Monthly Archives: September 2017

The foundation of world building

As a child, the stories that fascinated me the most were set in other lands. As an adult, reading passages that describe an unknown world still intrigues me. Simply throwing me into a story without a describing the setting leaves … Continue reading

Posted in Literary devices, Literature, Story structure, Writer's resource | 1 Comment

The art of world building

I wanted to vacation on the banks of the San Antonio River as it meandered through the center of town. The river that had once created messy floods was now encased by sidewalk with a sprinkling of shaggy bald cypress … Continue reading

Posted in Literary devices, Literature, Story structure, Writer's resource | 1 Comment

Superhuman weakness

Originally posted on Write about what?:
At one time there was a “story” circulating about a famous producer of modern supernatural fiction movies, and an unknown screen writer. The famous producer says “I have a new idea for a movie.”…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment