Music sets mood for all movies and TV shows. But can you also use music for your writing?
In this episode, we'll first look at how music can set the mood. Then we'll figure out how we writers can use music to do the same in our screenplays and novels.
Writer Mark Wooden discusses four New Jack Techniques director Mario Van Peebles uses in his movie New Jack City. He'll then show you how to use these techniques to become a writer with something to say above the generic story.
A New Jack Writer, if you will.
Cancel culture! That bane of all creatives!
In this, my tenth episode (insert fanfare), I'll explain how to offend, humor, and educate an audience so you can maintain the moral high ground above the cancel culture pitchforks!
Tying into Black History Month, I'll use Melvin van Peebles's Watermelon Man and Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles, co-written by the Great Negro Prophet Richard Pryor, as examples.
Uh... TOTALLY NSFW!
Writer tips? I got 'em. I mean, that's why you came back, right? To learn how a writer thinks?
Well, let's get to it!
Want to know how a writer thinks? Inside the writer's mind is a scary place, but I'll take you there!
I'll use the first chapter of a fanfiction set in the world of Conan the Barbarian to show why writers make the choices they make.
This should also help you get all creative on your works!
Oh! And happy New year!
Die Hard is an f-ing Christmas movie.
It's all right there in the title. But in case you weren't already sure of that, writer Mark Wooden is here to make the case using three elements that all Christmas movies have -- even the ones involving lone cops, terrorist thieves, and Twinkies.
For today’s how-to writer commentary, I’ll discuss using the Batcave or any setting to enhance the mood and develop character.
Kinda like the title says.
I like to write these commentaries as a peaceful release from the shit show going on outside my window. Hopefully, reading the commentary is for you too.
Which is why I’m doubling up on commentaries today and Friday. And because I forgot to post these last week. But win-win?
Darnit! With the epic Hellscape that was America last week, I forgot to post this and the Friday editions. So, you'll get a double-up today and Friday of how to write excitement.
Stay safe out there.
Time for another writer's commentary installment! This time we’ll look at world-building by using a character’s point of view. In this case, the character is Iron Man/ Tony Stark.
