With Monday came fall - though the stores would have one believe it's time to herald in Christmas...I mean don't get me wrong I love me some Christmas, but I also love me some Halloween. I love the atmospheric resonance of all things fall. The rainy days, the crunchy leaves, the vibrant last burst of... Continue Reading →
Saturday saw me write this definitive text...and I got to say I am trepeditiously pleased. A little over a year in the abstract making and I have a trilogy on my hands! Final word count was 300,074, with page # at 619 enough to see each book comfortably with 200+ pages - of course that's... Continue Reading →
Short answer: both. But now let me get into each one respectively and how they can both be applied to your writing for incredible results and character insights! Empathy: Described as the identification with or understanding of thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person (at least according to my word hippo app -... Continue Reading →
How many times have I been here before, or for that matter have you? Sitting before a blank page on a screen or in a notebook with an empty head and a tight chest as the feeling of disappointment strikes with the realization that here you are ready to work but without anything to say.... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure I know of anyone who has lived a creative life without having gone through the fire of conventional doubt. Really what is life without the tests that make us prove ourselves and fight for what is really worth it? Sometimes though, the tests come too many, too fast and when you... Continue Reading →
I always been very outspoken about the need for story tellers in order to create something truly captivating they need to create real people. A story stops and starts at believably. Across the board I think this can go for all genres of creative story telling, because the one thing that all story types have... Continue Reading →
My guess is that if you're a writer you have heard the advice "Write what you know." It's a big one in the screenwriting community as a form of guidance to help make your content more relatable and your characters and content more realistic. HOWEVER... I don't necessarily agree. As a creative I believe... Continue Reading →
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