by Ira | Jul 12, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast Notes: The I Ching is a collection of poems that you consult with sticks. There are numbers on the sticks that correspond to poems. You throw a stick, and then read the poem. Philip K. Dick actually consulted the I Ching when he was writing “Man in High...
by Ira | Jul 11, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Crushed my writing again today. 3,091 words. Boom! But here’s the kicker guys: I finally, FINALLY wrote good words, a scene I like! A scene that gets to stay in the final version! It’s…it’s such a relief. Honestly. I’m sure there...
by Ira | Jul 11, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast notes: This next series of podcasts is about structure. When sitting down to write a story, make a clear decision about TONE and GENRE. Tone is more important of the two, since tone can vary so much in any given genre. Think about what emotion you are trying...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Um…I crushed my word count today. Crrrruuuussshhhheeedddd it. I wrote three thousand one hundred eleven words. I wrote that all out just because the number is more impressive when it’s spelled with letters 🙂 And, to be honest…it was easy. I did it in...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast notes: Often in storytelling, the villain has already arrived at their moment of ‘power’ and it’s the protagonist who must rise to that level How can you give a flawed character an arc overcoming those flaws without losing what made them...
