Anger is NOT Conflict
Without conflict you have NO story. Full stop. You’ll often here me talk about “Perfect Day Syndrome,” where newer writers showcase their awesome characters and setting, in an awesome light, […]
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Comic Book Titles and Dangerous Misnomers
I’ve spoken elsewhere on naming things in story… today I want to touch on something more specific, naming the title of your book or series. Novice writers often put too […]
You Have One Year To Finish
The following post came up in one of the comic forums; “I’ve been working on a script for over 4 years. I hired an experienced editor whose credits included Netflix […]
Situational Narratives and One Beat Concepts
If you want to be a successful writer, it’s really important to understand what a true or genuine story is… even if you want to shape your writing career around […]
Movie Reviews that Don’t Suck
or Movie Reviews for Guys that Like Movies… and other cool people. [Something a bit different today, not the typical writing advice, but for all those keeping notes, certainly writing […]
Better Characterization
This lands on my desk, all the time… Jane What do you mean you’re leaving for six months? What about work? What about us? Marco I don’t have a […]
High Concept or Gimmick Writing
If you follow me, you understand the power of High Concept fiction. High Concept fiction has perhaps, the greatest commercial viability. In a nutshell, the story revolves around a new […]
Edit or Rewrite
Your buddy is an artist… a painter. He works for weeks on his latest creation, a painting of a forest. He’s been talking about it non-stop. He’s overflowing with pride […]
Story Potential Assessment
I’m putting up this post to explain COVERAGE, my Story Potential Assessment service and Fundamentals Consulting. (Not the usual writing advice post, however, if you’re not familiar with coverage, or […]
The Maxiseries Trap – TIP
I was providing coverage on a writer’s new comic series last week. She had fallen into the maxi-series trap so many newer writers fall into… You hear me constantly giving […]