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The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters:

The Hero’s Journey:

• Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

• Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

• Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.

The Hero’s Journey is also a study of repeating patterns in successful stories and screenplays. It is compelling that screenwriters have a higher probability of producing quality work when they mirror the recurring patterns found in successful screenplays.

The Hero′s Journey is also a study of conventions. Before screenwriters can decide whether to accept or reject the conventions, they must appreciate their purpose and value.

Consider this:

• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero’s Journey as a template.

• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero’s Journey as a template.

• Shrek 2 (2004) grossed over $436,000,000 - uses the Hero’s Journey as a template.

• ET (1982) grossed over $434,000,000 - uses the Hero’s Journey as a template.

• Spiderman (2002) grossed over $432,000,000 - uses the Hero’s Journey as a template.

• Out of Africa (1985), Terms of Endearment (1983), Dances with Wolves (1990), Gladiator (2000) – All Academy Award Winners Best Film are based on the Hero’s Journey.

• Anti-hero stories (Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) etc) are all based on the Hero’s Journey.

• Heroine’s Journey stories (Million Dollar Baby (2004), Out of Africa (1980) etc) are all based on the Hero’s Journey.

Hero’s Journey and the build up to the Seizure of the Sword

The Seizure of the Sword is a critical part of any story and the Hero’s Journey in general.

Often, the build up consists of a few phases:

Forces pull the bero backward and forward. In Elizabethtown (2005), Drew takes part in a three conversations simultansously on the phone - with two participants pulling him backwards and one pushing him forwards. The backward push is often stronger than the forward push.

An action that signifies a break with the past. In Elizabethtown (2005), Drew breaks up with Ellen.

The Journey to the Sword. In Elizabethtown (2005), Drew and Claire become closer on the phone together. In Star Wars (1977), Luke et al journey to Leia.

Seizing the Sword. In Elizabethtown (2005), Drew wrestles the champagne from Chuck. In Star Wars (1977), Luke rescues Leia.

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The Hero’s Journey (also known as the Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. It is upon this structure that situations are superimposed. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Godfather (1972), American Beauty (1999), Annie Hall (1977) and many others (all deconstructed at www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

The following blockbusters have all been structured around the Hero’s Journey template: Titanic, 1997 - grossed over $600,000,000; Star Wars, 1977 - grossed over $460,000,000; Shrek 2, 2004 - grossed over $436,000,000; ET, 1982 - grossed over $434,000,000; Spiderman, 2002 - grossed over $432,000,000. So how come you don′t know it inside out?

For a number of very valid reasons, if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they’re Hollywood blockbusters, Indie successes, novels or other story forms, you need to master the Hero’s Journey in a very detailed way…

EVERY GREAT STORY ENDS WITH MULTIPLE CATHARSES

Between the Crossing of the Return Threshold and the Mastery of the Two Worlds, a hell of a lot happens that, astoundingly, is rarely given mention, let alone explanation.

One critical process that completes your story is closure with Multiple Catharses (often at least four). The most successful stories do not just end, they use distinct mechanisms to very carefully build and release emotional tension:

In The Godfather (1972), multiple catharses include a) when Michael shoots the heads of the other families, b) when Michael kills Carlo, c) when Tessio is taken away and d) when the lieutenants finally accept Michael’s leadership.

In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), multiple catharses include a) when Andy escapes, b) when Andy steals from the Wardens accounts, c) when the Warden kills himself, d) when Capt. Hadley sobs while being arrested and e) when Red finds Andy on the beach.

In Planet of the Apes (1968), multiple catharses include a) when Taylor et al find human remains in the cave, b) when Dr. Zaius reveals that he knew all along, c) when Dr. Zaius lets Taylor and Nova leave and d) when Taylor finds the statue of Liberty.

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Let’s face it, not many people like their jobs. You may be doing something very boring, with few challenges, or you may feel like you’re not really being paid to be creative, or use the tools you went to school for in the first place. Everyone needs to do that in some way, or we all risk going crazy. Am I right?

