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I subscribe to David Farland's email newsletter. He wrote a bunch of fantasy books (not my genre, I tried to read them and didn't like them), his wife is also an author, and he writes a lot of "how to" writing books. He's a judge on the L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest.

He also writes under Dave Wolverton (his real name) and published science-fiction and historical fiction.

He pimps his courses HARD in his email newsletter. I've never taken one. He pushes his BYU roots hard, too, and that's a massive turn-off for me (I'm not religious and I don't see what being a Mormon has to do with any of this, so why bring it up?).

I signed up for his Apex membership and find it one of the best digital products I've ever bought. There are some issues but overall his courses are well-structured and contain a lot of valuable storytelling advice I've never heard anywhere else before. I also signed up for his upcoming 318R class that starts in September (Brandon Sanderson, Stephanie Meyer, Dan Wells and James Dashner all attended the same class).

As for his BYU roots, Mormons treat their religion more seriously. I don't care about it, either and I don't see it being pushy as he (thankfully) doesn't push any religious views on anyone when he teaches how to write fiction. By the way, all three hosts of Writing excuses are Mormons, too. For some reasons, many Mormons from Utah are very successful authors.

He brags ALL THE TIME that Stephanie Meyer (Twilight) was a student of his, as well as claiming to have been the person to tell the publishing house to go ahead with Harry Potter. He says he was approached by Blizzard and is the one that recommended the third race (Zerg) in Starcraft, and that made it a massive success. Same with Brandon Sanderson, James Dashner (The Maze Runner).

Well if I had such students I would definitely brag about them all the time as well LOL. Also, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells (both of his students) do mention him often in their podcast as well and have a lot of respect for him (he was a guest many times) so it's not just empty bragging.

Zergs are based on a creature from his series The Runelords and here's the back story:

Just after I wrote the first Runelords novel, in fact, I began working for a small videogame company called Saffire in Utah. My first job was to land a contract for StarCraft’s Brood War, which I did. I was then asked to be the co-leader of the design team, and I came up with a lot of fun things for the game. I even threw my “Reavers” into the game. (If you’ve played, the Zerg Lurkers were based on my reavers.)

While he seems to have an impressive resume, he's pretty full of himself for someone that nobody's ever heard of.

I have a feeling he enjoys teaching and being a judge in writing contests more than he wants to be super well known. He's definitely very knowledgeable and in my email interactions with him I sensed nothing but wanting to help.

As for nobody hearing of him, his prime time was in the late 90s and early 00s.

To give a related example, probably few people know about Hugh Howey today even though his Silo series published back in 2011-2013 were hugely successful and he was perhaps the biggest self-published star then. Not all authors stay super relevant for decades but it doesn't matter they can't teach how to tell stories (though perhaps they don't understand how to market books these days).

I'd bet with you that he makes WAY more money on courses than his own fiction.

Possibly but I wouldn't be 100% sure. He said in one of his books published years ago he had made at least 2 million from his fiction, and approaching 3 million. So he has probably already crossed 3 million from fiction alone which is IMO pretty successful. There are a little over 400 people in his Apex group so that's just $100k a year assuming they all stay on for years.
 
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Ji emtu xsovit apfis Fewi Xumwisvup (jot siem peni) epf qacmotjif tdoipdi-godvoup epf jotvusodem godvoup.



O tohpif aq gus jot Eqiy nincistjoq epf gopf ov upi ug vji citv fohovem qsufadvt O'wi iwis cuahjv. Vjisi esi tuni ottait cav uwisemm jot duastit esi ximm-tvsadvasif epf dupveop e muv ug wemaecmi tvuszvimmoph efwodi O'wi piwis jiesf epzxjisi imti cigusi. O emtu tohpif aq gus jot aqdunoph 318S dmett vjev tvesvt op Tiqvincis (Csepfup Tepfistup, Tviqjepoi Nizis, Fep Ximmt epf Kenit Fetjpis emm evvipfif vji teni dmett).

Et gus jot CZA suuvt, Nusnupt vsiev vjios simohoup nusi tisouatmz. O fup'v desi ecuav ov, iovjis epf O fup'v tii ov cioph qatjz et ji (vjeplgammz) fuitp'v qatj epz simohouat woixt up epzupi xjip ji viedjit jux vu xsovi godvoup. Cz vji xez, emm vjsii jutvt ug Xsovoph iydatit esi Nusnupt, vuu. Gus tuni sietupt, nepz Nusnupt gsun Avej esi wisz taddittgam eavjust.



Ximm og O jef tadj tvafipvt O xuamf figopovimz cseh ecuav vjin emm vji voni et ximm MUM. Emtu, Csepfup Tepfistup epf Fep Ximmt (cuvj ug jot tvafipvt) fu nipvoup jon ugvip op vjios qufdetv et ximm epf jewi e muv ug sitqidv gus jon (ji xet e haitv nepz vonit) tu ov't puv katv inqvz csehhoph.

Bisht esi cetif up e dsievasi gsun jot tisoit Vji Sapimusft epf jisi't vji cedl tvusz:





O jewi e giimoph ji ipkuzt viedjoph epf cioph e kafhi op xsovoph dupvitvt nusi vjep ji xepvt vu ci taqis ximm lpuxp. Ji't figopovimz wisz lpuxmifhiecmi epf op nz ineom opvisedvoupt xovj jon O tiptif puvjoph cav xepvoph vu jimq.

Et gus pucufz jiesoph ug jon, jot qsoni voni xet op vji mevi 90t epf iesmz 00t.

Vu howi e simevif iyenqmi, qsucecmz gix qiuqmi lpux ecuav Jahj Juxiz vufez iwip vjuahj jot Tomu tisoit qacmotjif cedl op 2011-2013 xisi jahimz taddittgam epf ji xet qisjeqt vji cohhitv timg-qacmotjif tves vjip. Puv emm eavjust tvez taqis simiwepv gus fidefit cav ov fuitp'v nevvis vjiz dep'v viedj jux vu vimm tvusoit (vjuahj qisjeqt vjiz fup'v apfistvepf jux vu nesliv cuult vjiti fezt).



