Screenwriting: The Dirty Dozen Deconstructed

A good example of integrating multiple archetypes in your story...

Why You Must Be a Story Expert

Stories can change a person’s “frame of view” much more powerfully than dry concepts. Instead of fear-based facts told in conceptual form, you need to offer people a compelling, positive vision for the future told in narrative form—if you want to motivate people to act in new ways. In fact, most people in a leadership role are now expected to know...

The Causes And Reasons Why Some People Start Stuttering

I have been asked many times, why certain people develop a stutter. I personally believe there are many reasons and this article describes some of them and gives examples of why certain people of whom I have met via my occupation, started to stutter.

Screenwriting Format; Hero's Journey: Deliberate and Structured Road of Trials

The stage of the Transformation, also known as the Road of Trials, is one of the most deliberate and structured parts of a screenplay.

Screenwriting Seminar: Hero's Journey and The Role of Allies

The hero's allies play an integral part of most stories. Three dimensional alles make for a richer stories.

So You Thought that Was Funny, Did You?

In humour, timing is everything - the comment that was funny when you thought of it may not be by the time you come to say it... or just plain wrong.

Screenwriting and The Hero's Journey: Third Catharsis

Following the second catharsis and the significant events thus far, there is often also a third catharsis. This is usually concerned with the antagonist's lieutenant(s).

Screenwriting and The Hero's Journey - First Catharsis

The penultimate stage of the standard Hero's Journey is the Master of the Two Worlds (detailed versions include the Afterlife etc...). This stage can also be called the Final Conflict as it is where the hero conquers his or her outer challenge.

Why Some People Speak More

Let's discover it.

Screenwrting and Hero's Journey - Contrasting the Hero with the AntiHero

The difference between hero, anti-hero and other variations simply lies in situation, motivation and result. In fact, the antihero is simply an archetype:

Screenwriting Craft: Hero's Journey

There are a number of steps you can take to master screenwriting craft. Some of these include:

Refusing The Hero's Journey : Screenwriting Tips, Tricks and Tools

One critical element of the hero's journey is Refusal. If the hero is willing, then refusal often comes in the form of an interdiction and / or warning. If the hero is naturally unwilling, then an unbearable antagonism often pushes the hero into the adventure.

The Hero's Journey and Screenwriting: The Hero's True Nature

One element of the Call to Adventure is the demonstration of the Hero's (or Anti-Hero's ) True Nature. Equally, it is important to demonstrate the nature of the antagonist as a polar force.

Publish or Perish: It's Not Only for Academia, Part 1

If the real reason we wrote was to be published, very few of us would be writing. We write because writing is our passion. We write because we must. This article explores the lie that brings so much heartache to those of us who write: If I'm not published, I'm not a real writer...

Indian Psychology

Indians are most different people,let's see