INT.—DAY—Small Apartment It was a dark and stormy night. The umbrellas were out but it didn’t matter because he was smoking in the shower. If lunch didn’t come any earlier, he might shave with a ham sandwich. Extra mustard. His palms were sweaty in anticipation of the noon train. Something was due on that train …
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Boosting Creativity
One method I use to boost creativity is to challenge myself to write 42 lines in 42 minutes. There isn’t any sort of limit on subject matter, or how lines are written. Punctuation, grammar, and even style are unnecessary. The only limit is the time to write out these 42 one-liners: one minute each, though …
Ponderous One
Well, aren’t you the…ponderous one? Second in the Ponderous series, Ponderous One is full of similar questions to those in the first, which will help you view the world around you much differently. For instance, “Why would the second in a series be titled One?” With such profound questions as, “What if fiction writers are …
Outrageous Movie Titles
If, by chance, you read through this immense list of movie titles and find one you are dying to see, let me know in the comments and I’ll write the screenplay for it. Teenage Zombie Felons Demon Acid Dames 3-headed Dog Trainer Dirtbags and Society Hags Surly Wolf-child Crossing Gard Red Hot Actress Reactions Steel-toed …
Alternative Antagonist
No one’s really afraid of Darth Vader. Even though he’s the bad guy, the antagonist, dressed in all black. He’s even part human, part machine, which should make him scary or creepy. He has powers which allow him to manipulate objects from great distances without touching them. Such a power should be frightening. Afraid to …
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