“May the circle be unbroken…”
This line from an old hymn carries meaning on a universal level.
This evening was one example.
I was part of a panel of creative artists who spoke on Afrofuturism at an event sponsored by GROUNDSWELL, an organization that “…brings together youth, artists, and community organizations to use art as a tool for social change, for a more just and equitable…
Well … there are mystery stories, and then there are good mystery stories. I’ll focus on what I consider the good ones, the Who Done Its.
They consist of ,,,
Who? (Victim(s) and Criminal(s))
With what? (Method)
Why? (Motive)
How? (How was it done?)
If the writer is playing fair with this format, then there will be …
Motives (The reasons)
Red Herrings (Other suspects)
Clues (proper…
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
It’s true. Writers are human, contrary to popular beliefs and legends … in our own minds.
And this time it was an incident with one of my clients that prompted the topic in this newsletter.
While editing the client’s scripts I noticed something that I’ve come across in other scripts by some of my writing students. It’s a mistake that emerging writers make, as well as some…
“…. there is hope for the future. I have met them and they work.”
Oh, what a fortunate man am I.
The road from where I come to where I’m going has been ripe with as many ruts and stones and potholes, and crevices. But it’s also, at times, been as smooth as glass, and as scenic as the grand canyon or the shores of a far way island.
What the heck am I talking about?
Perhaps I’m taking a moment…
All stories start with a writer or a teller of tales. It has been this way for countless centuries. A million stories have been told over thousands of years.
This makes the challenge for most writers to try diligently to answer the question … What is your voice?
When you write your stories,
How do you tell those tales?
What genre do you favor?
What is the rhythm of your writing?
What…
Empty…or Filled with unseen possibilities?
Where does inspiration come from?.
It can come from something you see. Something you hear.
Something you experience something you remember.
Something you imagine.
Something you never dreamed possible.
My Inspirations come from so many different places.
My childhood.
My family and present. My friends my teachers, my business cow hurts…
“Inciting Incident: The Match That Lights The Story Fuse!”
Why’d you do it?
What happened?
How could you?
What the heck am I talking about?
These are a few possible replies to an Inciting Incident.
What’s an Inciting Incident, you ask?
Well, here are a few film examples …
The final verdict will lead a young teen to freedom or execution, so when one out of 11 jurors votes not guilty, the life and death debate begins.
A young child plays merrily on…
WHAT’S YOUR MOST POWERFUL NATURAL TOOL?
Being raised by a single parent, in a one room apartment, on public assistance didn’t inhibit my ability to imagine that anything was possible. Perhaps it even intensified the ability.
Certainly that ability lead me into my first career as a performer, and later as a writer.
In both arenas I found my creative skills were often influenced by my life experiences and choices. It’s inescapable. Our…
In the world of the arts we’re all citizens and we can learn so much from each other.
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Something different– I did an alt cover for Transformers/Ghostbusters #5, out in stores toady! (10/2/19)