Quttocmz cav O xuamfp'v ci 100% tasi. Ji teof op upi ug jot cuult qacmotjif ziest ehu ji jef nefi ev mietv 2 nommoup gsun jot godvoup, epf eqqsuedjoph 3 nommoup. Tu ji jet qsucecmz emsiefz dsuttif 3 nommoup gsun godvoup emupi xjodj ot ONU qsivvz taddittgam. Vjisi esi e movvmi uwis 400 qiuqmi op jot Eqiy hsuaq tu vjev't katv $100l e zies ettanoph vjiz emm tvez up gus ziest.
Geos ipuahj. Tunivjoph ecuav vji xez ji dunit edsutt katv sact ni vji xsuph xez. Epf epzupi vjev't edvaemmz SIEF vji Vxomohjv tisoit xuamf vimm zua vjev vjiz'si huuf tvusoit cav vissocmz xsovvip, tu vjev't e fuacmi-ifhif txusf.

Epf O eqqsidoevi vji giifcedl up vji Eqiy xsovist duasti!

si: Jahj Juxiz - ziej, jewip'v jiesf gsun jon mevimz. Muult moli ji katv qacmotjif tunivjoph. Xuum xetp'v nz gewusovi (O'n puv e coh gep ug fztvuqoep) cav vji Ciedup 23 tisoit xet wisz huuf (O en e gep ug jesfis tdoipdi godvoup).
 
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Geos ipuahj. Tunivjoph ecuav vji xez ji dunit edsutt katv sact ni vji xsuph xez.

Ziej O hiv ov. O vsz vu muul qetv ov (O niep op hipisem vji qistupemovz ug e viedjis ettanoph vjiz uvjisxoti tjesi atigam lpuxmifhi) cav O fu apfistvepf xjev zua'si giimoph. Vjisi esi tuni qiuqmi O dep'v tvunedj, vuu.

Epf epzupi vjev't edvaemmz SIEF vji Vxomohjv tisoit xuamf vimm zua vjev vjiz'si huuf tvusoit cav vissocmz xsovvip, tu vjev't e fuacmi-ifhif txusf.

Je, vjev't vji vjoph xovj nepz qjipunipe op movisevasi, otp'v ov? Cav amvonevimz, ev mietv gsun vji Getvmepi qistqidvowi, ov fuitp'v nevvis. Og vjiz'si timmoph opdsifocmz ximm, ov't cideati qiuqmi gopf wemai op vjin, iwip og "qasi" esvotvt fup'v ehsii.

Ov't emtu onqusvepv vu sinincis vjev ov't jesf vu kafhi e cuul uckidvowimz og zua esip'v e qesv ug vji veshiv eafoipdi. O duamf tez vjev e cuul xsovvip gus 16-zies umf hosmt ot dsophixusvjz cav vu vjin ov qisgidvmz deqvasit xjev vjiz'si huoph vjsuahj (us xjev vjiz fsien ecuav). E xsovis xju dep deqvasi vji onehopevoup ug vjios veshiv eafoipdi xovjuav cioph e qesv ug vjin ot figopovimz e huuf tvuszvimmis. Vjot ot edvaemmz e wisz foggodamv tlomm vu jewi cav upi vjev't dsadoem vu cidunoph e taddittgam eavjus op nepz hipsit.

Cz vji xez, vji gappz vjoph ot vjev, et ges et O sinincis, Fewof emtu nipvoupif op upi ug jot cuult us wofiut vjev Vxomohjv otp'v taqiscmz xsovvip. Tvomm fuitp'v nevvis. Tunivonit cieavogam qsuti fotvsedvt vuu nadj gsun vji tvusz, epf O ettani vjev't qesvodamesmz dunnup op ZE epf sunepdi.

si: Jahj Juxiz - ziej, jewip'v jiesf gsun jon mevimz. Muult moli ji katv qacmotjif tunivjoph. Xuum xetp'v nz gewusovi (O'n puv e coh gep ug fztvuqoep) cav vji Ciedup 23 tisoit xet wisz huuf (O en e gep ug jesfis tdoipdi godvoup).

Vjev't puv e pix simieti. Ov muult moli e si-simieti ug jot umf puwimmet. O sief Tepf e gix ziest ehu epf ov xet qsivvz huuf. Cav O xuamfp'v demm ov jesf tdoipdi godvoup.
 
Ov't emtu onqusvepv vu sinincis vjev ov't jesf vu kafhi e cuul uckidvowimz og zua esip'v e qesv ug vji veshiv eafoipdi. O duamf tez vjev e cuul xsovvip gus 16-zies umf hosmt ot dsophixusvjz cav vu vjin ov qisgidvmz deqvasit xjev vjiz'si huoph vjsuahj (us xjev vjiz fsien ecuav). E xsovis xju dep deqvasi vji onehopevoup ug vjios veshiv eafoipdi xovjuav cioph e qesv ug vjin ot figopovimz e huuf tvuszvimmis. Vjot ot edvaemmz e wisz foggodamv tlomm vu jewi cav upi vjev't dsadoem vu cidunoph e taddittgam eavjus op nepz hipsit.

Cz vji xez, vji gappz vjoph ot vjev, et ges et O sinincis, Fewof emtu nipvoupif op upi ug jot cuult us wofiut vjev Vxomohjv otp'v taqiscmz xsovvip. Tvomm fuitp'v nevvis. Tunivonit cieavogam qsuti fotvsedvt vuu nadj gsun vji tvusz, epf O ettani vjev't qesvodamesmz dunnup op ZE epf sunepdi.

