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.

Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity

Ten Tips to Keep You Inspired and Your Writing Jumpstarted!

Exploring Book Notes

Explores how to use a book note effectively in reading a book or writing a paper.

Put Enthusiasm Into Your Writing

Writing without enthusiasm is dull.

How To Find A Professional Editing Service

Here are a few things that are virtually mandatory for an editing service to provide for you, the business owner.

What Do People Want To Read?

Did you ever wonder what information people want most?

How Not To Get Published

If someone had told me in 2000 that I'd publish four books in 2001, I'd have called him an eejit.

How to Tell or Write a Story

Humorist Rix Quinn offers a simple formula for presenting new information.

A Writer's Gifts

Each writer has special talents that he or she should cultivate and nurture.

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.

Successful Documentation Projects - Part 2 of 3 - 'Specifying'

You know who your audience is, what they’re trying to achieve, how the product enables them to achieve it, and what the audience requires of the help. Now it’s time to spec out your intentions.

Why It Pays To Listen Even When You Think They're Nuts

My first published work became a bestseller as soon as it hit the bookshelves back in 1995 and it has been topping the lists ever since. Lucky you, some might say.

Top Ten Presentation Tips

Communication is the engine that drives your business success. When your career is on the line, your presentation skills must be at the same high level as your business skills. Following are some tips that will help you be perceived as a confident and effective presenter when it matters:

Build Confidence & Credibility: First-person Pronouns Get Your Messages Heard

Irritating speech habits destroy our professional credibility. Examples of irritating speech habits are sentences that end with dangling prepositions (Where did you hang your coat at?) and conversati...

Write and Speak for the Ear

You and I may not aspire to write great books or make great speeches. But almost all of us want something to happen when we write or speak. And, the more we direct our words to the ears of readers an...