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How an Iconic Horror Author Saved Me From the Streets and Inspired a Full-Time Writing Career
How an Iconic Horror Author Saved Me From the Streets and Inspired a Full-Time Writing Career
I was convinced I would end up in prison, or worse.
Joel Eisenberg
Aug 31
Edgar Allan Poe on Creativity
Edgar Allan Poe on Creativity
Originality for storytellers is always attainable, according to the master of macabre. Here’s why.
Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
Feb 25, 2022
Which Screenwriting Software is the Best?
Which Screenwriting Software is the Best?
Writers everywhere swear by this software—but why?
Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
Jan 9, 2022
Reality vs. Storytelling — Edgar Allan Poe on Screenwriting
Reality vs. Storytelling — Edgar Allan Poe on Screenwriting
Where do you draw the line between fiction and reality, especially with the modern medium of screenwriting? Poe says this.
Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
Dec 23, 2021
Die Hard (1988) Script Analysis
Die Hard (1988) Script Analysis
The screenplay for this action hit and Christmas favorite has a lot to teach us about characterization!
Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
Dec 23, 2021
A Personal Remembrance of My Friend, Anne Rice
A Personal Remembrance of My Friend, Anne Rice
Author’s Note
Joel Eisenberg
Dec 13, 2021
How to Write a Screenplay According to Edgar Allan Poe
How to Write a Screenplay According to Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe wasn’t a screenwriter…or was he?
Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
Dec 12, 2021
On the Faces and Bodies of Writing and Sex
On the Faces and Bodies of Writing and Sex
Wait! There really is a point to that title …
Joel Eisenberg
Dec 3, 2021
Stories About Your Extreme Financial Successes on Medium are Killing Your Street Cred
Stories About Your Extreme Financial Successes on Medium are Killing Your Street Cred
(Author’s Note: OF COURSE the image above is FAKE. See Hogan Torah’s terrific brief on the matter here.)
Joel Eisenberg
Dec 1, 2021
Reel Talk: Pursuing a Career in Entertainment
Reel Talk: Pursuing a Career in Entertainment
Do not lie, despite temptation.
Joel Eisenberg
Nov 18, 2021
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