As in, Keep It Simple, Stupid?
Of course you do. We all do. Because keeping our writing simple isn’t easy. It takes practice, thought, and editing, editing, editing.
Tag: writing tips
Nicholas Meyer Talks About Screenwriting
And we certainly can’t think of many people who might be considered as qualified.
Since writing the best-selling novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (still one of, if not the best of the Sherlock Holmes pastiches), Nick has written the screenplays or teleplays for:
Peggy Bechko: What’s in a Name?
by Peggy Bechko
A lot goes into naming character, I know, I’ve named a lot. Worse than naming a kid though to tell the truth I’m not so sure a lot of parents put a whole lot of thought into what they name their kids. I mean I remember a friend from high school who was named Stewart Stuart. I mean come on!
But I digress.
We’ve Missed the Doctor Puppet
Guess he’s been indoors, hiding from the brrr:
t’s been absolutely freezing in New York City lately! I thought I’d escape and visit someplace warm, like Hawaii or maybe Venus. The TARDIS wasn’t having it though, and brought me to Amsterdam instead. I think it was maybe a few degrees warmer there, when the sun was out. The beautiful canals and architecture made the trip worth it I suppose. Lovely place, Amsterdam.
In Their Own Writ Dept – Writers on Writing 1/30/13
Why one writes is a question I can answer easily, having so often asked it of myself. I believe one writes because one has to create a world in which one can live. I could not live in any of the worlds offered to me — the world of my parents, the world of war, the world of politics. I had to create a world of my own, like a climate, a country, an atmosphere in which I could breathe, reign, and recreate myself when destroyed by living. That, I believe, is the reason for every work of art.
Anais Nin