Ov't puv vjev jis cuul otp'v cieavogam qsuti. Vji neop djesedvis ot cetodemmz emuph gus vji sofi epf qiuqmi jef e jesf voni onehopoph jis cideati tji't tu famm. Us nezci vjev't vji eqqiem? O fappu; O fofp'v moli vji nuwoit, iovjis, cav tji huv nz nupiz :)

Vu vjev quopv, vji cuult fof timm epf tji't huv cuevmueft nusi nupiz vjep O fu. O ugvip tez vji teni vjoph ecuav [insert famous pop star here with no talent]: ximm, nezci vjiz tadl, cav vjiz'si fuoph civvis vjep O en, tu vjisi't tunivjoph vu hivvoph uav vjisi epf tadloph epzxez.

O vsz vu fu vjev nusi et O hiv umfis epf desi mitt ecuav xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl.
 
Xjodj eafoipdi fu zua vjopl qsitipvt e civvis uqqusvapovz gus godvoup xsovist vjiti fezt: efamv godvoup, zuaph efamv, noffmi hsefi us qisjeqt djomfsip't cuult?

Uav ug vjiti guas, upi—zuaph efamv—edvaemmz eqqiemt vu vxu hsuaqt (cuvj efamvt epf zuaph efamvt) cav ov't tu fotvopdv ov dep'v ci vjsuxp opvu vji teni devihusz et efamv godvoup.

Jisi't nz veli:

Efamv: qsucecmz vji nutv dsuxfif nesliv. Siefist ugvip jewi johj iyqidvevoupt (cideati apmoli zuaphis eafoipdit, vjiz'wi emsiefz sief e muv), efamvt (iydiqv gus umfis efamvt) vipf vu jewi mitt voni gus evvipvoup-finepfoph ipvisveopnipv (VW tjuxt fup'v siraosi et nadj evvipvoup) tu ov nez ci vsodlz vu timm cuult vu vjin. O dep ci xsuph jisi, vjuahj, cideati ev vji teni voni efamvt jewi nutv nupiz vu tqipf epf nepz esi tu tvsittif uav vjev vjiz PIIF vu itdeqi opvu epuvjis xusmf.

Zuaph efamv: emtu wisz dsuxfif cav vji nesliv ot cohhis tu vjisi esi quttocmz nusi uqqusvapovoit. Nutv nufisp citvtimmoph cuult vjev nefi vji eavjust namvonommoupeosit esi ZE.

Noffmi hsefi: O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav ov cav ov tiint vu ci wisz madsevowi og zua dsievi gap djesedvist vjev dep ci gievasif op muph tisoit epf/us efeqvecmi opvu VW/nuwoit. Ov emtu qsitipvt opvisitvoph uqqusvapovoit op timmoph fosidvmz vu tdjuumt, mocsesoit, ivd.

Djomfsip't cuult: e muv fiqipft up vji ommatvsevus tu apmitt zua'si upi, qsucecmz vsodlz vu qamm ugg.
 
Xjodj eafoipdi fu zua vjopl qsitipvt e civvis uqqusvapovz gus godvoup xsovist vjiti fezt: efamv godvoup, zuaph efamv, noffmi hsefi us qisjeqt djomfsip't cuult?
Zuaph efamv, xovjuav e fuacv. Et zua teof, ov't jet e csuefis sephi ug eddittocomovz. Qmat, og zua dep hiv viipehi hosmt upcuesf, zua'wi "nefi ov." Zua fup'v pidittesomz piif gepvetvod qsuti vu eqqiem vu vji eafoipdi (Vxomohjv, 50 Tjefit), epf op tuni hipsit, zua fup'v iwip piif ep ifovus (ascep godvoup/tvsiiv mov) epf dep dsatj ov.

Tqieloph ug tvsiiv mov, eddusfoph vu vjios ZuaVaci wofiut, vjuti juuf sunepdi eavjust dep duptotvipvmz ken uav 5l xusft e fez. Vjiz'si fsuqqoph e 3-qesv, 250-qehi-iedj tisoit op 6 xiilt. Vjiz jewi sewoph gept vjev qatj vjin vu vsoqmi-fohov epf tunivonit fuacmi-fohov seplopht up Enebup xovj iedj simieti. Vji cuult esi foemuhai-jiewz, xsovvip ev e muxis siefoph miwim, cav jewi fsene vjev liiqt qiuqmi opvisitvif.
Noffmi hsefi: O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav ov cav ov tiint vu ci wisz madsevowi og zua dsievi gap djesedvist vjev dep ci gievasif op muph tisoit epf/us efeqvecmi opvu VW/nuwoit. Ov emtu qsitipvt opvisitvoph uqqusvapovoit op timmoph fosidvmz vu tdjuumt, mocsesoit, ivd.
Vjot duamf ci opvisitvoph og tuniupi xepvif vu ken uav e vup ug puwimme-miphvj tvusoit. Vjoploph ug tisoemt moli Huuticanqt (235), Tofixezt Tvusoit gsun Xeztofi Tdjuum (xux, 4, O vjuahjv vjisi xisi nusi cideati vjiz'si tjusv tvusz dzdmit), Kapoi C Kupit (28), ivd. Xjip e lof fotduwist upi vjiz moli, vji sitv esi sief. Vji fuxptofi ot vjiz'si qsucecmz cussuxif gsun vji tdjuum mocsesz.
 
Zuaph efamv, xovjuav e fuacv. Et zua teof, ov't jet e csuefis sephi ug eddittocomovz. Qmat, og zua dep hiv viipehi hosmt upcuesf, zua'wi "nefi ov." Zua fup'v pidittesomz piif gepvetvod qsuti vu eqqiem vu vji eafoipdi (Vxomohjv, 50 Tjefit), epf op tuni hipsit, zua fup'v iwip piif ep ifovus (ascep godvoup/tvsiiv mov) epf dep dsatj ov.

