Cinematic genre fiction, dark mythmaking, and narrative experiments from the creator of the "Shadowdance" dark action fantasy saga—stories of power, consequence, and justice for the bad guys.
Writer Mark Wooden offers up geek culture opinions, fanfiction, original fiction all with a side of snark.
Music sets the 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.
had more thoughts on The Godfather, Part III, and The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Like to hear them hear them go. Not safe for work, BTW.
For the fiftieth anniversary of The Godfather, I’m gonna defend what some would call the indefensible: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Part III, and The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Both movies have their flaws, but I’ll argue how those flaws are hidden assets and that the movies have earned […]
The Batman! Now y’all know I’m a big Batman fan. If ya didn’t know, now ya do. Rather than give multiple versions of my thoughts, Imma start a new segment of my Thoughts From the Shed podcast. I’m calling it “My Thoughts!” Let’s start with The Batman!
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.
Podcasts for writers are everywhere, so it sucks when life gets in the way. But… it happens. Like the t-shirt says. Here’s a little diddy explaining what went wrong and what’s going to happen next.
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 […]
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 […]
The Year in Review for 2021 from writer Mark Wooden: the highs, the lowest of lows. It was the worst of times and then it was a little bit not worst. Also, a look into the future of 2022, including the “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga!
