188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Letting Go Of The Old Self

Every Hero has to let go of the Old Self.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Engagement And The Return Crossing

A common characteristic of the Crossing of the Return Threshold.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Impossible Dilemma

Time Pressure becomes acute for some reason. In Goldfinger (1964), the nuke goes off in less that 3 minutes.

The Loneliness of the Long-distance Writer (or why you need endurance)

Writing is an extremely physical activity -- something that never occurred to me when I started out. I took great pride in being able to sit for up to 12 hours at a time, refusing to abandon my post until I finished whatever I was writing. By the time I did finish, I was in a pretzel knot from hunching over the typewriter. The bottom line is that writers ought to join a gym or hire a personal trainer just to stay in shape to do what we do for a living.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Capabilities

The Mentor, though he (or she) may have a legend, must demonstrate his (or her) capabilities. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie thinks Clyde’s faking the armed robbery back story.

Historical Fiction - The Way Forward - Unique And Effective Writing

For those of you who love to write historical fiction, this article may be useful for you to develop writing skills as well as to improve quality of your writing piece. As we all know among people who are historical fiction writers that writing kind of this work requires a lot of time and massive effort as well as creativity to combine the historical fact with the story to make the perfect casting as well as endearing and dislikeable characters.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 12)

In writing my novel I learnt a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Writing Your Book--How to Find the Time to Write

Let's face a couple of facts: 1. Writing a book will take a chunk of time and energy. 2. Your life is already full, and you have no extra time. Given these two facts, how can you make the time to write the book you have inside your head, the book that’s been calling to you to write for months or even years?

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Dharma and Destiny

It is worth making explicit that the Hero has a Dharma, that is, he (or she) has a destiny that he (or she) must follow.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Final Conflict, Inner Resolve

Post the birth of the New Self, a reward is received. Remaining Challenges are conquered. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie and Clyde finally have sex. Bonnie has an orgasm.

Now Is Not The Time To be Caught Without Grammar

So you've started your own business, now's the time to brush up on your grammar or face letting the world see what you didn't learn at school.

Interview with Author David Keck, Part One

I interviewed David Keck, author of In the Eye of Heaven. He gives wonderful advice on writing and a look at the publishing process. This is part 1 of 3, addressing the writing process.

How can a 12 Year Old Kid Like Me Write a Book?

If you want to write a book, I tell you how I do it. Simple, fast, and easy to follow directions that help me to write children's books that teach a lesson.

Online Writing - Knowing What To Say Before You Figure Out How To Say It

Seems obvious doesn't it? But in my years as a copywriter and content writer, and more critically as a content strategist, I am still surprised every time clients, managers, colleagues (or even myself), put down a 50-word line which has said absolutely nothing. Unfortunately, it happens more often than not.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) Hero's Journey - Hero's Soul

The detective hero reveals that, in order to protect his own soul, the female client must pay the price for her crime. In The Maltese Falcon (1939), Sam reveals his reasons to O'Shaugnessey.