Other Writing (Writing)
Screenwriting and Movie Making Highs and Lows -
- Sid KaliThere are going to be tough times in screenwriting and movie making. Fear, stress, frustration and anxiety like to come out and play when you’re at a low point feeling mentally exhausted. It’s impossible to be upbeat and positive all the time when you’re writing a screenplay... Submitted 16 days 14 hours ago.
The Slang You Say, or a Good Night in Badville. -
- Al CaseWe were over there, you know, on the left side of town. Me and, uh, whatsherface. You remember whatsherface? I gave her that gimcrack yestermonth. Anyway, whatsherface and I were out shopping for a doodad, just a knickknack or a trinket, or sumthin’ to go with her gimcrack. And you... Submitted 18 days 22 hours ago.
A Bite of the Big Apple, Compliments of WryteStuff - Jack H. Schick
I have to drive over to Brooklyn this Sunday. I’ll be crossing the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time. I guess that’s neat. I’m not really a total greenhorn in New York City. Actually I love the Big Apple. We used to go over for our anniversary every year. We’d get a motel... Submitted 78 days 16 hours ago.
Writing or doing anything creative can be a real challenge, even if you aren’t doing it in the hope of earning fame or fortune or daily bread or any bread, or even just a bit of attention, even if you’re doing it just for yourself. There’s something about it that’s scary.... Submitted 105 days ago.
The Venus de Milo fits nicely on my Shoulder - Liesl Garner
Tonight I was caught up in musings about my actual Muse. What does she look like? What are her characteristics? Of course, I am drawn to the idea of an actual Greek Goddess as my muse. But I also believe that my inspiration is a melding of a multitude of strong, glorious women from down through... Submitted 121 days 12 hours ago.
Book Signing Template Checklist: How We Did a Simple Book Signing Event - Mogama
My first book signing for Refugee Was My Name taught me that there are two basic phases to a book signing event: The planning phase and the actual event. Planning: House Keeping Stuff 1. Venue & Time . Decide where the book signing will take place. Allow for one month to plan and... Submitted 169 days 21 hours ago.
Writing the Wryte Stuff Boosts My Ego - Jack H. Schick
When I was about 14, I woke up one night after I had been listening to a Donovan record album. His tunes and lyrics inspired my imagination. I grabbed a pen that was on my lamp table and, in the dark, started writing on the wallpaper next to my bed. By the time I was done I had about 20 lines of... Submitted 189 days 22 hours ago.
Flawed - The Role of Flaws in Films and Stories - and Life - Jennifer Stewart
I did a script-writing course last year and one of the most interesting things I learned was that the central key to a successful script - one that will hold attention - is this business of character flaws. Every good film is about a person with a dream of some sort and a flaw that keeps tripping... Submitted 208 days ago.
How to Write a "How To" Article - Jack H. Schick
I received an assignment to write a “How To,” article. That’s an article that explains to the reader how to do something; like how to bake a cake, how to change the oil in your car, how to gut a dead deer, or how to build a bomb. “How To” articles usually... Submitted 236 days 15 hours ago.
From Head To Tails - Susan Thom
I have heard this saying since I was a kid, and several hundred times since. It seems almost every household has used these 5 words, at one time or another. My mother used it often. If one of her four kids were to trip another sibling, out came the words, "What goes around comes around" and sure... Submitted 249 days 22 hours ago.
An old junior high school teacher of mine called me up, out of the blue. He’d been good friends with my dad through activities with the Boy Scouts. I’d met him a few times since I moved back to town, but had not had any association with him. He invited me to attend an Optimists... Submitted 258 days 1 hour ago.
Writing and Letting Go - Dianne Lehmann
I received a comment recently on one of my articles that caused me to think a lot more about it than I usually do. For the most part, fellow authors on SearchWarp compose most of my article commentators. Rarely does a non-author take the time to leave a few words behind to let me know they've... Submitted 282 days 22 hours ago.
Deja Vu - Dianne Lehmann
I feel like I've been here before. There's a song lyric in there somewhere. I can hear it but can't quite put a mental finger on it. What do you write about when you seem to have nothing to write about? Why write at all? Well, outside of your commitment to write. We've all been down this road a... Submitted 1 year 3 days ago.
