Writing

The Use of Allusions in TS Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Allusions are indirect passages or references. Eliot used a lot of allusions to illustrate the emotions and conflicts happening within Prufrock. These allusions also aided in setting the hopelessness and…

Writing on an iPad Pro

Can you comfortably write blog posts on it? Maybe even a novel? Turns out: Yes, you can!

I Kept a Dream Journal For One Week and It Got Weird

How To Get Your Dissident Ideas Heard In The New Media Environment

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: Critical Essay

It’s Not About You (Except When It Is)

What memoirists reveal and conceal

The State of the Advice Column in 2018

The detached authority readers once sought out is being pushed…

Why You Should Make Your Writing Weird with Surrealism

Musings of a Memoir Writer: Memoir or Autofiction?

Musings of a Memoir Writer: Memoir or Autofiction?

5 Reasons Why Writing Short Stories Makes You a Better Writer

Why You Should Write Short Stories

The Action Scene

Writing the Hardest Part of a Story

A Infinite Loop Story.

Note: i have already covered this vulnerability previously 2 times on my blogs so you can check that out.

The Heroine’s Journey: Part 1

I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was over 6 years ago.

The Geography of a Creative Life

The geography of a creative life is different than that of a normal one. It doesn’t follow predictable…

When Losing Motivation is a Good Thing

Last year at this time, I was living out of a backpack.

Seven Step Story Outline for People Who Hate Outlining

Start your book today with elements every story…

Elmore Leonard’s 10 Writing Rules You Can’t Ignore Any Longer

Tape these to your wall if you want to write a page-turner

When You Can’t Make Up Your Mind, Just Do It

Up until June, I was a regular volunteer with a nonprofit that assisted low income…

The Spectrum of Writing Styles

My Journey to Discover Mine and How You Can Too

Script To Screen: “Halloween”

Here is the last set of scenes from the 1978 Halloween, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill.

Setup: A night filled with terror being stalked by crazed killer Michael Myers, babysitter Laurie is about to have one whale of a Final Struggle.

The Odyssey: Critical Essay

A Discussion of Monstrosity: The Shades

Vicarious

This is my new favorite word. It explains the experience of this interesting little world that I’ve been introduced to. The many levels of erotic artistry that have gathered around it like a campfire. Each one having a turn and holding the stick to speak their naughty truths. The rest of us sit back and…

10 Quick Tips For Creators

This will only take a minute.

33 Calls for Submissions in September 2018 — Paying Markets

Fantastic Content Ideas and Where to Find Them

iNDEX

All my writings indexed over here!

Many of you have asked a collection of all the articles that I’ve written so far. Here is the complete list with the corresponding links.

Love Thy Neighbour: A Short Story

What do I say? No really, where do I begin?

The Creative Life Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

1 Characteristic Which Separates the Hopeful from the Heartbroken

Vincent van Gogh’s “The Cafe Terrace”

I photographed the original building in Arles, France as it exists today and here placed it…

Why do we write

Recently i started searching my machines for some poetry that I had written over the years… here and there — in iphone or in laptop… sometimes on paper, lines which never saw a ‘fair’ version of themselves on computer.

Getting to Know the Keep Team: Hope

We continue our series of “Getting to Know the Keep Team” with our…

Our report on online open-ended activities

Empowering online learners to think critically and…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 3) — Genre Bend

Writers, Take Risks, Take It To The Edge

Being a creative isn’t about playing it safe; it’s about taking risks that flare fear deep in your belly.

The Advertising Manifesto Cookbook

For me, writing a manifesto ad always felt like being thrown into the middle of the ocean and told to build a boat. These are some tips, tricks, and coping mechanisms I’ve cobbled together over the years to try and stay afloat.

Why We Write: Fatima Hye

I am a filmmaker, and so the question, “Why do you write?” can be expanded to the general question: “Why do you…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Compelling Company Story

And why you cannot let just any website…

Living in my own Shadow

I can remember thinking to myself “why can’t I just shake this!”. “Why can’t I just be like everyone else and get…

The Ten Commandments of Writing

6. Thou Shalt Not Use Personal Pronouns Unless the Meaning of the Sentence Is Clear

Meet Teachable : Aquilah Jourdain

Community Specialist

The Villain of “The Private Eye”

Brian K. Vaughan has been one of my favorite comic writers for a while now. He’s written so many…

How to Make Things Plural: The Correct Plural Forms of 5 Tricky Nouns

The Fragility of Memory

Memory is fallible. Memory is fragile. Memory ends at the present moment. It is everything you have lived…

Writer’s Tools: Creating a Character Sheet

I can’t even count how many hours I’ve spent searching for and looking at Character…

Don’t Ignore One Part of Your Life When You Write

The Good, The Bad, And The Crap

Not All Self-Help Articles Are Created Equal — How To Tell The Difference

Summer Camp

A piece that I wrote in Mr. Ransom Griffith’s class in high school.

