Hooray! Dragons truly can be beaten! I’ve just put together a complete and comprehensive outline of the first book in my series. I’ve been at this for years and it’s finally coming together. Act I and Act II are fully complete so I only lack choosing the best ending among several variations in mind. It’s [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Progress Update For My Novel
Posted in My Current Work In Progress, tagged Darkness, James Scott Bell, Mystery, Novel, Plot and Structure, Young Adult on December 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Seven Universal Facial Expressions of Emotion
Posted in Emotion, Lists, tagged Anger, Contempt, Disgust, Dr. David Matsumoto, Fear, Happiness, Humintell, Sadness, Surprise on December 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Source: So You Want to Be An Expert (part 2 of 3)? | Humintell These seven are based on extensive research by multiple scientists on people all over the globe. Apparently, all humans have at least these seven facial expressions of emotions hard-wired into our DNA.
Spy Shoelaces
Posted in Reference, tagged CIA, Deception, Manual, Shoelaces, Signals, Spy, Trickery on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Spy Shoelaces – Impact Lab. As the author says, the simplest things usually work out the best. I bet there is much more to be learned from the book, “The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception“.