So due to other things going on in my life, I'm changing my prior announcement. I am going to be moving from just writing about things to talking about things via my new YouTube channel, something I mentioned before but now the date is changed and so has the link. In a couple of weeks,…Read more Big Announcement – Again…
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How Not To Start a Story
His alarm went off, waking him with a jolt. Don't start your story with some guy waking up to an alarm clock, or waking up at all, unless it is incredibly vital to your story. Like, there is actually an exciting reason for you to write about this guy waking up. [Insert dream sequence here].…Read more How Not To Start a Story
Finding Your Plot
When writing a story, one of the first things (after, maybe, character or setting) that you will consider is writing the plot of your story. I will say this once: YOUR PLOT IS NOT YOUR STORY. A professor of mine told it this way: the story is the list of the events; the plot is…Read more Finding Your Plot
Episode 2
Writing is hard. I feel like that is going to be a common theme of this blog. As I continue working on my web series, I am reminded again and again how difficult it is to write. Now obviously I know how to write. I know how to form sentences, put one word in front…Read more Episode 2
Writing Scene vs Summary
I'm a writer, if you haven't figured that much out. I write screenplays, short stories, poetry, song lyrics, and I'm also writing a novel. I've been writing since I was eight years old and since then I've been perfecting my craft. My writing still isn't perfect, mind you. At least, not until after rounds and…Read more Writing Scene vs Summary
Episode 1
I just finished writing the pilot episode of this web series and I know already that I'm going to have to edit the crap out of it. It's so much harder to write for today's internet users who have the attention spans of ten year-olds. Especially when you have to set up a whole world…Read more Episode 1
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