The Emotional vs The Spiritual
#ThinkpieceThursday – The Story is in the Struggle
Continue readingThe Character Map: Fear
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Fear is a Writer’s friend
Continue readingMy Day at Pixar
I spent an amazing day at Pixar on Tuesday. I was doing a Character Map session with some of their writers, artists, directors and others. It’s easy to spot people coming to Pixar for the first time. They’re the ones, like me, walking around trying to soak in all the wonderful visuals in the building and snapping pictures like mad. Here are some of mine–
Continue readingAre You Living a Default Future?
Here’s how to spot old attitudes, emotions, behavior patters and actions that sabotage you and a great exercise to clear you mind for successful writing.
Continue readingMap Yourself
A good writer thoroughly understands his or her characters’ emotions, inner conflicts and the whole process of internal transformation. Great writers dig deep to find this emotional truth within themselves.
Continue readingThe Queen – Power of Conscience
The Queen, written by Peter Morgan, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen, is a pitch perfect Power of Conscience character study.
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