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  • 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.
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    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?
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    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.
    Go to the profile of Carl T. Rogers, MFA | Storylosopher ✍️
    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!
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    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
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    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?
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    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 …
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    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.)
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    Joel Eisenberg
    Dec 1, 2021
    Reel Talk: Pursuing a Career in Entertainment

    Reel Talk: Pursuing a Career in Entertainment

    Do not lie, despite temptation.
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    Joel Eisenberg
    Nov 18, 2021
    Decision Made: Writing and Pop Culture Stories on Medium, Social Issues on Newsbreak

    Decision Made: Writing and Pop Culture Stories on Medium, Social Issues on Newsbreak

    One is for branding. One is for a spare four-figures monthly. Vocal will get the spillovers.
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    Joel Eisenberg
    Nov 2, 2021
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