Lessons Just An Experiment 18 Apr 202225 Apr 2022 A Little Unusual) The world of paint has long had its artists who become very meta in their interests. They cease to consider the usual themes of the human figure,…
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…
Short Stories The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Thirteen 11 Feb 202127 Dec 2021 After finishing he finished the preparations for dinner, Tharol returned the poisoned bottle of wine, seal firmly reattached, back to the cellar. Then he carried the pots and pans out…
Short Stories The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Eight 7 Jan 202127 Dec 2021 "You want to poison Reis?!" Tharol asked in shock. "Well not lethally," Beesk said quickly. "Just enough to make him sick that night. We'll get some Tinstin next time we…
Lessons A Smooth Ride 11 May 202013 Dec 2021 The Trouble of Consistency) Plot-holes are potholes. They take what might have otherwise been a smooth and pleasant ride, and violently shake you out of the moment. The worst thing…
Lessons The Sincerest Form of Flattery 29 Jul 201918 Nov 2021 On Thursday I posted the first section of a story which was written in homage of Shane Carruth's work. Shane is the writer/director/producer/star/composer for two films called Primer and Upstream…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 0 1 May 201916 Nov 2021 Yesterday I announced that I was going to be bringing back the Story of the Storyteller series, though it is being repurposed to chronicle the progress on my novel. I…
Lessons The Weaver’s Loom 8 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 Over the last four weeks we have been examining the traditional narrative roles found in most stories: the hero, the villain, the mentor, and the love interest. To aid in…
Lessons Plot, Descriptions, and Dialogue 21 May 20188 Nov 2021 Over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing a few short pieces, Caterpillars, The House's Finest Hour, and Scars and Soothing, all of which have shared the same setting and theme,…
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