All Written Works Posts Tagged 'novel' (8)

By Richard A. McCullough Successful writing demands a system It takes several systems (not just one) to survive, let alone achieve success as authors; whether one is writing fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose. "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." ~Vincent Van Gogh If you are only writing as a "hobby" with no intention to share your creations beyond a hand full of relatives and close friends then this article isn't for… Continue

"One can find stories anywhere, like the newspaper." While there is a grain of truth in such a statement it's not quite true. And therein lies the rub; for it is the "not quite true" stuff that gives us all our troubles. What one finds in a newspaper are not stories but rather incidents. (For definitions please see; "To Tell a Story" - previously posted) What the newspaper industry refers to as a "story" is lacking two specific elements that would make it into a true Story. "Boy Ran Over By… Continue

To Tell A Story, One Must Know Exactly What A "Story" Is. We should be able to start with the definition of the word "Story". That should be the front door into the subject of "storytelling". But instead of a front door we find a trapdoor into a pit of confusion. The linguists have taken over the language and messed it up pretty bad. Two of their favorite tools are: altering definitions, and the invention of the word synonym - which once meant similar to but has been morphed into "same as".… Continue

It's all about "story". Novel, Screenplay, Play, Short Story, Poem are all just "formats". Different storytelling formats. The first thing one must understand is "story" what is a story? Now, the problem is that everyone thinks they know what a story is because they have been listening, reading and watching them their whole life. But that's like reasoning that one knows how to "build a house" just because they have been living in one their whole life. However, it is far easier to learn how… Continue

004-Introduction.pdf Introduction: The following material was created for a seminar delivered to the Celebrity Center International Professional Writers Association in Hollywood California on December 17th 2008. Who I am: Brief Bio Richard A. McCullough began his writing career at age 10 with his horror story, "To Commit a Murder" based l… Continue

Title: Henrietta - The Crystal of Power An original novel by Marguerite Davis. Chapter 1. The guardians of the Crystal. A thousand years has passed since Henrietta’s ancestor Cornelius Grey was killed by his twin brother, Darius Grey. Since then Darius has attained immortality and fought violent wars against his family. In pursuit of power he researched many papers, and talked to strange scholars in distant lands, but his time was running out. The child Henrietta Grey was nearing her thirtee… Continue

Title: The Curse of Nemereth An original novel by Marguerite Davis. Chapter 1. Magnolia lane was a pretty suburban street, where very ordinary people lived very ordinary lives. Or so it seemed. Nobody, not even Mrs Wright, an extremely nosy widow from number 12, would suspect there was something strange about the handsome couple, Alan and Patricia Grey, who lived at number 7 with their daughter Sophie. Alan was a stockbroker, and Patricia a freelance illustrator of children’s fantasy books.… Continue

Books available at Barnes and Noble stores or barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com Planet Athena, jewel of the heavens, was once home to many artists. With creativity and magic they conjured up worlds of great beauty. With an ability to rekindle lost dreams and a love for all of life they went on missions to help bring dying cultures back to life. Then suddenly the light of Athena dimmed and it was felt throughout the galaxy. As lifetimes passed, many artists found themselves on different planets… Continue