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Being a celebrity is something everyone should get to try at least once. Another thing that people should get to experience-a limousine ride!

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Screenwriting Tipsheet

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

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Great Screenwriting

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon...

When Writing Isn't A Job

Many writers have done the task for many years as a part of their job or even as their sole income. It can be hard but it can also pay the bills. But what when they retire or move on? Do they still write even if there is little or no income deriving from it?

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) Story Structure

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Before facing the Antagonist (past the Crossing of the Return Threshold), the Hero...

Breaking the Writer's Stalemate

Whether or not you are writing for income, or to fulfill a class assignment, or just for pleasure, the end result is that you have to break the stalemate somehow. You need to submit the article to your editor, you need to turn in that research paper, or you just need to stop drawing fancy bubble letters on an otherwise blank notepad.

There's No Such Thing As Writer's Block

If you think you have writer's block, it's all in your head. Like any idea, you can accept or reject it. The best way to handle any problem is to prevent it. Here is a proven prescription for avoiding the blank page blues

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 19)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 16)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Keep A Notebook For Your Writing Ideas

When starting out writing [and even when established] it is good practice to have a structure in what you are doing when you are writing. I strongly advise that you write everything down. If you have an idea or even a part of an idea, it is surprising how easy that idea will disappear as your mind fills with other ideas and fragments.

Great Technical Writing - Improve Document Searches

Searches in User Documents (manuals, etc.) often fail because the Reader uses different words for a concept than the author uses. Since the Reader's words do not appear in the document, the document search mechanism cannot find them, resulting in frustration. This article describes a User-friendly technique for improving searches, without having to change the Users' behavior or the search software.

Writing 101 - Using Novel Writing Software

A beginning writer can use novel writing software as a guide to his first novel. An experienced writer can use novel writing software to keep track of his characters, places, and objects. Research can be done on the Internet as the novel comes forth and the results can be stored using the software.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 15)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Post NaNoWriMo Blues

How to handle the blues after the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

Teaching a Teenager to Write - Five Suggestions from a Best-selling Author

Is your high school having trouble getting his or her school papers written? Best-selling author says these five tips may help...