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TSLPI 21. Failing to Bust

5 September, 2020 by dennis Leave a Comment

‘BUSTED – The failed Cannabis Ban’ is a large book written (but never published) by Brodie Andrews, a long-term Marijuana proponent, and dope user, now an addict in denial.

The author sought feedback and assistance from Writing the Wrong but failed to take the advice given. It is a testimony to multiple failures, some due to the author’s substance abuse; some due to his personality, style and independence.

Note in the attached image the plain appearance of the capitalised text. Most of the world uses visual clues to measure the value to them – “a picture is worth a thousand words”, is the appropriate saying. “We hear and forget but see and remember”, is another. While some writers use the written word only to convey a concept, graphics & presentation are important.

This is why Writing the Wrong generally completes even a draft front cover as early as possible when a marketing exercise is required.

How many colour graphics do you see in this book for example? There is good reason for this.

The author engaged professional advice but then did not apply the advice given mainly because he used the subject research and book writing experience for his personal growth and development. He found the subject fascinating for him personally, and his text grew and grew and grew over-scope, over-budget, and over-time. As a result he missed the huge opportunity that existed in the New Zealand marketplace with legalisation a topic of public interest with possible law changes.

An investigation; or a writing project; especially a book publishing event is a hugely challenging exercise and it is essential to scope a project at the outset. It need not be a detailed, end product with a finite budget and clear participants (indeed this is often not possible at the preliminary stages) but it MUST have clearly identified goals by the project lead.

TIP 19:

You can easily change a timeframe, budget, words, pictures & even people involved in a particular project but changing the objectives, goals or purpose mid-stream will create chaos, pain & loss!

‘BUSTED – The failed Cannabis Ban’ failed to materialise itself (certainly as a commercial project) and then didn’t achieve any of its goals because they were not well defined at the outset and the principal changed them frequently when they were identified.

As they say, “If you aim at nothing, you are sure to hit it!”

The Secret Life of a Private Investigator Book

  • TSLPI
  • TSLPI 2. Introduction
  • TSLPI 3. Lawyers Lie; We All Do!
  • TSLPI 4. Samoa Observer
  • TSLPI 5. A $3.1 Billion BS Story
  • TSLPI 6. Bartercard Secrets
  • TSLPI 7. Down vs Bartercard
  • TSLPI 8. International Reciprocal Justice
  • TSLPI 9. Hon Robert Fisher
  • TSLPI 10. The Dutch International Qoin Con
  • TSLPI 11. Qoin Bankruptcy
  • TSLPI 12. Aussie BBX Bravado
  • TSLPI 13. Christian Businessmen
  • TSLPI 14. Flat Earth, Moon Landing & more
  • TSLPI 15. Uncharitable Charities
  • TSLPI 16. Talamua Cover-up
  • TSLPI 17. It's All in a Name
  • TSLPI 18. Linda Dzaferic, IRD
  • TSLPI 19. ‘Defamatory’ Naming & Shaming
  • TSLPI 20. Dennis A. Smith
  • TSLPI 21. Failing to Bust
  • TSLPI 22. Bert Potter, Centrepoint
  • TSLPI 23. Publishing Evidence Prior
  • TSLPI 24. Taumarunui Museum Trust
  • TSLPI 25. Paying the Price
  • TSLPI 26. Olinda Woodroffe
  • TSLPI 27. Getting Factual With Fiction
  • TSLPI 28. Samoa Ventures
  • TSLPI 29. Engaging Emotions
  • TSLPI 30. The Truth of The Path of Truth
  • TSLPI 31. Possible Positivity
  • TSLPI 32. Evolution vs Godly Logic
  • TSLPI 33. Sharing by Teaching
  • TSLPI 34. Dennis A. Smith Headshot
  • TSLPI 35. Showing Sensitivity
  • TSLPI 36. NZ Initiatives
  • TSLPI 37. He's Good For It – Not!
  • TSLPI 38. Writing the Wrong
  • TSLPI 39. Taking it to Them
  • TSLPI 40. Det. Inspector Bruce Hutton
  • TSLPI 41. Conceptually Challenging
  • TSLPI 42. Buying A Fight
  • TSLPI 43. Unforgettable People
  • TSLPI 44. Creating Value From Others
  • TSLPI 45. The Power of Story
  • TSLPI 46. DNC
  • TSLPI 47. Backing Yourself
  • TSLPI 48. Whale Oil
  • TSLPI 49. Creating Commercial Value
  • TSLPI 50. Force, A Cultural Conflict
  • TSLPI 51. Tuila’epa.com Porn
  • TSLPI 52. Holocaustianity
  • TSLPI 53. About the Author
  • TSLPI The Whole Book in PDF Format
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