Dann After Dark – Oscar Nominations.
Bill Nighy has a nomination. Tom Cruise does not….. A good day.
Tag: writing
Trusting Process
I no longer believe I have to be working every single day of my life to claim the writing identity. Sometimes not working is just as intense as working. If one is far away from the page or screen, accepting that distance is part of the process. We can all just dictate or tap something […]
Non Sequitur Writing Exercise
Note taking and note writing does not have to be a series of coherent sentences. Occasionally, I will be writing out the literal first words that come to mind. Reading back many of those sentences out loud creates hilarity. You end up stringing together a series of non sequiturs that could sound ridiculous. So far, […]
Amelia Bedelia and Literal Humour
My fondness for literal humour has roots. Only recently, those memories were discovered. This book was in my second grade classroom. My eyes read it dozens of times over the course of the school year. The character Amelia Bedelia is in my view one of the most underappreciated in all of literature. My mispronunciation of […]
Indiscipline
Legendary Progressive Rock Band King Crimson’s “Indiscipline” is a joyful story about a conversation between vocalist Adrian Belew and his then-spouse. In the lyrics, she talks about a painting that she keeps returning to and deciding if it’s enough. If it’s good enough to be complete. For several days in a row, I’ve spend parts […]
Identifying “Anchor” Content
The most oft-asked question I get in this business is one you have all heard. “What do you write about?” It never gets old. Why would it? Shop talk will frequently lead to productive shop work. What you write about the most could be considered your anchor content. I define anchor content as work that […]
Content Value
Even a single word on the page is valuable. It is something. Whether it becomes one of many, or one representing a title. It is something. Treat it with the value it deserves. Even if it gets scrapped later, it still represented something. @WriterDann
Anxiety And My Writing Process – Sudesna Ghosh
For the second time, I’m happy to welcome back to these pages my colleague Sudesna (Sue) Ghosh. Based in India, Sue is an author, cat mom and advocate for mental health and animals. You will find her Amazon Author Page here and on Twitter . Anxiety sucks. It’s been my friend/enemy for some years now. […]
Writing Fundamentals – Resolution.
A recent instructional clip from one of my favourite bassists offered a brilliant tie-in to writing. He spoke about how resolution and music go together. A bass line has to have some sort of resolution. The greatest classic rock songs with great bass parts are about answering something. It’s the guitar chords, it’s the few […]
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