Writing Excuses 5.15: Steampunk with Scott Westerfeld

from http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/12/05/writing-excuses-5-15-steampunk-with-scott-westerfeld/Key points: Steampunk is Victorian science fiction, extrapolated without restriction to current notions of possibility. It's also very tactile. Fashions and manners and brass and chrome and ( Read more... )

Writing Excuses Season Four Episode 15: Visual Components of Storytelling ( Read more... )

Last night, Mitsuko and I watched Gake no ue no Ponyo, or Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. This was a showing on TV, preceded by about an hour of  background.
( Spoilers galore... )

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode 22: Idea to Story

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/10/25/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-22-idea-to-story/Key Points: To turn an idea into a story: Look for the points of conflict. Look for the boundaries -- what kind of story is this? Consider plot, setting, characters. What is the ending? How will you ( Read more... )

Writing Excuses Season Two Episode 19: Do creative writing classes help?

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/02/16/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-19-do-creative-writing-classes-help/Key points: creative writing classes, panels at conventions, books on creative writing -- they can all be useful, but you have to want to learn. Learn about the ( Read more... )