SPOILER ALERT. You’ve been warned. When did television become so amazing? The likes of Dexter, The Sopranos, and countless other high quality series didn’t exist when I was a kid. The closest was whatever Star Trek: The Next Generation variant … more→
See my last post. More coming. Stay tuned, all 3 of my readers!
Precisely what the title says. What’s NaNoWriMo? Go here for more info: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ UPDATE: I’m bowing out of NaNoWriMo, partly because I think I got what I needed out of it and because there’s other stuff I need to focus on. … more→
I write mainly by feel, willing to use a comma in technically the wrong place if I think it’ll help the overall impact of a sentence align with my intention. I don’t usually fret over proper usage of a coordinating … more→
To anyone who won a screenwriting contest that sees this: before you take offense, hear me out. I’ve read a whole whackload of scripts, including many contest finalists and winners. And I’ve noticed something about most contest winning scripts: they’re … more→
(I wrote this for the October 2011 Bitmob Writing Challenge. Find this on Bitmob here, or just read on.) I previously wrote about how Sonic CD is not only overrated, but almost laughably bad, a puzzling fact given how much … more→
Meant to post this after watching Super 8, but it fell between the cracks. Here it is, with additions on how Super 8 is great for aspiring writers. I heard the word “nostalgia” so many times when reading impressions of … more→
Part of an ongoing series where I talk ’bout my pitching experiences in a rather informal fashion. DISCLAIMERS: These aren’t advice/informative pieces about how to properly pitch, though I’ll be writing those too (check the Pitch category). These are informal … more→
Get caught up with part 1 and part 2! Woke up Saturday feeling really fucking down. Full on existential crisis mode. Is the universe a hologram? (No, really, is it?) Should I really be here? I seriously debated saving on … more→
Previously, on PitchTales: The earthquake leaves Cassie trapped in the genetic research lab, and, injured, she must stop the coming genetic unmaking of man! Bimmy Lee jumped a large gap between skyscrapers! Will he make it? Meanwhile, Lt. Vincent K. … more→
Welcome to PitchTales, a word I Googled and found nobody else using. In this first part of an X part series, where X is a natural number equal to or greater than 1, I’m going to relay my own pitching … more→
Another quickie, as I’m still prepping for the 2011 Screenwriting Expo’s Golden Pitch event later this week. I haven’t posted as much about pitching as I have about writing or gaming, and I seek to rectify that. This year I’m … more→
Not sure “lazy” is the right word, as I’m working hella hard to prep for the 2011 Screenwriting Expo’s Golden Pitch event while keeping up my day job for all important food/clothing/shelter money. But whatever: I’ve heavily updated my Cool … more→
I fear backlash for this, but fuck it, I can only be myself. Here goes: approximately 98.672% of anime is balls to the walls garbage. Not subpar, not mediocre, but garbage. The other 1.328% is passable, and a small amount … more→
