What keeps an author writing when no one seems to be noticing?
Author’s Intent, Motivation
Category: Stories
Author’s Intent, McGuffins
Why wanting the object of a tale is more important than obtaining it.
Delilah Barber, AI Renderings
The first character from my writing rendered using AI app MidJourney.
Author’s Intent, Dialogue
At different times throughout my writing career, I’ve been told I handle dialogue very well. Some reviews of my work mention the dialogue between characters as one of the strengths. Writing scripts certainly helps, but I’ve always done reasonably well writing dialogue, even before I started writing plays and sketches. My first published story, Suzi … Continue reading Author’s Intent, Dialogue
Author’s Intent, Plotting
Who done it, and why is it important to learn?
Author’s Intent, Aging
How should one go into that good night?
Author’s Intent, Stereotypes
Why do we persist in believing in stereotypes despite the harm they cause?
Author’s Intent, Timing
Why it’s never a good idea to totally abandon a writing project.
Author’s Intent, Mental Illness
Why are so many creative people also prone to troubling mental problems?
Author’s Intent, Ideas
Why writers rarely need suggestions on what to write.