today’s writing tip: floor plans
Today’s writing tip: Draw a floor plan, and don’t wait until the last minute to do it. I’ve had a note on my To Do list for a long time, to draw a floor plan for “The Bus Station Mystery.” … Continue reading
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the real thing
Ernest Hemingway knew Lady Duff Twysden when he was young. He used her as the model for Lady Brett Ashley in his first novel, The Sun Also Rises. I read an interview with him once, from later on in his … Continue reading
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story progress, movies seen, and a machine
So, it’s about time for a blog post (it must be, right?). I don’t have any grand unified field theory of writing to report or anything like that. But I guess I have some things. 1) I’m still working on … Continue reading
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i think maybe i’ve had enough
I think about Logan, Wonder Woman, the new Spider-Man movie, and the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie. What do they have in common? They’re the last four big superhero movies, and in each case I thought, “Hey, that sounds … Continue reading
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sometimes it’s okay to please the fans
I have not seen The Fate of the Furious (which is kind of a stupid name) — though I do want to — but I have caught a couple of spoilers online, and it pleases me immensely that the events … Continue reading
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the oscar-winning suicide squad
Hee hee. I just like saying that. 🙂 With all the other problems last night*, I half expected someone to come out on stage right at the end and say, “Hey, that Suicide Squad thing? That was a joke! A … Continue reading
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