Tag: Scream Writing Fiction
Looking for Silver: Keep Digging, Keep Writing
When we begin writing a story, we’re in love with an idea. The idea may be bold, maybe it’s weird, could be it’s a...
A Tale of Two Halves
Most writing advice would suggest you follow a certain formula, as if the best stories are something you create in the lab. And look,...
In Defence of Fanfiction
Fanfiction gets a bad wrap. And I get it. It’s full of weird sex, poor spelling, and a fervent love for a fictional universe...
Using Decay to Develop Your Characters and Worlds
A bullet might be the fastest way to develop character (or end it). Similarly, dropping a bomb on a city is the most surefire...
In Defence of Outlines
In his book On Writing, Stephen King discusses his method for discovering the story as he writes it and why he is not a...
6 Things I Learned Writing In the Shadow of Extinction
You can learn a lot writing a book. Learn something about yourself, your understanding of genre, and maybe hopefully how to be a better...
5 Dos and Don’ts You Want From a Writing Support Group
I spoke before about how writing fiction can be a lonely task – how sometimes it is necessarily lonely in order to protect the...
Protecting the “Magic”: The Sanctity of the Idea
Writing is a private ordeal. We sit at the computer and will a world into existence with words. It’s a Herculean task. The loneliness...
Connecting with Technology
“We lived on farms, then we lived in cities, and now we're going to live on the internet!” – The Social Network (2010)
Something I...
An Apocalypse of Our Own Design; or, Designing the Apocalypse.
In years past, apocalyptic scenarios were most commonly seen in cult classics and midnight drive-in movies. These pieces of art could be incredibly influential,...
The Embodiment of Death in No Country for Old Men (2007)
There’s a moment in No Country for Old Men (2007) where Llewelyn (Josh Brolin) checks into a motel while trying to stay one step...