WRITER on WRITING

No, no... don’t rush to answer that. I’m pretty sure I can guess how most of the comments section would go. However...it is an importa...

            I wanted to prattle on a bit about character development.  I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, and the way it can someti...

Our three secret weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency... So, a few years back I attended the SDSU Writers’ Con...

A pretty loaded question, I know. And I’m sure I don’t want to hear all the answers you’ve got for me. It’s an important que...

I talked a bit about this a while back , but then while talking with the missus the other day I realized an even better analogy ...

In Hollywood there’s a term called “high-concept.” At its purest, high concept is a film idea that can be boiled down to one sen...

One of the challenges with writing is that it's something you can only learn by doing. You can take classes, read books, an...