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Screenwriting - The Lone Wolf Story Structure Template
Story Structure Templates are the fastest way to write screenplays. One of the most well known and often used templates, which goes beyond three and four act structure, is the Hero's Journey.
Screenwriting and Screenwriters - beyond Syd Field
Without denigrating the work and contribution of Syd Field to the art of screenwriting, it is about time many screenwriters moved on.Syd Field gave us the plot point - a clearer definition of what was previously known as the "twist" - as well as other concepts such as the "pinch" and midpoint.
Finish Your Book Already!
I owe the completion and success of my book to a big cardboard box that saw me through the entire process. I found this box and filled it with any and all information I could find on my topic 'advanced presentation skills for speakers and business presenters.
Mixing and Mingling: The Door to Publication?
Mixing and mingling with industry professionals is an opportunity that you should NEVER let slip by. Here are some tips from my own experience to help you make the most of your conference:1.
The ENTP Inventor Writes A Novel
People familiar with the Myers-Briggs Personality test know that the writer is the INFJ. This person is introverted, intuitive, feelings-oriented and judgmental.
Overcoming Writers Block
Do you suffer from writer's block? Is there a pending project you are putting off because you lack the inspiration to even get it started? You certainly are not alone. At various times you will go through extended periods of energetic writing as well as lengthy dry spells.
7 Journaling Tips
Set your journal or diary where you will see it everyday, i.e.
Three 30 Day Journaling Ideas
Here are 3 journaling or diary ideas that can contribute to, and enhance your life. You can use a notebook, The 5 Year Journal, a blank book, even a computer.
Dont Make This Huge Writing Mistake!
You can create a great headline, a dynamic first sentence, and a brilliant lead paragraph. But if you can't hold readers during those middle paragraphs, they'll never see your conclusion.
Local Knowledge: Background and Historical Setting in Novels
You're writing a story set in your local city, but one hundred years in the past. How can you recreate the feel of the past in your words of the present? Local knowledge, that's how.
The Writers Identity: Exploring the Writer Within
Les Edgerton writes in his book, Finding Your Voice, that the best way to find your voice is to write autobiographically. "Writers will never find a powerful, evocative voice until they learn to be bone-deep honest with themselves, open and vulnerable.
New Authors Publishing Options
All your publishing options are as follows:--Conventional publishing--Vanity or subsidy publishing--Print-on-demand publishing--Self-publish yourself--Get help with self-publishingLet's compare the publishing options.How to get in the publishing process and how long will it take to see your book printed?Conventional publishing optionIt is a very long and difficult process to get a publisher even if it is at all possible for a new author.
Write Again! - The Art Of The Written Letter
Remember the days when we wrote with pen and paper? We took time and thought into each note written. There wasn't email, text messaging, cell phones, or instant messaging.
Increase Your Web Traffic By Using Keyword Articles
If you have an online home based business you know that routing traffic to your web page is incredibly important. Not only in order to make sales and increase revenues but to continue your business.
Turbo Charge Your Career! Write And Produce Your Own Stage Play!
Have you ever wondered how you can adapt your screenplay or novel into a stage play? Do you have a story that you yearn to see on stage? Or, maybe you're an actor frustrated by the barrage of fruitless auditions and dream of performing before a live audience. If so, writing and producing your own stage play just may be the ticket to turbo charging your career.
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Charlotte writer makes the obscure invitingCharlotte ObserverBy Lawrence Toppman "Botanica" is one of three plays Jeff Jackson has co-written that received New York debuts. It opened last week at 3LD Art & Technology Center in Lower Manhattan. COURTESY OF PAULA COURT Jeff Jackson's play "Botanica," which opened ...and more » |
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Outdoor writers association features New England's bestNorwich BulletinBy BOB SAMPSON Since 1975, I've been a member of the New England Outdoor Writers Association, the oldest organized group of its kind in the nation. The fact that many of the greatest New England outdoors writers are on the membership list makes it an ...and more » |
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Valentine's Day writing workshop is Feb. 11Enterprise-RecordCHICO — Sarah Pape, a poet and educator, will lead a Valentine's Day writing workshop Feb. 11 at 1078 Gallery, open to all levels of experience. "Eros and Beyond" will celebrate writing about the rage against, and/or invoke the God of love, ...and more » |
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2012 Spring Creative Writing Courses set at Miami DadeThe South Florida TimesMIAMI ó The Center for Literature and Theater at Miami Dade College (MDC), formerly known as the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, has announced its new Spring Creative Writing Courses. Featuring a roster of talented authors as instructors, ...and more » |
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Senate writing committee reinvents 2012 competitionthe InkwellThe time has come once again for Armstrong students to consider submitting papers for the annual University Writing Competition. However, this year's contest is quite different and focuses simply on the written word by offering participants several new ...and more » |
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