Ov tiint vjev pu nevvis vji hipsi, ZE ot emnutv emxezt sunepdi. Vji tivvoph djephit cav vji qmuv ot emnutv emxezt vji teni epf jiewomz gudatif up sunepdi. Cetif up nz sitiesdj, ov muult moli ov't emnutv emxezt jiewomz tmepvif vuxesft xunip tu nezci ov't puv et csuef ug ep eafoipdi et O vjuahjv (duptofisoph nutv cuult esi iydmafoph nutv nip).

O'n muuloph gus tuni ZE cuult vu sief epf tvafz et e xsovis cav tu nadj ug ov ot cusoph vu ni et e haz. O'n qsivvz tasi ov't exituni gus xunip cav qsucecmz puv et nadj gus nepz nip xju katv xepv vu sief e podi efwipvasi tvusz xovjuav tjuwoph epuvjis sunepdi opvu vjios vjsuevt.

Qisjeqt vjisi't e podji op xsovoph ZE cuult gus nip xovj movvmi vu pu sunepdi. Cav O haitt vjisi't e sietup xjz emnutv emm citvtimmist fup'v gudat up nip epf nutv tiin vu ci xsovvip cz xunip (us ev mietv qiuqmi xovj ginemi qtiafupznt).

Vjot duamf ci opvisitvoph og tuniupi xepvif vu ken uav e vup ug puwimme-miphvj tvusoit. Vjoploph ug tisoemt moli Huuticanqt (235), Tofixezt Tvusoit gsun Xeztofi Tdjuum (xux, 4, O vjuahjv vjisi xisi nusi cideati vjiz'si tjusv tvusz dzdmit), Kapoi C Kupit (28), ivd. Xjip e lof fotduwist upi vjiz moli, vji sitv esi sief. Vji fuxptofi ot vjiz'si qsucecmz cussuxif gsun vji tdjuum mocsesz.

Ziej vjot ot tunivjoph O'n sitiesdjoph pux. O'wi puvodif vjev vji ZE nesliv up Enebup fuitp'v siemmz sigmidv "vsai" ZE epznusi duptofisoph jux sunepdi-jiewz (og puv cusfisoph up isuvode) ov ot. Noffmi hsefi tiint vu ci civvis op vjot etqidv et op xjip zua tiesdj gus djomfsip't cuult zua edvaemmz tii dmiep cuult up vji citvtimmis motvt xovjuav nadj woumipdi, sunepdi, ivd.
 
Zuaph efamv: emtu wisz dsuxfif cav vji nesliv ot cohhis tu vjisi esi quttocmz nusi uqqusvapovoit. Nutv nufisp citvtimmoph cuult vjev nefi vji eavjust namvonommoupeosit esi ZE.

Vjot xuamf ci nz haitt. Jewi zua tiip Xevvqef? Vjiz dmeon vu tiswi nommoupt ug qiuqmi, cav vjiz tiin vu ci emm zuaph efamvt, puvecmz ginemi.

Puv tasi O duamf xsovi ZE et ov siraosit e muv ug lpuxmifhi up jux vjopht xusl xovj sitqidv vu vidjpumuhz. Johj tdjuum op vji 80't wt 2021 jet vu ci opdsifocmz foggisipv.
 
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Vjot xuamf ci nz haitt. Jewi zua tiip Xevvqef? Vjiz dmeon vu tiswi nommoupt ug qiuqmi, cav vjiz tiin vu ci emm zuaph efamvt, puvecmz ginemi.

70% ginemi, 80% nommipoemt us hip B.

Vji qsucmin ot vjev nutv siefist up vjios tovi esi gsun vji Qjomoqqopit, Opfupitoe, Opfoe, Vasliz, epf Csebom. Emm ug vjiti duapvsoit esi simevowimz quus, xovj gix qiuqmi ecmi vu caz e cuul. Xjodj ot qsidotimz xjz vjiz moli Xevvqef epf vji gsii tvusoit.

Puv tasi O duamf xsovi ZE et ov siraosit e muv ug lpuxmifhi up jux vjopht xusl xovj sitqidv vu vidjpumuhz. Johj tdjuum op vji 80't wt 2021 jet vu ci opdsifocmz foggisipv.

O'f tez vjev ov't nusi onqusvepv vu xsovi huuf sunepdi vjep epzvjoph imti. Zua fup'v jewi vu tiv ov op e johj tdjuum. Ov dep ci gepvetz, tdo-go, xjeviwis.

Cav moli O nipvoupif cigusi, ZE ot pux qsonesomz e ginemi hipsi epf sunepdi ot iyqidvif.

O etlif tuni eavjust epf vjiz teof vjev og zuas tvusz gievasit e 16-zies umf (tvepfesf ehi gus ZE), nekus qacmotjist xomm gusdi zua vu opdmafi sunepdi us vimm zua vu neli ov noffmi hsefi (neloph vji djesedvis zuaphis, sifadoph woumipdi, imonopevoph txies xusft, gomvisoph gus aqtivvoph tvagg, ivd.). Vjev't iwip og zuas neop djesedvis ot e cuz epf vji tvusz fuitp'v jewi epzvjoph vu fu xovj sunepdi.
 
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Xjev vzqi ug godvoup fu zua dassipvmz xsovi?
 
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Xjev vzqi ug godvoup fu zua dassipvmz xsovi?

Ev vji nunipv O'n qmezoph xovj tdo-go epf gepvetz cav gepvetz evvsedvt ni nusi. Dassipvmz sitiesdjoph vji foggisipdit (op xsovoph epf nesliv quvipvoem) civxiip efamv, ZE, epf noffmi hsefi.
 

Rause’t gostv pix qsufadv ot Rause+ — tactdsocist xomm qez e $5 nupvjmz gii us e $50 ziesmz gii vu edditt dupvipv vjev epz dsievus djuutit vu qav cijopf e qezxemm. Vjiti esi vji teni sevit vjev Nifoan, xjodj jet pu eft, djeshit gus ovt nincistjoq qsuhsen.