Lots of people may dream of writing books, or seeing their thoughts read by millions, but few actually take that step. Others may want to start a business, or even have a wonderful product in mind, and believe that having a published book would help them develop a loyal following—and they’re right! But again, it may be too hard to write a book, or people may believe they’re not good enough writers to do so.

I believe that all of us have at least one book in us, whether it’s a memoir, providing anecdotes from our past that made us who we are today, or a non-fiction book that teaches a brand new, never before seen way of dealing with a common ailment or problem.

Writing a book for fun or self-expression is one thing, but if you want to be published by a big-name publisher, or self-publish and find yourself a large audience, one important key is to answer a question that that large audience might have. For instance, you may have a great idea for a book about baseball, but does it help people in any way? If it talks about how much you like baseball, and how much it’s meant to you over the years, most likely not. But if it provides your trademarked, step-by-step system to get more hits in a baseball game, you probably have yourself a winner.

Getting started is the thing most people find hard. What I suggest to my clients is that they bypass writing altogether.

“What? How can I write a book without writing?” they ask.

Two words, I tell them: cassette recorder.

Sony’s TCM-500DV runs on two AA batteries, has auto-reverse for uninterrupted recording & playback (ask yourself: how many times have I forgotten to flip the tape over before?) and clear voice function, which improves recording quality by enhancing the sound of your voice. That means that none of your precious thoughts are lost, people. I love this device, and wish I had stock in the company.

When you have all of your tapes recorded, hire a professional transcriptionist to transpose your words to the page. Elance.com is a wonderful place to have people clamoring for the chance to do your work, and at a price you can afford! Check it out, and save yourself the pain of typing, unless you actually like it, and in that case, well, I’m afraid of you.

While your personal transcriptionist is hard at work on your tapes, you’ll want to take a class, to sharpen your skills and get some inside scoop on what publishers are really looking for. Universal Class has two great classes coming up, called Memoir Writing and Snippets and Stories: Writing Creative Nonfiction. All of it is done online, so it fits perfectly into your schedule, and they even have novel-writing classes, so whatever your bag, you can get it taken care of in just a few short weeks. You can even request a certificate of completion, which looks great on your resume or wall.

As you craft your book, keep in mind the problems you’ll be solving for your audience, and how people might actually use the information you’re giving them. The kiss of death is trying to withhold information so your readers will buy more books or products from you. People don’t appreciate feeling ripped off, just as you wouldn’t, so give them what you have to give. You’ll build an audience of appreciative readers who will keep coming back for the quality you provide.

The final step in getting that book out of your mind and onto the page involves getting StyleWriter Editor from Write Express. I’ve had clients who swore they weren’t writers, but when they used this handy software, which helps to reduce word redundancy and catches other common faults of bad writing, their first drafts looked better than some of the final drafts I’ve edited in my day. Just click one button as you’re crafting your first draft and the program does the rest for you, pointing out areas editors or publishers might find weak. Now I call that invaluable!

If you’re drawn towards writing a book, it’s crucial to present yourself as a professional, whether you’re trying to get published the traditional way or self-publishing. Taking the time to make sure your words are authentic, straight from the heart and useful on a practical level is half the battle. The rest lies in making sure you have the right tools to bring you to that altogether new level, and that large, appreciative audience of your dreams.

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The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188 stage template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.

There is only one story.

The Hero’s Journey:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharsis).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story.

and more…

LEARNING FROM JAMES BOND

One critical and amusing stage of the Hero’s Journey / Transformation is the giving of magical gifts by the Supernatural Aid / Mentor. You can see this in the most successful stories, including those that do not seem like Hero Journeys, such as The Godfather (1972), Annie Hall (1977) etc.

The most successful Bond stories run through the Hero′s Journey by the book. Alot can be learned about this stage simply by analysing the James Bond franchise, including:

a) Q always gives Bond his gadgets at a particular stage of the story.

b) There are always a specific number of gadgets.

c) The gadgets are always used at particular stages of the story.

d) The gadgets are always spent by a particular stage of the Journey.

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My article in this website tells you about how to write articles. You must train your self in writing skills. If you have done our shot guidance, I feel you can get your self with enough capital to start in book writing. I am sure everybody can write what he or she wants to write.

