November 27, 2017 9 Must-Do Steps to Writing your novel in Scrivener If you’ve never used Scrivener, it has some little-known tools that are exceptionally powerful, and make planning and editing your novel much more effective…. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 25, 2017 Out Of Coffee: A Writing Lesson Was about to write this blog article, when I picked up my cup of coffee. Photo by Ian Keefe on Unsplash Oh, no. Here we go…. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 22, 2017 Thoughts on “the Island” Okay, I wrote “The Island” in one night. I literally wrote out a basic logline during a break in the day, wrote out a… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 20, 2017 8 Essential Character Types you must have in your novel! Writing a novel (or a screenplay) is almost like learning a new language. There are things you must learn to do in most novels,… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 19, 2017 Writing Ideas From Bryan Collins Bryan Collins writes in his book “The Art of Non-Fiction Book Writing” about his habit of taking a pad of A4 sized paper (he… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 18, 2017 The Island Ernie Lee stomped into the only general store on the Island, shaking off the cold October rain. “Thought the rain would hold off.” He… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 17, 2017 Seven Forgotten Secrets of Story Conflict Let’s face it: If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have a story. Photo by Clinton Naik on Unsplash This is why every course in Screen writing… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 16, 2017 Seven Important Keys to a Strong Antagonist One of the keys to writing fiction or a good screenplay is that there’s got to be a good antagonist, or “bad guy”. Photo… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 12, 2017 How to make Guaranteed Winning Story Ideas I guess I’m the wrong guy to ask, “How can I come up with ideas?” Because I’ll tell you – I don’t have any… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 10, 2017 7 essential tips to make surprisingly strong Dialog There are certain skills a writer is supposed to master. We tend to concentrate on narrative – long, flowery descriptions that form as a… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn