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Her dad was Robert Maxwell, one of Israels biggest Secret Agents ever.
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Her daughter works for the same people. This is why she hasnt been touched. This is why she hasnt been apprehended. This is why Epstein was left alone for as long as he was. Israeli Secret Service can operate in the US with impunity
This is an excellent translation with full-color plates: https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/ref=sr\_1\_1?dchild=1&keywords=book+of+the+dead&qid=1627075690&sr=8-1
Fuff and fuffery.
The fact that Epstein's procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell, was the daughter of a man called, Israel's SuperSpy in the title of a book published 2 decades ago, or that the source of most of Epstein's billions was a co-founder of a 30 year old group dedicated to advancing the cause of Israel remains.
Quibbling, however validly, about one non-crucial connection out of many relevant connection is pure pettifoggery. The bulk still proves nothing in isolation, but provide a plausible explanation as to why Epstein
- had sole access to another man's billions
- a reason as to why they would have been engaged in a vast enterprise of blackmail with that man's money
- chose the accomplices he consorted with.
These are the flight logs subpoenaed from one of Epstein's pilots. On that flight log was a trip to this location (Zorro) on a plane with a tail number (N474AW) that has deep ties to both the state department and a CIA contractor that had a history of child trafficking. The US government knew about Epstein.
If you want to go further down the Epstein rabbit hole, you can look into how Epstein and Robert Maxwell know each other.
The most recent translations aren't going to be free and available online. I'd suggest going to your library or ordering a copy via Amazon. This is an excellent version, but there are less expensive, earlier editions available as well.
Robert was bankrolled by Mossad if you read the book about his espionage activities,
he was demanding money from Israel when his businesses faced bankruptcy
https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Maxwell-Israels-Superspy-Gordon/dp/0786712953
former handler of Robert - Ben Menashe has said that one day the old Robert came to them with his daughter Ghislaine and her boyfriend at the time - Jeffrey who wanted to work for Israel as well - it was in the 1980-s-1990-s
I have the translation by Raymond Faulkner — the old British Museum version, but there's a new one at a very good price:
Well thats what happens when your Dad was Israels top Mossad agents.
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Also her sisters are maybe the two most powerful women in cyber-security
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Where is her mugshot btw? How come we have mugshots of every random crackhead that gets arrested, but none of her? Where is literally ANY FOOTAGE of her in jail? A picture?
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She isnt in jail most likely. Epstien didnt commit suicide (he most likely has a new face and a new identity on some UAE Island). Were being played.
Romance is actually very simple. All romance novels follow a similar formula. To write effective romance, you need to understand two things: romantic story arc, and how to write emotion and conflict.
I’m going to point you to two resources I recommend to all my romance writer clients:
First is a book called Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes (a fellow romance editor). It costs less than $6 on Amazon and you can read it cover to cover in less than an hour. RTB will explain the formula for romantic story arc. Once you understand that, you can just plug your chosen setting, characters, etc. into the formula.
The second is Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: by Cheryl St. John (a romance writer). This book will teach you how to take your emotional conflict to the next level to really gut-punch your readers right in the feels.
Now go wrench some hearts, little fledgling romance writer. You got this. 👊🏼
I don't know nearly as much about it as I'd like but was also decently interested in game writing/narrative a short while back and picked up this book . It taught me a lot about work in the field and includes a lot of tips and info that I found pretty valuable and interesting. There's even some sample scripts to show format and short exercises throughout the chapters. I misplaced my copy otherwise I'd go into more detail but you can take a look on Amazon anyway.
I'm sure there are better books out there and doubtlessly info online but something like that could be a good starting point.
But hell, if you figure out how to work RPG maker, definitely go for it, having something to present to display your work/writing is always a great idea if you do want to seek out a team.
Good luck with your ventures, bud !
To add to other posts, I found that this book builds a bit of a bridge between game design and writing for games, just to get a bit into that topic:
My experience working with writers is:
Unless we're talking about rather linear sequences of "cutscenes" throughout a game (Naugthy Dog's "Uncharted" or "The Last Of Us" as examples) in a lot of RPG and Action Games the lines writers effectively write are sometimes at best a few "minutes of dialogues for cutscenes".
Where I'm getting at: Writers that focus on "lines of dialogue" mostly have a focus on very short lines of dialogue for enemy/NPC reactions or other feedback you hear in the middle of the action (so-called "barks", lines during combat we hear from enemies or lines we here in God Of War from the character Atreus to show character and/or companionship/support), lines used to interact with NPCs like shop keepers and quest givers, and possibly pieces we write for so-called audio logs or books you find in the game to cover a single NPC, faction or lore/history/culture to give the player more (optional) context.
So my impression as a developer on Batman Arkham City, Batman: Arkham City and an unshipped title I worked on recently was that there are writers working on more traditional story arcs that tie the whole story together, still a lot of work has to go into hours of lines of dialogue you hear as part of the NPC interactions in the game which inevitably means that those lines have to be very short and possibly there's a large set of lines you hear over and over again (generic greetings by shop keepers with some variation; combat "barks"; etc.)
You can get a great copy on Amazon. I have this exact copy. https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ZJKGG79TMZRB&dchild=1&keywords=the+book+of+the+dead+egyptian&qid=1601058837&sprefix=the+book+of+the+dead%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2
Rachel Aaron/Rachel Bach. She writes several thousand words per day and, since 2010, has written thirteen novels and other various works.
I heartily agree with Save the Cat, it helped me plot my books in amazing detail:
Miriam Lichtheim's Ancient Egyptian Literature is a must-have for anyone interested in the culture. It's a collection of English translations of texts from all the periods of Egyptian history, and while reading later summaries, commentaries, and analyses is fine, all good scholarship includes primary sources. Short of learning to read hieroglyphics, this is the next best thing.
The original publication was in three volumes (Vol. I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms, Vol II: The New Kingdom, and Vol. III: The Late Period), but it looks like the latest edition has them all in one volume.
Raymond Faulkner and Ogden Goelet's <em>The Egyptian Book of the Dead</em> is another great addition to a library. It's an English translation of the Papyrus of Ani with full-color reproductions of the papyrus.
I second TwoTheVictor's suggestion of using Save The Cat as a model. There is a book written by Jessica Brody which is a fun read and goes into specifics of how to use the Save The Cat structure when writing a novel. Lots of good advice in there and a fun read.
https://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Writes-Novel-Writing/dp/0399579745/
There were girls that wrote like this back in HS and I always found it so obnoxious.
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Everyone that want's to get into clear and concise writing should give this book a perusal.
I found The Ultimate Guide to Video Writing and Design quite good.
Before I knew a bit about writing and was very experienced in game programming.
This book brings some aspects together, for example working with design, a narrative stretching over many levels (and along with the levels) and thus the connection between story/characters and world/levels (one can come before the other, they inform each other), and license/publisher concerns.
These appear to be based on outdated translations (Farangi, in particular, is using Budge. Who was good in his day, but now effectively useless for Egyptologists).
Based on the revised edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Faulkner and Goelet, Jr), the translation is closer to "my name has not reached the offices of those who control slaves" (p. 129). In this case, the deceased has not become embroiled in any dispute or issue relating to property, specifically captive labourers.
I’m new to writing, so I purchased On Writing Well by William Zinsser. It’s very insightful for my writing itself, and the advice translates well to blogging.
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548
I've used this book to help me write a 50K first draft:
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
It goes into a lot of detail about the 15 "beats", or story elements, of a novel, and helps you build up details and scenes to create a satisfying story.
On Writing Well by William Zissner is easy to follow, informative, and succinct, and I'd recommend it to just about anyone.
Yes. All of this. Write cut scenes, incidental dialogue, supporting mythologies, high-level design documents, etc. Flint and I wrote a book on this: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Video-Writing-Design/dp/158065066X/
The Papyrus of Ani, one of the most famous copies of the Book of the Dead is a good start.
https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Book-Dead-Integrated-Full-Color/dp/1452144389/
The deceased travels through the underworld, through a hall filled with gates and rooms, through a judgment hall, across the sky, and into the western lands.
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Fun and educational at the same time!
Have you read Romancing the Beat? It's very helpful and shows the different stages of the romance. Usually both the hero and the heroine have a problem with love that has kept them from finding anyone. The first 0-15% of the book is set-up for the normal world and everything changes at the inciting incident. You can still have the meet-cute in the set-up but you are showing their normal world. Does that make sense? Here is the book. https://www.amazon.com/Romancing-Beat-Structure-Romance-Kissing-ebook/dp/B01DSJSURY
Learn proper punctuation. You use way too many commas, and that makes your sentences sound scattered all over the place. It's hard to read when there are five pauses in every sentence.
Cut down almost all the unnecessary metaphors. They're nice when they're used sparingly and in a clever way.
Use shorter paragraphs. Every instance of dialogue must have its own paragraph or it's really hard to read.
Lastly, embrace brevity. Keep it short. Get to the point. Don't draw out how long it takes to get up, for example. We get it. We all wake up every day. The entire post could easily be cut down to a single easy-to-read page.
There is potential here, so keep at it! I strongly recommend reading <u>On Writing Well</u> by William Zinsser. While it is predominantly for writing nonfiction, I find it's an excellent resource for all writers. You can easily obtain a pirated ebook copy on LibGen. Good luck!
I don't know about protagonists who are unpleasant. For protagonists who are likeable, I recommend "Save The cat" either for screenplay's or book writing. Save The Cat Writes a Novel Or Save the Cat for screenplays