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Writer on Writing: March 2015
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, March 12, 2015. I wanted to blather on about quitting for a couple of minutes. There comes a point in many endeavors when you realize you’re not getting ahead. That all the time, effort, and enthusiasm that’s been expended on this project just isn’t enough. For one reason or another, I didn’t make the cut. The team picked that skinny kid with the limp and the glasses over me. Do I continue throwing myself unto the breach? Over the past t...
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Writer on Writing: Artsy Character Stuff
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, May 26, 2011. A while back, on one of the message boards I frequent, someone accused me of being horribly biased against anything that’s “character driven” or lacks a plot. I didn’t feel the need to address it there, but it did get me thinking. Am I horribly biased? On reflection, yes. Yes I am. My personal bias is to watch Doctor Who. Beats any sitcom or peas are always better than spinach, but that’s the way I roll. So, yes, I’m ...
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Writer on Writing: This Week, On A Very Special “Writer on Writing”
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, July 29, 2010. This Week, On A Very Special “Writer on Writing”. I’m sure most of you reading this are familiar with the title of this week’s little rant. Nowadays it’s just useless marketing hyperbole. I mean, really, is every. Episode of Gray’s Anatomy. If you watched television as a kid, though, you knew that phrase was a hidden message from the network. It was going to be about a message. Not a story with. I’ve seen scripts abo...
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Writer on Writing: Chasing the Boom
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Just a quick post this week. I’m on my way down to Dallas for Texas Frightmare Weekend. If you’re in the area, stop by and tell me I’m a hack. I’ll be at booth #155 in the Made In Texas room, sharing space with the amazing Eloise J. Knapp. Anyway, I wanted to talk about the difference between a genre. So, with that in mind, let’s consider superhero movies. Because superheroes were hot. The Zombie Survival Guide. But now p...
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Writer on Writing: May 2015
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Let’s Talk About Spaceships. Or Anything. Pop culture reference. Well, okay, ten-year-old pop culture reference. This week I wanted to talk about. well, talking. Which I haven’t done in a while. Bad dialogue is the fastest way to make sure characters are dead to my readers. It's almost always the second element of my writing to get picked apart ( spelling. Nine times out of ten, if someone’s t...
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Writer on Writing: January 2015
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, January 29, 2015. What’s In Your Arsenal? Y’know, while I was pulling links for this post, I realized something kind of amazing (and I’m glad I caught it). This is the 300th time I’ve posted on this page. Three hundred ranty posts about characters and dialogue and spelling and structure. Wow. I’m kind of surprised we’re all still here. But let’s get back to it. Even with some common weapons repeating, over the course of fifteen years.
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Writer on Writing: The Finest Emotion
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, October 24, 2013. Talking about scary stuff, because it’s the season. Not in the way we usually do, though. HP Lovecraft once said “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” Stephen King said terror is the finest emotion. And Terror, Inc. once said “My name is my business, and business is good.”. Okay, that last one’s a bit obscure. Hey, it’s a valid worry.
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Writer on Writing: Photo Tip
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Monday, July 6, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). RANDOM FACTS- - -. I'm a generations-back New Englander (we're talking tall hats and buckled shoes and half the population dies every winter generations back) who broke with tradition and moved to Southern California. Your thoughts on this may vary. Other Places You Should Be When You're Not Here. Peter Clines on Twitter. Peter Clines on Facebook. Peter Clines on IMDb. Back to the Future.
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Writer on Writing: Photo Tip
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, July 9, 2015. Hey, just a quick reminder. if you’re going to be at San Diego ComicCon. This weekend, I’m doing one. About writing-related topics (with signings afterwards. And then a big signing with Andy Weir. On Friday at the Random House booth. Please swing by and say “Hi! Back to regular posts next week. If you have any suggestions or requests, please let me know down in the comments. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 6:59:00 AM. Terrible Min...
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Writer on Writing: August 2015
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Musings on writing for books, movies, fun, and profit- -. Thursday, August 27, 2015. What I’m going to do this week is run through a few questions and requests that have shown up here this summer. A few of them I can do a full post on, but some of them are things I’ve touched on before (or, at least, I think I have) so I think I can answer them with a few paragraphs and links. So let’s get to it. How similar are your drafts in terms of character arcs and overall plot? Radically alter my plot or character...
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