Lighting Up Stories
“The question is not whether or not we are capable of making AI more intelligent than us. The question is, will we be able to live with it?” – Dr. Robert Ford, Westworld (2016). This line from the thought-provoking TV series Westworld perfectly captures the …
Like cooking, writing needs essential ingredients. And like cooking, the better your ingredients are, the better is the end result. So what are those ingredients? First Ingredient: A stunning concept The concept is the core idea of your story. It’s the HOOK. The concept of …
Hey, let me tell you a secret: I’m never in the mood for writing. I think about writing all day and night. But, when it’s time to sit in that chair and work… I do something else. Oh, but I have many good excuses. You …
In life, there is never a time when you say: I’ve arrived! I’ve always thought that we were all part of a big game. The first time I shared this thought to one of my classes, I had a complete silence and shocked eyes in …
Some of my friends told me they wanted to give up on their writing career. I know that they have been working very hard for more than 15 years. They wrote screenplays and published some novels. Yet, they don’t see the light at the end …
Image by Rudy & Peter Skitterians at Pixabay All types of characters are necessary to make a story interesting. The more diverse, the better. Today the light is on the Unfiltered Character. The Unfiltered Character Unfiltered characters are often direct and surprise us by their …
Photo by StockSnap @ Pixabay Two years ago, I wrote a post called ‘Healing with Journaling’. I was a bit naive to claim that we could heal from traumas. What I should have said instead is that writing is a therapy. So, if writing doesn’t …
Photo by Jan Vasek @ Pixabay ‘I have an idea for a film, a book, a play’… ‘Great! When do you start writing your first draft?’ Silence… Usually followed by: ‘Ah, it’s a complex story, I need to do more research’ or ‘Yes when I …
Photo by Jess Bailey @ Pixabay Why would you spend time on a business plan? Probably because it’s the first step to take your artistic career seriously. ‘A goal without a plan is just a wish’ Antoine de St Exupéry If you’re driving, unsure of …
Photo by Colin Behrens @ Pixabay I have never liked January and its New Year resolutions time. I don’t see the point. Each year is what you DAILY make it… for 365 days. Many times, I saw people making plans and giving them up after …