The Learning Annex presents a three-session workshop:HOW TO WRITE URBAN FANTASY IN 3 EASY STEPS!
Session 1: Uncover Your Inner Shallow Self And Flaunt It
Why waste time putting energy towards creating depth? Readers are not looking for intangibles, they are looking for escape! Depth often makes them feel out of their depth so why not create some positive impact. Research your mythology of choice, then surround that central mythology with as many other mythologies and fantasy figures as you possibly can. This tried-and-true formula has guaranteed success. Satisfy everyone! Celtic mythology can only be improved by adding such cultural icons as the Vampire, the Werewolf, Coyote, and Thor! The lucrative and open-ended series of your dreams is only hours away. You can make it happen! As the song goes... "Drown me in the shallow waters before I get too deep"!
Session 2: Forget Resonance And Create FUN
Dedicated, career-minded professional and beginning screenwriters, directors, producers, novelists, creative studio executives, video game creators and everyone else should understand that their livelihood depends on knowing what makes a story great and successful. The answer is non-resonant FUN! As we move through a step-by-step journey from the "inspiration" to the final draft, we will take an in-depth look at all the essential concepts... story structures and principles, metaphor (the secret language of great stories), the creative unconscious (the source of our creativity) and the Golden Paradigm (the story model that contains the hidden story structures all great stories have in common)... and then quickly throw it all in the trash where it belongs. You are not writing Ulysses, you're writing a high concept idea that can last years! The key is FUN!
Session 3: The Ancient Path to Enlightenment
This is a class that reveals techniques that have been taught from time immemorial to connect one to the primal life energy that enlivens the earth, plants, animals, man, and the universe. And Urban Fantasy series! The universe is alive and conscious. The planets themselves are but the shadow of the great beings, which influence our lives and organize time through their orbits around the sun. This session functions as an introduction to the Ancient Path of Enlightenment, the path that utilizes "mantra" to invoke the ancient archetypes that exist in the collective unconscious from time immemorial. It is an experiential path. In this class you will experience the importance of creating your "spirit animal": a cute and loveable talking dog named Oberon. This dog will be your guide on your path to making money. Your paths leads back to you. You are the path. You are a money magnet. You will attract money easily and effortlessly. Money will come to you every day in every way. The Universe takes care of your every need. Abundance flows to you every day. Abundance flows to you in every way. You are open to receiving money now.
i actually rather liked this one. it was often frustratingly stupid and shallow and without resonance and that fucking dog was about as precious & cutesy-poo as can be imagined. this is a 2 star read but it was still a lot of fun and the celtic stuff was occasionally interesting. i will probably forget the whole experience within a few weeks. eh, at least it was semi-enjoyable while it lasted.
if you are looking for resonant Urban Fantasy, read
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