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It’s Common For An Artist To Be Depressed After Finishing Their Work - Dr. Ken Atchity

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Film Courage: Ken Atchtiy on Advice I Wished I Received

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Film Courage: The Formula for Writing a Great Story

A Great Story Begins With a Great Character!

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3 Rules Beginning Screenwriters Need to Know

1. Everything Has to be Connected to Everything Else 

2. The Only thing that Matters is Dramatic Order 

3. The Audience is the Main Character in the Story


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The Assumption That Most Writers Get Wrong

"The Road to Hell is Paved With Works in Progress ~ Philip Roth


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Truth is Relative

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Film Courage: Every Artist Has a Calling

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