Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part Two 28 Mar 20224 Apr 2022 Continued Retrospective) A week ago I took a look at my previous short story, Hunt of the Others, and I pointed out that I had struggled with the action sequences.…
Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part One 21 Mar 202228 Mar 2022 The Speed of Action) I have just finished my latest short story, Hunt of the Others. The entire piece was a single scene, wherein we saw a group of hunters…
Lessons A Proper Drama 24 Jan 202231 Jan 2022 An Outsider) I recently watched the latest Disney animated film, Encanto, which tells the story of a most magical family. Each member of the Madrigal household has been gifted with…
Lessons Everyone Loves a Good Sermon 17 Jan 202226 Jan 2022 Take Away His Microphone) There is a criticism levied against stories for being "too preachy." The tale has some moral that it wishes to expound upon, but people are being…
Lessons Never, Ever Head Hop 29 Nov 2021 A Common Rule) There are a few pieces of advice that always turn up when you start learning how to write. "Show, don't tell," is a famous one, meaning that…
Lessons Well, Isn’t That Convenient? 15 Nov 202117 Nov 2021 The Wonderkid Chet) When I was young I loved reading the Hardy Boys mystery stories. This famous series began in 1927, first conceived of by Edward Stratemeyer but written by…
Lessons The True Character Revealed 1 Nov 20213 Nov 2021 Dodging the Truth) At the start of the 1999 film The Matrix, Neo already knows that the world is hiding something from him. Somehow the life that surrounds him seems…
Lessons The Shattered Protagonist 18 Oct 20214 Nov 2021 Arabian Mishaps) In the Disney animated film Aladdin, our protagonist is a lowly street thief who dreams of a better life. From the very beginning he speaks longingly of having…
Lessons Running Aground 11 Aug 202131 Dec 2021 Normally I use Wednesdays to post a chapter of my current short story. But I've just wrapped up work on Covalent, and I want to take a moment to examine…
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