Posts by Anthony Vicino
The Body Language Masterclass (Part Two)
You are already an expert at reading Body Language. Your ability to read the meaning behind people’s words happens almost entirely on a subconscious level. It’s a skill you’ve been honing since you were just a little baby, back when words were nothing more than a bunch of funny sounds. Much of our survival as…
Read MoreThe Body Language Masterclass (Part 1)
In the world of body language, there is an often quoted study conducted by Professor Mehrabian which found that only 7 percent of what we communicate is verbal, whereas the remaining 93 percent is non-verbal. Of that non-verbal portion, body language comprised 55 percent, while tone-of-voice made up the remaining 38. If true, that’s a…
Read MoreWhy Nobody Likes Your Story
Ever find yourself slogging through a story that, on the surface, you’re really jazzed about? You started off with a great concept and compelling characters, but for whatever reason you’re just going through the motions, trudging towards an ending that’s somehow lost its luster. You’re drifting down the Blue Danube on a story raft that…
Read MoreWriting the Sequel Nearly Broke Me
I worked on the sequel to Time Heist for 180 days in a row. Everyday from 5am-8am, and then again from 6pm-7pm, I sat down with coffee in hand, and clicked out 5,000 words. That’s nearly a million words, or 3,000 pages for those of you non-writers out there who do not think in terms…
Read MoreFinding Your Author Voice
Fasten your seatbelts, buckaroos! Today we’re talking about voice, which is a slippery eel of a topic if ever there was one, so we’re gonna come at it from a couple different angles and hopefully one of them sticks. Voice is a hard thing to lock down because it’s entirely subjective. What one person considers…
Read MoreBettering Your Editing
Creating imaginary worlds filled with whatever weirdness your thinking-noodle cooks up is (if you’re doing it correctly) fun. Sure, forcing yourself into the chair to sling words onto paper can be hard some days, but once you’re in the flow and ideas start plopping out of your word-hole, the act of writing becomes a fairly…
Read MoreThe 4 Steps to Mastery
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” Michelangelo When I started out writing, I knew nothing. Well, no…maybe not nothing. So, just enough to get myself into trouble. I knew how to put words on a page. And I knew how to string together…
Read More3 Investments to Make in Yourself Today
How many hours this week did you invest in yourself? How you spend your time is the clearest indicator of what you value in life. Make it yourself.
Read MoreBreaking the Multitasking Myth
Raise your hand if you think you’re an above-average multitasker. Okay, so obviously I can’t see you through the computer, so I have no idea how many of you actually raised your hands (hopefully it was more of a mental hand raise than a physical thing anyhow). Lucky for us, I’m not the first person…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Body Language Saying?
“What you do speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you’re saying.” Ralph Waldo Emerson They say, “I’m fine”, but it doesn’t take a Sherlock to see their words and body language are fundamentally at odds. Arms are now folded, whereas only a moment before they were open and expressive. Tone has changed from light…
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