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The Creator: We Love This Archetype But We Misunderstand Them

The Creator: We Love This Archetype But We Misu...

On the archetype wheel, the creator is associated with the rulers and the caregiver archetypes because they provide structure. They focus on bringing something new into existence, motivated by their...

The Creator: We Love This Archetype But We Misu...

On the archetype wheel, the creator is associated with the rulers and the caregiver archetypes because they provide structure. They focus on bringing something new into existence, motivated by their...

The Caregiver: The Archetype We Take For Granted

The Caregiver: The Archetype We Take For Granted

We're doing a series on Jungian archetypes, which are popular character development tools. Jung drew his inspiration from the same iconic social roles found throughout ancient traditions of tarot, alchemy,...

The Caregiver: The Archetype We Take For Granted

We're doing a series on Jungian archetypes, which are popular character development tools. Jung drew his inspiration from the same iconic social roles found throughout ancient traditions of tarot, alchemy,...

The Villain: Confront This Before You Write Your Archetype

The Villain: Confront This Before You Write You...

We understand that the villain archetype opposes the protagonist's goals and aspirations. They are hostile, obstructive, and unreasonable -- they need a lot of raw motivation. But, many great villains...

The Villain: Confront This Before You Write You...

We understand that the villain archetype opposes the protagonist's goals and aspirations. They are hostile, obstructive, and unreasonable -- they need a lot of raw motivation. But, many great villains...

Hermes 3000 - A Writer's Dream

The Cadillac of Typewriters

I wasn't sold on the Hermes 3000 before I touched its unique rectangular keys with their stylishly rounded edges. In photos, I thought it was ugly. To consider purchasing a...

The Cadillac of Typewriters

I wasn't sold on the Hermes 3000 before I touched its unique rectangular keys with their stylishly rounded edges. In photos, I thought it was ugly. To consider purchasing a...

The Trickster: A Character Archetype The World Needs Now

The Trickster: A Character Archetype The World ...

You may be familiar with Loki or Coyote, a plethora of different versions of the trickster, but they all serve as a catalyst for change, upending the status quo, marching...

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The Trickster: A Character Archetype The World ...

You may be familiar with Loki or Coyote, a plethora of different versions of the trickster, but they all serve as a catalyst for change, upending the status quo, marching...

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The Nine Parts of Speech and the F-Word

The Nine Parts of Speech and the F-Word

A noun is a word used to name something: a person/animal, a place, a thing, or an idea. For example: What a forker. The word forker is the noun. There...

The Nine Parts of Speech and the F-Word

A noun is a word used to name something: a person/animal, a place, a thing, or an idea. For example: What a forker. The word forker is the noun. There...

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