Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Color-Keyed Outlines & Structures are Essential

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Outlines and Structure are Helpful Color-Keyed Outlines & Structures are Essential I'm in the process of adapting my 373K word histo...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Why Would an Adult Read Children's Books

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Budding painters copy great works of art. Aspiring olympians emulate the regimen of gold medalists. Mathematic students recalculate centurie...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

How to Kill a Bad Guy

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  Hans Gruber meets his fate in Die Hard Mary Conneally ( https://www.maryconnealy.com/ ) is one of my favorite authors.  Years ago (June 18...

Master Class in Storycraft Structure - Now FREE

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  BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Storytellers, Screenwriters, and Novelists: Please pass this on to others who may be interested.  I have just moved ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

All Good Stories Contain a Mystery

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We've all heard the story about how Sir Isaac Newton supposedly discovered gravity by virtue of a falling apple. Recently I finished Dav...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Mystery, Muse, and Motivation

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  "The mark of a true writer with inspiration from God...voices in your head...visions in your mind."   That's what Pam, my wi...
Friday, July 19, 2024

Elements of Valid Propositions and Arguments

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This post was motivated by recent experiences in the comment threads of social media on Instagram. While this blog is mostly about long-form...
Friday, July 5, 2024

Ethan and Maya Hawke - Movies for Dads and Daughters

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 I'm looking forward to Ethan and Maya Hawke's movie about Flannery  O'Connor, WILDCAT. Letterbox asked them to interview each o...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC: Diluted Hero

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ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (2009) PG I would appreciate your telling me of typos or confusing paragraphs.  A group of kids must protect their vacat...