How to Write – Noah Lloyd

A Life is a Fractured Narrative: An Interview with Paul Tremblay

In this interview with horror writer Paul Tremblay, we talk about the new movie based on his work (dir. M. Night Shyamalan), novel writing, finding your community, solar panels, and toilet paper.
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Never Leave Anything Unfinished: An Interview with David Quiroz, Jr.

After just a few minutes of talking to David Quiroz, Jr., it becomes obvious that this is someone who gets things done. In this interview, we talk about what it’s like working on other people’s projects, what you can learn by writing in different media, and how to develop a career where other people pitch you projects.
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Actionable Empathy: An Interview with Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon’s written on everything from MOANA to MY YEAR OF DICKS (not a typo). We talk about growing up in small towns, learning how to write for audiences, and we come up with a precise, accurately measured formula for going viral.
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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.”
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Don’t Fear the Filler

When you find yourself stuck in a scene in your first draft, don’t fear the filler.
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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.
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NaNoWriMo Recap 2021

A totally personal recap of National Novel Writing Month 2021. Did you participate in NaNoWriMo this year? How’d it go? What kind of lessons have you gained from arbitrary writing goals?
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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.”
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Other People

Adding an external viewer to a scene’s emotional core can help root your audience in how they’re supposed to feel, providing a sometimes much-needed guide.
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