The clock says it’s 13:05 right now. I’m on my lunch break. Lets see how much writing I can get done in, say, 15 minutes. Ready? Let’s go! I’ve written a lot over this past year. It’s been one of the only consistent things about my life. If I could have seen into the future […]

There’s nothing funky about being in a funk. You know those days when you’d rather endure a hot chilli enema than stare at that blinking cursor and blank page for one second longer? Those days can stretch on into weeks. Those weeks can turn into months. And those months can turn into a brain aneurysm. […]

It’s a question that writers have asked since the dawn of time. And by ‘dawn of time’, I mean 2007. Can our smartphones improve our writing?  The honest answer is no. Only we can improve our writing. We do this by, you know, actually writing. A lot.  BUT… There are a whole bunch of apps […]

September, 2016 (Yokohama, Japan) This month was a blur.  Actually this whole year was a blur. A flurry of different homes across the world, visa stress (don’t ask), and fingers tapping furiously on the keyboard. But as the moon finishes its vicious cycle, we should all ask ourselves… What did I do this month?  And… Did […]

I see this question a lot.  People in their 30s, 40s, 50s asking if it’s too late to become a writer. A user on Quora recently asked whether 28-years-old is too late to become a writer. Wait a minute. What? You’re still in your twenties and you think the ship has sailed?  WARNING: Sarcasm alert. […]

First lines are like foreplay.  You’ve already hooked your reader with the cover, title, and blurb. You’ve picked them up. Now they’re back at your place.  Seduction time. What’s your opening move?  How do you set the stage for what’s about to happen? Is it going to be tantric, rough, tender, completely lacklustre, or completely mind-blowing?  […]

I am writing this review with tears in my eyes and severe cramps in my thumbs and fingers. Tears because I have just one week left of the Aaron Sorkin Masterclass. Cramp because the class has been such as huge writing motivation that I have been relentlessly tapping away on my keyboard for a month […]

Most articles about unlocking creativity suck. They’re full of the same tired, regurgitated platitudes that mean nothing and help nobody. Clichéd crap like “have a ritual”, “become inspired”, and “stop being a perfectionist”.  Umm… okay. That stuff kinda works, I guess. But what if you already have a ritual? What if you don’t know how to […]

This Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting MasterClass review contains affiliate links, which means that, at zero cost to you, I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. If you read my review for week 3 of the Aaron Sorkin Masterclass, you’ll know the class left me invigorated. It was the best week of a […]

This Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting MasterClass review contains affiliate links, which means that, at zero cost to you, I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. I was apprehensive about week 3 of Aaron Sorkin’s Screenwriting Masterclass. I looked at the modules before I started and was excited about one of them and […]