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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

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