The Hero's Journey - Story Structure for Screenwriting: Million Dollar Baby (2004)

The following SUMMARY uses Million Dollar Baby – Academy Award Winner Best Film 2005 as an example. It should be noted that there are two heroes in this story, a) Maggie and b) Frankie:

Screenwriting Workshops and Courses Are Totally Unnecessary!!! Use the Hero's Journey

Like all workshops, the major benefit normally derives from the interaction with other people. Further, a workshop may instil a degree of discipline – the lecturer may take the potential screenwriter through numerous stages that result in a words-on-paper first draft. But, generally, the drawbacks outweigh the positives:

Who Is Your Inner Critic?

Why does your Inner Critic make is so hard for you to write, even though you really want to write. This article helps you identify and come to terms with your Inner Critic...

Hero's Journey, Story Structure, Screenwriting Structure - Alien (1979)

The Hero’s Journey is THE screenwriting and story structure template. By utilising this structure, screenwriters can quickly build effective and quality stories. There are more than 188 stages to the Hero’s Journey.

How To Get Your Contact Details Across: When The Organisers Won't Let You

Have you ever spoken at an event and they won’t allow you to give your details? Have you gone on the radio and they forget to announce where you can be contacted? If your contact details are left out or if you’re prevented from giving information, you’ll need to play the game a little smarter.

Taking Monumental Risks

Writers must take risks to be successful.

Seven Free Ways to Keep Your Work Safe From Plagiarizers and Information Thieves

How to protect your writing from those who might want to copy it and claim credit. Details free ways to do this.

Hero's Journey - Meeting with the Goddess

The hero encounters a value that drives him to consciously and forcefully enter the world of the antagonism – something he has previously resisted on some level. This value is often outside the hero’s present frame of reference or pattern of behaviour.

Avoid the Top Ten Costly Author Mistakes with Professional Coaching

Maybe you are thinking about it. Maybe you don't know it it's worth it. A book coach can help you save time, frustration, and money down the drain because you will stop book writing, publishing, and promotion mistakes before they start. Here's some common mistakes and how you can avoid them.

Hero's Journey - Woman as Temptress

There are two simultaneous manifestations – the physical and the spiritual. Using the word “spiritual” can be dangerous as it is interpreted in many ways, but it must be remembered that the Hero’s Journey is primarily about the Hero’s path to another (not necessarily higher) level of consciousness.

What Do People Want To Read?

Did you ever wonder what information people want most?

How To Become A Freelance Writer

prepare your self,build your skills and market your self

Thinking About It

Some of the reasons why writers procrastinate.

Successful Documentation Projects - Part 1 of 3 - 'Understanding'

So you’re responsible for managing a documentation project. Before jumping into the writing, it's a good idea to understand the scope of the project.

Technical Writing in India

Technical Writing in India: Is it as good as anywhere else? Technical Writing generally translates to a piece of writing that conjures up an image in the mind of a layman about any device or software...