Lessons You’ll Understand in Time 7 Mar 202214 Mar 2022 What Am I Even Watching?) The opening to the 2010 film Inception is quite confusing. We begin with Dom Cobb waking up on a beach and seeing two children in…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 34 4 Mar 202211 Mar 2022 Here I am, having just completed my one-month hiatus from With the Beast. I explained at the start of February that I needed to take a break after finishing the…
Short Stories Hunt of the Others: Part Three 2 Mar 20229 Mar 2022 "Gonzalez we are NOT ready for co-option!" Perry said through gritted teeth, eyes rapidly flicking between the man and the pulsing ripples being blasting through each of the pistons. "You…
Lessons Do Reasons Even Matter? 28 Feb 20227 Mar 2022 The Ends Justify the Means) The 1960 film The Magnificent Seven opens on a town being taken advantage of by Calvera, the head of a notorious gang of bandits. Calvera…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 40 25 Feb 20224 Mar 2022 Last week I put together a plan for reworking the middle act of The Storm. I decided to divide it into a miniature three act structure, where it alternates between…
Short Stories Hunt of the Others: Part Two 23 Feb 20222 Mar 2022 "Good," Perry approved. "Bring it right here between my hands." O'Reilly pressed the nozzle through the rectangle of light. "Here?" "Little to the left. Little more. There." She started pulling…
Lessons The Hidden Features 21 Feb 202228 Feb 2022 Big and Small) A couple months ago I saw the new Dune movie based on the novels by Frank Herbert. I had heard of the Dune stories before, but this…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 39 18 Feb 202225 Feb 2022 Last week I shared my insights from reading through my fourth draft. The main takeaway was that my middle act is struggling more than any other. Things just sort of…
Short Stories Hunt of the Others: Part One 16 Feb 202223 Feb 2022 It was a cold yet bright morning as the hunters assembled themselves on the banks of the Ori-Haq-Wi River. "Take a survey," Perry, the leader of their group command. Four…
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