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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
Off the Cuff / My Other Journal
#729081 added July 19, 2011 at 1:58pm
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John Truby
I learned a lot from John Truby’s teaching. This morning, I came across one of his articles online, I thought would benefit us all, whether we want to sell to Hollywood or not.

The article’s title is 10 Story Techniques You Must Use to Sell Your Script.

His ten techniques are:
1. Know the 10 most popular genres (Action, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Horror, Fantasy, Love, Myth, Science Fiction and Thriller.)
2. Combine 2or 3 genres
3. Find the right genre for the story idea
4. Use Myth as one of your genres
5. Combine Myth with one or two other genres
6. Make one genre Primary
7. If you ‘re writing a screenplay for an indie film, write Horror, Thriller, or Love
8. Hit all the genre Beats
9. Be original, transcend the genre
10. Be honest with yourself, and specialize in the forms that are right for you.

If you want to read the details in the article, here’s the link:
http://www.writersstore.com/10-story-techniques-you-must-use-to-sell-your-script...

He also has quite a few videos on Youtube, which might be useful to a writer.

Here is a video of John Truby explaining to an interviewer a thing or two about his book.



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