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. The process to form… View Post
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 | Nathan Bransford, Author Before Arrival:… View Post
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, resentment, anger, and hatred represent… View Post
Quote of the day “Frankly if you’re writing and you don’t know how the movie ends, you’re writing the wrong beginning. Because to me, the whole point of the beginning is to be somehow poetically opposite the end.” -Graig Mazin Video of the week: Opening Shots Tell Us Everything Writing The Efficient Writer: Using Timelines to Organize Story Details | WRITERS… View Post
Time is a scarce resource. You should invest it prudently. Here are some tips for effectively manage your time, take control of your life, improve your productivity, and live healthy. 1. Have a morning routine Successful people, says Kevin Kruse in 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, don’t all follow the exact same routine, but you can easily identify… View Post
Quote of the day “Create an opponent… who is exceptionally good at attacking your hero’s greatest weakness.” -John Truby, The Anatomy of Story. Video of the week: The Dark Knight–Creating the Ultimate Antagonist Writing Character Motivation Entry: Being Acknowledged and Appreciated By Family | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® How to Manipulate a Protagonist’s Likability Using Narrative Distance | WritersDigest.com The Seven… View Post
Astronauts spend years training before they’re assigned to a space mission. Moreover, they train for a specific mission that takes between two and four years more. They practice tricky, repetitive tasks as well as challenging ones to the point of exhaustion. They train the astronauts in one skill more that other: the art of not panicking. It’s understandable. At 150… View Post