| |||||
The HBO series Carnivale has been inspiring me. We recently picked up Carnivalé on DVD,and are enjoying season one. This series was broadcast on HBO in 2004 and only lasted two seasons before being cancelled,but not before attracting attention and kudos for its haunting stories,great cast,and movie-quality production values. Carnivalé presents . . . →Read More:On Creativity:Carnivalé and the Hero’s Journey            I’ve only ever read snippets of Joseph Campbell’s books on heroes and heroic tales and myths,so I never expected to find influences in his works. Yet,the influence is there. Many other writers and film-makers *have* studied Campbell (not the least of them being George Lucas). So,in being a fan of modern epics . . . →Read More:On Research:Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Learning,Process,Research,Writing  adventure,Culture,fiction,Life Story,Writing What is it that will drive a character to take an action? By this,I mean to ask “What,in the character’s mind/worldview is the rationale that will cause them to do one thing instead of another? For the Author,this includes considering the underlying goal of driving the story in a believable way,consistent . . . →Read More:On Writing:Motivating Characters (and their Author) The raw material of a story or any creative work probably comes from at least two kinds of sources:the Subjective,and the Objective. Somewhere between these two seemingly opposite categories sits the Artist,who must decide how and when to engage either approach,and whether to use an unbalanced or balanced approach. . . . →Read More:On Research and Digging Deep:Setting the Tone for Believability Ah,Spring. A time for growth,renewal,and positive change. And spring cleaning. My personal web presence at www.ejohnlove.com has been in play since 1998,and over the years,it has been the home of all of my online personal shrines and pet projects,not the least of these is “True Life”,my personal family . . . →Read More:Owe Nothing:Taking Writing and Marketing to the Next Level… Comments are closed Book Marketing,Events,Life,Publishing,Reading,Writing adventure,Book Marketing,fiction,novel,owe nothing,publication,Vancouver,Writing Recently,people from all over the world have been watching Vancouver,BC perform at its best,and there certainly is a lot to be proud of. This city has many sides to it,and truly,no two people experience this town in the same way. Owe Nothing is a non-mainstream look at this city: . . . →Read More:Owe Nothing:a different look at life in Vancouver… My first novel,Owe Nothing,was finally published on April 17,2009. This is,of course,the achievement of a personal goal that took me years to accomplish (I write slowly). It’s also an accomplishment in how it has allowed me to continue writing about my family history,using surrogate characters instead of directly writing . . . →Read More:Process:Casting a play with composite characters… Comments are closed Book Marketing,Life,Outsiders,Reading,Writing adventure,Book Marketing,fiction,novel,owe nothing,Vancouver,Writing Since 2002,I’ve been writing fiction (well,trying to write fiction),and over the past six and a half years,I’ve cobbled together a fairly extensive cast of fictional characters,all inhabiting a world that has numerous similarities to my own –but better. Surprise,surprise. In my first book,titled Owe Nothing,my main . . . →Read More:Is Fiction a “Do Over”of Real Life? One comment - (Comments are closed) Book Marketing,Life,Pop Culture,Publishing,Writing adventure,fiction,novel,owe nothing,Writing |    | ||||
| Copyright ©2012 E. John Love - All Rights Reserved | |||||
