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Quick Fan Story For Contest

Posted on July 2, 2010 by CJ

Although I’m back doing art, that doesn’t mean I just close the writing valve. I’m always writing. Usually, during the art periods,  it’s mostly blogs or development work for future writing projects, but sometimes a situation arises that simply cries out for words to be written. Such has been the case with a little fan-story contest thingy. So as not to be too duplicative, here’s a link to the full context as well as the story itself: My Wheaton/Scalzi Unicorn-Pegasus-Kitten … Continue reading →

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Making Senses

Posted on November 12, 2009 by CJ

Something that a lot of writers forget is that the reader doesn’t live only in a world of mental imagery. Their world is filled with sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and sensations. If you want your audience to be immersed in your story, you have to remember Continue reading →

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Trippin’ on the Fanfic

Posted on April 15, 2009 by CJ

I’ve been sort of “meh” with a lot of potential writing projects as of late. I don’t really know why. I think part of the reason has been that I’ve been away from screenwriting for too long. It’s been over a decade since I wrote a finished screenplay. Although I know I have little-to-no chance at pursuing screenwriting as a serious career, the fact is that it’s my preferred writing format. It’s what I learned writing with. Quite unexpectedly, I … Continue reading →

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A Little Writing Exercise

Posted on December 30, 2008 by CJ

Over on my other site, I’ve been writing a lot about the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Usually it’s fandom stuff, but I recently posted a 2-part series that sort of gives some insight into how I develop stories using character and story arcs. I’m posting links to it here Continue reading →

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Que Sera Serees Shelved

Posted on September 27, 2008 by CJ

Yup…the up and down odyssey that has been the penning of the novel is now essentially over. An agenty friend of mine, with whom I’ve partnered on non-writing projects over the years, agreed to read part of my novel. As part of our agreement, I committed to shelving it if she said that was what needed to be done in order to not damage my reputation with any future prospective publishers. Since I like to think I have a fair … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Time Travel

Posted on September 11, 2008 by CJ

When you delve into science fiction, you inevitably run across a little plot device we like to call time travel. It’s a tricky thing, but not so tricky as you might suppose.  I posted A Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel on another site in the hope that it might give some insight to others dealing with this snarky little subject.

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