Thoughts on Our Environment
A friend of mine once described me as “chameleonic”. Now, I don’t think that’s actually a word, but I don’t care because I like the meaning behind it. He said: […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Hero Archetype #3: The Tragic Hero
Who here knows the story of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles? If you don’t let me paraphrase it for you: Oedipus is the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope of […]
Romantic or Not, Loyal Relationships Rock
The other day I heard Here’s to Us by Halestorm on the radio and it got me thinking about relationships and sticking together, etc. as fitting with the theme of […]
Necessary Ingredient for a Great Character #1: Give them a Vice
In case anyone here doesn’t know, we all have a vice. Some people drink, they smoke, they over eat, they exercise an exorbitant amount. So many people throughout history have […]
Past or Present — Which Tense is Best?
When I started writing I used to mix my tenses. I would initially start a paragraph in the past tense to show you the story and then I would write […]
Thoughts on Foreign Languages
How many of us here know how to speak a foreign language? I know, we all took that obligatory Spanish/French class in grade school and most of us have probably […]
Hero Archetype #2: The Anti-hero
Okay so who knows what an Antihero is? I know what you’re thinking, but no, it’s not a villain. Much like the Byronic Hero, I always found the Antihero to […]
Serendipitous Inspiration #4 — The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Quite often I am asked by people how I finish the first draft, where I have no guidance or map to follow. I always had some half cocked answer where I say […]
Great Character #4: Tony Montana
Before I begin I just want to say that I’m going to assume everyone here has seen the movie Scarface (1983) with Al Pacino, or if you haven’t, you have been […]
4 Keys to Engaging Dialogue pt. 2
This is Part 2 to a post series, and Part 1 can be found here if you’re interested. With that taken care of, I’ll jump into the post. 3. Circumstance […]
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