Everything Tagged With "creative writing"
Your Antagonist Is a Philosophical Instrument (The Joker in Nolan and Goyer’s “The Dark Knight”)
April 15, 2022: One for the fiction writers: How the Joker in the movie The Dark Knight is a perfect example of using your antagonist as an instrument to argue the philosophical point of your story.
Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 023: Ask Me Anything (Part 2 of 2)
September 30, 2020: In this second of two "ask me anything" episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I talk collaboration, writing groups, creative legacy, creative practice, and much, much more!
Writers: Find the Courage To Be Irreplaceable
January 21, 2017: Between the expectations of genre and bland uniformity, there's a lot of room to be irreplaceable if you have the courage to both listen to, and use, your own vision.
More Than Words: Why Writers Needn’t Sweat Word Count
July 7, 2013: "Write every day" is probably the most common bit of advice you'll hear experienced writers give folks who've come more recently to the craft. And yet...
A Body Language Cheat Sheet For Writers
January 19, 2013: Matthew Wayne Selznick shares a body language cheat sheet for writers from author and clinical psychologist Carolyn Kaufman.
Six Essentials For Fiction Writers
May 24, 2012: How well are you addressing the six essentials for fiction writers?
Five Lessons For Writers From Words With Friends
February 11, 2012: It makes sense a word game would have some hidden lessons for writers. Here are the top five.
One More Ticket for The Fabulous Riverboat
February 25, 2009: An appreciation of Philip Jose Farmer, master of interconnected storyworlds and pulp adventure, and an influence I don't recognize often enough.
My Saturday
April 2, 2006: This morning, I had a swollen left lymph node in my throat, a headache, and stiff shoulders. Ick. Went to do my five hours of not-hard-at-all time at the not-a-day-job, got home, futzed with the television which would not play the DVD (a recurring problem that I thought was solved), got that figured out, took…