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Category: Writing
The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind
Ambage: noun - an archaic term for intentional ambiguity or indirect ways or proceedings (usually presented as the plural "ambages"; Middle English via French and Latin) Intentional ambiguity is not a literary device that most writers would seek to employ, but if we're going to talk about the secondary definition regarding "indirect ways" then it… Continue reading The Ambages – How a Fictional Family Became the Cornerstone of My Mind
Thee WIP
Now seems like a good enough time to share some of the vaguest details with people. First, I have no delusions about becoming popular off my work. Even if it were otherwise successful, my social anxiety will sabotage that. So, my anxieties about someone stealing the idea are somewhat less than in the past. Second,… Continue reading Thee WIP
High Art and Low Art
Without a doubt, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become one of, if not the preeminent sources of entertainment in the world today and sparked debate about the artistry of superhero films. The whole superhero thing fascinates me from an artistic perspective because it touches on so many facets. There is the mythos itself, which… Continue reading High Art and Low Art
My Literary Process
As an unpublished author, I try to refrain from talking about my process publicly because the lack of publication always felt to me a condemnation. The truth is that my obsessiveness and perfectionism have prevented publication in the sense that I have never pursued it for fear that I know my writing is not good… Continue reading My Literary Process
Tips for Writers
This post is both traditional and antithetical. The Internet is full of tips for aspiring writers: about content, about process. As a writer myself, I sometimes struggle with the simplistic nature of these tips. Who doesn't love a bulleted list? The problem is that those lists remove a lot of the nuance, even if the… Continue reading Tips for Writers
Six Degrees of Separation: Artistic Faithfulness in Storytelling
Today's piece is an examination of "artistic faithfulness" - the degree to which one writer borrows from another. With writing this takes on a unique form. I see a lot of people griping about repetition in media, especially with all of the remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels coming out of Hollywood. To be fair, there… Continue reading Six Degrees of Separation: Artistic Faithfulness in Storytelling
Captain Marvel and the Toxic Fanboys: Rejection of the Heroine’s Journey in Pop Culture
Baseball and soccer are not for everyone. Baseball went from America's pastime to people complaining on the regular about how slow and long the game. Soccer finally seems to be gaining steam in the United States, but many Americans still view the game as boring. Incidentally, many Americans love basketball and NASCAR, which I find… Continue reading Captain Marvel and the Toxic Fanboys: Rejection of the Heroine’s Journey in Pop Culture
Dense Writing: One Writer’s Principles
(I like to write these pieces with an authoritative and knowing voice. Let's be clear from the start that this is not prescriptive. I am sharing my approach to writing to provide some ideas to newer writers who might be reading this piece. There's no literary elitism here. You may read a point and think,… Continue reading Dense Writing: One Writer’s Principles
Mjolnir, Blackface, and The Manic Pixie Dream Girl – Literacy with Writing
Steve Rogers: But if you put the hammer in an elevator? Tony Stark: It'll still go up. Steve Rogers: Elevator's not worthy.Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Fiction is not non-fiction, fact, history, or anything of the sort. Fiction is fabrication. Perhaps it's indicative of our growing inability as a society to tell fact from opinion,… Continue reading Mjolnir, Blackface, and The Manic Pixie Dream Girl – Literacy with Writing
Celtic Riverside 