Learn From the Worst! How to Turn “Bad” Art Into Good Writing

Jan 30th, 2013

Learn From the Worst! How to Turn “Bad” Art Into Good Writing

Find instruction and inspiration in stuff that's supposedly no good! The worse, the better!

What Writers Can Learn From Comedians

Jan 27th, 2013

What Writers Can Learn From Comedians

Last time, we learned from television. Let us now plunder from stand-ups, who have no qualms about being stolen from, no sir.

4 Steps (And a Bonus!) To Making Character Everything

Jan 22nd, 2013

4 Steps (And a Bonus!) To Making Character Everything

We talked about what prose writers can learn from TV writers. Here we go a little deeper, focusing on character in 5 steps. It's free!

Six Things Prose Writers Can Learn From Television

Jan 19th, 2013

Six Things Prose Writers Can Learn From Television

I gave a lecture on TV vs. books. Did you know TV is written by real writers, too? A lot of prose writers like to pretend that's not true. Here are six things we can learn from TV.