Just in the (Saint) Nick of Time for Xmas, “Miller’s Compendium” is here!
“Miller’s Compendium” is an encyclopedic catalog of writing resources. GET IT NOW – 100s of lists & articles – 1000s of links – 500 ‘pages’ Timeless wisdom – Vintage graphics … Continue reading
Six Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Project Before You Write It
How can you stop people from stealing your ideas? You can’t. How can you stop people from stealing your writing? You don’t have to. Your prose is inherently copyrighted as … Continue reading
Who Are You Going to Call? Six Kinds of People Who Can Help You Write
I don’t know anyone who writes in complete isolation except during intensive drafting phases. It’s important to build a circle of helpers and there are many kinds of support available … Continue reading
The Five Phases of the Writing Process (for any book or script)
I have found there are five distinct phases in the process of writing a book or script. I’ve written, and helped writers write, a lot of different projects in a … Continue reading
Character Hierarchy: All Characters Might be Created Equal, but They Shouldn’t be in the Rewrite
Differentiating characters helps the reader read: “A” level characters have 3 dimensions, “B” level 2. It’s ok if the rest have only 1 dimension.
THE WRITER’S TOOL KIT – Presentation & clinic at Story Expo LA, Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8am (!)
Q&A clinic demonstrating dozens of different writing techniques.
The Beginning of “Miller’s Compendium of Timeless Tools for the Modern Writer” has begun!
It’s the end of a wildly-successful Kickstarter campaign to finance production of this wildly-ambitious mega reference e-book for writers. The campaign ends this Saturday, July 11 at 8am p.s.t. so … Continue reading
The ultimate writer’s resource just got realer! Kickstarting this month: “Miller’s Compendium of Timeless Tools for the Modern Writer”
The Compendium’s Kickstarter campaign is Popular in Publishing and Staff Pick at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1060921494/millers-compendium-a-comprehensive-writers-referen The campaign ends July 10, but don’t wait! – Pre-order the book today – Consider buying an … Continue reading
Can Music Soothe the Savage Writer?
What music (if any) do you listen to while you’re writing? Nothing works for me as well as…
Sometimes a Story is Plural: Use Vonnegut’s Axis to Develop Character Storylines
In case you’re not familiar with Vonnegut’s Axis, it’s a brilliant tool for analyzing stories that have already been written (see Vonnegut’s brilliant exegesis here), but I’ve just found a … Continue reading
13 or 14 Reasons to Take Your Writing Onstage
After producing hundreds of comedy and spoken word shows and coaching other writers on their material and performance, I went onstage a few times last year to do it myself. … Continue reading
THE OTHER NETWORK WRITER'S ROOM 