Lessons A Precarious Agreement 27 Jul 202014 Dec 2021 Enemies or Friends?) Early on in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner find themselves at odds aboard a stolen ship.…
Lessons Foundations and Spires 20 Jul 202013 Dec 2021 Ebbs and Flows and Thunderous Crashes) Life is comprised of many moments, most of which are not very distinct from one another. Our arcs tend to be the result of…
Lessons Taking Inventory 13 Jul 202013 Dec 2021 Avoiding Ruts) Writing stories is one of the best ways to get better at writing stories. Direct practice leads to better performance over time. However, there is another crucial practice…
Lessons I See What You Did There 6 Jul 202013 Dec 2021 Finish the Pattern) West Side Story was never going to end happily. We listen to Tony and Maria plotting to get away from all the rottenness in their world, and…
Lessons Will You Remember Me? 29 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 Taking Names) I have always found it interesting which character names I am able to remember, and which ones I am not. For example, I struggle to remember the name…
Lessons The 11th Hour Arrival 22 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 Becoming Important) It was an interesting thing getting to know my wife. Of course I didn't know that she was going to be my wife when I first met her.…
Lessons Meet My Friend, the Story 15 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 What is Shakespeare?) The best stories permeate with character. As I suggested at the end of my last post, I do not mean "characters," in the terms of protagonist, antagonist,…
Lessons A Mind of its Own 8 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 Do you write a story to express yourself, or does a story express itself through your writing? Many the creative soul has spoken of being moved to make things in…
Lessons The Narrowing Wide 1 Jun 202013 Dec 2021 Life Stuff) Life seems to occur in chapters. We many times come to a major juncture where we realize that life for the past several years has fit within a…
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