As I mention in previous article that many peoples become rich from book writing and publishing. Book is one commercial good that can be sale around the state and the world. Many books in the world can sale around the world especially sale on Internet. So, what do you think? Let us go start to write your book. You can do that whatever your education background. Below some steps to write your book

[1] Find good idea about your book.

[2] Write a title of your book. Create in 3 until 7 word. If your title is too long, then it is will not interest to your reader. More simple will better.

[3] Create some chapter that you need. It is up to you.

[4] Create sub-chapter in each chapter includes next decomposition of sub-chapter. This sub-chapter is to decompose of your chapter idea.

[5] Create chapter decomposition until you cannot decompose it.

[6] Find data and resources. The resources are library, Internet, bookstore, book’s friend (you must borrow), clipping bureau, research institution, interview, monitoring, experiment, news analysis, contemplation, etc.

[7] You must have imagined about content your book chapter by chapter. You prohibit cannot imagine about your book because will make fail of book writing.

[8] Keep in rule about writing ethic. This is to avoid next problem make trouble to you.

[9] Start your writing as soon possible from any chapter that you can write it. You can write consecutively, or select easiest chapter one.

[10] Write anything that you can write. Do not think about perfection. Perfection is last consideration and this is reader choice.

[11] Write in word processing application. Create folder in your computer for chapter, illustration, and data/information materials. Create this in your Book-title folder.

[12] Do not forget to create back up in other media for you safety.

[13] Your book should minimum have page 80 pages until not limited pages. Write your bio-data in the back your book.

[14] Print out to paper your entire book and send one copy to publisher. Keep original one and digital version. Usually, publisher will tell you if they are agree to publish your book and request digital version for layout.

[15] Ready to get money.

This is simple article about book writing. You must read other book to complete guidance in book writing. The main principle is keep write your book. Perfection after your book published after your get feedback from your publisher or reader.

Susmanto Hadi is independent author from Indonesia. He has been writing some books in Bahasa Indonesia. He also compile computer security glossary in an e-book to help everybody to understand computer security sciences. He is a ghostwriter to some local writer in Indonesia. He also conducts Internet marketing activities with his web.

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Why do you write?

What is your writing motivation or writing goal? Is it to get published or a stress releaser? Is it to help you in your job or is it for recreation? Is it to learn new poetry forms or to perfect meter in your poetry? Is it for school assignments or maybe it is just to create and control little universes (insert evil laugh here). For many, it is a combination of these.

Say it loud; say it proud!

Now you have identified why you write, it’s time to go to the next step. Give it a voice. Make a mission statement. Put it in writing. This will help you focus on the big picture as you follow the steps to your goal.

Now what?

Now you need to research the steps you need to take to achieve that goal. List everything from the time needed every day to the private nook in the kitchen or den you want as a writing space. Do you need a regular day a week to go to the library? Write it down! Need some reference books? Write it down! These steps will become the ladder you need to reach your writing goal.

Follow the plan, Stan!

From here it is just a matter of following the steps. Don’t let little stumbles keep you from your goal. Pick yourself up and start climbing again. Your goal has changed? Edit your steps and mission statement to reflect the change.

Go for the goal.

The climb may be an easy one or a difficult one depending on your goal. The task of learning new poetry forms for fun is different from writing a college thesis but follow your steps and don’t forget to enjoy the view as you reach for your star.

© 2003-2006 Holly Bliss. All Rights Reserved. This document may be freely redistributed in its unedited form and on the condition that all copyright references are kept intact along with the hyperlinked URLs.

About the Author: Using her writing as paint on the canvas of her life, Holly Bliss is an eclectic writer, newsletter editor and an author on Writing.Com/ Writing.Com/
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As both a writer and writing instructor I often tout the importance of introductions and conclusions, however it does not do to overlook the body of your article or essay. After all, no matter how intriguing your introduction or how compelling your conclusion, if the body of your essay falls flat then you will have failed as a writer.