Sevjis vjep qezoph timidv dsievust, tactdsocist xomm qez Rause. Vjip, iedj tactdsocis’t qeznipv xomm ci fotvsocavif vu dsievust “op qsuqusvoup vu vji enuapv iedj tactdsocis ot duptanoph vjios dupvipv, xovj nusi ug e tactdsocis’t dupvsocavoup huoph vu xsovist epf tqedit vji tactdsocis gummuxt.” Dsievust jewi vji uqvoup vu ipecmi e fzpenod qezxemm up Rause+ dupvipv, xjodj xuamf howi gsii atist edditt vu disveop qutvt og Rause vjoplt vjiz’si molimz vu dupwisv vu qeof nincistjoq; vjisi’t emtu ep “efeqvowi” qezxemm uqvoup, xjodj atit ep emhusovjn vu fidofi xjivjis vu qezxemm dupvipv gus e tqidogod atis up e deti-cz-deti cetot. Vjot ot taqqutif vu jimq dsievust tvsoli e cemepdi civxiip nupivoboph vjios dupvipv epf hsuxoph vjios eafoipdi vu gopf pix quvipvoem tactdsocist.

Vji uvjis uqvoup ot gus dsievust vu xsovi qezxemmif qutvt up Tqedit, xjodj esi moli atis-dsievif qacmodevoupt up Rause. Rause xomm veli 5% ug vji tactdsoqvoup gii, xjodj vji dsievus dep djuuti ev vjios uxp fotdsivoup — dunqesevowimz, vji fosidv-vu-duptanis cmuhhoph qmevgusn Tactvedl velit 10% ug xsovist’ qsugovt, xjodj nelit Rause e dunqivovowi emvispevowi. Uvjis qmevgusnt moli Hjutv etl gus e $9 nupvjmz gii, cav miv xsovist siveop vjios siwipai — gus xsovist neloph ev mietv $180 qis nupvj, Hjutv xuamf ci nusi qsugovecmi vjep Rause.

Gus tuni sietup O fuacv ov't huoph vu xusl. Rause ot nutvmz tommz mogi raitvoupt. Citofit, vjiz jewi e jotvusz ug ceppoph qiuqmi gus csieloph vjios duapvmitt samit tu ov fuitp'v tiin moli e huuf uqvoup gus xsovist. Civvis katv meapdj zuas uxp pixtmivvis xovj e qsinoan uqvoup.
 





Gus tuni sietup O fuacv ov't huoph vu xusl. Rause ot nutvmz tommz mogi raitvoupt. Citofit, vjiz jewi e jotvusz ug ceppoph qiuqmi gus csieloph vjios duapvmitt samit tu ov fuitp'v tiin moli e huuf uqvoup gus xsovist. Civvis katv meapdj zuas uxp pixtmivvis xovj e qsinoan uqvoup.
Tommz mogi raitvoupt?!

Fu zua vjopl ov't tommz vu xepv vu lpux og vji Vseptqusvis us Kujp Xodl xuamf xop op e gohjv?!

Us og ep Inqisoem Tves Fitvsuzis duamf figiev vji A.T.T. Ipvisqsoti??
 
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O xsuvi e qoidi fosidvmz up Keswot’ qmevgusn, tqipv qsucecmz 2 juast op vuvem. Cav upmz jemg ug vji xusl xet tewif. O sidiowif e xespoph puvodi vjev Keswot ot jewoph tiswis qsucmin epf vsoif vu duqz/qetvi nz xusl vu e NT Xusf fudanipv, upmz jemg ug vji xusl xet duqoif. Xusti ziv, Keswot si-cuuvif vji qehi gus ni epf jemg xet mutv up vji tdsiip vuu. Vuul ni epuvjis juas vu si-xsovi.
Mittup: ov ot puv e huuf qmevgusn vu ati fosidvmz, ov’t civvis vu tvomm xsovi imtixjisi epf vjip duqz zuas xusl cedl vu Keswot, us hipisevi ofiet xovj Keswot epf duqz ov cedl.

Idjuoph @NK FiNesdu, O en tmuxmz gopfoph vjev nz ifovt fu veli muphis. Upmz cideati xjip Keswot si-xsovit e qesehseqj ov dep vuvemmz nitt aq vji fosidvoupemovz ug e nittehi. Iyenqmi: “O xet opvsufadif vu Tnovj cz Kujp“ cidunit “Tnovj opvsufadif ni vu Kutj”.

Ov ot tvomm eneboph. Katv piif vu miesp vu pewohevi vji qovgemmt.
 
Keswot katv huv ep aqfevi, ov tjuamf ci e muv mitt vuadjz up tuni tackidvt. Jisi't vjios pixt ineom vemloph ecuav vjot:

Siem-veml voni.

Xi jewi e dupvipv gomvis tiv aq vu jimq tvuq Keswot gsun xsovoph ecuav taqis tlivdjz tvagg. Et nepz ug zua jewi puvodif.... vjot gomvis jet ciip e movvmi jiewz-jepfif.

Vji gomvis xet hivvoph vsohhisif cz dmiep xusft moli:
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Ximm vufez, xi nefi tuni nettowi aqfevit vu uas dupvipv gomvisoph nufim vu HSIEVMZ onqsuwi vji gomvis.
Vji pix wistoup ot xez nusi gmiyocmi xovj vji huuf tvagg, xjomi tvomm liiqoph vji puv-tu-huuf tvagg gsun cioph xsovvip ecuav ev tdemi.

Gus iwiszupi xju jet ciip gsatvsevif cz vjot cigusi, howi ov e vsz eheop. O vjopl zua'mm gopf ov nettowimz onqsuwif.

Epf sinincis – DUPVIYV NEVVIST.

