Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 20

No Status Quo

I'm not happy with the idea that I haven't moved since the last time I sat down to make something.

Traveling Saylesman

John Sayles: "It's our job, I think, to look outside of what we were born into and say,
'Is what I know really all that's going on?'"

Spring Cleaning Has Sprung

Among other things going down at Chez Infinimata this month, spring cleaning is officially under way.

Two Small Bodies

Beth B.'s pressure-cooker two-person drama, from Neal Bell's stage play, has a lot more on its mind than just fictionalizing an infamous true-crime story.

4K In '24

Between one thing and another, I revisited the list of movies I'd like to see reissued on home video, what with a newfound appreciation for physical media sweeping the globe.

Projects In The 90th Percentile

"Charisma" is easily the toughest writing project I've worked on yet, and I have my doubts if I can achieve all I set out to do with it.

You Can't Listen To Tapes Of Yourself In The Future

You don't learn from influences by copying them, but by studying how they were influenced.

The Wikification Of Yours Truly

For the sake of readers who professed an interest, I talk in detail about how I use a wiki to aid in writing my fiction.

Scissors And Paste

In between the usual holiday celebrations, I struggled to dismantle and reassemble Charisma, in the wake of my realizing the plot I had for it didn't work.

A Meaningful Pause

I had to back off from��working on "Charisma" for the sake of a major rethinking of the story. Here's how that unfolded.