Creating a powerful, effective body for your essay or article is not challenging if you plan carefully, write meaningfully, and revise repeatedly. In fact, if you plan carefully and write meaningfully then you may not have to revise very much, but you should still allow time just in case.

Planning carefully means spending time to brainstorm and mull over the ideas and elements you would like to cover in the body of your essay or article. What topic do you plan to write about? Ask yourself an important question related to that topic and your answer to that question will often become the basis for your thesis statement — or quite simply the point you are trying to make with this essay or article.

Now that you have identified your main point, or thesis, you can begin to build on this foundation. You must now make a list of three, four or five (although I prefer to use 3 or 5 for some odd reason) points you can make to expand or support this main point or thesis.

For example, perhaps you plan to write an essay about why writing is a rewarding career path. So you could make your thesis: Writing is a rewarding career path because it offers professional rewards, financial rewards, and personal rewards.

Now your challenge is to build the body of your essay or article with these topics in mind. If you are writing a short piece then you can simply write one or two paragraphs on each of these three points: professional, financial, and personal rewards. If you are writing a longer piece then you will write a section focused on those three points. In order to develop each section you could then brainstorm three points to make about each of these topics.

For example, writing can help you professionally by serving as a profession in itself, by furthering most other professional fields, and by furthering your education, could all be topics you could explore within the “professional” writing section.

Spending time before you write to brainstorm, plan and craft a solid thesis can help you with your writing and a clear thesis can also help your reader understand what you are writing.

Building a better body for your essay and article does not have to be difficult or challenging, but spending time to plan and execute the body of your piece can make a substantial difference in the outcome of your writing.

Deanna Mascle shares more writing tips with her newsletter WordCraftOnline.com Word Craft Online at WordCraftOnline.com WordCraftOnline.com

Every author wants top sales for their book. The day comes when you ask, “Should I put any money into marketing? I asked this question, answered it with a loud “yes,” and created a variety of resources to support my anticipatory grief book. You may create these marketing resources, too.

BOOKMARKS. Since I had designed the cover of the book, I decided to use it for a bookmark. I asked a graphic designer to change the colored photo to black and white and to design a bookmark around it. She put the sunflower image on the front left of the bookmark and a reverse image on the back. A local printing company printed 250 bookmarks on yellow card stock for about $70.

POSTCARDS. After the bookmarks were done I asked the graphic designer to adapt this design to a postcard. She enlarged the sunflower image and put it at the top of the card. Ordering information was printed at the bottom. I had 500 postcards printed on card stock at a local office supply store. If I recall, the postcards cost me about $135, including state and local taxes.

VERBAL REVIEWS HANDOUT. The anticipatory grief book has received excellent written reviews. But the verbal reviews - short, emotional comments at the end of a presentation - are the most moving to me. I typed these comments, added a postage-stamp image of the book cover, and had several hundred handouts printed on yellow paper for eight cents each.

AUTHOR BIO. Usually there is an author biography at the end of a book, so I keep a one-pager on file. I realized this bio would make a good handout, and added a rubber stamp graphic for visual interest. The same office supply store printed 200 hundred handouts for eight cents each. I may have more printed on holiday letterhead in December.

MAGAZINE AD. Because I am a health and wellness writer I try to stay up to date on health publications. When I learned that “Minnesota Medicine” was going to focus an entire issue on grief, I contacted the editor and asked for ad rates. I signed up for a 1/4 page, full-color ad including the cover image and a comment from a reader. The ad was not cheap and, to pay for it, I sold some antiques at auction.

CATALOG REQUEST. A national group that specializes in resources for grieving people contacted the publisher and asked if I would be willing to sell the book at a reduced price if they put it in their catalog. I contacted my co-author and we agreed that this would be a good thing to do because we would reach the “right” market.

You may not have much money to put into book marketing, but the money you spend should boost sales. If you don’t believe in yourself, who will? Take a chance on yourself and put some money into book marketing. Happy sales to you!