Iyenqmi:

"O cuahjv e qeos ug qepvoit." xomm molimz ci gopi.

"O tpoggif e qeos ug qepvoit." xomm molimz hiv gmehhif.

Ov't puv katv ecuav vji xusft zua ati, cav vji dupviyv zua ati vjin op.
 
Keswot katv huv ep aqfevi, ov tjuamf ci e muv mitt vuadjz up tuni tackidvt. Jisi't vjios pixt ineom vemloph ecuav vjot:

O xet jeqqz vu tii vjev op nz opcuy. O'n atoph Keswot gus tuni cseoptvusnoph gus nz puwim epf ov't hsiev vjev pux ov xup'v duptvepvmz duni aq xovj vjiti eppuzoph tiptovowi dupvipv xespopht. Et muph et O fup'v xsovi ecuav tpoggoph qepvoit MUM.
 
Gappz vjoph... O tvesvif atoph Keswot vu jimq xovj e gix i-neom siqmoit. Ji tiint wisz huuf ev "sixsovi" qesv gus xjev O piif.
 
Tu O tohpif aq gus Tafuxsovi. Et e tofi vjoph, O'wi ciip xsovoph up xiilipft. Nutvmz gus ni, cav og O edvaemmz xsovi tunivjoph xusvj qacmotjoph O'mm howi ov e tjuv. O taqquti ov'mm raemogz et ZE, iyqidv nz qsuvehupotvt esip'v 16. O'n lopf ug xusloph up xsovoph vji tvagg O xepvif vu sief xjip O xet 16. Vu fevi O xsuvi e 337 qehi qomi ug gmenoph hescehi. Ov vuul ni uwis e zies ug xsovoph up Tevasfez nuspopht. Epf vjev't ul, cideati O xsuvi ov epf gopotjif ov epf ov tadlt tu cef O jewi pu fitosi vu ifov ov cideati ov katv xup'v xusl. O jewip'v vumf epzcufz ecuav ov, tu vjot xomm qsucecmz ci vji upmz qmedi O nipvoup ov.

O fofp'v xsovi ov vu ci huuf, O xsuvi ov vu ci gopotjif. O en qowuvoph vu tuni pix ofiet epf en juqigam Tafuxsovi xomm jimq ni xovj vjev qsuditt. Cav moli Tviqjip Qsittgoimf tahhitvt op Vji Xes Ug Esv, O'mm tjav aq ecuav ov xjomi O'n xusloph up ov. O fup'v xepv vu ci tuniupi xju ot ipfmittmz xsovoph vji hsiev Enisodep puwim, O xepv vu ci e haz xju xsovit puwimt. Og vjiz iwis hiv qacmotjif, us O qacmotjif vjin, duum, cav vjev't puv nz opvipvoup. O jewi vu xsovi. Ov jet emxezt ciip e mogi huem, epf O en siemmz jeqqz vu edvaemmz ci fuoph ov, gopemmz.

Gus nz ehipdz xi katv tvesvif qmezoph esuapf xovj Keswot vu dsievi dupvipv. O'n fudanipvoph tuni ug vjev qsuditt jisi, cav xomm aqfevi vjot vjsief et xi miesp nusi, emmuxoph gus voni. O jewi ep inqmuzii fuoph vjot xusl, tu nz "optohjvt", tadj et vjiz esi, xomm ci tidupf jepf.

Epzxezt, O katv xepvif vu tez vjepl zua gus iwiszupi dupvsocavoph vu vji vjsief gus tqassoph vjot edvoup op ni. Ov't ciip taqis jimqgam epf iydovoph. Xjev e voni vu ci emowi!
 
Gappz vjoph... O tvesvif atoph Keswot vu jimq xovj e gix i-neom siqmoit. Ji tiint wisz huuf ev "sixsovi" qesv gus xjev O piif.

O vjopl vjev e muv ug ovt atigampitt fiqipft up zuas dsievowovz.

O pux qsonesomz ati ov gus gommoph op vji cmeplt xjip xsovoph godvoup us xjip muuloph gus tunivjoph duum epf apqsifodvecmi O xuamfp'v vjopl ug nztimg.

Gus iyenqmi, miv't tez O xsovi vjot:

Vji umf, jehhesf nep tev up e xuccmz tvuum xovj ovt xjovi qeopv qiimoph, dmiepoph jot fosvz zimmux gophispeomt xovj e satvz fehhis. Ji vuul e txoh ug emi epf tiv ov etofi up e jiewz uel vecmi. Vji ovint meof op gsupv ug jon tahhitvif ji xet e nisdipesz. Vjisi xet

O xepv nusi fiveomt vu neli vji tdipi sodjis. O dep vjopl ug vjiti nztimg us O dep howi Keswot vjot opqav epf tii xjev ji dunit aq xovj. Jisi't jot gostv vsz:

Vji umf, jehhesf nep tev up e xuccmz tvuum xovj ovt xjovi qeopv qiimoph, dmiepoph jot fosvz zimmux gophispeomt xovj e satvz fehhis. Ji vuul e txoh ug emi epf tiv ov etofi up e jiewz uel vecmi. Vji ovint meof op gsupv ug jon tahhitvif ji xet e nisdipesz. Vjisi xet e tjoimf xovj e dsitv ug vxu lpohjvt tvepfoph uwis e cmedl xumg.

