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…
Writing Three (Friendly) Complaints from a Fiction Writer to Readers 25 Jan 20203 Aug 2021 tl;dr version: fiction and non-fiction are two separate things. I think often of this line attribute to Mark Twain: The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs…
Writing 101 Films That Influenced Me As a Writer 3 Dec 20193 Aug 2021 Some movies capture the imagination (sorry, no Star Wars on the list) and some entertain (no Disney either, even though I adore their films). The post today is not about…
Writing I Am a Terrible Author (But a Strong Writer) 3 Jul 20193 Aug 2021 Nearly 15 years ago, I began writing a novel. Well, a series of novels...well, maybe a trilogy or just one long novel - perhaps broken into two parts. Oh, or…
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