by Justin Swapp | May 12, 2013 | Blog
Once the writing is done, all authors want is to find readers who will appreciate and enjoy our work. As such, it’s no surprise that social media becomes a topic of conversation, and a focus for us. Social media sites, like Facebook, and Twitter, boast millions...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 18, 2013 | Blog, writing |
Have any of you seen all those fun symbols people will put in their tweets on Twitter? In case you were wondering where those come from and how to do them I’ve compiled a list below. Those are ALT codes. On a PC, if you turn on your Num Lock key and then hold...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog, writing
Today I wanted to relate this TED video, Rethinking Thinking, to writing. As writers, we manipulate our readers. It sounds harsh, and maybe even evil, but it’s true. We mislead, give partial information, put a red herring in your path, and leverage...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing
The Anti-Hero DefinedHow would you define an anti-hero? A bad guy? A good guy that is kind of…bad? A deviant? Here’s how the dictionary will define anti-hero for you: an·ti·he·roˈan(t)ēˌhirō,ˈan(t)īˌhirō/nounnoun: anti-heroa central character in a story,...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing |
The Hero’s Journey Ted Talk Video When you start out in something you’re serious about you look for patterns or models that have been established to help you understand it better. When I first started writing, or rather, studying the craft of writing, I...
