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CJ's Creative Studio - Screenplay Content

Economy of words is important in all forms of writing, but none more so than with screenwriting. See some of what it takes to move from reject pile to the producer's office.

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The Most Important Document in United States History...and You've Probably Never Heard of It

On July 4th, most Americans gather forth to celebrate the country's independence from Great Britain and passage of the Declaration of Independence. What most don't know is that as important at the Declaration is, there is one slightly earlier document from which everything else became possible.

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Is Being Bilingual a Must in Today's America?

Should Americans-specifically American children-become bilingual, and if so, then what language(s) additional to English should they learn? Does it add value to their lives in any practical way?

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What Are Olympic Medals Worth?

Did you know that Olympic gold medals aren't made of solid gold? Did you know that they once were? All this and more as we look at the worth of Olympic jewelry.

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What is Pluto?

Pluto has gone from planet, to dwarf planet, to plutoid. Some people want Pluto to stay a planet, some don't. How did we get here?

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CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 2)

Continuing with construction of the story by focusing on our two main characters. By fleshing them out, we are one step closer to the point where we can write.

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CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 1)

How do you make a story? Individually, all the tips and hints you get about writing, while useful, are pretty much left for the writer to implement for themselves. This multi-part hub is intended to be a live-as-it-happens exploration in how to put everything together to construct a story.

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CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 4)

Now that we have developed our major characters, it's time we focus our attention on that other aspect of story telling: the plot.

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CJ's Creative Studio - Writing vs Reading

Being an author type fellow, people are often taken aback when I tell them that I simply don't read a lot of fiction recreationally. This is not to say that I haven't read a lot. I have. Much of it was...

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CJ's Creative Studio - 10 Tips For Authors Wanting to Scuttle Their Chances of a Sale

They say that only a fraction of creative writing submissions ever make money for the author. That means that a writer is faced with a career of rejection after rejection. How depressing. BUT...what if we...

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