Review – Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

June 4, 2012 · 5 Comments

This book lives up to its name, and it really is the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need.

Save the Cat breaks down the formula used by the most successful movies in the past 20 years, showing you the exact “beats” or key moments you need to provide to engross the audience, and I plan to use this for the screenplay I’m writing after I finish my novel.

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Review – Servant of a Dark God by John Brown

May 26, 2012 · 2 Comments

Wow.

That’s all I can say after reading John Brown‘s debut novel, Servant of a Dark God. This is a work that defies the standard tropes of the genre.

The novel focuses on the lives of a group of people who are on the side of “evil,” the Sleth, as labelled by the men and women who wield the “good” powers, the Divines. One of those is the young boy Talen, who grows from hating and fearing the “Sleth” power of this evil group, to embracing it. I’m not a big fan of spoilers, so I won’t get into the plot too much here, other than to say you won’t be disappointed.

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Make Good Art – Fantastic Advice For Writers And Artists Everywhere

May 25, 2012 · 2 Comments

Saw this from Neil Gaiman on Hugh Howey‘s page, and had to re-post.

Remember, come what may, enjoy the ride and stop worrying!