Emma Coats's 22 "Rules" for #StoryBasics
For whatever reason, the original 22 "Rules" (she says they should have been "guidelines") that Emma Coats posted between March 26, and May 6, 2011 have never been put together in a thread.
Writing
McLean (or "the viridescent hap of rain")
It's finally warm enough for the rain to make it to the ground without freezing to death. So I grab an extra blanket and open the window, and settle into the most satisfying
In Praise of Goofing Off
They say the greatest portend of doom is "Hey y'all, watch this!" But I've recently concluded that it's the most efficient means of skills acquisition. Want to learn CGI? Photoshop your brother on
We're all in publishing now; how do we get better at it?
I was adamant: it's going to take that long; we should be honest about it. He was adamant: if we tell them it takes that long, they'll never do it.
Kachunk.
I get to write again. There is something magical about the way a key drops into the chassis of the machine, each key stamping into reality the ethereal things passing through my head.