Musings by Lisa Torcasso Downing
I am making my way through the Carter-touted Story Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee and have met some challenging ideas. I’d thought I’d run one up the flagpole.
Early in the book, McKee discusses his take on the decline of the storytelling craft. He faults what [...]
This is an edited version of a previous post. It will be appearing on page 3 of the Sunstone arriving in your mailbox very soon. I just wanted to show you what a good bout of editing and an illustrator can do for a piece. Note, for example, the streamlining of the prose and the [...]
Do you believe in Santa Claus? The Easter Bunny? The Tooth Fairy? How about the Writer Genius?
I believed in the Writer Genius for many years. He was this special, misunderstood person whose waters ran very deep. He was someone who had amazing novels and short stories swimming inside him like fish, just waiting to be [...]
Subscribe to RSS