Writing Six Degrees of Separation: Artistic Faithfulness in Storytelling 20 Sep 2021 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…
Uncategorized… Captain Marvel and the Toxic Fanboys: Rejection of the Heroine’s Journey in Pop Culture 13 Sep 2021 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…
Writing Dense Writing: One Writer’s Principles 10 Aug 2021 (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…
Writing Mjolnir, Blackface, and The Manic Pixie Dream Girl – Literacy with Writing 22 Jul 2021 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,…
Writing The Paradox of Fiction 20 Feb 20213 Aug 2021 It's a moving scene. All of the still-alive Avengers join together at the house for a send-off of their friend. Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey, Jr., had died. The…
Writing Dramatic Benefit of Horror 15 Sep 20203 Aug 2021 Writing, for me, is about healing and reconciliation. I do not mean that this is how I read all writing, but my interest in composing fiction is to that end.…
Writing Why I’ll Never Be an Author 25 Aug 20203 Aug 2021 Tell her to make it short and spicy. And if the main character is a girl, make sure she's married by the end. Or dead, either way. - Mr. Dashwood,…
Writing A Teddy Obsession (A Sort of Gerwig’s Little Women Review) 11 Aug 20203 Aug 2021 When I finally got around to reading Little Women in college, it immediately became one of my favourite stories. Jo and Meg charmed me (admittedly, I found Amy annoying on…
Writing How I Became a Writer (Again) 28 Jan 20203 Aug 2021 For years I thought of myself as a writer. Nearly two decades now. One could blame the encouragement of my teachers. While I performed well in school overall and prided…
Writing How Do I Start Writing? 26 Jan 20203 Aug 2021 The following is personal advice mixed with a heavy dose of professional advice from Lajos Egri (The Art of Dramatic Writing) and Stephen King (On Writing). As an active member…
