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Dealing With Rejection
Someone in one of my Facebook groups posted a link to this blog, and any writer, aspiring or otherwise, ought to read it, just for the basics — A really good blog post about rejection. Learning to deal with rejection … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Writing tips
Tagged Hero's Journey, Publishing, Scribbler's Guide, Writing
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Kindle! Kindle! Kindle!
I am very happy to announce that The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth is now available for Kindle on Amazon! Although getting the word of mouth on my book has been slow, it has always pleased me that … Continue reading
Posted in Motifs at work, News
Tagged Hero's Journey, News, Scribbler's Guide, Writing
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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
Posted in Contest, News
Tagged Aspiring Writer, Hero's Journey, Scribbler's Guide, Traveling Muse
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Mythic Stories and Stories From Myth
A few years ago, I was in a burger joint with my screenwriting group. We’d had a good morning session giving notes and were unwinding over lunch. At the next table over, there were two guys talking. They were obviously … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Beowulf, Chris Vogler, Hero, Hero's Journey, Iliad, Joseph Campbell, Odyssey, Scribbler's Guide, Star Wars
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The Hero Quest and Society
I’m going to add a new feature category to this blog, called “Musings” (to join “Mythic Motifs at Work” and “Writing Tips”). These will be more general considerations, rather than specific analyses or writing advice. It is inspired by the … Continue reading
