Today, some tips for writing, after all those rants about TV shows and politics recently.
I’ve been doing a lot with characterization this past period, so let me share some of what I learned. Here are five tips for creating better characters.
Month: August 2018
Creativity
I was reading an article in the paper recently about creativity falling in the US since the nineties (it’s in Dutch). That got me thinking.
Picking Apart Star Trek Discovery
In space, no one can hear you scream. That’s good, because I wanted to scream after watching the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Of course, saying I don’t like something is one thing, supporting that with arguments takes a bit more work.
Review: the Alienist
Somebody decided that a late-nineteenth century police procedural/drama set in New York was just what we needed, so they made the Alienist. I think they were right.
Number of the Beast, some thoughts on an only child
My daughter is an only child. I have friends who have two, three, or no children, but we decided differently. I haven’t seen any single-child father’s point of view on this subject, so here’s my two cents.
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