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5 foundations to success for authors

5 foundations to success for authors

If you want to make a living as an author, you need to study and become an expert in 5 very important foundational areas. These five foundations are key to becoming a best seller. All of the authors I know, who are making a living with their fiction, have these 5...
The Hero’s Journey v The Adventure Story

The Hero’s Journey v The Adventure Story

“All stories are the same!” Joseph Campbell helped popularize this idea in his seminal work the Hero With A Thousand Faces. His contention is that all stories share the same framework. Only the names are different. I’m here to tell you; that’s wrong! The Hero’s...
Everything Wrong with the Hero’s Journey

Everything Wrong with the Hero’s Journey

If you’ve studied story telling at all, you’ve undoubtedly run across the Hero’s Journey. You may even be under the impression it is the ONLY story model and that ALL stories are actually just retellings of the Hero’s Journey. To his credit, Joseph Campbell did a...
The Real Reason You Never Finish a Book

The Real Reason You Never Finish a Book

The real reason you never finish a book. This is sort of a follow up post to my recent blog on the Secret Success Formula for Writers. Tell me if this sounds familiar? You’ve spent six years working on the same book but you never seem to finish. Your hard drive...
The Secret Success Formula for Authors

The Secret Success Formula for Authors

The Secret Formula for Success as an Author   You’ve probably been told there is no secret to success as an author. No magic bullet. You’ve heard it time and again from successful traditionally published authors, indie authors, and struggling writers alike....
The Haunted Pen’s Review of Crafting Fiction

The Haunted Pen’s Review of Crafting Fiction

A reader’s review of Crafting FictionThis is Reblogged from Dave Burnham:I picked up a Kindle copy of this title (Crafting Fiction) because I’m a great believer in the old adage “you never stop learning,” and when it comes to writing fiction, it definitely...

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