I’ve re-watched The Avengers and Iron Man 3 on DVD, and two lines in The Avengers really jumped out at me. One is a negative example: Various characters are discussing how crazy Loki is, and Thor says, “Have a care; … Continue reading
Laura Stanfill sent me this link from the New York Times (“Writing Bytes“). She knew I’d be interested, since I quite enjoy modern technology (in fact, I’m writing this on a newly-acquired Android laptop – bet you didn’t even know … Continue reading
I was interested to read this article at Salon: “The trouble with rape revenge movies.” I talked about this question here, including how I’ve deliberately stayed away from this trope (both because it can reduce female characters to being female … Continue reading
Martin, over at writeafirstnovel, posted about “Big scenes, little scenes.” That post made me think about the movie director Howard Hawks. Someone asked him once to define what made a great movie. His answer was, “Three great scenes, no bad … Continue reading
There was a very interesting blog post over at YA Indie called “5 Tips for Writing a ‘Strong Female Protagonist.'” Since I am writing a quasi-YA* story with a strong female protag (Stevie One), this was interesting to look at. … Continue reading
I’ve been writing about Jan Sleet, the great detective, for more than forty years. She changed somewhat over the first couple of decades, though she has always dressed well, but she’s been pretty much as she is now since 1990, … Continue reading