I Made It To The Top! Resumes Are Not Always Written In Fancy Diplomas Or Degrees, But In Knowing How,

Absolutely fascinating read on why “psychological androgyny” is key to creativity 

The Coca Cola logo or vending machine was shown only 10 seconds out of 1:31 minutes, in all these scenes from real life commercial. 

That is all it takes, a brief moment, when a brand is positioned. The logic and magic, strategy and creativity are together to build a brand. Why we do not let the Coca Cola Logo stays in right hand corner along the 1:31? The reason is  the magic side, the creativity side, the story behind is what matters to associate it with the brand. That is all it takes to position the name brand into the public.

 When enough individuals arrive at the same gut feeling, a company can be said to have a brand. In other words, a brand .Is not what YOU say it is. It’s what THEY say it is.

 Neumeier, Marty. The Brand Gap. MBS Direct.

WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}

E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;

NotionByRach - FREEBIES (workbook, notion template, games, challenges, etc.);

Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);

BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;

Charlotte Dillon - Research links;

Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;

One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;

One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!

Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;

National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;

Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;

Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;

The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;

Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;

QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);

Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;

Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;

I hope this is helpful for you!

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Fairy tales are contested terrain — places where we battle out truth and power.

Book review: ‘Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale’ by Marina Warner - Books - The Boston Globe (via oupacademic)

How To Write Friendships

🦢        ―        &. FRIENDSHIPS . ( steps to develop friendships )

Good friendships can turn a decent story into a memorable one as, it not only does it make the reader care more about the story, it adds emotional weight to the story.

But there's one problem. Good relationships are difficult to write. You thought writing romance was difficult? Well, writing friendships is a whole new level of difficulty.

Romances normally rely on professions of love and staring into one's eyes for lengthy periods of time. But, how do you develop friendships?

1) Make Each Character Their Own Person.

If a character's only purpose in the story is to act as "the friend", then it's guaranteed that they will be a flat and uninteresting character. This will lead to a friendship that no reader will be invested in.

Unfortunately, a lot of stories are like this ― you have your main character, and then their 1-dimensional friend who might crack a joke every once in a while. 

We have some good examples from movies like Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings. He isn't just "Frodo's friend" who tags along. He's a gardener and a cook. He has a fascination with elves, a crush on Rosie, and a bad habit of eavesdropping. He is loyal, brave, and can persevere even when there is seemingly no hope.

You see this is in Toy Story as well. Even though Woody and Buzz both have the same goal ― to escape Sid's house ― they both have different journeys. The story means different things to each of them .Woody learns to not be as selfish and Buzz struggles with accepting that he is just a toy.

2) Give Them Something In Common.

Once you have fleshed out your characters, you need a reason for them to be friends. What brought them together? What gives them the reason to hang out? You need to give them similarities.

This can be a number of different things, like:

Status

Hobbies

Struggles

History

Background

Interests

Enemy

Goals

Dreams

3) Give Them Meaningful Differences.

Once you've established their similarities, it's time to dig deeper and create their meaningful differences. Don't just make your characters different. Give them meaningful differences that can build off of each other.

With those differences, your characters can help support their strengths and build them up during their times of weakness. This can lead to a strong friendship.

Here are some great ways to give them differences:

1) Skills.

One of the friend can be smart in terms of intelligence while the other is good at using her hands and inventing stuff.

One might be good at coming up with plans, while the other might be good at improvising when the plan goes awry.

2) Conflict Resolution.

If there is a bully bothering them, one might want to go and blow up at the bully, while the other chooses to ignore it.

If they are having an argument, one friend would want to talk it out maturely, while the other just likes to play devil's advocate and throw more heat into the argument.

3) Personalities.

One is confident and sly while the other is shy and awkward.

A is cold and determined while B is relaxed and compassionate.

B is an easy-going pleasure seeker, and B is a serious planner.

4) Method of Action.

