J. Michael Straczynski wrote a book on writing screenplays titled, The Complete Book of Scriptwriting, wherein he outlines how to outline writing for movies, television, plays, and more. I have actually found this method of outlining to be interesting in that you deal with a lot of plot and a little dialogue and you essentially [...]
Posts under ‘On Writing’
Starting and Stopping
I am taking a brief brain breather to post that I have started and stopped several posts. They get about two paragraphs into a thought and then realize that it’s not what I am really thinking about and then delete the post I am trying to write and move on to something else. At present, [...]
Two Days Gone
I have, effectively, been MIA for the past two days. Not really MIA as the people who need to know where I am and what I am doing have known both (e.g. Erin and codename: CAMPER). However, when it comes to the website, and for at least one class, I have (unfortunately) been MIA. In [...]
Walking … After Midnight
Once upon a time I really enjoyed listening to Country music. Of course, that was before I went to a giant country music festival and sat, for an entire day and well into the evening, surrounded by people I probably wouldn’t associate with if I had free time and the desire to associate with people [...]
Friday or When I Don’t Know What to Write
I’ve been working through some ideas on another post. This is something that I will post at some point between now and whenever I decide it is done. The reason for that is… I don’t really know. What I do know is that I am working through an idea that is relatively long and will [...]
The Exploration of Love in relation to Literature
I had a couple of girls, many moons ago, tell me that all stories can be distilled down to their essences and that would always result in a love story. Now, as a somewhat well read individual who ranges all over the stratosphere of writing when it comes to what read, I happen to know [...]
The Frustration
My current goal (or at least one that I am sharing) is to get in to an MFA-Writing program at Umass-Amherst. I am going to submit applications to some low-residency programs in the area, as well, and I want a job on a campus (that allows me to take classes for free), but the truth [...]