Month: April 2006
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What Makes Gilmore Girls the Best Show on TV
When I read Michael Ausiello’s recent interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, two things impressed me. Not what’s going to happen to Gilmore Girls […]
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Spotlight: The Notebook (the movie) (Review)
Review of The Notebook, directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. An elderly woman (Gena Rowlands) stands, looking out of the […]
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Setting the Mood With Milieu
This is the second part of a series, after Setting the Mood With Expectations. Another mood-generating device authors use is milieu.
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Pet Peeves: Loose Instead of Lose
I have a long list of pet peeves, some that bug me more than others. One that I see popping up more and more is […]
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Setting the Mood With Expectations
How do you write moody stories? How do you imbue your prose with overwhelming emotion? It’s all about manipulating the feelings of the audience. Over […]
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Facts Tell, But Stories Sell
I know I’ve been preoccupied with life recently. So I thought I’d pass along this inspirational tale from Kim Klaver’s blog, “A blind man’s new […]
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Justice, Masthead Style
Magazine Man recently posted a particularly good story on his blog Somewhere on the Masthead. Actually, everything he posts is particularly good, and we’re fortunate […]
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Character Ideas Through Substitution
Here’s another way to generate character ideas. Substitute one reaction for another. We all tend to make our characters behave like ourselves or like people […]
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Spotlight: Holly Lisle’s Website
Do you love good writing? Do you want to learn to write? Check out fantasy author Holly Lisle’s website.
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My New Blog
I’m not posting today, because last night I started a personal blog. This is a professional and career blog, as opposed to my LiveJournal on […]
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