farland 79
191 Keep Writing! David Farland 98
192 Million Dollar Outlines Continued David Farland 105
193 Outlining Part 4 David Farland 90
194 Million Dollar Outline--Part 3 David Farland 100
195 Million Dollar Outlines David Farland 116
196 A Million-Dollar Outline David Farland 247
197 Writing Books for All Ages Dave 567
198 Good Arguments David Farland 414
199 Taking Advantage of a Novel's Strengths David Farland 285
200 Pitching a Story to Hollywood David Farland 184
201 "Everybody wants to be first to be second." David Farland 268
202 Deals in Hollywood David Farland 191
203 Negotiating Your Movie Contract David Farland 223
204 The Art of the Deal, Continued David Farland 237
205 How to Sell your Book David Farland 296
206 Query Letters and Cover Letters David Farland 553
 
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