So, I was reading back through what I had written for Way of the Shield, trying to figure out what wasn’t working, and why it wasn’t. I am still most […]
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Analyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 5
Parts one, two, three and four of looking at Star Trek: Enterprise‘s third season Xindi Arc. “Home”, the third episode* of the fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise served as […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 4
Parts one, two and three. The third act of the Xindi Arc is pretty action packed. On some level, it does make up for the heel-dragging and aimlessness of the […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 3
A continuation of my analysis of the Xindi-arc of Star Trek: Enterprise. Parts one and two. The argument could be made that the first third was a “slow build”, putting […]
Read moreArchetypes, Rituals and Tropes
First of, let me say I’m going to be talking about Cabin in the Woods here. So, because this is a movie that it matters for: there will be SPOILERS […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 2
As I mentioned earlier, I’m analyzing a flawed structure as part of an exercise to improve my own writing, specifically using the third “Xindi Arc” season of Star Trek: Enterprise. […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 1
Of course, there is much to learn from the masters. But there is also plenty to learn from mistakes. And the great thing is, there are so many out there, […]
Read moreThanksgiving Quick Post
Happy Thanksgiving, all. I’ve got pies and stuffing and turkey to make*, so I won’t go on for too long on this post**. I had considered just linking to some […]
Read moreOut of Ink Season Again
For the past 13 years, I’ve participated in Austin Scriptworks Out of Ink ten-minute playwriting “fling”, as it is called, which basically works like this: Every year in November, on […]
Read moreRiding the Muse Where it Takes You
Sometimes it just doesn’t come together. And that’s okay. I’m in a strange position, writing-wise. Three novels are out there, shopping at various publishing houses. Any or all could hit […]
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