Improving Technique Update on My Novel #36 17 May 2022 Two-and-a-half weeks ago I stated that I was scaling down this blog and giving my attention to my novel and short story. This is my first update since making that…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 35 1 Apr 20228 Apr 2022 This was the first full month for work on my novel after I took a brief break. I admit that I felt daunted going back to this large project, but…
Lessons How Many Characters? 10 May 202130 Dec 2021 Very Limited Scopes) I've always been interested in movies with a limited cast of characters. Take, for example, the 2013 film Locke, starring Tom Hardy. The entire film takes place…
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 Hey, Coach, I Love You 1 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 A classic consideration when designing the protagonist of a story is what will their arc be? Is this a coming-of-age experience? A heroic epic? A tragic downfall? Will it truly…
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