Tag Archives: Aspiring Writer

The Aspiring Writer – Shadow

Well, I’ve finally finished the Traditional Archetype series of videos for “The Aspiring Writer”. Below is the last of them, focusing on the Shadow figure. It’s been fun making these, especially as I decided to give my Aspiring Writer a … Continue reading

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The Aspiring Writer – Trickster

This video ought to go before the Shapeshifter one. The Trickster is a popular archetype in stories, because you want a character that can upset the apple cart in an adventure. They’re interesting, usually. I’ll be finishing the series with … Continue reading

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The Aspriring Writer – Shapeshifter

I had uploaded this video to YouTube last week, but didn’t link to it here yet.   I still have to upload the Trickster video as well, and then finish the series by doing the Shadow. Figure. Actually, the Trickster … Continue reading

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The Aspiring Writer – Herald

I’ve had two of the remaining “Introduction to Archetypes” videos for the “Aspiring Writer” series on my computer for a year. I just hadn’t gotten around to uploading them. So I’m finally doing that. I still have to finish the … Continue reading

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Contest for Writers & Aspiring Writers

One of the things about this blog is coming up with ideas to discuss that will interest readers. I often use the website’s Visitor Statistics listing of search strings for ideas (in fact, inspired by a recent search string, coming … Continue reading

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