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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.”

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

Don’t Fear the Filler

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

Posted byNoah LloydJanuary 23, 2022Posted inscreenwritingTags:How to Write, Playwriting, Resistance, screenwriting, Steven Pressfield, writer's block, Writing, writing adviceLeave a comment on 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.

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

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?

Posted byNoah LloydDecember 3, 2021Posted inHow to WriteTags:Goals, How to Write, Nanowrimo, Work Life Balance, Writing, writing advice, Writing TrackerLeave a comment on NaNoWriMo Recap 2021

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”

Remember THE ROCK? No not that one, the other one.

David Sims doesn’t like RED NOTICE. But I love THE ROCK.

Posted byNoah LloydNovember 14, 2021Posted inMoviesTags:Action Movies, David Sims, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Bay, Red Notice, Review, screenwriting, The Rock, WritingLeave a comment on Remember THE ROCK? No not that one, the other one.

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.

Posted byNoah LloydNovember 4, 2021Posted inIntersectionality, PlaywritingTags:Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, Luis Alfaro, Nanowrimo, Playwriting, WritingLeave a comment on An Alfaro Quote for Your Consideration

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.

Posted byNoah LloydOctober 29, 2021Posted inHow to WriteTags:Audience, Comedy, David Lynch, Horror, How to Write, Identification, Perspective, screenwriting, Steve Kaplan, WritingLeave a comment on Other People

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.

Posted byNoah LloydOctober 14, 2021Posted inHow to WriteTags:Clive Thompson, David Lynch, Georges Perec, poetry, screenwriting, writer's block, Writing2 Comments on The Case for Friction

A Note on Perspective: Saint Maud

A short note on how Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2019) employs perspective for its title character.

Posted byNoah LloydOctober 1, 2021Posted inMoviesTags:Empathy, Perspective, Rose Glass, Saint Maud, screenwriting, The Witch, Writing1 Comment on A Note on Perspective: Saint Maud
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