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64CJ's Creative Studio - Making Believable Fictional Civilizations
by cjcs
While fiction ultimately lives or dies by its characters, the world the characters are in should not be short-changed. The environment surrounding the characters informs not only the choices they make, but... published 3 months ago
67CJ's Creative Studio - Screenplay Content
by cjcs
Economy of words is important in all forms of writing, but none more so than with screenwriting. See some of what it takes to move from reject pile to the producer's office. published 5 months ago
67CJ's Creative Studio - 10 Tips on Critiquing for Writers and Readers
by cjcs
Writers often talk about needing readers during certain stages of the writing process. Perhaps the better word would be "critiquers" (I would say "critic", but that has bad connotations). These are the brave souls who read unfinished works and give their opinions about it. Seems easy, but it really isn't. published 5 months ago
61CJ's Creative Studio - Writers Write Right, Right?
by cjcs
When you take your writing seriously, you shouldn't be shy about playing with the language it to see where it takes you. published 6 months ago
60CJ's Creative Studio - But I Don't Wanna Rewrite!
by cjcs
Rewriting is a pain in the arse. There's no getting around it. It's time-consuming and often tedious. When you're rewriting yourself, it's even more difficult. Still, this is a huge part of the craft of writing. All writers have to become good at it. published 6 months ago
61CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 4)
by cjcs
Now that we have developed our major characters, it's time we focus our attention on that other aspect of story telling: the plot. published 6 months ago
60CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 3)
by cjcs
The Support Character and Plot Happens The person who they hire to work as an artist at the kiosk, for some reason, I've always thought of as an Indian (American variety). I've even been calling him Johnny... published 6 months ago
62CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 2)
by cjcs
Continuing with construction of the story by focusing on our two main characters. By fleshing them out, we are one step closer to the point where we can write. published 6 months ago
62CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 1)
by cjcs
How do you make a story? Individually, all the tips and hints you get about writing, while useful, are pretty much left for the writer to implement for themselves. This multi-part hub is intended to be a live-as-it-happens exploration in how to put everything together to construct a story. published 6 months ago
66CJ's Creative Studio - Thoughts on Developing Interesting Characters
by cjcs
One topic that can get different writers into an argument concerns the relative importance of plot vs character. What's more important: the events that happen in a story, or the characters and how they... published 6 months ago
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