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Category Archives: Writing Tools

You can write, or you can do nothing

A brilliant little writer’s mantra from Neil Gaiman: “You can write, or you can do nothing. But you can’t do anything other than write.”

Posted byNoah LloydJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022Posted inHow to Write, Writing ToolsTags:Anne Lamott, Dorothy Parker, How to Write, mantra, Neil Gaiman, writer's block, Writing, writing adviceLeave a comment on You can write, or you can do nothing

A Quick-and-Dirty Production Notebook

This blog’s all about storytelling, and today I’ve got something a little different: a quick-and-dirty notebook for production days.

Posted byNoah LloydDecember 18, 2021Posted inHow to Write, Writing ToolsTags:Analog, Filmmaking, Podcasts, Production, Recording, writing advice, Writing ToolsLeave a comment on A Quick-and-Dirty Production Notebook

Simple Hacks: “To Be” Verbs

We overuse the “to be” verb constantly. Finding ways to use it intentionally will sharpen our prose and add pleasing sentence variation.

Posted byNoah LloydDecember 10, 2021Posted inHow to Write, Writing ToolsTags:advice, How to Write, pro tip, sentence variation, Simple Hack, To be, Writing, writing advice2 Comments on Simple Hacks: “To Be” Verbs

Consider “We See”

Before all the Scriptnotes adherents come and castigate me, let me say in a clear voice, I AM ONE OF YOU. I just have some thoughts about “We see.”

Posted byNoah LloydNovember 22, 2021Posted inHow to Write, Writing ToolsTags:advice, Craig Mazin, How to Write, John August, Perspective, screenwriting, Scriptnotes, William Goldman, WritingLeave a comment on Consider “We See”

Writing Tools: Google Sheets Tracker

A writing tracker can help you learn about your own best practices as a writer. I share my own writing tracker here, built in Google Sheets, that you can modify to your heart’s content.

Posted byNoah LloydOctober 22, 2021October 22, 2021Posted inHow to Write, Writing ToolsTags:advice, Homemade, Writing Tools, Writing Tracker1 Comment on Writing Tools: Google Sheets Tracker
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