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The Gangster genre is for stories about the corruption of society and individuals.

John Truby's Anatomy of Genre is, in my view, an indispensable guide to modern storytelling. His approach to story has become a key part of thousands of writers' success, from novelists to screenwriters. I've discussed my thoughts on this book in another blog post. Sufficed to say, it provides three key pieces of insight to me (and soon to you) as a storyteller: "What are the parts that make a story a story?" AoG breaks down every story into recognizable, usable pieces that

TLDR; Look for scholarships that make you learn about something you didn't already know about. The best part (other than being awarded the money you need to pay for college, obviously), is when the scholarship in question requires you to research an interesting subject you wouldn't otherwise look into. Earlier this year, I discovered a scholarship from an American company that specialized in managing gold assets. The question was open-ended, and in order to answer it meaningf

Civil rights can only be advanced in public spaces; in the dark, they wither and die, and cruelty thrives. This is why racists and other hate groups have historically put so much effort into controlling those public spaces, such as by restricting the rights of blacks and women to vote, or busting unions, or using rioters and even armed forces to break up peaceful protests on campuses and at the capital (see the Hardhat Riots of 1970 for the former, or the Haymarket Riots of 1

The following is a scholarship essay I submitted to CapTrust. It's more of a memoir than an academic paper. Hopefully this is a good example scholarship essay for you. It helped me solidify my personal identity and I wanted to share. I will start with one word: Communicator. I sincerely believe that communication is the antibiotic of human society. You could solve virtually every Shakespeare play's plot by improving a few, maybe even only one character's communication capabil

The following is a scholarship essay I submitted to American Bullion. Hopefully this is a good example scholarship essay for you, or you find the topic interesting. Either way, I enjoyed writing it more than I expected and wanted to share. In the 1911 edition of Miami Metropolis, Thomas Edison is quoted: “Gold has even now but a few years to live. The day is near when bars of it will be as common and as cheap as bars of iron or blocks of steel.” In 1915, only a few years afte

Emura is not lost in a shifting, recursive, anomalous mansion. She has instructions. (Art by Axetic. Seriously, this guy is becoming my Kevin McLeod of art.) Every year for Halloween, my family gets together and shares spooky stories. Since I'm an author, I make a whole thing out of it and write a short story. I did my first one last year, and when this year came around, I decided to make a continuation for the same tale. You can read both parts so far here. The keyhole effec