Writers, Complainers, Winners and Critics

There are those who do and those who write, seldom are they excellent at both. So, with that said, here is a thought and one I make without prejudice although, I certainly have a prejudice in my heart from years of experience dealing with writers, but my comments are as matter of factly and reality based as the come.

How to Hypnotize an Editor-6 Tips for Getting Published

Getting published is not the easiest feat, and it helps to wiggle your fingers, empower your words and send an editor into a literary trance. Not easy, but doable. Continue reading to learn how...

Into the Mind of Your Fictional Detective

You have created your detective, given him a personality and an appearance. You have plotted a crime for him to solve and given him a team to work with. Now you need to give him the proper mental tools to aid in his quest.

Adding Romantic Conflict to Your Story

Physical attraction between your hero and heroine is important. It is the basis for their initial meeting and is what gets their hearts pumping for romance. But what keeps a relationship going, and makes the attraction turn into deep, meaningful love is what is going on inside your characters. How their personalities mesh with one another. That is the meat and potatoes of any romance.

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Screenwriting and Story Structure Essentials

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about-

10 Essential Guidelines For Writing An Effective Essay

Essay writing not only tests the ability of a writer to understand the implication and scope of the subject but also his capacity to organize his thinking about the topic and to communicate himself in clear style. The following guidelines can help you through the essay writing process for an effective essay.

What to Do When You Are All Over the Place Online

For years I have been all over the place online (dozens of websites, hundreds of web pages) but no focal point of reference.

Creative Writing - How To Get Focused And Stay Focused - The 5 Key Factors

Focus is one of the top issues we struggle with as creative writers. In fact for anyone who's creative, trying to channel that creativity into one direction and producing one coherent end piece of work is one of the biggest challenges. So here are 5 key factors for getting focused - and more importantly STAYING focused - in your creative writing.

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) Screenwriting Secrets

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about-

Creative Writer's Block - 5 Reasons Why Writer's Block Is Not A Terminal Condition

For many of us, suffering from writer's block at certain points in our writing careers feels as inevitable as the fact that the sun rises each morning and sets again each night. And that’s the biggest danger of writer's block. To help you overcome this, here are 5 compelling reasons why writer’s block is NOT a terminal condition, and there's plenty we can do to overcome it for good...

188+ Step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story Structure for Screenwriters

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about-

Creative Writing - Read This Only If You Don't Think You're A Creative Writer

So, you don't think you're a creative writer? But presumably you'd like to be? You have some desire, some ambition to write creatively, more than you do right now? Otherwise you wouldn't even be reading this. What we have then, is someone who wants to be a creative writer, but doubts they've got what it takes. So we're going to close the gap between where your thinking is, and where it needs to be for you to be that creative writer. In four simple steps. Read on to find out what they are...

Writing Your Very Own E-book In 5 Days Or Less

The introduction to a series of articles that will teach you, step-by-step, how to create your very first e-book.

188+ Step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story Structure for Screenwriters

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...

6 Steps to Make More Profit With Press Release Writing

Press releases have always been a technique to promote your new product or tell people about the latest events, launches or happenings in your company. Press releases can prove to be successful if written effectively. Here are 6 steps to...