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PETER'S TRIVIA! Day Five.
I sort of hate trivia, but I have been obsessed with the idea of writing trivia questions entirely from my existing knowledge (ie without research) (except to check that they're right). Here's the FINAL day of my 5 Days Of Trivia - without googling or checking the comments, answer as many of these as you can. No cheating ( Read more... ) -
PETER'S TRIVIA! Day Four.
I really hate trivia, but I have been obsessed with the idea of writing trivia questions entirely from my existing knowledge (ie without research) (except to check that they're right). Here's the fourth day of my 5 Days Of Trivia - without googling or checking the comments, answer as many of these as you can. No cheating!
Science and Nature:1) Why ( Read more... ) -
PETER'S TRIVIA! Day Three.
I typically hate trivia, but I have been obsessed with the idea of writing trivia questions entirely from my existing knowledge (ie without research) (except to check that they're right). Here's the second day of my 5 Days Of Trivia - without googling or checking the comments, answer as many of these as you can. No cheating ( Read more... ) -
PETER'S TRIVIA! Day Two.
I normally hate trivia, but I have been obsessed with the idea of writing trivia questions entirely from my existing knowledge (ie without research) (except to check that they're right). Here's the second day of my 5 Days Of Trivia - without googling or checking the comments, answer as many of these as you can. No cheating ( Read more... ) -
PETER'S TRIVIA! Day One.
I actually hate trivia, but I have been obsessed with the idea of writing trivia questions entirely from my existing knowledge (ie without research) (except to check that they're right). For the next 5 days I'm going to post 10 trivia questions - without googling or checking the comments, answer as many of these as you can. No cheating!
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Introducing: The Percy Award
Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.
Last year, when I saw Alison Bechdel talk, she introduced me to Stigler’s Law of Eponymy - “No rule is named after the person who came up with it.”
Stigler did not invent that law.
In the spirit of Stigler’s Law, allow me to introduce you to the system I’ve come up with ( Read more... ) -
Arguments
Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.
In my experience, every genuine disagreement I have with someone ends up coming down to one of three things:
- Differing core beliefs. “Look, when it comes down to it, I would rather someone productive and unhappy died rather than someone unproductive but happy.”
“Oh what? I ( Read more... )
- Differing core beliefs. “Look, when it comes down to it, I would rather someone productive and unhappy died rather than someone unproductive but happy.”
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Mrs Pembrose’s Talent
Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.
Originally written July 2012, rediscovered just a few minutes ago.
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“Oh dear,” she tutted, shaking her head from side to side. “Oh dear oh dear oh dear.”
Everyone has a Talent. Some are more obvious than others, some find years to find, and presumably some die without ( Read more... ) -
HOW TO WRITE SMUT FOR A LIVING: Part 2!
Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.
So you’ve had a look at the sites. You’ve decided whether to go all-in on Amazon, or upload everywhere and see how money-making goes. (remember, too, you can try a split of the two, or start with every site and then take stuff down if you decide to go Amazon-exclusive. ( Read more... ) -
MAKING A LIVING FROM SMUT: Part 1!
Originally published at PeterCHayward.com/blog. You can comment here or there.
Making money off erotica comes in two parts:
1) Actually sitting down and doing the writing.
2) Making the money.
The second part is easy. If I sent you my catalogue of work and the below instructions, you’d be able to make a living off it in a few weeks (I do!). But it’s ( Read more... )