Writing Advice – Craft & Process
Collecting the posts I’ve written about the craft and process of writing
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Three Things Writers Can Learn from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
One of the few things I like about being sick? The guilt-free…
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Six Things Writers Can Learn From Hackers (1995)
I’ve always had a lot of time for Hackers – it’s one…
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What Writers Ought to Know About Die Hard, Part Three
So I’ve been meaning to write the last three Die Hard posts…
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Why I Wrote Exile
It started with an IM from Jenn Brozek at Apocalypse Ink: Have…
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Five (Well, Six, Actually) Things Writers Can Learn From Watching Wing Commander (1999)
Our work offices are located in the State Library of Queensland, which…
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Seven Things Writers Can Learn from Watching Suckerpunch (2011)
I’m going to be clear: I hate this movie. Loathe it. With…
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Five Books about Narrative Structure (And a Final Caveat About their Usage)
So last week, when my post about Hellboy II was doing the…
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The World’s Worst Story Opening (And How To Do It So It Works)
Back in May, Chuck Wendig did this post about breaking rules. I like Chuck.…
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Seven Things Writers Can Learn From Watching Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
I re-watched Hellboy II: The Golden Army recently. Not, alas, as part of…
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Jim Butcher on Scenes and Sequels
So I’ve been doing this writing thing for a while now. Eighteen…
