The Mist – story structure breakdown

I haven’t done a film breakdown here in a long time and I am on a roll with them because I’m teaching a story structure class this semester, the first time I’ve taught a whole semester-long class.

If you’re writing anything takes place in a limited, even one-set location, The Mist is an excellent example of [...]

Make a list

by Alexandra Sokoloff

I’m sure everyone’s out running around for last minute gifts today (umm, or snowed in…)  so I’ll keep this short.

But since it’s the season of lists (shopping lists, resolution lists…) – I thought I’d talk about another kind of list.

In my writing workshops and blog, I stress over and over and over again [...]