And One Last Word #2: The Best Piece of Writing in Television Animation History

A largely dismissed and underrated show not only sprung some enormous surprises in its third season, it also produced the single best written episode of animated television ever.

Book Review: Blue Eel by Lorne Dixon

Blue Eel is a psychedelic, sometimes foggy, trip through desert cults and the depths of the human psyche. 

And One Last Word: #1: Why Stephen King's "The Gingerbread Girl" is a Modern Marvel

One of King's lesser-known short stories is a surprisingly devastating piece of realistic fiction on par with his early novellas.

This Wasn't in the Script and Storywriting Tips

The foundation of every film is the screenplay. So why do so many movies feel like there wasn't a screenplay at all?

A Gift and a Paradigm Shift

I, of course, discuss writing at length on this writing blog... but how do you know when writing stops being a hobby and becomes a potential career?

Connotation and Not so Great Expectations

Just how much can a single synonym affect the objective of a sentence? The Joey Tribbianis of the world know.

Short Story Collections and Bite-Sized Perfection

Whether it's the result of our collective interest in being terrified or maybe our increasing short attention spans, there's something undeniably enticing about the short story.