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Creativity in TV crime
I was raised on the fast-paced television drama, where crimes were committed and solved — with justice swiftly dispatched — in under an hour. So, when I sit down to write, the words that spring forward from my fingertips do … Continue reading
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Tagged crime drama, ideas, story structure, television, The Rockford Files
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Happy New Year!
George Takei posted this on Facebook, and it was too good not to share. I’ll be adding this to our quotes page. Here’s hoping you have a creativity-filled year. May 2012 be your best year yet!
The Christmas Creativity
It’s three days before Christmas, and I need to write a post. I want to write about the holiday, but I’m trying hard to avoid the clichés of this time of year. I want something that doesn’t rely on: Revising … Continue reading
Countdown to NaNoWriMo
Last year, I made a half-assed attempt to write my first novel in more than a decade. I wrote my first novel in 1997, and — finding no market for an end-of-the-millennium Christian horror story (go figure) — I shelved … Continue reading
Inspiration has its own timetable
Last week, my wife had an opportunity to spend time at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. She said she appreciated the chance to see art and felt renewed by it. At least, she would have been if not for a companion … Continue reading
The iPad 2 and creativity
Today, Apple CEO and head cheerleader Steve Jobs excited the geek world with the announcement of the iPad 2. For those of you who missed the unveiling, the new iPad is slimmer and faster than the original. It also has … Continue reading
