The Book That Brought Writers’ Fears and Self-Doubt Into the Open

HarperCollins recently reissued Writing Past Dark, by Bonnie Friedman, the classic, bestselling guide to the emotional side of the writer’s life, marking the book’s 25th anniversary. Three decades ago, when Friedman was fresh out of the Iowa Writers Workshop, the New York Times Book Review published her essay, "Envy, the Writer’s Disease." Writers from all over the country wrote in to say that she had shifted the conversation, allowing space for honest talk about jealousy, competition, and...

Torchbearer of the historical novel

Life Peeled of its Skin and The Rape of the Narrator

notice the footnote that says rape of the narrator because it's an awful lot reminiscent of The Death of the Author by Roland Barthes

The essential colporteur - a pioneering unheroic history of the printed book

Storium — Storium AI Alpha

Storium — Storium AI Alpha Become a Storium AI alpha tester! In partnership with computer science researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Storium is participating in academic research about machine learning and AI-assisted storytelling. We hope that someday this research will enable us to make useful and fun improvements to Storium, making it both easier to play and even more creatively fulfilling! As a first step towards that goal, we are launching an alpha ...

No Sense of Proportion

Attributions here:  No Sense of Proportion - direct from The-Solute web siteWhen I was a child, I was in a program called Reading Is Fundamental. In practical terms, this meant free books. One of the first cookbooks I owned was from that program, and I quite regret having at some point lost it, because it was another theme cookbook. Specifically, it was a cookie recipe for each month of the year, tied in to that month’s holiday. I forget what the August cookie was, but it pointed out that the...

Type Descriptions — The Enneagram Institute

The Nine Enneagram Type DescriptionsClick on any of the titles below to read detailed descriptions about each of the nine Enneagram types. 1 THE REFORMERThe Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic2 THE HELPERThe Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive3 THE ACHIEVERThe Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious4 THE INDIVIDUALISTThe Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Exp...

Why Structures Like The Hero’s Journey Don’t Work

Why Structures Like The Hero’s Journey Don’t WorkSourceURL: https://mythcreants.com/blog/why-structures-like-the-heros-journey-dont-work/ Storytellers love structures like The Hero’s Journey, the 15 beats of Save the Cat, or just the traditional three acts that both The Hero’s Journey and Save the Cat are built around. But time and again I’ve seen writers follow them and get a complete mess as a result. The sad truth is that while these structures won’t ruin a good sto...

Shadowplay

Pages from Martin Bauman - A Sure Thing

Shooting Stance gets man shot by Secret Service

Plenty of puns and storyline concepts in the Secret Service article. Stance and shooting, and shooting stance are great ambiguous gun vs camera examples. -zas

Ketchup as Catch Up - and more cinesemiotic insights from Tom Conley

Themes in Odyssey with Examples and Analysis - Literary Devices

Search for: Literary DevicesDefinition and Examples of Literary TermsMain menu Skip to contentFull List of Literary DevicesGrammatical TermsPoem AnalysisBook Literary AnalysisPhrase AnalysisEssay WritingWhat are Literary DevicesCitationOdyssey Themes‘Theme’ is a central idea present in a literary piece. It serves as an essential ingredient that makes a story appealing and persuasive.  The Odyssey, the phenomenal epic of the Greek era, has various themes presented by the blind bard, Homer. S...

Spy Novel Meets The Twilight Zone - The standardization of demoralization procedures

How to Use Metaphors to Create Irresistible Content - Copyblogger

Skip to primary navigation Skip to content Skip to primary sidebarCopybloggerMenuStart Here Blog Podcast Training Certified Writers My Account Submenu Login my.copyblogger Search 5 Smart Ways to Use Metaphors to Create Irresistible Content written by Brian Clark posted on July 29, 2020 TweetShareSharePin Hopefully I’ve sold you on the benefits of using metaphors when creating compelling content, and you know the differences between metaphors, ...

The cute kitten represents violence and carnage (idea) by Anark - Everything2.com

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2The cute kitten represents violence and carnage (idea)See all of The cute kitten represents violence and carnage, no other writeups in this node.(idea)by Anark Mon Mar 21 2005 at 4:57:44The smell of a good barbecue can draw visitors like vultures to a battlefield. There's something Jungian about wood smoke and roasting meat; they reveal a human kinship deeper than mere culture. Facing an unexpected crowd, most casual cooks will either generously...

All The World is a Spy Novel

Txt copy of HAL as Havoc

SectionsSEARCHSkip to contentSkip to site indexSpace & CosmosLog inMonday, July 27, 2020SUBSCRIBE NOWLog InToday’s PaperSpace & Cosmos|Sun Storm Forecast: Tiny Chance of Havochttps://nyti.ms/YMFxha172Supported byContinue reading the main storySun Storm Forecast: Tiny Chance of HavocIn this image taken in July 2012, magnetic field lines in the Sun's atmosphere, the corona, twist and kink, forming what is known as a "flux rope." Later as it writhed, the rope's connection to th...

HAL as Havoc

SectionsSEARCHSkip to contentSkip to site indexSpace & CosmosLog inMonday, July 27, 2020SUBSCRIBE NOWLog InToday’s PaperSpace & Cosmos|Sun Storm Forecast: Tiny Chance of Havochttps://nyti.ms/YMFxha172Supported byContinue reading the main storySun Storm Forecast: Tiny Chance of HavocIn this image taken in July 2012, magnetic field lines in the Sun's atmosphere, the corona, twist and kink, forming what is known as a "flux rope." Later as it writhed, the rope's connection to th...

Charles Janet

Charles JanetSourceURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Janet?wprov=sfti1Charles JanetSourceURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Janet?wprov=sfti1Open main menuHomeRandomNearbyLog inSettingsDonateAbout WikipediaDisclaimersSearchCharles JanetLanguageWatch EditCharles Janet in around 1925Charles Janet (French: [ʒanɛ]; 15 June 1849 – 7 February 1932) was a French engineer, company director, inventor and biologist. He is also known for his innovative left-step presentation of the...

About Marginal Revolution - Marginal REVOLUTION

Toggle navigation About Marginal Revolution Categories Date Archives Our Books Our Textbook Marginal Revolution University Search Search Thank-you! You've been successfully added to the Marginal Revolutio...

Emily Howell Warner - female pilot pioneer - obituary

Phyllis etymology - leaf foliage page

Skip to content Follow us On: Advanced Search Name Stories Naming Tips Popular Names Unique Names Names By Origin Unisex Names Browse by Initial Letter a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Phyllis Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Phyllis Phyllis is an ancient Greek name (Φυλλίς) meaning "foliage", from "phyllon" meaning "leaf". It is a...

Type - Typeface - Archive - Stockwell UK

Philosophy and the creation of the individual