As you all know, I am in school, chasing a Master's in Creative Writing and English, but the focus of my degree (and my writing passion) is screenwriting. I just finished my fourth screenwriting course (three were for the BA degree), and the latest professor of mine provided the class with what she called a …
Because this is the type of stuff you write when you're in a graduate program... George R. R. Martin is the author of the successful fantasy series, A Song of Ice And Fire, which was adapted into the cultural phenomenon known as the HBO series, “Game Of Thrones.” Within the three books to be analyzed …
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Old post from 2015, but still relevant! Music has always played a huge part in my creative process. I can hear a song like, I Never Told You what I Do For A Living, by My Chemical Romance . . . . . . and come up with a really awful bad guy type character …
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Writing your pitch is harder than writing the book but it doesn't have to be. With this basic...
Usually the books I review are written by Indie authors, but I picked up Ashley Flowers debut novel All Good People Here at my local library because I am (a huge supporter of libraries and I) love, love, love her podcast, Crime Junkie, so naturally, I had to read her book! Before getting into the …
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A creative work proposal is a compilation packet of sorts. It serves as the bridge between the writer and publisher. A proposal is a business plan for a creative work that is submitted to a publisher or agent...
I'm sharing for any of you who might want to know what to do when a publishers website says they want a marketing plan or a comparative titles analysis...
I've never published a recipe before but, all things considered, I thought it might be a good time to share a little something from my home to yours. I don't know about you, but I get the baking bug in cold weather. "Mom's Coffee Cake" is what I call it, but it's essentially a cinnamon …
Parts 1 2 3 4 Claire was sweating as she glanced again at the wide-brimmed hat sitting on the chair at the dining table. The cubs were giggling as they tried to perform jumping jacks, as demonstrated by Mama Bear. "Jacob- Cub 2- kick your feet apart when your hands go up-" Claire demonstrated. So …
I don't know about you, but I have been spending my time trying to catch up on writing. Usually, my writing is in the form of novels, but lately (as in the past 4 years LOL) I have been learning as much as I can about the art of screenwriting. And you know what I've …
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