Tag: screenwriting
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My Writing Routine
I first spoke on this topic nearly a year and a half ago, and in that time, quite a bit has changed–while a lot hasn’t–so I thought I might revisit it. I’ll start by saying this isn’t actually my daily routine. I do freelance marketing writing for a living and…
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General Writing Update
I’m a day late with this week’s blog due to some household hectic-ness over the first half of the week, but this are slowly returning to normal. A lot has happened in the last little while, so I thought I’d share some general updates. Buckle up! Gas Giant Gambit Let’s…
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My Favorite Thing to Write: Genre Mashups with a Historical Bent
Wow. Yeah. That’s a mouthful. But as I look over the original projects I’ve got coming out over the next few months, as well as the projects I’m currently working on, this is undeniably true. I really love writing genre mashups that have a certain (if varying) historical element. Here’s…
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My Writing Career Bucket List
I’ve got my head so full of developmental edits for Gas Giant Gambit this week, I thought I’d do something simple for today’s blog. So, just for funsies, here are my top ten writing career bucket list items! In no particular order: That’s all for now! Back to the dev…
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Goodbye ’24, Hello ’25
With the new year arriving in less than 12 hours from the time I sit here writing this, I feel it’s a nice time to take a look back at what 2024 has given me, and then look forward to what is yet to come. 2024 This past year was…
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Writing Updates
As you may or may not have noticed, I failed to post a blog last week, and I am a bit more than a day late this week. There is a very good reason for that. But before we get to that, since it’s the beginning of a new month,…
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Perseverance: What it Takes to Make it
This week I’m tackling a subject that, by all rights, I probably shouldn’t be. I mean, to be frank and fair, I have not “made it” in any real sense of the word yet. For those keeping score, I have had one short story published, another accepted into an anthology…
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Prose Writing vs Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
Most people are familiar with prose (even if they aren’t familiar with the name), but screenplays aren’t general seen by the movie going audience. So, as someone interested in writing one, the other, or both, the differences can be a little mystifying at first. But, as a writer that has…
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Outlining: Back to the Board
I had a phone meeting with my director/producer over the weekend. Got some questions answered and received some much needed guidance. All that means that I’m back to working on the horror feature I can’t talk too much about. But what I can talk about is one of my favorite…
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