Day 23 is over and day 24 is almost done. Yesterday was another light writing day and this will be another super quick post. The quickest one actually. How is your writing going? I’ll have more to write about soon I’m sure but I wanted to keep the daily updates going for the month at... Continue Reading →
Day 22 was Thanksgiving which was good. Today is a big day for shopping in the US and I took part for a little bit. While I was out I had to take the chance to browse the stationary section for writing tools. Do you guys have any favorite pens you can recommend? The updates... Continue Reading →
Day 21 was a decent writing day. I got some key story ideas down on paper and am figuring out some characters. Today is a holiday in America and I won't be doing much writing today. I will be enjoy some football games, movies and TV shows. Also...I'm updating my computer to the latest version... Continue Reading →
It’s not uncommon for writers and artists to try to avoid consuming to much outside art that may influence what they’re currently working on in an unwanted way. I’ve tried to do this but can’t. Often times it helps me to look away from what I’m working on and absorb some music, movie or a... Continue Reading →
Day 19, done. I've successfully written at least a little on the screenplay everyday this month and I've written a blog update everyday. Today's update will be very short though. It's a holiday week in the US. I won't be traveling but will definitely enjoy a few days off at home. By the way, if... Continue Reading →
I seem to always have a handful of stories rolling around in my head and even more written on paper. I love coming up with ideas and often write the initial seed for a story idea when I'm driving or doing something completely unrelated to writing. Over the years I have collected a lot of... Continue Reading →
It is often said "a film is made 3 times", once when the screenplay written, once again when the film is shot and again when it's edited. With few exceptions every film changes during each of the three processes. Ideally the changes are evolutions that move the story toward a better place. Sure, there are... Continue Reading →
Day 16 of Nanowrimo is in the books. We're over halfway through. I'm writing this update later in the day than I normally would but that's ok. At least I'm getting it in. Do you guys listen to music or anything else when you're writing? I used to listen to all kinds of music when... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I talked about writing outside of the house. Changing the scenery. Scenery and location also plays an important role in stories as well. Every story has a general setting in terms of time and space. Within the setting of the story itself are the locations of each scene. Coming up with intriguing ways to... Continue Reading →
