Tag: personality
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Archetypes and Story
Much like the gods and goddesses of Hinduism and Yoruban spirituality reflect the forces of the human mind and heart, archetypes display aspects and dimensions of character and personality. They show the various degrees of evolution of the human soul from birth to death.
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Archetypes and Human Needs
Characters viewed as archetypes can be seen as facets of the protagonist’s personality come to greet her or him in the journey towards achieving a goal.
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Loving Our Characters
American Buddhist nun, Pema Chödrön, writes in “Comfortable with Uncertainty” that, “…When we start to meditate or work with any kind of spiritual discipline, we often think that somehow we’re going to improve [ourselves], which is a subtle kind of aggression against who we are…Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become…
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Swimming
During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul. I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep. I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a…
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Around and Around We Go
Revisiting scenes in the cycle of character actions and interactions allows for the reader to notice through the eyes of the major characters. It also presents symbols and signs held within the context of the settings that indicate not only more about the specific settings and what they have to say regarding character, but also…
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So You Want to Write a Story: Where the Action Is
Once you have established the general place and time of a novel there remains the specifics of where the majority of action takes place. Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the…
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So You Want to Write a Story: Time, and the Time Period of Your Story?
The setting of a novel includes not simply where the story takes place, location, but also the time and the time period wherein the change of events occurs. Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters.