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 […]
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Perils of the Writer: The Slow Process of Getting the Ball Rolling
¡Feliz día de los muertos! We’re now in November, which for some writerly types, means NaNoWriMo, aka Nation Novel Writing Month. If you aren’t in the know, participants pledge to […]
Read moreReliability: The Writer’s Most Crucial Trait
Back at the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop, one piece of advice I felt comfortable dispensing to the crowd of students was about any social media presence they might have. Namely, I […]
Read moreAvengers and Twelve-Part Structure
I had been thinking about movies and the studio-system’s somewhat slavish devotion to “three act structure”, which more and more I’m seeing as a big problem in modern cinema, and […]
Read moreWheels within wheels
Part of looking at the big picture means not only making plans for further installments, but making sure that those further installments also involve good plotting and storytelling.* The series […]
Read moreStructure vs. formula
There is always going to be the great Planner vs. Pantser argument amongst writers. Of late, I’ve been seeing threads of hostility amongst the planners towards the pantsers. Not open […]
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