Copyright 2006 by Harriet Hodgson

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Harriet Hodgson has been a freelance nonfiction writer for 28 years. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Her 24th book, “Smiling Through Your Tears: Anticipating Grief,” written with Lois Krahn, MD, is available from amazon.com www.amazon.com. A five-star review of the book is posted on Amazon. You will find another review on the American Hospice Foundation website under the “School Corner” heading.

As a freelance writer, your job is to create a product that your customers absolutely love. Once you’re in business, you probably want to stay in business, so you can continue paying the bills, eating, and so forth. So here’s a little secret to freelance writing success: it is easier, less time consuming, and less expensive to sell an existing customer than it is to dredge up a new one.

For a freelance writer that means you need to be more than just a good writer, you need to be a conscientious one. You need to be easy to communicate with and easy to find. Yes, find. You wouldn’t believe how many people complain that their service provider (writer, graphic artist, whatever) has apparently disappeared off the face of the planet. So keep a client list with physical addresses and phone numbers. Don’t just squirrel away a bunch of email addresses — they can and do change all too quickly.

Always treat your writing like a business. It’s amazing how many business-people fail to return phone messages and e-mail. You won′t get work if you don′t return phone calls. Publishing of any type is by its very nature a deadline-oriented world. Editors have no tolerance for those who waste their time.

Although editors always say it, the point can′t be emphasized enough: you get more work when you meet deadlines and make an editor’s life easier. Every editor has experienced the writer who procrastinates and then turns in drek. Don′t be one of them!

Do a good job on every single project, no matter how small. Be sure to spell check everything you write, and get a real live human being to read your writings before you hand them in. The result will be happy editors who will be thrilled to give you more work over the years.

Many writers who are in it for the long haul keep clients for years. Trust is easily lost and much can change in the world over the course of many years. Do what you say you’re going to do when you say you are going to do it. It sounds simple, but meeting deadlines is hard. Don’t commit to any project you can’t really do. Telling people what you think they want to hear can backfire badly in the long run.

Many writers would like to curl up with their keyboards and just write, but the reality is, to eat, you must tell the world you’re in business. A big part of marketing is keeping your clients happy. With just a little effort, you too can be one of those dependable writers that editors turn to again and again.

Susan Daffron is the President of Logical Expressions, Inc. (

From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters….

The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based on this template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.

The Hero’s Journey:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.

and more…

Sample Movie Deconstructed: Amadeus (1983)

FADE IN: Context: screams; the antagonist’s regret / Inner Challenge.

Meeting the Antagonist: Salieri.

Foreshadow of the Journey: Salieri thinking back [flashbacks].

The Ordinary World: Austria snow Mozart’s era.

Meeting the Herald: the priest.

Refusal: Salieri playing the piano; “..leave me alone…”

Call to Adventure: “…all men are equal in God’s eyes…”

Antagonist’s Backstory: “…you must know this…”"…it was very popular in its day…”

Foreshadow of the Journey: Salieri conducting the opera [flashback].

Introducing the Hero’s Capabilities: “…that was Mozart…” playing for the King as a young boy.

Pushed to the First Threshold: “…for Gods sake confess…give yourself some piece…”

Threshold Guardian: Salieri’s father; “…my father did not care for music…”

Conscious decision to embark on the Journey: “…please God…”

Threshold Guardian overcome: Salieri’s father dies.

First Threshold:

Outer Cave: New World; the King’s court composer.

Middle Cave Threshold: the door.

Middle Cave/ Meeting Allies: meeting Amadeus and Constanze.

Romantic Challenge: “…will you marry me…”

Push to the Inner Cave: “…Mozart is not here…”

Pull to the Inner Cave: “..they’ve started without me…”

Inner Cave: “…that’s Mozart! That giggling, dirty minded creature crawling on the floor…” Mozart playing for the Pope.

Push to the Physical Separation: “…if I don′t satisfy, you can dismiss me…”

Developing the Hero and Antagonist: “…on the page it looked simple, almost childish…”

Pushed to the World of the Transformation: Pope sends Mozart to Vienna.

Meeting the Mentor, Allies and Enemies: the King and his councillors.

Physical Separation:

Developing the Antagonist: Salieri playing the piano.

Developing the Hero: Amadeus trying on wigs.

