Tag Archives: Writing

The Aspriring Writer – Shapeshifter

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sarah

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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Dealing With Rejection

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sarah

Someone in one of my Facebook groups posted a link to this blog about rejection, and any writer, aspiring or otherwise, ought to read it, just for the basics — A really good blog post about being turned down. Learning to … Continue reading →

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Rescue the Maiden

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Sarah

A while back in my little contest for blog topics, the following question was one of the entries: “Is there more to the mythic symbolism of the damsel in distress than just the same poor, scantly-clad beauty trapped in an … Continue reading →

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The Aspiring Writer – Herald

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Sarah

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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Show, Not Tell

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sarah

An early episode in Season 5 of Burn Notice, “Bloodlines,” gives viewers a perfect example of the dictum “Show, not tell.” Writers of all sorts (dramatic, whether stage or screen but also in prose) are frequently told “show, not tell.” … Continue reading →

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