Destination - Richard Radtke
The day had grown long, and the shadows that lay upon the ground had grown long with it. One reaching into the other, until the somber, covering coat of twilight was upon the land. In the distance, beyond the fields filled with corn that slowly rustled in the gentle wind that played within them... Submitted 1 year 93 days ago.
Coming Out of the Dark: My SearchWarp Mug and Other Stuff - Teresa Ortiz
A little over one year ago, we packed up our belongings and moved to California. During this time, life has been interesting and challenging - who knew it would take so long to feel settled? Among the many things missed, were the times I spent writing and teaching. Some of you may be thinking... Submitted 1 year 101 days ago.
Oh, to Discern the Wisdom of Christ for Each Instance -
- Jean PurcellDear SW writers who might want to read this note about wisdom. It's also about words and reactions: Please picture me happy, not mad. Please picture me OK, not distressed. Please picture me friendly, not enemy. Words often, in my hands it seems, can give impressions never intended. Recent... Submitted 2 years 147 days ago.
Saying So Long But Not Goodbye. - Mike Fak
It has been an interesting couple of years here at Searchwarp for me. Originally I wrote as a counterbalance to some of the other writing projects I was involved in. I used the space I was kindly allotted to look at and laugh at some of the zany things that happen in our world. I drifted from... Submitted 2 years 237 days ago.
A Fun Project: Working With Hundreds of Authors At the Same Time. - Mike Fak
I always have a good idea it seems. Of course those good ideas always get me involved in another thing that I don't know how I will make the time for. Somehow I always do figure out how to manage and then I add something else to the list and have to figure out how I can manage everything all over... Submitted 2 years 299 days ago.
A Shooting In a Small Town Gives An Interesting Look Into Journalism. - Mike Fak
It was after 10:00 pm when I got the call at home. It was a friend and he said that something big was happening at a local park. "Every squad car in the county is out there." Under those circumstances, I got dressed, grabbed my camera and drove the eight blocks over to the park just off our... Submitted 2 years 307 days ago.
Books That Will Never Be Finished. - Mike Fak
I was looking through all the back pile of manuscripts I have. A few are from writers who have gone on hiatus or have probably given up their task of finishing their great American novel. I never admonish anyone for not finishing their manuscript as I might be the biggest culprit of that in... Submitted 2 years 317 days ago.
Computer Journalism a Great Job When You Get Sick. - Mike Fak
Well, I am definitely under the weather with something. I'm not sure what but I know I have no energy, feel nauseous and my brain is as thick as molasses right now. I doubt it's the swine flu although with all the bacon and pork chops I have eaten over the years, I'm sure if the pigs could... Submitted 2 years 355 days ago.
Advice for New Writers and Members of SearchWarp - Teresa Ortiz
Greetings fellow writers and new members of the Searchwarp family! (Yes, Ken McCreless, I borrowed a portion of your signature line, I knew you wouldn't mind.) If you are anything like me when I first joined SW--and some of you are--you are constantly watching your rating and anxiously... Submitted 3 years 122 days ago.
- Teresa OrtizThe other day someone sent me an email in response to something I had written. He said I was an encouragement to him and he was looking forward to reading more from me. No harm here, this made me feel good. The problem is he went on to tell me that I was a prolific writer. What in the heck is... Submitted 3 years 293 days ago.
The Search Warp - Jeff Brown
(Sung to the tune of "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) Let's do the Search Warp again! Let's do the Search Warp again! It's astounding, words are fleeting Misinterpretation takes its toll But read closely, not very much longer I believe I can save your soul Submitted 4 years 30 days ago.
Case History 19-The British are in Charge! -
- Al Case1660, and those wussie New Amsterdamers have really done it! The English showed up with a whole bunch of ships and guns and cannon and ships and cannon balls and stuff...and the New Amsterdamers gave up without a shot being fired. Embarrassed, by how quickly they’d gone belly up, they... Submitted 30 days 20 hours ago.
