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June 22, 2020
My urban fantasy has theme music!
The “Shadowdance” urban fantasy saga is all about music. Imagine my joy when friends made theme music for the saga! Origins of the “Shadowdance” music My friend Robert “Big Bob” Colwell was inspired by the title of my once and future “Shadowdance” movie, “Wake the Darkness.” He enlisted the aid of several musical friends, chief […]
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June 5, 2020
Using the Batcave to build character and mood
For today’s writer commentary, I’ll discuss using the literary equivalent of an extended establishing shot to enhance the mood and develop character. Kinda like the title says. For those keeping score, this story is Chapter Seven in my Batman/ Iron Man/ Batgirl fanfiction “Armored Underworld.” In this chapter, Batgirl returns to the Batcave to research […]
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How to use the Batcave to build character and mood
For today’s how-to writer commentary, I’ll discuss using the Batcave or any setting to enhance the mood and develop character. Kinda like the title says. For those keeping score, this story is Chapter Seven in my Batman/ Iron Man/ Batgirl fanfiction “Armored Underworld.” In this chapter, Batgirl returns to the Batcave to research the Russians […]
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June 3, 2020
Writing contrasting philosophies to define characters
Writing a commentary is a peaceful release from the shit show going on outside my window. Hopefully, reading the commentary is for you too. Which is why I’m doubling up on commentaries today and Friday. And because I forgot to post these last week. But win-win? A lot happened in a week, but not much […]
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How to write contrasting philosophies to define characters
I like to write these commentaries as a peaceful release from the shit show going on outside my window. Hopefully, reading the commentary is for you too. Which is why I’m doubling up on commentaries today and Friday. And because I forgot to post these last week. But win-win? A lot happened in a week, […]
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Writing the setup for later action with Iron Man and Batman
Darnit! With the epic Hellscape that was America last week, I forgot to post this and the Friday editions. So, you’ll get a double up today and Friday. Stay safe out there. We’re picking up in Chapter Four of my “Armored Underworld” fanfiction with Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, finishing his presentation of a new […]
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How to write the setup for later action with Iron Man and Batman
Darnit! With the epic Hellscape that was America last week, I forgot to post this and the Friday editions. So, you’ll get a double-up today and Friday of how to write excitement. Stay safe out there. We’re picking up in Chapter Four of my “Armored Underworld” fanfiction with Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, finishing his […]
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May 22, 2020
Celebrating 15 yrs of pensive Padme looks
Padme Amidala is famous for both her role trying to prevent the fall of the Republic and as Luke and Leia Skywalker’s mother. It’s the fifteenth anniversary of “Revenge of the Sith” To honor this milestone, I set my screen savers to a collection of “Star Wars” prequel stills. In watching them, I noticed something […]
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World-building through the eyes of Iron Man
Time for another writer’s commentary installment! This time we’ll look at world-building by using a character’s point of view. In this case, the character is Iron Man/ Tony Stark. I also had a blast characterizing Stark and three of Gotham City’s leading players: Mayor Hill, Commissioner Gordon, and billionaire Bruce Wayne. Let’s dive into Chapter […]
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May 20, 2020
Writing from Batgirl’s point-of-view
Writer commentary time! No, I’m not privileged enough to write Batgirl in anything other than fanfiction, but I did it and now let’s learn from it! Today we’re looking at the third chapter of my Batman/ Iron Man fanfiction, “Armored Underworld!” After a bit of explanation, we’ll jump right in! When I wrote this fanfiction, […]
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