As the halyard runs through a pulley…

Две писательских проблемы и их причины

Каждый раз, когда я сажусь писать новый пост, во мне запускается противоречивый процесс. С…

2018 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 18

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

For the sixth straight year, August is Scene-Writing Month here at Go Into The Story. Every Monday-Friday, I will upload a post with a scene-writing prompt. Each day, write a scene per those…

How Your Invisible Rule Book is Killing Your Relationships and Freelance Hustle

Hayley’s Thoughts On: BlacKkKlansman

A non-industry perspective on everything about the industry

Daily Dialogue — August 29, 2018

Jane Hudson: [referring to two ice cream cones she’s holding] They’re mine. They’re for my sister Blanche. She’s going to be a movie star.

— Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), screenplay by Lukas Heller, novel by Henry Farrell

So Your Pilot Idea Isn’t That Original

What show is this:

Hi Medium! Do You Want to Press Pause?

7 Classic Books for Any Storyteller to Enjoy

An open letter to my juniors: Why you shouldn't waste time

Dear readers,

Have you ever experienced a situation where you had trouble expressing yourself in short sentences? Or have you ever wanted to procrastinate completing your homework till the very last…

What I learned about myself after a week away from Medium.

I had to park writing and reading in here…

Stacy, pt. 2

This is the fifteenth entry in a series I’m writing on gender. This entry is a part of a fiction project that I’ve been working on called Stacy. I’m sharing this fiction with y’all while I work out what to work on next in the main series, which is equal parts personal narrative and transgender studies…

In my teenage years when I was bullied everyday in Junior High and called, sissi, fag, and other names, when I was more afraid of who I really was and I retrieved, even considering suicide, writing saved me. Writing was a gift, in my stories I could be anyone I wanted to be, never a victim and I had the courage to fight back, in ways I never did in…

How to Generate Exclusive Content? A Manual for the Initiated

How To Find Work That You Love

I always thought of work and play as dichotomies. You can’t work and play at the same time.

My dad used to reinforce this notion that if you’re having too much fun, then you’re probably not doing anything productive. And this line of thinking stuck…

When should a perfectionist writer call it done?

I’m Not the Best, but I am Consistent

I know I’m not the best writer out there in the digital world. I’m hardly the best writer…

Treating problems like puzzles

Life is a succession of ups and downs, with problems coming and going. We go from one end of the spectrum…

The Happiness Equilibrium

Happy: Feeling or Showing Contentment

Have you, like me, ever strived to be happy? As it was your fundamental main goal? Or you’ve said to yourself ‘I’ll be happy when…’: ‘I’ve lost weight’, ‘when I’ve gotten here in my career’ etc. You all know what I’m…

The Notification

The woman was wrapping birthday presents for her daughters when I told her that her husband had been killed.

“Better” is a race you can’t win

You can try to become a better designer.

Or a better freelancer.

Or a better writer.

Or a better singer.

How To Stay Sane and Multi-passionate

I thought I would feel guiltier for not making as much art, or writing consistently every…

Where I Muse Is My Muse

The Medium Community Inspires Me

Writing To Myself

I like to believe all good writers are writing to themselves.

Retire? From what?

For years I didn’t believe I deserved a vacation. I mean, a vacation from what? I don’t have a full-time job outside the…

Fake It Till You Make It, Especially As A Writer

An account of moving through feelings of anxiety and…

My Mother Named Me Genocide — After the Massacre

Everything is supposed to be very quiet after a…

An Open Letter to my Childhood Teachers

You probably don’t remember me. I was the quiet, nerdy kid who sat in the corner and didn’t cause any trouble. I was…

I WRITE A BOOK LIVE (YOU CAN SHARE IN PROFITS) — Chapter 1 [Session 1]

Chapter 1 [Session 1]

OCTAVE ✍️ ECRIVAIN

Octave est notre écrivain, eh oui, on a un écrivain, qu’est ce que tu crois ?

