Author: Scott William Foley
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Your Past Is a Treasure Trove – Use It!
There’s an old saying that you can’t go home again. But that phrase is in direct contradiction with the popular scribe’s adage to “write what you know.” When trying to come up with ideas, look no further than your past. If you are a fiction writer, your life’s experiences are amazing and worthy of exploration. …
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The Myth Of Uninterrupted Writing Time
There’s a mythical tale about the writer who wrote, uninterrupted, day after day after day. The world outside stayed away, society kept at bay, and the writer wrote what he may. Inspiration struck, which was always his luck, and nothing he ever wrote sucked. Yeah, no. That’s not the real world. If you’re a writer…
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Pops by Michael Chabon – A Book Review
If you visit this site regularly, you probably know I’m a bit of a Michael Chabon fan. (I met him once, you know.) His latest book recently released, and I could not wait to read it. Pops is a very slim collection of nonfiction essays. I particularly enjoy Chabon’s nonfiction because he is unafraid. He…
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Finding Your Character’s Voice
Oftentimes people come up with a wonderful story idea, plot it out intricately, and then get to writing. After awhile, though, they begin to realize that all of the characters sound the same. An important step got skipped — character work. Two prominent opinions abound in the writing community. The first opinion stipulates that the…
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Need Writing Ideas? Let Me Help
People often ask me, “Where do you get your ideas?” The answer is simple but rarely satisfying to the questioner: “Everywhere.” Let me provide a little background information that will prove useful later on … I work full-time as a high school English teacher, and with that comes constant planning, educating, and assessing. I have…
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Why You Should Be Watching BBC America’s Killing Eve
Tonight, Killing Eve’s season finale airs. If you’re not watching this show, you really should. I heard about it on a few different podcasts, and so my wife and I checked it out and it immediately won us over. Why? Good question. Let me see if I can answer it. Sandra Oh plays Eve Polastri,…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story – A (Spoiler-Free) Movie Review
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the Star Wars movie that I didn’t even know I wanted. Solo: A Star Wars story is an action-packed heist movie that delivers ample nods to the past while absolutely solidifying itself in the present even as it provides electrifying hints of things to come. I’ll be honest — I…
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Seeing Hamilton In Chicago – Our Complete Journey
My wife recently celebrated a milestone birthday, and so I thought it would be nice to mark the occasion with a special event. Because she’s been dying to see Hamilton for years, I figured that would be something special for us to do. However, tickets for Hamilton are always in demand, so I had to…
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