The Gut
Okay, we know we need our intellectual and logical mind to: A) Learn our nuts and bolts writing basics, and to: B) Do our research and exploration of real-life elements that inform our story; no matter how bizarre the content may be, and to: C) Create a plausible “internal logic” for the narrative.
Then we must add [click to continue...]
Write from the GUT and the HEAD
One of the aspects of developing your own style is to develop both your intellectual and creative mind. I often see beginners lean too heavily on one area of their creativity. This can [click to continue...]
If you derive your work, it will be DERIVATIVE.
Okay, this may seem obvious, but I see this all the time. People who love one writer so much they emulate them to a point where they have no style of their own. I love Mark Waid too, [click to continue...]
Okay, so we know that by using our own life experiences and trolling our imaginations we can mix up a heady batch of super fun. But how does one go about developing a “style”? Well, basically, in my humble opinion, one doesn’t! Honestly, I believe a [click to continue...]
First I’d like to apologize for not having posted for a while, but life has its way of getting in the way, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I have a nice new bunch of stuff, so let’s get started.
Before continuing with more nuts and bolts type info, [click to continue...]
All right! Let’s get back to the writing workshops.
Now that we are all speaking the same language when it comes to story structure, let’s talk a little about another huge part of the writing process: [click to continue...]