Category Archives: Thoughts

The Magic of Catchphrases

For anyone in my generation, we probably heard this exactly as it was said and know the movie.  I don’t know if the 80’s and 90’s were the era of catchphrases, but it feels like a lot from those times … Continue reading

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Making Memorable Catchphrases

This isn’t the original interview that I found, but the other one was on Instagram and I lost track of it.  Still, the point is still there.  Arnold Schwarzenegger has a lot of catchphrases, so I liked to hear his … Continue reading

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Blast from the Past: Types of Closures and Cliffhangers

(Back on October 1, 2014, I made the following post.  Nearly forgot about it, but I realized it can work better than another 7 tips post.  Enjoy.) Even if you’re nervous about writing the ending of your story, it has … Continue reading

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Cliffhangers and Transitions

Now, I know cliffhangers might be seen as a type of transition.  I simply didn’t remember if there was a special name for a smoother flow into a scene.  So, I’m going to use the terms as separate entities. Both … Continue reading

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People Who Transform Into Weapons

While it isn’t common, I have found a few stories that have people who transform into weapons.  Most times, it’s a curse that the character wishes to break.  They are wielded by a friend and cannot change back and forth.  … Continue reading

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What Do You Know About Autism?

I’m sure someone will argue with something up above.  Anyway, this is the end of the ‘Autism Awareness Month’ posts.  I’m curious to know if anybody learned anything interesting about autism.  Not only from my posts, but over the years … Continue reading

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Using Transforming Weapons

This might be a fairly niche topic, but we’ll see how it goes.  Definitely won’t be connecting to stories that don’t have action scenes.  After all, why have a weapon that can be transformed if you aren’t going to have … Continue reading

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Threats to Story Flow

Keeping a story flowing is more difficult than people realize.  In fact, I think there are multiple threats to this essential of storytelling.  These are from my own experience, so I’m sure there are more. Concurrent Adventures This is when … Continue reading

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Looking for the Why of Autism

I’m going to ruffle some feathers here.  Only because I’ve met many parents who are determined to find the ‘why’.  They want to know what made their children autistic.  It can stem from: A desire to help understand their child … Continue reading

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Writing a Story vs Watching a Sporting Event In-Person

To be clear, I’m talking about American sports here.  I don’t know how it’s done in other countries, but it does seem like soccer doesn’t suffer from what I’m about . . . . . To talk about. Way back … Continue reading

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