There are two things about me that regular readers of this blog are already familiar with. One is my love of professional-wresting and the other is my love of all things Star Trek (except for the J. J. Abrams remakes. They never happened in my world-view.) And I won’t even shy away from the fact […]
Five Links Friday 7/7/17
Hey, it’s Friday! And, dang, I nearly missed it. Here are five links for ya’ll. 1. Let’s start with a look at irony from Reedsy.com in a great, informative post, with lot’s of examples: Learn What Irony (Really) Is and How To Use It. 2. Get that first draft written! Here is Victoria Griffin with […]
Storytelling, NES-Style
You know what’s crazy? When I first started writing, the idea of plotting seemed foreign to me. I didn’t see any need to come with a defined problem-conflict-solution. I just thought that seemed archaic in a sense. And then when I heard about some of the more complicated plotting methods, such as the hero’s journey, […]
Writing a bedtime story with your 2-year-old
My little guy isn’t so little anymore, as he just turned six. It’s great to see him growing up and so much fun watching him learn and teach his younger siblings everything he knows about the world. But he wasn’t always a big brother. There was that small amount of time where it was just […]
Three Writing Ideas I’ve Changed My Mind About
I’ve been writing for a while now, and while I still look back on those first couple of years where everything was fun, new, and exciting, I still had a few wrong ideas about the craft. And had I not corrected them, they may still be holding me back today. So with that said, here […]
Is Your Villain Stealing the Show?
I’ve always liked the bad guys. In the 80s it was Roddy Piper over Hulk Hogan. Cobra Commander over Duke. Mumm-Ra over Lion-O. And then in the 90s, my wrestling fandom got to enjoy bad guys like Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, and The Mountie (he always gets his man). Later it was the nWo and […]
How to Turn a Good Guy Bad (a.k.a. the Heel Turn)
If you grew up watching the prime time soaps in the 80’s or the Aaron Spelling funfests in the 90’s (Oh don’t pretend like you didn’t love Melrose and 90210) you know that nothing could peek your interest and get everybody talking like the big betrayal. When a character we love decided to give up […]
Five Links Friday 4/14/17
And the weekend is here. Hopefully this one will be a little more laid back, as we’ve had some pretty crazy weekends as of late. At least things are never boring. Here is another set of Five Links Friday. Enjoy the weekend! 1. Mythic Scribes has another great post on pacing: What Plot and Poker […]
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