I was honored to be a guest blogger for the 13th Annual Christy Awards in Orlando this past Monday night. It was a great evening. About 180 guests and nearly …
Declaration of Independence Part 2: Leave Off the Shackles
When President Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, all slaves in America were given their freedom. They could go anywhere and do anything. Interestingly, not many left the plantations where …
The Power of the Physical and Psychological Journey
One of the ways you an improve the appeal and power of your characters for the reader is to create a realistic psychological journey that is mirrored some how in …
Declaration of Independence Part One: The Liberation!
One if by land, two if by sea! The midnight ride of Paul Revere. “Give me liberty or give me death”. Old glory. You have a heritage of living free …
Learning from Pixar: Storytelling Rule #7
Recently Pixar’s 22 Storytelling Rules circulated on the Internet. Being as the Pixar gave us great movies like Toy Story and Cars, I figure they might know what they’re doing. …