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September 17, 2024
How-To Write Lesson 2: Opening Image
Welcome back! It’s time for the second lesson in the how-to write series. This week we are looking at the opening image, the first beat in your story. You can find some great info and graphics here, at the Save The Cat website that can help if you feel lost. If you haven’t visited yet, …
September 12, 2024
How-To Write Lesson 1: Narrative
What is a story? In the simplest of terms, a story is anything told. The Oxford English Dictionary defines story as “An account of a series of events, facts, etc., given in order and with the establishing of connections between them; a narration, a story, an account” (“narrative”). When we tell a story, we are …
How-To Write: a series
Many of you that follow this blog have done so because of the resources and writing advice. My content of late has been all-over the map, but that has been more about building my portfolio than anything else. Apparently prospective employers want to see a variety of content. But I want to make it up …
September 3, 2024
How-To Be An Informed Voter
Vote responsibly by getting informed. Our nation is facing important issues and finding out exactly what they are, without the bias is our most basic responsibility as Americans
August 29, 2024
Amazing Mexican Food
I found an amazing channel that helps me cook authentic Mexican food! You know I have to shout about the thing I love...
August 22, 2024
How-To Study: studying for pros
Make the most of your study-time. Learn faster and better with THESE helpful techniques
August 19, 2024
How-To Write an Essay
School is hard. So is writing. But it doesn’t have to be. From elementary to graduate school, if you are a student, then you know that writing a strong essay is key to succeeding. Why Writing? Here in California (and across the country) there’s this little method schools use called “writing across the curriculum.” That […]
May 29, 2024
Resources for Writers
I don’t know about you, but I have been spending my time trying to catch up on writing. Usually, my writing is in the form of novels, but I am still learning as much as I can about the art of screenwriting. And you know what I’ve learned? Even if a writer is not interested …
September 12, 2023
Formatting Cheat Sheet for Screenwriters
As you all know, I am in school, chasing a Master’s in Creative Writing and English, but the focus of my degree (and my writing passion) is screenwriting. I just finished my fourth screenwriting course (three were for the BA degree), and the latest professor of mine provided the class with what she called a …
September 10, 2023
A Brief Linguistic Exam of ‘A Song Of Ice And Fire’
Because this is the type of stuff you write when you’re in a graduate program… George R. R. Martin is the author of the successful fantasy series, A Song of Ice And Fire, which was adapted into the cultural phenomenon known as the HBO series, “Game Of Thrones.” Within the three books to be analyzed …
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