“Before you write your story, write the whole thing from the villain’s point of view, because the villain views himself as the hero in the story.”
Category: writing
Feb 08
Krampus comes back from college for Christmas
“Ma, I’m home!” “I’m in the kitchen, Krampus! Come give your mom a hug.” “Maaaaa!” “You know the rules, Krampus–no hugs, no dinner.” Krampus lumbered into the kitchen, dumped his bags on the floor, and limply hugged his mother. “Hey, ma, I brought a friend home from college. This is Nick. Nick, this is my ma, …
Jan 29
Quotable: Jerry Seinfeld
Questioner: “How do you deal with writers block? Seinfeld: “Writer’s block is a phony, made up, BS excuse for not doing your work.” from a recent AMA at Reddit.com
Mar 24
Yes, literally
A couple of years ago a guy who worked for me had a toe thumb. I mean, he literally had a toe for a thumb–his big toe, to be specific. He had gotten his hand caught in a wood chipper and had lost parts of most of his fingers and his entire thumb. Doctors removed one …
Mar 07
VBS 2013 Development Diary: #10: Gospel vs. Blues
Both gospel and blues are musical traditions rooted in the American South, both are based in tragedy, pain, and misery. But the difference between gospel and blues is that the gospel offers hope. The very nature of the blues is that there is no hope. Your heart is broke, you’re probably going to die from …
Jan 29
Quotable: Adam Clarke
“Were it necessary a dissertation might be written on the Persian words, and Persian forms of speech, in this and the two following books; but probably after my toil few of my readers would thank me for my pains.” –Adam Clarke from his commentary on Ezra 8:36