Lessons Journeys and Detours 18 Nov 201920 Nov 2021 The Journeyman's Questions) When we are children, we tend to set our hopes and dreams on moments that are in the immediate future. We long for a birthday that is…
Lessons Stop, You Fool! 11 Nov 201920 Nov 2021 In a previous post I discussed the matter of giving the reader and the main character different amounts of information. In most stories the reader and main character share the…
Lessons Judge Me, and Quickly 4 Nov 201920 Nov 2021 We have a common saying: "don't judge a book by its cover." Like all of our colloquialisms, we hardly ever apply it to the situation that it describes. Perhaps we…
Lessons As Long as You’ll Clean up After It 28 Oct 201920 Nov 2021 Doing Your Duty) I never had a dog growing up. I always wanted one, but the answer was always no. I tried telling my dad that he wouldn't have to…
Lessons Not Sure How to Feel About This 21 Oct 201920 Nov 2021 Incomplete Victories) Last week I concluded a short piece with a bittersweet moment. In it the hero sacrificed his life, but not even to defeat the villain. In fact, the…
Lessons Let Me Explain This to You 14 Oct 20196 Nov 2024 Telling vs Evoking) It is interesting that we so often use phrases like "let me tell you a story." Once upon a time people did exactly this, but today we…
Lessons So Dark and Edgy 7 Oct 201920 Nov 2021 This last Thursday I shared the first part of a story, in which a small band attacked a military caravan. This assault resulted in a few moments of violence, including…
Lessons I Was Expecting Something Different 30 Sep 201919 Nov 2021 Feels A Little Off) Recently my wife and I watched the anime series Death Note. Its basic premise is that a teenager obtains a notebook, and the name of any…
Lessons It Sounded a Lot Better in My Head 23 Sep 201919 Nov 2021 A Peek Behind the Curtain) It was pretty early on in this blog that I wrote a story that I didn't like. In that moment I had to decide whether…
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