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What Bruce Springsteen Taught Me About Writing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album Born to Run. Columbia Records is celebrating by re-releasing the disc with lots of audio and video goodies including interview material of Bruce discuss...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sophfronia Scott
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Why Your Spelling Doesnt Matter
Do you find it strange that I'm a writer and yet
occasionally, you'll find simple words in my daily e-mail
messages, and the spelling of them is completely wrong?
Know why this happens (besides the fact that I'm not a big
"spelling" fan?
The answer...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Craig Garber
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Writing Business Letters - Tutorial 4: No Letters
Remember the time when you attended a job interview and thought you had done exceptionally well? As you travelled home, you thought about how well your qualifications and experience matched what the firm wanted; you thought about how impressed your...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Robin Henry
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Online Publishing -- The Future of the Novel?
I don't know why I bothered with that question mark. Of course the internet is the future of the novel. It's the future of almost everything. We have to remind ourselves that the web is not much more than ten years old, and that the revolution has ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kirk Kinbote
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The Fan Dancer
Vaudeville died when I was a kid.
I went to the last vaudeville show in our town. It was on the 4th of July.
The night before, my dad came home from work and opened this box which had two Uncle Sam suits. I headed for the door to escape to the back...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John T Jones, Ph.D.
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The Weather Hermit
The weather has been kind of funny lately. The other night we had a man-killing tornado in Indiana and it is NOVEMBER!
Katrina and Wilma and the other girls spewed vengeance across the Caribbean and the Southeast. Added to the tsunami and the horri...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : John T Jones, Ph.D.
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The Research on the Internet - Its Past, Present and Future
Before you start writing and designing your term paper, make sure that you know and understand the subject and topic, you are assigned with. It might be simple, yet nevertheless a lot of students experience many difficulties at this stage. Why? Bec...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Francis Dower
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What if Writing Were Any Easier?
One of the easiest professions for someone is to become a writer, in fact although there are many starving writers out there, anyone can do it. With modern day spell-check it makes it easy. Even a non-writer can quickly become a writer in a few mon...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lance Winslow
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7 Basic Headline Writing Tips That Can Lead To Fortunes!
Headlines attract attention. Headlines generate interest. The time spent writing headlines can pay you back many times over.
Do you have a product or service to sell? How do you attract new customers, clients, prospects, leads or patients?
Most ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : George Dodge
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Stop Collecting Rejection Slips and Win More Assignments
How do I appear more professional and experienced if I have
little or no experience? Be creative and mine your background
and experiences for a translatable skill is one way. Writers and
unseasoned writers especially often share a set of mistakes t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Earma Brown
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Term Papers and Essays - How to Write Better Papers
What's happening with your college term papers and essays? Unfortunately, that's a question that a lot of student's cannot or do not want to answer. I see students on almost a daily basis who have the term paper blues. Their biggest problem? They j...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Cooper
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UK Copyright Law: A Quick Guide For Freelance Writers
As a freelance writer, ideas are your bread and butter. Getting a commission means revealing your idea for a great article to an editor or someone else. There's no way around it, but how can you prevent people from ripping you off? Here's what yo...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sharon Hurley Hall
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Injustice in Our Own Country
Dusk was settling in; cold and drizzly damp, the kind of cold that just makes your bones ache. A single mom was bathing her toddlers before tucking them into bed for the night. Their bellies were full and their eyelids beginning to feel heavy as sh...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Carole Baskin
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My Stepfamily Part 3 My Childhood
My mother remarried to a man with children. I like my stepfamily, even though it feels odd living under the same roof with them. I have a stepfather, a stepbrother, and two stepsisters. My father has attempted to remarry, but is so far unsuccessful...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Seth Cohen
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Elizabethtown (2005) Deconstructed
Elizabethtown follows the Hero's Journey template:
Fade In: starts strong (communicates salient information immediately): shoes recalled.
Introduce Hero (Drew Baylor) in his Ordinary World, which he is unwelcome in. Tangible representation of the O...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Lord of War (2005) Deconstructed
Lord of War (2005) follows the Hero's Journey template:
FADE IN: context [the arms factory; credits; the journey of a bullet from the factory to the murder].
Introduce the antihero [Yuri Orlov's back story; Ukranian, immigrated with his family when...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Godfather (1972) Deconstructed
The Godfather follows the Hero's Journey template:
Call to Adventure: Sollozzo asks to meet with the Corleone's to discuss funding a drug running operation.
Refusal of the Call: Vito Corleone refuses drugs because he believes they will have a negat...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999) follows the Hero's Journey template...
Voiceover introducing context [similar to Scarface which uses visuals and text or Star Wars which just uses text].
Introduce the antagonism [Smith pursues Trinity].
Introduce the her...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Goodfellas (1990) Deconstructed
Goodfellas..though a story about an antihero...follows the Hero's Journey template...
Fade in: Introduce context [Henry et al hear the sound of Billy Bats in the trunk of the car and shoot him some more].
Hero's motivations for embarking on t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Dances with Wolves (1990) Deconstructed
Dances with Wolves follows the Hero's Journey template...
Hero's strength of character; and nature demonstrated [John Dunbar stubbornly pulls his boots over his soon to be amputated leg].
Introduce a Supernatural Aid Mentor [the General wat...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) Deconstructed
Million Dollar Baby follows the Hero's Journey template...
Call to Adventure where the hero is pushed to resolve a challenge. Maggie needs to escape her White Trash roots and Frankie needs to resolve issues concerning his daughter.
Refusal of the...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Deconstructed
Raider of the Lost Ark follows the Hero's Journey template...
Introduce the Hero, his nature, his capabilities and his character in his Ordinary World [Indy in South America].
Introduce the Shape Shifter [Belloq] and the Hero's inner challeng...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Constant Moving with Parents Part 2 My Childhood
During my childhood so far, I have moved 9 times within one city, Charleston. I love Charleston from Mt. Pleasant to Seabrook Island. Unfortunately, I have not become settled in a specific house yet. I have become settled with my mom, but my father...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Seth Cohen
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Fistful of Dynamite (1971) Deconstructed
Fistful of Dynamite follows the Hero's Journey template ....
1) Introduce the character of the hero (Rod Steiger). Establish context and minor allies (family).
2) Introduce character of supernatural aid (James Coburn) and his magical gift (dynamite...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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Get Carter (1971) Deconstructed
Get Carter (1971)- the classic English gangster movie, uses the Hero's Journey...
1. Introduce hero, his character, inner challenge [escape his mob boss his Ordinary World], the outer challenge antagonism [find his brothers murderer] and roman...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kal Bishop
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