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    When I'm writing a story I like to figure out what point of view I'm going to use. I feel that point of views are crucial to the storytelling because it changes depending on the narrator. Definition: noun (n) a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint. an opinion, attitude, or… Continue reading On Point of Views

So the past few short stories I've written, I've been struggling a lot on the endings. First of all, I know I want the stories to be shorts, and I know how to end it, but I don't know how to bridge that middle to the end. I am what you call a "pantser" in… Continue reading The Ending

Hey everyone! Big change happening with this blog as of late. I added a new category under my "Writing" tab that says "Patreon Exclusives". Each post in that category will be password protected. The following are what you can find: Henry Higgins: A Short Story (Full) Isabela’s Forest: A Short Story (Full) A Woman’s Best… Continue reading Patreon Exclusives

Hey everyone! This past weekend was CRAZY. I took a road trip down with Jamelle Williams-Thomas and Odessa Rose -- and her husband, Michael, who drove us all the way down to Charlotte and back up to DMV. The reason for this road trip? The feature film I worked on "Water in a Broken Glass",… Continue reading Film Festival Experience

Hey guys, this is a short post. I just wanted to write a quick update on what I've been up to, and also write out my thoughts on my experience and what I've been learning. I am working on an adaptation from novel to script. While this is very simple in design because all the… Continue reading Adaptation

When writing a television show, a feature film, and even a short film, it's a good idea to watch something with similar styles or story structure. I don't watch to copy dialogue or scenes, but I'm watching to see how they made the film. I watch movies with actors that could play the same role… Continue reading Watching for Reference

Content Warning: This post will be talking about hard topics such as suicide, mental illness, and sexual assault. Please read at your discretion.   I write about taboo topics that not a lot of folks like to touch on. They are hard topics to write, it effects you mentally and emotionally, even though you personally… Continue reading On Hard Topics

I'm really getting serious with my novella. I think it's coming along well enough to start thinking of getting this baby edited and me attempting to self-publish it. I was talking with another author who happens to be an indie publishing company co-founder about what my next steps would be. She asked what genre my… Continue reading Choosing Genre

I don't know if you guys are following my Facebook page as well, if you are, then you would have seen my second video on storytelling differences between screenplays and novels. I mentioned in the video that the obvious difference is the formatting, but it wasn't really a storytelling technique, so I didn't want to… Continue reading Formatting: Screenplay

The part of submitting scripts to competitions I hate is the emails you get with subject "CONGRATS TO THE FINALISTS" and you find your name isn't on the list. It's extremely heartbreaking. You poured your hard work, your blood-sweat-and-tears into this script and it wasn't picked. Then you see other people you know say they… Continue reading Competitions & The Inevitable “No”