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How is character related to plot?
Character and plot are two different words. So why do so many self-proclaimed experts say that “character is plot”? (Are they just copying F. Scott Fitzgerald? Or do they have a point?) The extreme film where character “is” plot is … Continue reading
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What’s so important about a silly little name?
What’s up with the “Arab” Gulf? I checked my old geography books. Everything from the Twentieth Century tells me that: the Indians have an Ocean, the Arabians have a Sea, and the Persians have a Gulf. Somebody wanted to change … Continue reading
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When can writer’s block be a good thing?
Johnny is fed up with the day job. On the way home, he thinks of a ripping satire involving his boss and coworkers that he just “knows” will win awards. Johnny starts planning his career. This one he’ll give for … Continue reading
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What is your identity as an author?
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm” – Groucho Marx? When speaking to a computer, all you have to do is use the correct syntax and the computer understands. Huh? For … Continue reading