Benjamin McEvoy

Essays on writing, reading, and life

Hans Zimmer Teaches Film Scoring MasterClass Review

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I finally got around to the Hans Zimmer Teaches Film Scoring MasterClass! Thanks to my All Access Pass, I have a nice backlog of classes to get through and the Hans Zimmer MasterClass was next up on my list!  I am not a composer or musician but I couldn’t resist getting stuck into the Hans […]

How To Sort Yourself Out (Understand Myself Review)

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I’m a neurotic, lazy, anally-retentive, emotionally volatile loner. At least according to my test results from Understand Myself. I’m also a compassionate, dominant, creative, intelligent daydreamer.  Again, not my words. It’s all in the 16-page report from Understand Myself. What is Understand Myself? Understand Myself is a 100-question personality self-assessment that compares your answers to […]

How to Use Deliberate Practice to Become a Better Writer

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Your first million words are practice. You haven’t earned the right to be frustrated with your lack of creative success until you’ve clocked at least a million words of practice. You might hit gold somewhere in the middle of those million words. Your first novel might be a huge success. But it’s not likely. Show […]

Dan Brown Teaches Writing Thrillers MasterClass Review

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I’m always impressed when I see a new MasterClass launch. But every so often there’s one that blows me away. Like the Dan Brown Teaches Writing Thrillers MasterClass. It’s those classes that scare me. The classes where I didn’t even really know the teacher, nor cared about the subject, often turned out to be the […]

Tom Morello Teaches Electric Guitar MasterClass Review

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At this point I’ve taken most of the MasterClasses and it’s safe to say that I’m addicted. Thank goodness for the All Access Pass making it affordable to devour all of the classes. So when a really cool new class pops up in my All Access Dashboard, it doesn’t matter if I’m in the same […]

David Axelrod & Karl Rove Teach Campaign Strategy MasterClass Review

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Just one lesson in and the David Axelrod & Karl Rove Teach Campaign Strategy MasterClass was already shaping up to be one of the best MasterClasses I’ve ever taken. My All Access Pass is easily the best investment I’ve made when it comes to online education. The fact that it allows me to access the entire MasterClass catalogue […]

Daniel Negreanu Teaches Poker MasterClass Review

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I enrolled in the Daniel Negreanu Teaches Poker MasterClass because I wanted to hit some poker games with my brother. Also the masterclass was part of my All Access Pass (I love this thing), so I thought, ‘Why not?’ My attitude going into the masterclass was casual. But it didn’t take long before Daniel Negreanu made […]