Solidifying a Logline

The hardest part is narrowing your novel - story into a one or two sentence description.

188 Step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Middle Cave

188 step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...

How To Write A Short Story (Part 3)

Writing short stories can be very valuable to building your writing career. Short stories are also a very quick way to put your feelings on paper. Starting to write short stories can be a tough endeavor but the more you write the better you will get. In the next couple of weeks I will be submitting a 10 part series on how to write your short story. This will be the third edition on how to write short stories.

188 Step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Star Wars (1977)

188 steps of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... Star Wars (1977) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

To Generalize or Specialize - That is the Question (For Every Freelance Writer)

Using a photographic analogy to make a point about writing is a good way to present one of the toughest decisions you will face as a freelancer: the choice between focusing tightly on a particular area (genre, style, subject, medium) or becoming a generalist who does a little bit of everything. Which choice is the best one? There are as many answers to that question as there are writers.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Period of Desolation

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

Article Writing - Article Writing Basic Tips and Techniques

There is tremendous demand for quality articles on the Internet and in the brick and mortar world. An individual who is interested in making headway in the arena of 21st century article writing needs to fully understand the article writing basics. Through this article, you are presented with some of the article writing basics that are most important to success in the copywriting field today. What you learned in primary school...

How Best Selling Novelists Get There

If you dream about your novel getting on best Seller lists, don't wait until your book is published to begin working toward it. Discover the three trait you need to develop and strengthen to make your dream a reality.

188+ Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Spartacus (1960)

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Spartacus (1960) The Mentor most often provides the Hero with a Magical Gift (In Wall Street (1987), Carl Fox simply gives Bud Fox some money). But the criteria is satisfied if the Magical Gift is...

Aim for the Sky - Write for In-flight Publications

Are you looking to set yourself a challenging goal for your writing career this year? Why not aim for the sky? Set yourself the goal of being published in an in-flight magazine.

Writing A Murder Mystery - Part 1 - Characters

Takes the new writer of murder mysteries through some techniques to create characters who can interact in an intriguing plot. Covers both selection of a environment and techniques for mapping out the character interrelationships.

Essay Writing Skills

An essay can have many purposes. You may be writing an essay to argue for a particular point of view or to explain the steps necessary to complete a task. This article might help in writing an essay.

How Important Is Proper Grammar When Writing An Article?

As long as the meaning can be understood, is it really necessary to follow the established conventions of English grammar when writing your article(s) for publication? The answer is - well, yes and no. There are a few occasions when the rules of proper grammar should actually be ignored - but very few.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenplay Structure - Devolved Consciousness

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... Devolved Consciousness Resisting the Inner Cave is normal. It is, after all, a confrontation with an Inner Challenge. In Brokeback Mountain (2005)...

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenplay Structure

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...