I’m sure I’ve talked about how important I think feedback is before, but here I go again, bear with me. I’ve had a pretty difficult time finding people I trust to read everything I’ve written and offer me some constructive criticism. On one hand, I totally understand that people have lives of their own that […]
Tag: criticism
Don’t let your dreams be dreams
“Don’t assume your dreams are just fantasy. If you can imagine a world, believe in it… and dive in.” Yeah, this is another Kingdom Hearts reference. Sorry, not sorry. And yeah, that headline is from Shia LaBeouf’s “Just Do It” motivational speech. Again, sorry, not sorry. Anyway. I’ve been having these weird thoughts lately. We’re done with […]
ICYMI: Chapter One
Hello friends! I’m feeling a little drained today between the job search and Destiny 2, so I’m just gonna roll with an ICYMI post this afternoon. If you haven’t seen it yet or just haven’t had the time, here’s a link to a post from last week including the entire first chapter draft of my […]
A Little of your Time
Welp. Here’s the entire first chapter if you’d like to take a look. It’s about 7,000 words or about 30 pages, by the way. If you’re feeling up to the task and have already read the bit I shared before, there’s a big ole horizontal line where you left off. I almost didn’t share this […]
Finding my Way
So, I guess in an effort to stick to my guns in a previous post about criticism and feedback, I wanted to share a short excerpt (roughly six pages in Word/2,000 words) from the beginning of the novel I’m currently working on. I haven’t shared it without people I don’t know personally in quite some […]
Movie Mischief Unmanaged
Despite that oh-so-clever headline, no, I’m not going to talk about Harry Potter. Instead, I’d like to talk about how the over-abundance of clips, trailers, and behind-the-scenes videos are shaping the marketing of movies. And I’ll leave you to decide whether that’s a good thing. It would be silly to talk on this topic without […]
Criticism is key
Dialogue in creative writing has always been my strong point. So much so that every time I get my work critiqued, I’m usually told the dialogue is really good. But conversely, that makes me overly concerned that the parts in between are insufficient to evoke a similar reaction. But what makes my dialogue so good? […]
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