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January 13, 2023

Case Study: Cobra Kai – The Most Focused Show On TV

Craft, Film character development, Cobra Kai, craft, family, karate, Karate Kid, storytelling, television

Cobra Kai is the most focused show on television right now.

December 31, 2021

Small Stakes vs. Large Stakes

Craft, Film, Sci-Fi Writing big stakes, Coco, craft, High Stakes Fallacy, Inception, interstellar, science fiction, small stakes, writing

The High Stakes Fallacy, whereby big, impersonal stakes are thought to be enough for a story, is an easy trap to fall into.

May 15, 2021

The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet: Inglourious Basterds

Craft, Film craft, film, Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino, screenwriting, story analysis, story structure, storytelling, The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet

My Blake Snyder Beat Sheet for the film Inglourious Basterds.

February 15, 2019

The Editorial Map

Craft craft, editorial map, Fiction University, Janice Hardy

Fiction University’s Editorial Map has helped me understand where my novel needs work.

January 18, 2019

The BME Challenge: Lessons Learned

Craft 100-word stories, craft, The BME Challenge

My 30-day BME Challenge is over. Here’s what I learned.

December 18, 2018

The BME Challenge

Craft 100-word stories, craft, The BME Challenge

I’ve started my own challenge of writing 100-word stories ever dayf or 30 days in order to improve my storytelling chops.

November 9, 2018

Morning Pages

Craft craft, creativity, daily writing habit, morning pages

A month ago I started the practice of Morning Pages, and I haven’t looked back.

September 28, 2018

The No-Answer Ending

Craft Castle Rock, cliffhangers, craft, Stephen King, storytelling, The Kid

Castle Rock didn’t answer its main story question by the end of season one. And I’m not sure I like that method of storytelling.

September 24, 2018

Castle Rock & Creepy Smiles

Craft Castle Rock, craft, Henry Deaver, horror, Stephen King, The Kid, uncanny valley

My thoughts on Castle Rock and The Kid’s creepy smile.

September 7, 2018

Read, Read, and Then Read Some More

Craft, Reading craft, reading, The Sci-Fi Novel, writing

One of the best ways to improve your writing is to read just as much as you write.

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