Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 6)

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 7)

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.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth)- Hero's Journey- Loyal Ally

The detective hero has a loyal secretary, who is secretly attracted to him. She is attractive, but not overly so. Perhaps they have had an affair in the past. He takes her for granted. She is a metaphor for hope – he is repulsed by the deviousness of nearly every other woman he meets. In The Maltese Falcon (1939), Spade has Precious.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) Hero's Journey - Hero's Soul

The detective hero reveals that, in order to protect his own soul, the female client must pay the price for her crime. In The Maltese Falcon (1939), Sam reveals his reasons to O'Shaugnessey.

What Can I Write About?

Many authors simply do not know what to write about. This is a common theme in even experienced writers and can lead to stagnation and delay. It is easily dealt with, provided you take the correct approach. In reality, there are millions upon millions of different subjects that you can write upon, and there is no need to believe that you have no skills in interpreting the world around you. You just have to use them.

Writing -- Use Gender Neutral English and Write With All Your 5-Senses Engaged

Whenever possible, use gender-neutral words and expressions to prevent offending any of your readers. And write with Your Five Senses Engaged to Increase Web Site Traffic.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Final Conflict, Inner Resolve

Post the birth of the New Self, a reward is received. Remaining Challenges are conquered. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie and Clyde finally have sex. Bonnie has an orgasm.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Departure of the Supernatural Aid

When the Supernatural Aid is no longer needed, he (or she) departs or travels to where he (or she) is needed. In Midnight Cowboy (1969), Ratso dies. In Silence of the Lambs (1991), Lecter makes a final phone call to Clarice. In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Aslan departs. In Fistful of Dynamite (1971), John dies.

Trust The Creative Writing Process

Creativity is a mysterious process. When I first began to write, the miracle of starting with nothing and ending up with pages of coherent copy were a mystery to me. I knew only that, when I sat down at my little electric portable, something magical happened; but I didn't know where the magic came from. Eventually, however, I was able to break it down into five critical steps.

How to Review a Play - A Guide for Aspiring Theater Critics

Writing a play critique is an exciting, challenging task which requires some special skills of the reviewer. While personal interpretation is always involved to a small degree, the art of being a successful reviewer is in being able offer an objective analysis of the play and its performance.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Usefulness Of The Loop

Often the loop is closed once the Hero has completed his (or her) Journey and returns to his or her Ordinary World. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo et al return to the idyllic (and now safe) Shire. In The Great Escape (1963), Hilts and some of the other prisoners return to the camp.

188 Stage Hero's Journey Monomyth - First Catharsis

The Hero has no need to kill the Antagonist (Gods need not kill) and lets him live or hesitates. The Antagonist is after all, a shadow of the Hero's Own Self. In Return of the Jedi (1983), Luke critically wounds Vader, he does not kill him.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Characters And Archetypes

Apart from the Hero, it is these archetypes' challenges that provide the basis for subplot.

Writing Between Diapers

Tips for writer moms who have toddlers.