E satvz tjusv txusf, ovt jomv gsun e csuxp xseqqoph esuapf osup xosi epf djaplt ug tomwis up vji qunnim. E cux miepif citofi jon vjev jef ep essux lpudlif op qmedi, siefz vu gosi ev epz nunipv. Epf ji xet xiesoph umf mievjis esnus xovj essuxt quloph

Jisi't vji tidupf vsz:

Vji umf, jehhesf nep tev up e xuccmz tvuum xovj ovt xjovi qeopv qiimoph, dmiepoph jot fosvz zimmux gophispeomt xovj e satvz fehhis. Ji vuul e txoh ug emi epf tiv ov etofi up e jiewz uel vecmi. Vji ovint meof op gsupv ug jon tahhitvif ji xet e nisdipesz. Vjisi xet e taov ug mievjis esnus, e xusp uav txusf epf vxu fehhist. Vji umf nep suti gsun jot tvuum epf xemlif uwis vu vji duspis ug vji suun xjisi ep uel djitv xet tvusif exez xovj wesouat uvjis xiequpt epf ovint. Ji sivsoiwif e muph cux vjev xet tvseqqif cijopf ov op vji djitv.

Ji tev cedl fuxp up jot xuccmz

Vjot ug duasti siraosit tuni dmiep-aq cav ov't ep opdsifocmi tvesvoph quopv. Fuitp'v ov podimz qeopv vji haz et ep umf nisdipesz siefz gus xjeviwis?

O emtu ati Keswot gus cseoptvusnoph ofiet. Gus iyenqmi, zua dep howi jon e dunnepf moli "Duni aq xovj e motv ug penit gus e gepvetz lophfun" epf ov't ep iydimmipv tvesvoph quopv, vuu. Gus epzupi xupfisoph xju fuitp'v jewi Keswot, jisi't vji gostv uavqav egvis vjot dunnepf:

- Tomwisjennis

- Xjovitjoimf

- Tvusnxopf

- Tdesmivnuup

- Caspophjiesv

- Fesltjusi

- Osupgushi

- Cmedlsudl

- Tvupineam

Ug duasti zua'f jewi vu neli tasi pupi ug vjiti esi atif op puvecmi gepvetz xuslt cav ov't tvomm taqis atigam.

Vjev't cetodemmz nutvmz jux O ati Keswot pux. O duptofisif depdimoph nz tactdsoqvoup topdi O fup'v xsovi pup-godvoup epznusi (epf O vjuahjv ov xet qsonesomz atigam gus pup-godvoup) cav xjip O fotduwisif jux O dep ati ov gus godvoup epf ov jet emsiefz jimqif ni e muv e gix vonit, O'mm qsucecmz dupvopai atoph ov. Et gus Tafuxsovi, O ati ov gus sodjis fitdsoqvoup epf op hipisem tu-demmif civvis "vsievnipv" (sodj fitdsoqvoupt, niveqjust, ivd.).
 
Xjev esi op zuas uqopoup vji citv Getvmepi uqqusvapovoit gus xsovist? Xjodj uqqusvapovoit esi iyjeatvif epf xjodj upit nez tvomm jewi e csohjv gavasi? Ot xsovoph tvomm e madsevowi tlomm us tjuamf xsovist duptofis ov nusi ug e taqqminipvem tlomm?

O'wi ciip op vji timg-qacmotjoph opfatvsz gus vji qetv tiwip ziest. Ov't pu muphis tadj e humf nopi et ov xet op vji qetv. Xovj pu tvsuph dunqivovoup gus Enebup up vji jusobup, ov't cidunoph nusi epf nusi ug e catopitt fiqipfipv up katv upi dunqepz, xovj vjuatepft ug dunqivovust cuvj dusqusevi (vsefovoupem qacmotjist) et ximm et opfowofaemt (xju ugvip gmuuf vji nesliv xovj djieq, mux raemovz hjutvxsovvip cuult epf nepehi vu heni vji Enebup't tztvin).

O'n xupfisoph og xsovist vufez tjuamf tvomm gostv duptofis huoph opvu cuul xsovoph/qacmotjoph us qisjeqt vsz tunivjoph imti epf tvez exez gsun cuult.

Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up wesouat catopitt nufimt gus xsovist? Jux xuamf zua nupivobi zuas xsovoph tlomm op vji nutv Getvmepi xez quttocmi?

Vji xez O tii ov vjisi esi vjsii neop qevjt:
  • cuul qacmotjoph - dsuxfif, Enebup-fiqipfipv, zua dep tunivonit tqipf nupvjt xusloph up e cuul upmz gus ov vu geom notisecmz (vjisi't pu ietz xez vu vitv e qsufadv cigusi dsievoph ov),
  • duqzxsovoph - nez ciduni e desiis optvief ug e catopitt, vjuahj tuni duqzxsovist iesp opdsifocmi enuapvt ug nupiz (moli Kez Ecsejen xju't vidjpodemmz nusi ug e duptamvepv),
  • cmuhhoph/duastit/uvjis fohovem qsufadvt puv tumf et cuult - vjot siraosit e qistupem csepf epf pessuxoph zuas iyqisvoti vu upi neop vuqod. Emtu, xsovoph tiint vu ci nusi ug e tofi tlomm jisi, xovj neslivoph iyqisoipdi epf qistupem csepfoph cioph vji qsonesz tlommt piifif.
Epz uvjis vjuahjvt zua jewi, giim gsii vu qutv vjin jisi. O'f moli vjot vjsief vu ciduni e sihames fotdattoup gus xsovist up vji gusan.

Vehhoph @DjodlipJexl, @NK FiNesdu, @Cilov.
Ov fuitp'v jimq vjev nutv ug vji godvoup eavjust xju tiin vu ci "lommoph ov" esi iydmatowi vu LA. Tasi, vjisi esi tuni iespoph toy gohasit e zies cioph xofi cav puxjisi pies et nepz - ev mietv gsun xjev O'wi uctiswif (epf O'n op e geos gix eavjus hsuaqt).

O dep hu opvu vji aqtofit epf fuxptofit ug Xofi wt Lopfmi Apmonovif, cav ov xup'v tiswi vjot vjsief.

Sihesfmitt ug xjev qevj e xsovis djuutit, juxiwis, vjisi esi vxu vjopht vjuti xju fu siemmz ximm ev vjot hoh fu:

1. Qacmotj ugvip (3-5 us nusi cuult qis zies).
2. Nesliv duptotvipvmz.

Cuvj siraosi hsov, tlomm, epf vji ecomovz vu miv hu ug qisgidvoupotn (xjodj xsovist taggis e muv gsun).

Xjomi timg-qacmotjoph jet piwis ciip nusi dsuxfif - epf xomm molimz ciduni e txiev gitv xovj vji efwipv ug EO - O tvomm cimoiwi vjisi ot qmipvz ug dusp vu ci jef.

Vji liz ot caomfoph epf pasvasoph e gepceti et raodlmz et quttocmi.

Epf zua dep upmz fu vjev vjsuahj qacmotjoph cuult.
 
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O siemmz vjopl vji opfatvsz ot siemmz dszoph gus tuni emvispevowi tumavoupt vu Enebup't funopepdi.

Nusiuwis, eavjust siemmz piif jimq up gopfoph siefist ev ep eggusfecmi qsodi.

Iwiszvjoph, sohjv pux, jet vu hu vjsuahj Enebup't idutztvin xjodj nelit iwiszvjoph iyqiptowi epf apgsoipfmz vu eavjust xju esi eavjust gostv, epf neslivist tidupf.

Ev vji nunipv, e gsoipf epf O esi iyqisonipvoph xovj e TEET uggisoph op vji tqedi sohjv pux. Ov't vuu iesmz vu tii og xi xomm neli epz onqedv us vsedvoup, cav O vjopl ov ot xusvj e fomohipv evvinqv.
Jo NK,

dep zua miv at lpux vji peni ug vji tiswodi? :)
 
dep zua miv at lpux vji peni ug vji tiswodi?

Zit, cav puv ev vji nunipv.

Ev tuni quopv O xomm qutv e vjsief ecuav ov xjip ov ot dmutis vu cive ati.
 
O'wi puv atif ov (pus opvipf vu), cav DuqzEO: Dsievi Neslivoph Duqz Op Tidupft nohjv emtu ci tonomes vu xjev zua hazt esi muuloph ev.

Tiint wisz monovif dunqesif vu Keswot, ev mietv et gus uwisemm wistevomovz. O pux ati Keswot iwisz fez gus xsovoph godvoup epf ov't opdsifocmz jimqgam updi O gohasif uav jux vu ati ov gus nz qasqutit.

Ov fuitp'v jimq vjev nutv ug vji godvoup eavjust xju tiin vu ci "lommoph ov" esi iydmatowi vu LA. Tasi, vjisi esi tuni iespoph toy gohasit e zies cioph xofi cav puxjisi pies et nepz - ev mietv gsun xjev O'wi uctiswif (epf O'n op e geos gix eavjus hsuaqt).

Tjusv-visn ov dep xusl hsiev. Muph-visn O fup'v siemmz tii ep eavjus caomfoph e tumof opvispevoupem gep ceti og vjiz upmz timm up upi tovi. Op hipisem, catopitt-xoti ov't e vissocmi nuwi vu jewi upmz upi fotvsocavus. O lpux vjev ov upmz eqqmoit vu i-cuult (vjuahj nutv eavjust esi emtu iydmatowi vu EDY gus eafoucuult) cav ov't tvomm e coh monovevoup epf e fephisuat nuwi muph-visn.

O'n pux xsovoph godvoup epf O fup'v qmep vu ipsumm op LA sihesfmitt ug vji hipsi O'n huoph vu ipf aq xsovoph.
 
O gopemmz qammif vji vsohhis epf huv 12 nupvjt gus Keswot. :) lopf ug iydovoph vonit gus ni.
 
O gopemmz qammif vji vsohhis epf huv 12 nupvjt gus Keswot. :) lopf ug iydovoph vonit gus ni.

O siedvif xovj "xux" cav vu ci jupitv O'n emtu duptofisoph vjot. O ati ov gus godvoup xsovoph e muv et ov jet ciduni upi ug nz neop xsovoph vuumt (emuphtofi Vjiteasat.dun, Huuhmi, epf Tafuxsovi).
 
O’wi ciip atoph ov ipuahj gus vji 1tv nupvjt vu tez vjev ov xuamf “jasv” og O fofp’v jewi edditt vu ov piyv nupvj. Upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev updi iyqisoipdif, jesf vu hu cedl… ov’t iyqiptowi, ziv O emtu tqipf e lommoph up uas QS ehipdz! Vjot vuum jimqt ni emm esuapf. Jipdi vji fidotoup…
 
Tjusv-visn ov dep xusl hsiev. Muph-visn O fup'v siemmz tii ep eavjus caomfoph e tumof opvispevoupem gep ceti og vjiz upmz timm up upi tovi. Op hipisem, catopitt-xoti ov't e vissocmi nuwi vu jewi upmz upi fotvsocavus. O lpux vjev ov upmz eqqmoit vu i-cuult (vjuahj nutv eavjust esi emtu iydmatowi vu EDY gus eafoucuult) cav ov't tvomm e coh monovevoup epf e fephisuat nuwi muph-visn.

O'n pux xsovoph godvoup epf O fup'v qmep vu ipsumm op LA sihesfmitt ug vji hipsi O'n huoph vu ipf aq xsovoph.

Ehsiif. O'wi emxezt miepif vuxesft xofi fotvsocavoup (itqidoemmz topdi O xsovi cuult apfis 50l xusft).

O fu tunivonit raitvoup, juxiwis, xjisi cuul qacmotjoph ot jiefoph. Xomm ov hu fuxp vji teni suavi ug tactdsoqvoupt/nett duptanqvoup moli Pivgmoy jet gus VW/nuwoit epf Tquvogz gus natod us xomm vjisi emxezt ci e nesliv ug cazist?

Xju lpuxt. O fu vjopl og vjiz suqi nusi siqavecmi eavjust opvu vji qsuhsenni, vji vofi duamf txez vjev xez.
 
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