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The Writing Show - Information and Inspiration for Writers - 0 views

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    The Writing Show by author Paula Berinstein tackles writing tips, interviews with writers, publishers, editors, agents, etc. There are several "threads" of shows including ongoing "reality show" series tracking beginning writers through the process of submitting and revising their work for publication, a "getting published" thread and others also.
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Joseph Campbell - A Scholar's Life - 0 views

  • For Joseph Campbell, the study of myth was the exploration of the possibilities of consciousness. His lifetime of scholarship was nothing less than the search for the Holy Grail of radiant living.
  • It is more than a presentation of fascinating stories from all over the world. It is a vision of a rich inner life available to anyone willing to go on the initiatory adventures.
  • His interest in mythology began at age seven when he saw the Indians in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Madison Square Garden.
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  • in 1924, he met Jiddu Krishnamurti, not yet the great world teacher of the Theosophists.
  • A principle mentor was Indologist Heinrich Zimmer,
  • Campbell studied how Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung used myth in psychology.
  • The latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change.
  • Campbell's description of the hero's journey has been used extensively by generations of artists and scholars. It showed the similarities among the great stories of world mythology.
  • It is a model of initiatory elements in myth, religion, literature, and ritual.
  • The The Hero With a Thousand Faces showed the similarities among the mythological traditions. Campbell followed this with a series of writings on the great differences among the world myths. The four-volume Masks of God: Primitive Mythology (1959), Oriental Mythology (1962), Occidental Mythology (1964), and Creative Mythology (1968) analyzed the distinctions among the mythologies of various regions and cultures.
  • First is the metaphysical function. Myth awakens and supports a sense of awe before the mystery of being. It reconciles consciousness to the preconditions of its own existence. Myth induces a realization that behind the surface phenomenology of the world, there is a transcendent mystery source. Through this vitalizing mystical function, the universe becomes a holy picture.
  • The second is a cosmological dimension deals with the image of the world that is the focus of science. This function shows the shape of the universe, but in such a way that the mystery still comes through. The cosmology should correspond to the actual experience, knowledge, and mentality of the culture. This interpretive function changes radically over time. It presents a map or picture of the order of the cosmos and our relationship to it.
  • Third is the sociological function. Myth supports and validates the specific moral order of the society out of which it arose. Particular life-customs of this social dimension, such as ethical laws and social roles, evolve dramatically. This function, and the rites by which it is rendered, establishes in members of the group concerned a system of sentiments that can be depended upon to link that person spontaneously to its ends.
  • The fourth function of myth is psychological. The myths show how to live a human lifetime under any circumstances. It is this pedagogical function of mythology that carries the individual through the various stages and crises of life, from childhood dependency, to the responsibilities of maturity, to the reflection of old age, and finally, to death. It helps people grasp the unfolding of life with integrity. It initiates individuals into the order of realities in their own psyches, guiding them toward enrichment and realization.
  • Campbell was discovered by a new generation when George Lucas based much of his screenplay for Star Wars (1977)
Michelle Thompson

Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing - Stepcase Lifehack - 0 views

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    Lifehack's listing of 50 different writing techniques written by Roy Peter Clark and held at the Poynter Institute. Topics include Show and Tell, Using Strong Verbs, Original Images, and 47 more.
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What novel writers can learn from TV: Mad Men - 0 views

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    Often, movies and television can teach us as much or more about writing technique as books can because their streamlined structure makes it easier to isolate and identify certain writing strategies. Mad Men viewers can learn a great deal about character from watching the show.
Michelle Thompson

Article Helper for free! - 0 views

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    Article Helper is a lovely little database / text editor program which runs without installing. Your articles created withint Article Helper are saved as text files, stored in the same directory as the exe. The front page shows a list of these articles, with wordcount statistics. These can be edited inside the article helper application, with a panel on each article for status, niche, keyword phrases, an author resource box, and the body of the article. The application also has a scheduler, which pops up a reminder at certain periods during your writing work; and a summary report for your full list of articles.
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Drowning in chocolate: an apology ... eventually - 0 views

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    All of us spend way too much time online. The big question is: How well is that time spent? We read things and, five minutes later, couldn't tell you what we've read. We post blogs and update our Facebook status and imagine there are people who are really interested but are they-and we, of course-only going through the motions of showing interest? And woe betide you if you're trying to sell something to your peers because the odds are they're trying to sell something to you and if they buy what you're offering and you buy what they're offering isn't that all a bit pointless? Step back, take off the pink-tinted glasses and have a fresh look at your online habits.
Michelle Thompson

Self Help online radio shows and productivity internet talk radio by Lifehack Live | Bl... - 0 views

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    Lifehack Live - on hiatus, but the podcast archives found here contain some interviews with authors, creativity and productivity experts.
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How to Speak Gangsta - 0 views

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    Do you understand it when people say "Why you is be hatin' up in this hizzouse?" Of course not, so read this article. All the cool people these days are using slang/ gangsta language to show their supreme coolness.
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