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.”
Tag Archives: Writing
Don’t Fear the Filler
When you find yourself stuck in a scene in your first draft, don’t fear the filler.
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.
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?
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.”
Remember THE ROCK? No not that one, the other one.
David Sims doesn’t like RED NOTICE. But I love THE ROCK.
An Alfaro Quote for Your Consideration
Luis Alfaro took helm of the L.A. Writer’s Workshop in August, and he said something about whose voices are or aren’t present that I think we can all learn from.
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.
The Case for Friction
Intentionally adding friction to your writing environment can have revivifying effects on your prose, poetry, etc. We talk a little bit about why, and how to leverage this effect.
A Note on Perspective: Saint Maud
A short note on how Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2019) employs perspective for its title character.
Noah Lloyd 