Drinking from the Well of Ideas
The answer to the question, "Where do your ideas come from?" is as elusive as the rainwater that flows downriver all the way into the...
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- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Resonant VS Thought-Provoking: What Makes for a Better Story?
IN HIS BOOK, The Golden Theme, Brian McDonald (who has taught story seminars in Pixar, Disney, and Lucas' ILM) concludes that, "Stories...
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- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
Isekai Anime Review: The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
One of the most common and cliched aspects of the Isekai genre is the fact that a majority of the protagonists are incredibly...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
Want a Resonant Character? Give Them Their Own Groundhog Day
Have you ever had that feeling as though every single day of your life were exactly the same? That there wasn’t anything exciting...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
Why Leon Is One of THE Best Examples of How to Avoid Cliche Characters
When you were creating and conceptualizing your characters, did you ever get that feeling that you’ve seen them somewhere before? You...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 6 min
Why Truman Would NOT Be a Compelling Character Without This…
I totally get it. I get why you want to write. I should, because I have probably felt the same way once too. There was a time where it...
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- Jul 13, 2022
- 7 min
Why Without the Right Character Motivation, Gattaca Wouldn’t Be as Interesting
"Make your characters want something right away even if it’s only a glass of water." - Kurt Vonnegut It was English poet, John Donne that...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 7 min
How Repeated Imagery Creates AMAZING Character Change in The Shawshank Redemption
When was the last time that you felt as though a character in a story (whether that be from a book, movie, or TV show) was one of your...
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- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
Art May Tell a Story, but Art is Not Equal to Story
An “artist” is something we like to call ourselves. There are a lot of different kinds of artists, both in terms of medium, and in terms...
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- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Is Art Finished or Abandoned? What I Learned Playing Super Mario Odyssey with My Son
Art is never finished, only abandoned. This is a lessons I learned about creativity while playing Super Mario Odsyssey with my son.
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 14 min
Why Turning Red Actually Also Has Some Very Christian Themes
There are a lot of on-going criticisms circling about Disney Pixar’s latest movie, Turning Red. As a graduate of Literature, I just...
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 6 min
Freewriting My Way to Creativity
"Less than two hours left," I told myself as I scanned the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for an empty table. The place was about three minutes...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Pandesal
Every day it’s the same thing. Before the first sunlight, before the eyes of this small town rise, it’s always about the bread. Kneading...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
A Letter from Papa
My dear Kymani, It seems that this old man might not get to see your face again before I pass from this life. My bones are now too weak...
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