by Justin Swapp | Sep 19, 2013 | Blog
I’m super excited to reveal that both the full book cover and the book trailer for The Magic Shop have been finished. A lot of collaboration and creativity went into both of them. I hope you enjoy. Leave a comment, and let me know what you think 🙂 The Magic Shop...
by Justin Swapp | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog
I was recently invited by Audra Middleton to participate in a blog hop. I haven’t done one in a while, so I thought it might be fun. Audra is the author of Watcher, by Burst Books, and also Hitchhiker, due out later this year. You can find more about Audra...
by Justin Swapp | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog
Do you have a kindle? Are you also an Amazon Prime customer? If so, then you can borrow my books for free!! Here are the links to my books. All you have to do is follow the instructions under the links (see the pictures) and you can borrow the books from the Amazon...
by Justin Swapp | Jun 22, 2013 | Blog |
The Hero’s Journey is a model for storytelling and myth based on the writings of Dr. Joseph Campbell (See: The Hero with a Thousand Faces). Interestingly enough, George Lucas visited with Joseph Campbell while working on Star Wars. Lucas considered Campbell a...
by Justin Swapp | May 19, 2013 | Blog
Overcoming Writer’s BlockIf you’re a writer, than you have probably experienced dreaded writer’s block in some way. Something inside you saps your will to fill up the blank page. Perhaps you’re scared of what others will think, or maybe you...
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...
