What Lance Armstrong Can Teach You About Writing Success

Lance Armstrong and Olympic athletes use self-motivational techniques to achieve their successes. Here is how you can adapt those insider techniques to guide you to success as a writer.

Teleprompting-A Speaker's Dream Come True

The first teleprompters were created in the 1950s by Fred Barton Jr., Hubert J. Schlafly and Irving Kahn. At the time Fred Barton was an actor and suggested the teleprompter as a way of assisting the performers who had too many lines to memorize in a small amount of time. The technology since then has changed drastically and the use of teleprompting has increased substantially.

Reaping Benefit from Your Writing Group

The old saying is true. You do reap what you sow. This goes for your writing group as well. You can reap some wonderful benefits from being a part of a writing group, but there are some things you should remember to get the most of your experience.

Chinese Translations

Demand for Chinese translation is growing at a fast pace because of the ever-growing business potential of China as a country. Chinese translation is also necessitated by the fact that China has a huge human resource, which is not familiarized with English language.

Think First And Write Later

When you have a problem to solve, or an assignment to write an article or a sales letter. Don't write! Instead, put on your thinking cap and do nothing but think about the job you have to do. When you are finished thinking. Don't write anything! Instead, go back and think more, and more and more. To others you may look like you are asleep or wasting time. Actually by this dedicated thinking you will find you are working harder that a ditch digger. At the end of your thinking time you will write something very good. But, I must warn you to be prepared - because, at the end of your thinking and writing time you can expect to be both physically and mentally exhausted, worn out!

The Real Purpose of Sex in Literature

The varying purposes of pornography, erotica and characterization in literature.

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) : Advanced Learning and Changing

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

The Invisible Me

Why does nobody listen while you talk. Can I get a answer here? Talk to me please.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Backstory and Refusal

The Mentor's Backstory is often made explicit. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Clyde tells Bonnie he cut part of his foot off.

7 Steps To Keeping Up With Technology

It is virtually impossible to be a full-time freelance writer without being computer literate. Moreover, it is becoming impossible to sustain yourself in this business unless you are on-line, with e-mail, both home and away. There are things that will be expected of you as a businessperson. Here are some steps you should take, if you are to meet those expectations.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Afterlife Act

His receives a high status burial (is buried on high ground etc). In Out of Africa (1985), Denys is buried upon a hilltop.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Pushing past the Period of Desolation

The Hero will suffer an Unbearable Antagonism that will force his hand (and push him past the stage of Lack of Commitment). In Star Wars (1977), storm troopers kill uncle Owen and aunt Beru. In The Incredibles (2004), Mr Incredible sees a person on the street being mugged. This causes him to snap.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Apotheosis

It is the breaking out of previous restraints and restrictions. In the Godfather (1972), Don Corleone gives his word not to break the peace, but Michael doesn't.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Reward

Post every Rebirth there is a Reward, and there are a few Rebirths post Near Death Experiences in the Hero's Journey and Transformation. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie kisses Clyde in the car.