Lessons Not Too Much, Not Too Little, Just Right 19 Apr 202128 Dec 2021 Just Right) The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is all about finding the happy medium. From porridge that is too hot, too cold, and just right to beds…
Lessons The Lessons of Pretend 12 Apr 202128 Dec 2021 It might be all fun and games for the characters in my latest story, The Time Travel Situation, but for me this is all serious work! Actually, no, there's been…
Lessons Good Guys Don’t Shoot in the Back 5 Apr 202128 Dec 2021 The Impotent Domination) The final act of a story is where the hero has been truly converted to their guiding philosophy, and now they will trust in it to overcome…
Lessons Throw Me Another Ball! 29 Mar 202128 Dec 2021 A Mass of Faces) It was once a selling point for movies to show a huge mass of people on camera at the same time. Epics like The Ten Commandments…
Lessons Intersecting Worlds 22 Mar 202128 Dec 2021 Story Within a Story) The Princess Bride is an interesting story within a story. The novel version is presented as being an abridgement of the actual story, an edit of…
Lessons Different Fits 15 Mar 202131 Jan 2022 An Old, Familiar Tune) The first Guardians of the Galaxy film opens with a shot of alien worlds. We descend upon one of these to a rocky wasteland, upon which…
Lessons Children at Play 8 Mar 202126 Dec 2021 The Universal Play) When I was young my siblings and I loved playing pretend. Obviously we were far from the only children to do this, playing pretend is something that…
Lessons Taking a Look Back: Part Two 1 Mar 202126 Dec 2021 Here we are with just more section left in The Favored Son: Alternate! This Thursday I'll post the conclusion, then be ready to move on to something new. A week…
Lessons Taking a Look Back: Part One 22 Feb 202126 Dec 2021 Here we are approaching the end of The Favored Son: Alternate. It's been a long road, and there's been a great deal learned along the way. I want to pause…
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