The Russian cargo ship rolled in the waves, as the biggest Typhoon in years smashed the Sea of Japan. The Captain chain-smoked an endless supply…
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
Category: Sample Writing
Okay, I wrote “The Island” in one night. I literally wrote out a basic logline during a break in the day, wrote out a list…
Ernie Lee stomped into the only general store on the Island, shaking off the cold October rain. “Thought the rain would hold off.” He drawled…
There’s a phrase among screenwriters – I think Jeannie Bowerman came up with it. Novelists have adopted it as well. The “Vomit” draft. What in…
From my first book… Rolf. Rolf Offenstath sat down wearily in the wreckage of what used to be a house, he guessed. He’d never lived…
If you read yesterday, you got a brief introduction to how many writers used to write, and my old process. Until recently, I would open…
If you have never seen this movie, expect to have your heart torn out. This is the kind of writing every author should aspire to.…