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 […]
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How to Manage Creative People: Part One
As writers, we have a unique perspective into creativity because we have to filter our inspiration through a funnel to write and organize words in order to convey a message. Because of the nature of writing, many writers run the gamut between “out there” creative or scientifically rational. The difference, of course, is not necessarily […]
Setting More Achievable Writing Goals
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy setting goals for what you want to get out of your career. From writing short stories to novels or non-fiction articles, if you’re passionate about freelancing you’re pretty aware of what you enjoy writing and what market you may have the best chance of breaking into. Like a […]
On Writing by Stephen King
“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice […]
How Writers Can Help Themselves this Holiday Season
During this time of year you’re probably busy with family and friends, celebrating the holidays. With merriment and socializing, however, also comes stress as you wistfully look at your laptop and wonder, “When am I going to get back to writing?” My approach is to stop fighting the holidays, embrace them, and take an hour […]