#MondayMusings – Too often we are so focused on where we are going, we forget how far we’ve come.
Category: Musings
Fast for Writing Fitness
I strongly recommend that you take a break from all factual and fictional media stories to get over a block in your story.
Adaptation
I’ve been working with Enter the Pitch, which runs a short film competition with a £25,000 prize to make a short film. The subject must be inspired by a character or story in the Bible. Choose from an amazing range of powerful, dynamic, complex, troubled characters in stories that have persisted for thousands of years.
Three Simple Keys to Writing Success
Writing is writing regardless of what kind of writing it is. Here are three key tips for success.
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Unspoken Communication
#WritingAdviceWednesday – It’s what’s not on the page that’s important.
Video of Laurie teaching at Enter the Pitch Residential Weekend
Video of Laurie “Character is Action.”
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Ego vs Misson: Want vs Need
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Your calling is “the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.”
Vladimir Putin and the Power of Will
Power of Will characters take what they want, fight for every inch of turf, refuse to show any weakness themselves and pounce decisively on the weakness of others.
Make the Strongest Choice
The higher the stakes for the character the more the audience cares about what happens next.
Nigella Lawson and her Recent Troubles
A Power of Love character and a Power of Will character battle it out in court and in the press.