by Ira | Jul 3, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast notes: It is *definitely* okay for new authors to write derivative work! DO IT! Use it to figure out plat structure, characters, etc. Screenwriters literally write spec scripts based on existing shows. Write fan fiction. If someone else does your idea...
by Ira | Jul 2, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Today was my brother Russell’s birthday. He would have been 28 today, two years away from a dirty thirty. I wonder what he would have been doing? Where would he be working? Who would he be with? What would be his favorite band right now? I worked all day on my...
by Ira | Jul 1, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I spent all day on my manuscript today, going through and approving corrections, and working on sections that needed clarification. I was supposed to finish…but it’s going to take me 2 days. Now I know. I’ll schedule 3 days next time. That’s...
by Ira | Jul 1, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast notes: Sherry Priest (sp?) – writes in the genre of “Lovecraftian” horror. Lovecraft walked away from the trope that characters needed to make stupid decisions in order for the horror plot to unfold…Lovecraft’s horror was about...