5 minutes…

…a day is enough to start anything.

That blog you’ve been dreaming about.

That book you always wanted to write.

That instrument you wanted to learn.

The Reader Knows What She Wants…

Give it to her or fail.

The Truth of Self-Publishing: How to Bleed Money

Is it worth starting a blog in 2018?

7 Literary Endings to a Facebook Post

My friend Heather posted this on Facebook yesterday:

“I just got super pissed at some dude for clipping his fingernails in the booth behind me, so I turned around with laser eyes and found a feeble man simply struggling to close the clips…

Mi dulce ironía .

El sonido del silencio, que se torna ensordecedor .

Un instante que no tiene fin.

The Story Of My First Book

Well, I’m a published author… now what?

I’m Not Sad for Nothing

I’m not sad for nothing.

all.

all the television i have to watch
all the books i have to read
all the messages i have to respond to
all the wellness i need to experience
all the islands in the sun
all the fields in the countryside
all the open relationships i need to tie up
all the loose ends tied around my neck
all the television i have to watch…

25 Headlines

1. 10 Reasons You Should Travel to India
2. 10 Reasons Why You Should Go to India

How I overpowered the fear of deciding to be a writer.

Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, trust it is all going to work out. I’ve heard this so many times in my life, from parents…

How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Writing

You’re stuck.

HOW TO DO COPY EDITING?

Everyone knows that copyediting is a complicated job. Whether you are editing your own written book or you are a professional copy editor, you need some special tricks and skills to improve yourself as a copy editor.

Are you missing the miracle?

The Old Testament scriptures refer to the coming Messiah as an heir to the throne of Israel. A descendant of King David who would rescue Israel from captivity. The Jews expected this chosen one would be obvious, anointed, and supported by their leaders. The Messiah was…

The Art Must Eat

“Block Chain”, competitiveness of global companies

I like that idea a lot! Most every business has a tagline. For example GE has “We bring good things to life.” Writing is a business. I’m going to start thinking of a tagline immediately!

Red Carpet Buzz

Omg!!! I’ve walked into heaven yesterday and no, heaven didn’t leave with me. {my little man first}

Making a Goal For The Day

After a week away and then getting my younger kid ready to go back to school today, I have a monster to-do list…

“Where Does the Good Go?”

I’ve been playing that song a lot within the past week. It’s a pretty straight forward question, where did all that was good, go? now that I’m finally feeling free of my constant companion that is depression, my introspection has evolved. I’m realizing that what I want is no longer you, because the…

Why do I write?

You will love these 3 reasons

Legacy

Man Made Shame

I’m no 
longer listening
to lies
of mankind
Our time here
too short
for man
made shame
or your
antiquated fairytales

OCTAVE ✍️ WRITER

Octave is our writer, yep we got a writer, surprised much?

Becoming a Writer

Everyone has a story about how they became who they are today. And every single one of those stories either starts with an insignificant decision, chance happening, or random encounter. For me, it was an insignificant decision.

Through the Ages

A little random story I wrote back in 2015–2016ish. Thought I might as well share it.

Through The Ages

The rain fell hard as Percy walked across the barren wasteland. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the burnt husks of trees and…

I knew it would all go horribly wrong at the end. But you still managed to surprise me with the way it went horribly wrong. Well written!

Short Story: The Joy of Baking

A short story about the choices we make, and what we carry into the next world with us

The importance of write

I’ve studied personal development in the last years and every book, every psychologist, every coach says that it is important to write. Write about your feelings, write about something that you like, write! Make lists as to do list and even a diary. Write about your gratitude is always…

Missing Hands.

The sculptor’s hands, so ever dexterous and delicate, come to a halt. Something within him froze. His recollection of the process of…

Draft 1 — microfiction

Magic Touch

Prompt: Write a story that includes the words motel, billboard, and map.

From my hotel room window, I see an oversized billboard with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.

3 Rules of Business Plan Writing

The process of coming up with a business plan starts back in school where students are asked to develop a plan for a potential business. Every successful business hinges on a solid business plan, and this is how you go about it.

How to Write a Press Release

Press releases are short documents that explain product launches, event announcements and any other…