I give up. I tried. I really did. I sat through tutorials (multiple!) and I played around and doggedly made myself write several chapters in it. And I found it clunky and disjointed and not what I’m looking for. I want to make this clear though – I think this is entirely because of my personal bias. The software is good – really, really good. Lots you can use and you can pick and choose the parts of it that work for you. It’s all logical and makes great sense.
I was watching “About Time” over the weekend, (which is a wonderful movie from the same director as “Love Actually”) and there’s a great scene where Tim (the protagonist) meets… Read more Poof! Right Out Of My Head! #amwriting #amslowlygoingmad →
You probably know him best from his writing on The Avengers, Toy Story, Firefly and Buffy (among a few dozen other high-profile writing gigs), but did you know that Joss… Read more MasterClass Monday: Joss Whedon Tells It Like It Is #amwriting #YA #writing →
Back when I was in college, I had a terrific acting professor. Every so often in rehearsals, just to shake things up, he’d make us play a scene without the… Read more Writing A Death Means Feeling A Death →
That’s right, I’m kicking it old school this Monday and dropping these twelve timeless writing tips from good old Mark Twain. The first tip is perhaps his best known: to… Read more MasterClass Monday: Mark Twain Tells It Like It Is →
Dear Friend, I was listening to you. Really I was. You were talking about that thing you did last week at that…place – wherever it was. See? I was listening.… Read more Sorry If I Freaked You Out…I’m A Writer →
I had to do some research over the weekend. This is problematic. The problem being that I love – I mean absolutely love – to read up on ancient cultures… Read more Don’t Fall Down The Rabbit Hole #amwriting #writing →
Last weekend, I spent some time in a hotel room. I do a recap blog for a popular TV show that happened to have a two hour special on Sunday,… Read more It’s Not What You Think! I’m A Writer! (Honest!) →