The Wisdom of Stoicism
Would you want the people around you to treat you with wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance?
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J.J. Richardson
Sep 137 min read
Unmet Expectations
The idea that stories must have an exciting, action-packed beginning is false.
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J.J. Richardson
Apr 62 min read
The Sounds of Music
What do symphonic musical instruments sound like?
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J.J. Richardson
Jan 14, 20234 min read
Top-10 Pop Songs Ever
Here is my top-10 list of pop songs ever. But first, I’ll provide you with the criteria I used to select these songs.
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J.J. Richardson
Oct 15, 20225 min read
Subtlety—Speaking the Real Truth
Subtlety allows readers to think something else is going on, something hiding, something faintly suggested.
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J.J. Richardson
Oct 10, 20228 min read
Description: Up-close and Personal
Beginning writers must learn that their readers can’t visualize what the author sees and feels unless the author tells them.
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J.J. Richardson
Sep 27, 20226 min read
Obsession with Violence
What happens when opposing views come into conflict? That’s when trouble appears.
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J.J. Richardson
Aug 25, 202210 min read
Top-3 Teachers
William Joseph Clabby, Dorothy Jean Worthy, and Robert E. Heninger.
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J.J. Richardson
Aug 4, 20227 min read
Dry Humor to Wet Your Whistle
The greatest benefit of dry humor is you get to skip the awkward, unnatural machinations of ordinary joke-telling.
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J.J. Richardson
Jul 25, 202214 min read
How to Be an Ideal Parent
How can we manage the task of raising children over a twenty-year span when it seems no one knows for sure how to do it?
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J.J. Richardson
May 2, 20224 min read
What's Wrong with Ideal Heroines?
If everything else is idealized in fiction, why can’t women be, also?
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J.J. Richardson
Apr 4, 20226 min read
Sincerity
How can we impart knowledge, wisdom, and kindness to our relatives, friends, neighbors, and coworkers, without sincerity?
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J.J. Richardson
Mar 13, 20225 min read
The Ubiquitous I
A common problem beginning authors have when writing in first person is to overuse the word, “I.”
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J.J. Richardson
Dec 29, 20215 min read
Ideal Pace
To keep a steady pace, you must keep an unsteady pace.
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J.J. Richardson
Dec 19, 20218 min read
All About Copyrights and Patents
I have assembled this summary where all pertinent information regarding copyrights and patents is found.
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J.J. Richardson
Dec 6, 20215 min read
Patient Persuasion
Central to all human interaction
is persuasion.
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J.J. Richardson
Oct 28, 20216 min read
Low Self-esteem
At some point most of us learn that bullies are weak people. We learn they’re not so tough once we’ve had enough and finally confront them.
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J.J. Richardson
Oct 7, 202111 min read
Top-10 Paragraphs
Why are there numerous sites devoted to Top-10 Movies, Top-10 Fiction Books, and Top-10 NFL players, but none for Top-10 Paragraphs?
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J.J. Richardson
Sep 24, 202110 min read
Ideologue
I long for persuasion over coercion, teaching over indoctrination, and example over cancellation.
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J.J. Richardson
Sep 21, 20215 min read
Procrastination
Rest assured, procrastination is not about laziness or lack of self-control.
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J.J. Richardson
Aug 26, 20213 min read
Advice for Engaged Couples
Here is the most important and concise list of principles I can find for young people considering marriage.
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J.J. Richardson
Jul 28, 20216 min read
Tantrum Movies
It’s a tragedy when a moviemaker causes the story’s theme to become the story itself and dominate over the plot like a pack of wolves.
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J.J. Richardson
Jul 23, 202115 min read
What is a Conservative?
The modern conservative movement is in line with the liberal movement of the 1960s.
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J.J. Richardson
Jun 30, 20215 min read
Stop Asking Me Questions
It's your job as the author to answer questions, not the reader's.
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