Go Into The Story Resource: Writing and the Creative Life
Dozens of articles about creativity, what it is, how to nurture it, and steer our writing into the center of our creative soul.
Dozens of articles about creativity, what it is, how to nurture it, and steer our writing into the center of our creative soul.
On May 16, 2019, Go Into The Story turned 11 years old — you can read the very first blog post here. I led with this paragraph:
Welcome to Go Into The Story! Right now, it’s nothing but a humble, threadbare blog, but I hope it will evolve into an active resource for aspiring screenwriters, as well as a community for anyone interested in storytelling and the creative life.
And evolve it did! To the point where it was recently named “Best of the Best” Scriptwriting Website in the 20th Annual Writer’s Digest Best Websites for Writers list.
To celebrate 11 years of blogging about screenwriting, writing, Hollywood, movies, TV, and the creative life, each day in May, I’m going to feature a piece of Go Into The Story trivia, plus a writing resource you can find in the site’s archives. This is not an exercise in self-congratulations so much as I figured readers could use some tips about how to best use the site. With — to date — 26,428 articles and over 100 archive topics, there is a LOT of content here. Hopefully, these posts for the next 31 days will clue in more recent followers and remind long-time readers about resources you can use to facilitate deepening your understanding of the writing craft.
Today’s trivia: So many screenwriting websites and online entities have come and gone during the 11 years I’ve been hosting Go Into The Story. Remember Mystery Man on Film? Back in 2009, I did a Q&A him. His posts became more sporadic, then I received an email from someone claiming to be his administrative assistant informing he had died. This led to all sorts of rumors and theories that in fact Mystery Man was still alive, he’d just ‘killed off’ his pseudonymous presence online. Who knows the truth?
In any event, there’s still a Mystery Man on Film site with lots of content. MMOF may be gone… but we’re still here.
Today’s Go Into The Story resource: Writing and the Creative Life.
Writing and the Creative Life is a weekly series in which we explore creativity from the practical to the psychological, the latest in brain science to a spiritual take on the subject. Hopefully, the more we understand about our creative self, the better we will become as writers.
4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes
18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently
19 Daily Habits of Artists That Can Help Unlock Your Creativity
Are you ‘push’ writer or a ‘pull’ writer?
Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time (Create a Sacred Space)
Curse of the Shiny Object Syndrome
How Does “Creativity” Translate Across Different Cultures?
“In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail”
Is the key to creativity “unlearning”
Lessons from a book “everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about”
“Nothing succeeds like failure”
Possibility Thinking, Practicality Thinking
Something is Better Than Nothing
The act of writing provides health benefits
“The best way to have a good idea…”
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”
“The hard is what makes it great”
“The incurable disease of writing”
The Joy of Running… Creatively Speaking
“The Power of Structured Procrastination”
The tactile experience of writing
The Virtues of Spacing Out and Goofing Off
“Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking”
What to do when you feel out of touch with your creative energy
Wherein I embrace my messy desk
Why Creative People May Feel More Anxiety
Why creativity thrives in the dark
Why Staring Into Space Is an Important Strategy for Success
Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 1)
Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 2)
Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 3)
Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 4)
Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 5)
Writing sprint? How about a writing walk!
Your characters want you to tell their story
Each day this month, I want to take the opportunity to thank you for supporting Go Into The Story. I’d love to hear from you in RESPONSES. When did you start following the blog? What are your favorite features? And as always, if you have any suggestions, feel free to suggest away.