Writing about writing and reading
Dumb thoughts from yours truly
If you go to this movie expecting to see laser fights and explosions and space battles, you will be disappointed. If you want creepy aliens and jump-scares you will also be disappointed. But if you're after a movie that puts a lot of thought into the story, the science and the characters, then you will …
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I have watched my fair share of Bob Ross, and one thing he repeats often is 'it's your world, you can do whatever you want in your world.' Well, you can write whatever you want in your world, too. Many stories I've read--published or otherwise--feel like the author is holding back, restraining or censoring themselves. Writing …
My writing output has been increasing lately because of this. When I'm not writing, I try to think about what I'll write next. Simple right? But it's so easy to get distracted, and busy, and lose sight of what you were doing. Especially if you don't have much time to write, you've got to make …
A bit of advice to writers of TV, movies and books alike: I'd rather be confused than treated like an idiot. People generally aren't as slow as you seem to think, dear writers of the stuff I read and watch. You don't have to make that hint so painfully obvious, or explain this concept or piece …
Whenever I need a boost in confidence I go to the bargain section in the supermarket and pick up one of those thrillers where the cover is the silhouette of a guy running down a dark alley. Yeah, I can write better than that. You know why that guy has a novel sitting on bookshelves in …
Jonas David 