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Category Archives: Write
Villains don’t have to be sympathetic, but they do have to be compelling
Villains don’t have to be sympathetic. They just have to be compelling. True, a sympathetic villain can be compelling; in fact, in many cases, just being sympathetic is compelling enough. When a villain is trying to right some unjust wrong, … more→
National Grammar Day 2012: “it’s” vs. “its”
It’s National Grammar Day 2012! Today’s topic for the 3.2 people who read this blog: “it’s” vs. “its.” I don’t always follow English conventionings that good; so forgive if occasion you see, grammar and spelling errors. Me not am perfect … more→
Ideal film length
I’ve heard many a moviegoer wax poetic on movie length; what length is ideal, how some movies feel rushed and beg for more time, that whole deal. The majority of new screenwriter advice I see online says to make a … more→
In this post I talk about how awesome Eureka is
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→
Doing NaNoWriMo; don’t expect posts until December 2011
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→
On breaking English rules
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→
Contest-winning scripts (usually) suck
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→
Ramble about Super 8 and so-called “nostalgia”
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→
Lazy fat man: “More Cool Links” edition
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→
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Good anime exists, but most of it is garbage
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→
Fat man snippets: “Flippin’ Busy August” edition
Still writing my ass off, setting and meeting self-imposed deadlines. So no full-on “proper” post just yet. Enjoy snippets! GET THE BASTION SOUNDTRACK I heaped praise on Bastion, an amazingly crafted and priced action RPG, a couple posts back (here, … more→
Books the handsome fat man recommends
Busy preparing for The Screenwriting Expo, tweaking scripts and pitches, so finding something to post about, well, that ain’t comin’ easy. So here are three books I strongly recommend: PLAYING TO WIN by David Sirlin You can read this for … more→
Conflict: easy and hard
Coming up with suitable conflict fitting a character’s personality and goals is insanely easy and mind-numbingly difficult. The easy part: adversity is everywhere. Fuck, I can think of adversity right now: aspiring writer has a blog and, while writing in … more→
Story outlining: methods and software
8.7 bazillion writers, both established and aspiring, swear to 8.7 bazillion different methods of outlining. Some insist that writing IS the outline, and just do draft after draft. Others insist you must outline every last piece of your story before … more→