Category Archives: Writing
Down with BIC: Why “Butt in Chair” Isn’t THE Answer
“The first secret to good writing is BIC. Butt In Chair.” Among writers there is an endless list of endorsements for this allegedly clever statement. The precept is ingrained to such a deep degree into the collective subconscious of writers the world over that it is held by many to be as sacrosanct as writers must read. Yet, …
Coming Attractions: Trailers as Inspiration
Movie trailers are manipulative and I know it. Out of sequence line cuts that appear to say something different than the real movie scene would say. Pop music. Flashes of iconic imagery that have little to do with the plot. Famous people scantily clad. There is an element of deception at play. Often a movie’s …
The BS of Seven Basic Plots
It is a maxim of the writing world these days; there are only seven stories the world over, forever and ever amen. Therefore anything you write will in essence be a rehash of one of these seven stories. Sorry, no hope to be original. Your only chance is to rehash better than others have rehashed. …
The Real Reason I Write.
I would provide the link if I could remember it, but I didn’t bookmark it at the time. However I can tell you it was an interview with a highly successful (financially) author of best selling novels. Suspense is their genre, I believe. And one quotation from this author had me a bit annoyed. Since …
They Chose Stories.
One of the attendees of the two-hour theatre workshop I presented on Friday suggested I name the evening, “Story Hour with Unglebower.” While I was not there merely to tell stories, the jocular comment nonetheless was appropriate to some degree, as I did share many stories both from my own experience and that of my theatre friends. …
Ty Unglebower 