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On Armistice Day

artneuro wrote 1 year ago: At The Eleventh Hour Of The Eleventh Day of The Eleventh Month… I found myself supping on coff … more →

Tags: General, WWI, Cricket, That Action Guy

The Autopsy - A Guide For Screenwriters and Novelists

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago:   Stumble It! Article by Edward O. Uthman MD on what a real autopsy is like. Very handy for any writ … more →

Tags: Novels, writing, autopsy, Screenwriting, ThatActionGuy.com Edward O. Uthman MD

Writing Romantic Comedies

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Good article on rom-coms by Michael Hauge.  I’ve got a copy of Michael’s boo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, As Good as it Gets, big, Coming To America, Dave, Groundhog Day, Grumpy old men, Jerry Maguire

Scholarly Abbreviations for Writers

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Nice little crib sheet. Enjoy! ThatActionGuy.com ***   Latin words and abbreviations are … more →

Tags: Novels, writing, abbreviations, ThatActionGuy.com, Writers

Write Your Screenplay Online

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Groovy bit of software that allows you to import Movie Magic and Final Draft screenplay … more →

Tags: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, writing, free screenplay software, ThatActionGuy.com, write online, zhura

Writing With a Sledgehammer by Alan Alda

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Article by the ever talented, Alan Alda. Enjoy! ThatActionGuy.com ***   I was writing my … more →

Tags: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, writing, alan alda, films, Hemingway, MASH, ThatActionGuy.com

The Art of Misdirection

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Misdirection is one of the main tools in an action / thriller / mystery writer’s t … more →

Tags: Novels, Screenwriting, writing, Houdini, Michal Kurland, ThatActionGuy.com, Writing Advice

The Short Story v The Novel

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! New York Times article on the power of the short story, by Steven Millhauser. Enjoy! Tha … more →

Tags: Novels, Reading, Short Story, writing, Short Stories, Steven Millhauser, ThatActionGuy.com, Willliam Blake

Author Sells 1st Novel for $1.25 Million!

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! A terrific story of a writer who stuck with his dream, to become an ‘overnight suc … more →

Tags: Novels, writing, alison flood, Andrew Davidson, Canada, Canadian Authors, Canongate, Gargoyle, Life of Pi

Where Do Ideas Come From?

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! How do writers know what to write about?  Author Kate Pullinger says the best way to lea … more →

Tags: Novels, Screenwriting, writing, asda, Chick Lit, Ideas!, Kate Pullinger, lliterary fiction, ThatActionGuy.com

The Key Attitude of a Successful Writer

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Article by Jim Denney. Enjoy! ThatActionGuy.com ***   In his book Telling Lies for Fun a … more →

Tags: Novels, writing, Academy Award, J. K. Rowling, Jim Denney, Laurence Block, Piers Anthony, Robert Darden, Stephen King

Interview With Screenwriter, Shane Salerno.

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Interview with Shane Salerno. Enjoy! ThatActionGuy.com ***   One of the most informative … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Armageddon, criminal behavior, Hollywood, Lost In Translation, ñarks, Paramount, Shaft

Interview With Writer / Novelist, Dan Ronco

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Cool interview with Dan Ronco, author of the Techno-Thriller, UNHOLY DOMAIN. Enjoy! That … more →

Tags: writing, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, dan ronco, Techno-Thriller, unholy domain, Genetic engineering, peacemaker, Kunati Books

Interview With Writer / Novelist, Brian Lumley

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Good Paula Guran interview with prolific horror writer, Brian Lumley. Enjoy! ThatActionG … more →

Tags: Comics, Novels, writing, Abraham Merritt, Arkham House collections, August Derleth, Brian Lumley, British Fantasy Award, Clark Ashton Smith

We Create Therefore We Are: QED1 comment

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! As a writer and an artist, I’ve always felt in some small way, seperated from my fellow … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Filmmaking, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, directing, maslow's pyramid, Acting, dancing

Literary Theory and Criticism

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Literary theory and literary criticism are interpretive tools that help us think more de … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, Literary Theory, Literary criticism, Schools of Literary Criticism

Common Literary Forms and Genres1 comment

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! A taxonomy of literary forms and genres. Enjoy! ThatActionGuy.com ***   Allegory: A narr … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, literature genres

Elements of Style: Thematic Meaning

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Literature becomes universal when it draws connections between the particular and the ge … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, elements of style, thematic meaning

Elements of Style: Literary Techniques

thatactionguy wrote 1 year ago: Stumble It! Whereas figures of speech work on the level of individual words or sentences, writers al … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, writing, Novels, ThatActionGuy.com, elements of style, literary techniques


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