The Four Temperaments
The idea of the Four Temperaments as personality types can be traced back to Persia and Mesopotamia, but it was Hippocrates (660 B.C.) who used the human temperaments to diagnose an imbalance in his medical patients.
Fresh Cut Grass
He recognized the smell of fresh-cut grass. It came to him; those shit-ass blockers let him get taken down. Then he sunk into a chill twilight again. The next time he came to, the prickle of the coppery blood.
When Your Child Has 101 Missing Assignments
At the same time, her daughter Abby started virtual learning. A super-smart girl, my niece figured out she could hit “submit” for an assignment without attaching any work, and her mom would never know.
Word Count, Schmerd Count
I suggest, instead of chasing the daily word count, try to find one little teensy bit of truth in your writing. Maybe you realized something about your genre. Maybe you found out something new about your Main Character.
My Random but Relevant Prompts
I design prompts to have an impact on whatever project you’re writing. They may seem random at times, but in fact are keyed to the specific demands all stories have.
It Gets Better!
As a woman in my thirties, I had found a mate, but decided I wanted a different mate, so I started over with a new mate. We decided we wanted a family, and when that goal proved elusive, we adopted two babies.
To Lean In or to Lean Back?
I’ve begun to challenge myself at this late date. Maybe I’ve been wrong all this time. This week, I did battle with my nemesis Dropbox. When I heard from a client for the third time about a lame link, I wanted to give up
The Three Levels of Story
In the first act of Casablanca, screenwriting twin geniuses Julius and Philip Epstein do a masterful job of setting the stage with an enormous amount of necessary exposition. (PLOT) The writers establish
Bridge of the Gods
Workshopping Act IIb this week of “Wild,” I noticed that her Epiphany is delayed until the very end of Act III. All of Act IIb concerns itself with the Dark Night of the Soul. Cheryl’s mother dies. Cheryl gets addicted to heroin.
Writing Flashbacks
Imagine your character is going about her business (make sure to have her in an active state), when there is a sight, or a sound, taste, smell, or feel, that brings her back to another point in time. Always a good idea,