History in the Making
Christmas Wishes: A Peek at the Sears Christmas Catalog
Alice’s feet drag to the mailbox. She had waited until the mailman travelled a few houses beyond theirs. She…
November 23, 2022-
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ScreenwritingPumping the Brakes
This month I want to continue talking about the importance of pacing and screenwriting. I want to emphasize that…
November 4, 2022 -
History in the Making
The School Bus, Early Rides and Development
Most folks are very familiar with big yellow buses boasting black-stenciled letters: SCHOOL BUS We can’t miss them. We’re…
May 20, 2022 -
Becoming an AuthorActing Techniques to Deepen Your Writing – Part 2
As I mentioned in the previous post, there is much we can learn on the writing craft by studying…
July 9, 2020 -
Mystery/Thriller/SuspenseElements of Suspense: The Cliffhanger
Once upon a time writers actually left their characters hanging from cliffs. In the early days of movies, when…
August 31, 2018 -
The Writer's PenCasePutting Fire in Your Fiction – Part I
Most fiction starts out hot, then bogs down. How can you keep the fire in your fiction so that…
January 16, 2016