Both friends are trying to break into a house. One will look up videos on YouTube about how to pick a lock. The other friend will just break the window with a rock.

The two friends are trying to persuade someone to do something. One friend uses bribing techniques, and the other friend uses a more passive-aggressive approach.

5) Reaction.

One friend with freak out and the other friend will stay calm.

A will get discouraged and want to give up, and B will encourage them to keep going.

One person is terrified out of their mind, while the other tries to stay positive.

El Corazón Terco

Marco A. Romero

Y yo le he dicho al corazón que es un tonto,

que no entiende de razones; 

que no puede querer a quien ingratamente lastima.

Y le doy las razones 

pero es un corazón torpe 

y no entiende; 

sólo entiende que quiere mucho

y deja de lado todo raciocinio... 

Y  lo he acusado de ser tonto,

de no pensarlo bien, 

que debe producir cosas

que razonan

que sus razonamientos

no tienen lógica  

que es infantil, 

que no ha madurado, 

que va a ser lacerado otra vez, 

que asi se ha estancado durante muchos años,  

que asi no llegaría a ningun lado, 

que sus caminos eran torcidos, 

que estaban condenados al fracaso.

Le dije que se callara y que escuchara,

que fuera mas realista:

que la hipotenusa al cuadrado era igual a la suma al cuadrado de los catetos "a" y" b";

que dos mas dos son cuatro

que cuatro por dos son ocho

y ocho dieciséis y

Que brincara la tablita 

(como manera de ajustarse a una realidad objetiva)...

Y después de haber presentado -previamente- la base científica le dije: 

que estaba incapacitado para razonar 

que no conocía la naturaleza de sus acciones,

que me caía MAL cuando no pensaba, 

que sus padres habian vivido la misma situación 

(ya dándole un poco de terapia transaccional,

  y empezándose a acalorar por actitud tan testaruda)

Y el reclamo subió aun mas a tono rojo (o sea enfurecido)

 y le dije que necesitaba terapia, 

terapia de 20 años, y en prision carcelaria

 (para que meditara todo el tiempo)

 y además, sin derecho a libertad condicional 

(para asegurar que repensara doblemente las cosas )

FRENTE A ESTA MI EXASPERACION 

POR ESTA INCOMPRENSION MIA...

Y al quejarme tanto,

al desgañitar mi voz, 

de tanta queja,

me deja escuchar 

como algo allá          p        e       r        d       i       d        o, 

como algo allá       l                    e                           j                              a                                n                  o, 

con esa voz nítida 

y con la sencillez

y discreción 

que el corazón 

tiene:

 "Es que

no

fui hecho,

para 

producir 

frutos, 

ajenos  

al mio".

Con-razón, dije 

 y cerre el pico, 

y ya no dije más.

Haz lo que te apasiona.

Pinta cuadros de belleza en lugares solitarios

Rehúsate a seguir pintando lo mismo

Estableciendo lo mismo,

Porque lo mismo, aburre.

No da sentido!.

Rehúsate a seguir recorriendo las misma calles todos los días

Bajo los mismos impulsos, bajo las mismas emociones y 

Abrete a la vida! 

Cambia los parámetros,

 cambia los colores, 

cambia las lluvias del corazón por carcajadas de colores, 

pero no dejes que tu canto sea el canto de otros en su pesar, y en su penar.

Que la vida es Maddona, Britney Spears o Nicki Minaj, 

que la vida es Ariana Grande, o SuperArchireColobombo

What the fuck! 

La vida es lo que yo la quiera hacer

en mi libertad

con mis propias palabras

Con mis propios gustos

Con mis propias manos

Con mis propias tonalidades

De pintor a creador.

Y da besos a la vida

Por la oportunidad de pintar 

Como te place!

Como te nace!

Porque puedo

Porque soy!

Porque es mi santísima voluntad de hacerlo!

Y para muestra...

Mil botones!

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