Category Archives: process

Arlen Faber and the Hero’s Journey Comments Off

Thoughts on the film The Answer Man by John Hindman: Fathers as theme and the Monomyth.

Writing Discoveries and Carpenter Pants 3

Today I am wearing my carpenter pants. Damn. You carpenters wear some comfy pants. These are the type of pants you should wear on Monday. Comfy pants. If I had my way I’d wear pajamas to work on Monday.
Anyway, it was a conquer-the-known-universe weekend and I succeeded. I [...]

Going for Speed 1

Last night was productive. I worked a little on a shared world (otherwise known as fan fiction) story last night. These are of course stories that are not meant for general public consumption, but they give me a great place to experiment. Lately the experiments have been a two part attack. [...]

More on the process Comments Off

Last night was productive. I managed to get work done on about twenty more scenes. That means I have about eighteen more to go. The novel is starting to shape up nicely. The next part of the plan is the second treatment. Here is how the process has gone so [...]

[writing] A Method to the Madness! 2

I’m working new hours at work. Earlier hours. It’s kind of nice. I get in before any of the major noise starts up. Let me tell you, there’s nothing as fun as trying to write business analyst code in a cubicle farm. There’s a reason why people who have to [...]

[writing] Phase Draft Complete Comments Off

Finished the phase draft for the tattoo story. I still haven’t found a name I like. After a bit of research I’ll start the first person draft tomorrow. it’s getting closer to finished. It’s just under 11 pages.