Screenwriters Ed Solomon and Max Borenstein took writers through the process, from coming up with ideas for films to writing and rewriting. For this session they were joined by guest panelist Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out,' 'The Good Dinosaur').
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My Summer Challenge – Finish Writing a Book
I finished writing a book this summer, but I'm not ready to celebrate because my work has just begun.
Read More »‘Blogcritics’ – An Appreciation
Thinking about my many years here at 'Blogcritics.'
Read More »RTX Panel: Writer’s Block Party
Sunday, August 5, 4:30 pm. Surely, this writer focused panel at the very end of the Rooster Teeth Experience (RTX) Austin 2018 wouldn’t be crowded. Wrong. To my amazement, even the writers for online entertainment hub Roster Teeth have fans who packed the extra-large meeting room at the Austin Convention …
Read More »Book Review: ‘Memory Warp: How the Myth of Repressed Memory Arose and Refuses to Die’
Science writer/scholar Mark Pendergrast continues on the tough subject of repressed memory in his book 'Memory Warp' (3.5 stars), which follows his 1995 book 'Victims of Memory.'
Read More »StokerCon 2017: A Genre Writer’s Paradise Aboard the Haunted Queen Mary
A writers POV of this year's StokerCon--from a first time attendee.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Transforming Memories: Sharing Spontaneous Writing Using Loaded Words,’ by Liz Crocker, Polly Bennell, and Holly Book
'Transforming Memories' by Liz Crocker, Polly Bennell, and Holly Book celebrates the power of spontaneous writing to unlock and unburden. It's a powerful guidebook on healing — using the power of words.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Fractured’, A Novel of Suspense by Catherine McKenzie
In 'Fractured', Catherine McKenzie gives us a story of possibilities, creating a crescendo of alarm as her character begins to believe her family is in danger. She takes you into jittery concern as well as that of feelings and personalities to bring you an edge of your seat thriller.
Read More »Authenticity in Speculative Fiction Through History and Setting: ‘The Apothecary’s Curse’
Grounding speculative fiction in history, fact, setting, dialogue gives writing an air of authenticity that pulls in the reader.
Read More »Characters Create You – You Don’t Create Your Characters
Characters, not writers, create books. Characters start as your children and become your teachers. Best-sellers evolve from knowing how to create characters.
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