Developing Characters and Relationships: Mozart meets the King, Salieri et al.

Trial 1:

We’re going to commission an opera from you…

Resistance to the Trial: an opera set in a harem in Turkey.

Polarization: Mozart toys with Salieri’s tune.

Developing the Antagonist: “..why did he create the lust and then deny me the talent…”

Antagonist’s Romantic Challenge: meeting Salieri’s crush.

The Turkish opera is a success.

Developing Characters and Relationships: the King congratulates Mozart; “…but there are too many notes…”

Romantic Challenge: “..my landlady, she’s the fiancé of Herr Mozart…”; when do you marry?

Romantic Challenge: Salieri realises that Mozart has had his girl. At that moment I knew, the creature had had my darling girl for the first time in my life I began to have violent thoughts.

Pulled back to the Ordinary World: Amadeus’ father persuades the Pope to give him one more chance.

Interdiction: take no further steps towards marriage.

Breaking the Interdiction: Mozart gets married; moves to Vienna.

Trial 2:

The King wants a musical tutor for her niece.; Salieri blocks it

“…why must I submit sample of my work just to teach a 13 year old girl..”; “..well I won’t…”

Developing Characters and Relationships: Constanze brings samples of Amadeus’ work to Salieri.

Developing Hero’s Capabilities: Salieri looks at Mozart’s work…it’s miraculous; Salieri walks away.

Foreshadow of the Resolution: “…from now on we are enemies…I will ruin your incarnation…”

Trial 3:

Foreshadow of the Resolution: Papa arrives in the dark costume.

“…What is your financial situation? They say you have debts…”

Foreshadow of the Sword: “…that one will…”

Developing Characters and Relationships: Papa meets Constanze; out on the town.

Foreshadow of the Resolution: Papa’s mask.

Pulled Back: “…I want you to come back to Salzburg…”

Polarization: Mozart mocks Salieri’s music.

Foreshadow of the Resolution: “…that’s right, mock me…”

Meeting the Oracle: Mozart working on Figaro; Lorl (the maid servant) arrives.

Developing Characters and Relationships: Mozart working on Figaro, Constanze and Papa arguing.

Ideal: Lorl visits Salieri; “…next time they’re out of the house, let me know…”

Seizing the Sword: Salieri sees that Mozart is working on the ‘Marriage of Figaro.”

Pushed to the Near Death Experience: Salieri tells the King’s counsel that he is working on Figaro.

Resisting the Near Death Experience: Mozart tries to defend himself in the King′s audience.

Near Death Experience: Herr Director rips out the ballet.

Battle with the Serpent: Mozart begs Salieri for help.

Reward: the Emperor attends rehearsals; the pages are put back in.

Atonement with the Father: Figaro is marvellous the King yawns the audience don’t like it; “…why don’t they come…”

Apotheosis: Salieri’s opera is exceptional with Mozart’s help; “…the best opera yet written…”; Mozart congratulates Salieri.

Ultimate Boon: Mozart father dies; Mozart writes Don Giovanni Salieri sees a way to kill Mozart.

Pushing to the Resolution: Salieri dresses up and asks Mozart to write a Requiem for the dead.

Developing Characters and Relationships: Salieri discusses how exactly to kill Mozart with the priest..

Pulled Back: Emanuel’s version of Don Giovanni; commissioning it for the masses.

Pushed Forward: Foreshadow of the Magic Flight: “…I want it [the money] here in my hand…”

Refusal: Lorl doesn’t want to go back.

Pushed Forward: Salieri turns up in the mask.

Pushed Forward: Constanza pushes the Requiem; here is a man with real money.

Magic Flight: Mozart gets drunk and Constanza leaves.

Rescue from Without: Salieri takes the sick Mozart back home.

Crossing the Return Threshold: Constanza feels she must come back.

Master of the Two Worlds: Mozart tells Salieri what to write.

Freedom to Live: the burial Salieri watches himself become extinct; returns back to his room in the institution.

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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached at managing-creativity.com/CreativeWriting.html managing-creativity.com/CreativeWriting.html