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Writer as Actor
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Character, Darlene, Emotions, The Craft Of Writing, Writing Advice on February 29, 2016
By Darlene Cah One of the most important lessons I learned as an improv actor was to always enter a scene with an emotion. As improvisers we had no idea what the scene was about, or where it would go, who our characters were, and what they’re relationships were to each other. We figured it […]
Happy Tears and Sad Laughter: Displaying Emotions In A Human Way
Posted by jarviswrites in Emotions, Jennie, Responding to Writing Prompts, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing About Death, Writing about Death, Writing Advice on February 23, 2016
by Jennie Jarvis In 2011, my father died of cancer. I had a great relationships with my dad, so, as you can imagine, this really sucked. When it came time to plan his funeral, however, I refused to let the event be depressing. My dad hated when things got too serious, always preferring campy action […]
Preparing For A Writing Conference
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Getting Published, Growing Up A Writer, Jennie, Marketing, Special Editions, Structure, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, Working Within Constraints, Writing Advice on August 28, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As many of you may know, we are smack dab in the middle of Conference season, and hopefully this means that you have already attended a Writing Conference this year or you are planning to attend one in the next couple of months. If you don’t have a Writing Conference on your […]
A Pet’s Point of View: Showing not Telling in Disney’s Feast by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 23, 2015
A Pet’s Point of View: Showing not Telling in Disney’s Feast by Brad Windhauser When writing, I’ll explore any topic or idea that piques my interest. However, I typically avoid a child’s point of view—I prefer a narrator and a vantage point infused with more maturity than the average child is capable of—and I never […]
Adapting Writing Boundaries to the Fur Children
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Relationships In Writing, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life, Where I write, Writing Advice on July 8, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis When I lived in Los Angeles, I had the best writing companion. Each afternoon, I would turn to my sweet dog Arnold and say “It’s time to go to work!” He wound bound up the stairs, leading me to the top floor office where I would install myself behind my writing desk […]
Don’t You Lie To Me! By Michael Tabb, WGA
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing Advice on March 19, 2015
5writers.com is pleased to welcome guest blogger Michael Tabb, WGA. WGA writer Michael Tabb has written for Universal Studios, Disney Feature Animation, comic book icon Stan Lee, and industry players including: Lawrence Bender, Sean Daniel, Paul Schiff, Mark Canton, Mike Newell, Thor Freudenthal and Dustin Hoffman while speaking at schools and panels across the nation. […]
The Secret to Writing Fantasy: Reality
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Jennie, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing Advice on March 13, 2015
by Jennie Jarvis In both my screenwriting and my novel writing, a lot of my work has been in the fantasy genre. I’ve created worlds where leprechauns play tricksters, where yokai run shops, and where a person can die by turning into a robot. Each of these stories have won awards and gained interest from […]
All You Need Is Decency: Networking and Butt Sniffing For Beginners
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Marketing, Relationships In Writing, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Writer's Community, Writing Advice on February 3, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As the Faculty Chairperson for the Florida Writers Conference, and as an attendee at countless other writing conferences and film festivals, I’ve come to learn how terribly awkward people are at networking. Since this month at 5writers.com, we decided to talk about relationships and writing, I thought this would be a great […]
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