Features
The Legend of Korra, From A Writers Point of View
If you haven’t seen it yet, you are missing out, big time. Granted, my opinion of The Legend of Korra, Nickelodean’s newest series, is a bit skewed. Why, you ask? Well, because I absolutely LOVED Avatar the Last Airbender. Ok, I like The Last Airbender as a cartoon. The thing about the creators of Avatar [...]
Hard Left Turn
I recently read Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. It’s not a bad book, by any stretch of the imagination, but it is an excellent example of a sudden shift of point of view. The story starts out being told from Peter’s point of view. Everything is happening to and around him. We see [...]
Introducing Point Of View
You have an idea for your story and know the different ways your characters act and react to situations. You know which character will be your protagonist and which one the antagonist. You put together a character sketch and study your characters until they become a part of you. Then you studied the setting of [...]
Hitchcock’s Rear Window
Imagine being a photojournalist, confined to a wheelchair and without modern technology. Stuck in a room and all alone with just a camera, a camera lens, a window and silence. The need to be entertained incites, what appears to be, a slow decent into insanity. The only thing to entertain anyone, much less a photojournalist, [...]
Time Period Contributes to Setting
A writer cannot forget the time period of the story. This could be the one area of settings overlooked, and cause the most trouble for the writer giving the reader doubt to the story. No matter what century your story has as its setting, check out the politics, the reigning powers, the clothing, the habits, [...]
Lifestyle
Engage The Brain!
Let’s take a look at the brain. No, I am not a doctor, a surgeon, nor do I have a degree in psychology. I do have a good grasp of human nature and what we as individuals are doing to ourselves. I find we can do more, so go for more, not less. In our [...]
Breathing and the Mind
Health is not always diet and exercise. Sure, we all need to give our bodies the rights foods to live and we need to exercise to keep muscles and bones moving and strong. But, what about a calming attitude? Sometimes we start the day on overload and nothing goes right. Then we eat all the [...]
Book Reviews
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café – by Fannie Flagg
The secret is in the sauce, or so they say regarding the BBQ at the Whistle Stop Café. Fried Green Tomatoes isn’t just a great movie, it’s a great book, but I can honestly say, I preferred the screenplay. Flagg does a good job in setting, but what makes this book so unique for me, [...]
The Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor
The Road to Memphis was yet another book about Cassie Logan and the third book. After being disappointed by Let the Circle Be Unbroken, I was a bit weary of The Road to Memphis. However, I’m so glad I read it. It’s the most memorable and by far my favorite of the three. Seriously, I’ve [...]
