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One of my friends wrote a beautiful, sad story about zombies. Instead of these undead being ravenous and wild, they were lethargic and so close to death that they were barely able to function. It was as if they were deathly sick. They would just walk around, lost and crying. I thought that was...

Hi everyone, I'm currently writing a screenplay / story that involves a very group of superstitious people. What are some in-the-home superstitions you have heard? Or in certain careers are there superstitions you've heard of? How do I make the reader feel the nervous feeling that one...

God forbid if I give a recommendation about one mythologist, it's the end all be all. Of course go to the source of the myth. But what if that doesn't make sense to you? What if you wonder WHY one culture has a mythology based on animals, and the other based on cosmology? How has this myth...

I'm sure there is a different, more underrated philosophy in the Perilous Realm.

I love the idea that this village is in the shadow of this mountain for part of the afternoon. I don't think it's cliche at all: you see this type of village all over Peru and Ecuador. There's a lot of llama herding, and from this comes elaborate weaving. Even the children have teddy bears...

Also, here's another idea: spiritual experience, (the essence of all religious belief) is the experience of awe. So if you think about it, people develop philosophies and religions to better understand their awe-inspiring world, correct? Therefore, the landscape inspires the people, which...

I would read some of Joseph Campbell's works. He breaks down the purpose of myths in religion, and how they come to form from different societies (how hunting societies develop religion, how farming societies develop religion, how metropolises develop religion). George Lucas was really...

A lot of people talk with their hands, not just the Italians. When I do a beat, I often do an action. Just a simple quick one, and sparingly. Often, when there is dialogue, we create the action in our minds. But to get a natural pause in the text, I like to add a quick action. EX: "Oh...

*grabby hands* Joseph Campbell's lectures are all on spotify--not all but a good hour and a half or so of lecture. Great when you're cooking or driving. Or just want to know how myths are formed/their purposes...

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Thanks! I'm already quite enjoying myself :)

I think this is a difficult concept, but in a sense it has been done with people entering the internet or cyberspace. With TRON, I understand that there is a grid, so there is an end, but I wouldn't mind if there was a constantly growing part of it. I guess you have to explain what is making it...

Well thank you! :)