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May 19, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Conversations
Quote of the day “Dialogue, dramatized and narratized, performs three essential funcions: exposition, characterization, action.” -Robert McKee, Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen. Video of the week: Conversations Writing 5 Reasons to Consider Using an Omniscient Narrator | Live Write Thrive The Four Things Your Protagonist Needs In Your Story […]
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May 18, 2017
Where To Find Happiness?
Aristotle says, ‘Happiness depends upon ourselves.’ Viktor Frankl says, ‘Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.’ Walt Whitman writes, ‘Keep your face always toward the sunshine–and shadows will fall behind you.’ I […]
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May 12, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Action is Character
Quote of the day “Action is character; a person is what he does, not what he says… Because we’re telling a story in pictures, we must show how the character acts and reacts to the incidents and events that he/she confronts and overcomes (or doesn’t overcome) during the story line.” -Syd Field. Video of […]
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May 11, 2017
Knowing Yourself As The Awareness Behind The Voice Is Freedom
Thoughts cause us misery. We use to identify ourselves with our thoughts. Freedom comes when we realize we are not our thoughts. The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Think that there are no random events, nor are there events or things that exist by and for themselves, […]
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April 27, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Where Story Meets Style
Quote of the day “(…) every movie …sets its own special reality. And once those limits are established, they may not be broken without the risk of fragmenting the entire picture.” -William Goldman. Video of the week: Where Story Meets Style Writing 3 Secrets Great Writers Know About Experimental Fiction | The Write Practice Angela’s […]
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April 23, 2017
How To Build Self-Discipline, Integrity and Personal Freedom
There is a decision you need to make that is more important than the goals you set for defining what you want to have in your life. This is: Who do I want to be? Your values, beliefs and attitudes , the way a person expresses their values and beliefs through words and behaviors, define […]
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April 20, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: The Art Of Character
Quote of the day “The single biggest mistake writers make when creating characters is that they think of the hero and all other characters as separate individuals… The result is not only a week hero but also cardboard opponents and minor characters who are even weaker.” -John Truby. Video of the week: The art of […]
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April 17, 2017
How To Build Good Habits
Do you have good or bad habits? If you instinctively reach for a cigarette the moment you wake up in the morning, you have a bad habit. By the same token, if you feel inclined to lace up your running shoes and hit the streets as soon as you get home, you’ve acquired a good habit. […]
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April 14, 2017
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: The Elements of Suspense
Quote of the day “Tension experiences usually originate from events associated with conflict, dissonance, or instability which create a yearning for more stable, or consonant states” -Moritz Lehne and Stefan Koelsch Video of the week: The elements of suspense Writing Planning the Perfect Love Triangle | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® Unlocking creativity through meditation | […]
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April 9, 2017
To Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt You, Start By Forgiving Yourself
If you’re feeling hurt or resentful toward someone, it’s easy to fall pray to the emotional pain. You relive your worst moments over and over. You want them to understand they hurt you. Even sometimes you want them to suffer as much as you are. And you’re actually holding your emotional pain. Thoughts of guilt, shame, […]
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