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Business Advice

11 Surprising Facts About How Movie Box Office Works

How Hollywood and America went crazy over box office reports… and why the numbers aren’t always what they seem.

By Justin, 4 yearsJune 6, 2018 ago
Freelance Mistakes
Freelance Tips

5 Freelance Mistakes You Should Avoid

This year, November 1 marks my third Freelanciversary. I’m on pace to have my most successful year yet, revenue-wise. But that doesn’t mean I don’t still make mistakes along the way. In years past, I shared some freelance tips I learned since I left my day job, like: The hard Read more…

By Justin, 5 yearsNovember 1, 2017 ago
Business Advice

Six Freelance Survival Tips to Overcome the Horror of Self-Employment

Here are 6 freelance survival lessons to help you survive the uncertainty, doubt, fear, and long lonely nights of working for yourself.

By Justin, 6 yearsOctober 31, 2016 ago
Armchair Sociology

3 Steps for Building Your 21st Century Career

How to adapt your career path to the realities of the new economy.

By Justin, 6 yearsOctober 2, 2016 ago

Popular Posts

  • • What Makes Game of Thrones So Addictive?
  • • This Storytelling Flaw Ruined the New Star Wars Trilogy
  • • Why Does Every Marvel Movie Tell the Same Story?
  • • Cobra Kai: How to Build Character Through Conflict
  • • How Iron Man Created the Formula for Every Marvel Movie

Latest Posts

  • • Worldbuilding and Exposition: 6 Writing Tips from Dune
  • • Writing a Perfect Scene: Bunk vs. Omar in The Wire
  • • Screenwriting Lessons from ALIENS
  • • The Story Problem at the Heart of the Snyder Cut
  • • WandaVision's Biggest Question Gets Deep
  • • Why The Queen's Gambit Is Such Smart Storytelling

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  • • Marvel
  • • Star Wars

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