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Social Media Single-Handedly Ruins My Writing
Surprise surprise, the thing that everyone knows is bad for you is, in fact, bad for you I promise this photo will be relevant by the...
Oct 33 min read


Morgane Boyd Guest Post - Control (2019) and What it Taught Me About Worldbuilding
(This post is from the wonderful Morgane Boyd for a collaboration between our blogs. Check out my post "I Learned Everything You Need to...
Sep 265 min read


A Not-Totally Comprehensive Guide on Fiction Book Genres
Yes I have beef with this too; I’m a certified hater of the things I love I’m not afraid to say it, I think we have too many genres—of...
Aug 293 min read


Planning a Novel the Gates Annai Way
Actually, technically it's the film school way but whatever I learned how to write and plan a novel through film school, which seems like...
Aug 2214 min read


Etta Grace Guest Post - Write Now, Edit Later
(This post is from the wonderful Etta Grace for a collaboration between our blogs. Check out my post "The Art of Visual Editing is all in...
Aug 84 min read


Mastery of Writing Takes a Lot More than 10,000 Hours
I’d throw hands with Malcolm Gladwell if I saw him on the street Malcolm Gladwell is the guy who said that it takes at least 10,000 hours...
Jun 272 min read


Why Screenwriting is a Good Model for Novel Writing
Hint: It's because of rules Proof I actually went to film school The first thing I tell people who ask me how to get into writing is to...
May 302 min read


Everything Film School Taught Me About Outlining
Apparently, you don’t have to just “vibe it out” Before film school I was 100% a pantser. Any time I actually did try to outline...
May 167 min read


Everything Film School Taught Me About Character Creation
Save your money on tuition, read my blog instead The Foundations of Screenwriting - Syd Field Something that has stuck with me the most...
May 25 min read


Facing the Blank Page
Writing is scary My manuscript printed for editing I say often that facing the blank page is the most exciting part of writing. I...
Apr 252 min read
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