In Part One of this article, I covered why it was important to have different management styles for creative people, and I addressed some management tips that can help shape projects in positive ways. Here are some more tips and the conclusion to this two-part article: If you know you’re a micro-manager, speak to strengths […]
Year: 2008
Writing Unconventional Fantasy Settings
Whether you’re writing a short story, ghostwriting or have a freelancing assignment within the fantasy genre, at some point you’re going to come face-to-face with that age-old question: “Has this been written before?” In my opinion, there is no other genre that has been saturated with conventional themes and standardized characters than fantasy. Lord of […]
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters. Archetypes–mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate–provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people. 45 Master Characters explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions […]