Novellas: the Original “Movies” & Why You Should Write One
Novellas are for those of us with too many ideas and not enough attention span. Especially when you have too much on your mind and not enough coffee.
Category: Writing & Lifestyle
Essential Literary Elements for Better Storytelling: Character
There are 350+ literary elements, depending on how you define it. When telling a good story, you only need to focus on conflict, context, and character.
Pixarian Storytelling Series: Foster Change with Structure
The journeys we traverse in life are what push us to improve as people. This post addresses how the plot and structure of our stories foster such change.
Essential Literary Elements for Better Storytelling: Setting Context
These are key setting context details that affect our writing and how the readers will then picture the setting (because imagery is essential), make sense of the conflict (because obstacles to one person may...
Pixarian Storytelling Series: Justify Actions with Empathy
Before you start this “actions, emotions, and empathy” installment in my Pixarian series, I suggest you read the introduction post. I do not work for, in collaboration with, or as a representative of Pixar....
Pixarian Storytelling: Drive Conflict with Values
When your values are clear, making decisions becomes easier. Roy E. Disney Disney is pretty much my idol or something. It’s words like this from him that remind me why his Disneyland vision is...
Lifelong Learning: 8 Tools and Resources
Lifelong Learning, though natural, is also purposeful. School isn’t the only way to do this, though! Here are some tools to keep learning–for free!
Lifelong Learning: What, Why, How?
Lifelong Learning, though natural, is also purposeful. School isn’t the only way to do this, though! Here are some articles and resources all about it!
Pixarian Storytelling: Find Ideas with Opposites
I’m a writing community co-owner that supports writing craft and lifestyle. It became my lifesaver when first left teaching and tried to get back into my creative writing goals. One of the awesome things about being able...
Pixarian Storytelling: Introduction
In this blog series, I outline steps and tasks that any writer can use to write the “Pixarian way”, as suggested by a former Pixar storyboard artist.
