When I was a kid we had a chess set, and the little booklet that came with it had a list of tips. I only remember one of them, the first one: "Always play the best move possible." We always thought that was hilarious, because, of course you want to play the best move, you …
Quantity over Quality
The year is almost over, and it's going to be the worst year--as far as number of views--that my blog has had since its creation. Probably cause I went three months without making a post. It is becoming clearer and clearer to me that in the world of unknown writers, quality without quantity is as …
Mood music
I find that when I'm aiming for a certain tone or vibe in my writing, it helps a lot to be listening to music that evokes the same feeling I'm going for. It puts my brain into the right gear and the visions of what I need to write come a lot easier. What are …
Passengers: tell me why I should bother
There are probably only two people awake on that ship because they used 95% of the budget to pay Lawrence and Pratt. From where I'm sitting, this looks like a blockbuster written by executives that is masquerading as some kind of cerebral thriller. I find it hard to believe that anything this big and expensive …
Err on the side of confusion
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 …
Jonas David 