Writing is more than just conveying information to a reader, but what does that REALLY mean???
Let’s discuss, practice, and “shellack some bars” together!
Writing is more than just conveying information to a reader, but what does that REALLY mean???
Let’s discuss, practice, and “shellack some bars” together!
What exactly is escapism and why does it matter?
Let’s discuss, look at some examples, and then escapism-ify some stories together!
A “cuil” is a measure of how absurd a situation is.
Let’s get a mundane sentence, then make it progressively more “cuil-y” together!
A title can make or break your story.
Let’s look at some examples of good titles, talk about what makes them tick, then practice coming up with our own together!
Have you ever stopped writing a story because you just… didn’t care about it anymore?
Let’s go over four ways to come up with a story idea you’re passionate about, then practice together!
The directors of the Game of Thrones TV show said “themes are for 8th grade book reports.”
Well look where that got them!
Let’s go over why they’re wrong, why themes are awesome, then practice some ourselves.
I’ve written seven full books… and I’ve made a *lot* of mistakes.
Each of those books failed in different ways, so let’s go over the lessons I learned from them so that YOU don’t accidentally do the same dumb things that I did!
Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club, says “thought verbs” like “think/know/realize” are making your writing worse.
Why? Let’s find out together and practice killing some “thought verbs” ourselves!
Fifty Shades of Grey, Ready Player One… these stories are pretty bad, but they’re popular.
Why? What can we learn from them?
Let’s discuss then try writing our own bad-but-popular story together!