What Do People Want To Read?

Did you ever wonder what information people want most?

First Time Authors - Clearing Publishing Hurdles

If you’ve started your search for a publisher and gotten bombarded with “Your work is great, but we’re not interested at this time,” don’t despair. There is hope and by looking closer at some of the things I suggest here, you will eventually reach your goal. Be patient, though, it takes time to go the traditional route.

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.

Hero's Journey - Part 5 and 6 (of 17)

The hero’s journey is the screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.

Hero's Journey, Screenwriting, Story Structure - Part 15 (of 17)

The Hero’s Journey is THE screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.

Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity

Ten Tips to Keep You Inspired and Your Writing Jumpstarted!

Adult Education: School Never Ends!

Some of us thought that when we graduated from high school, we would no longer be required to sit in classes for any more days of our lives. Others of us went on to college, sure that this would be the end of our education days...

Hero's Journey, Story Structure, Screenwriting Structure - Dances with Wolves (1990)

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; the summary below shows how Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner, Best Film, 1990) is built around the Hero’s Journey.

Easy Screenwriting, Hero's Journey, Screenwriter

Just build a story around the Hero’s Journey. It is as simple and as difficult as that. If JK Rowling can do it, so can you. Yes, the Harry Potter series stories all mirror the same template, as does The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption and a thousand other stories and films.

Screenwriting, Screenplays, Monomyth, Hero's Journey

The Monomyth is another term for the Hero’s Journey. The concept derives from the idea that there is, in fact, only one story and that it is retold universally and cross culturally. There are at least 188 stages to this story.

Story Structure - The Antagonism

A critical element of the Call to Adventure is the Antagonism. The story and editing determine where and how the antagonism is introduced, but it is rare to find not a mention of it during this stage of the journey:

Screenwriting Craft: Hero's Journey

There are a number of steps you can take to master screenwriting craft. Some of these include:

Screenwriting and Hero's Journey - SEX

One critical element of the Hero’s Journey is the Romantic Challenge. More often than not there are certain points in the story where the romantic challenge is conquered: