For all the random nonsence, the love for stories I need to share. Here are are my long and rambling essays, reviews, lists and explorations. Right now, I’m deep diving into how the Legend of Zelda series inspired me as an artist. My goal is still to finish all my unfinished projects, Fairy Doctor 3 and 4 released in 2025 and I’m writing an oddball story about an Enchantress!
A how-to-write essay series by Ava Clary about writing dramatically. Be Dynamic and Dramatic I’m trying to figure out how ‘show, don’t tell’ works. What do people mean by show? Well, I’ve decided it means you write dynamically. You make drama happen. Here’s a scene I’m thinking about. I’ll start by describing a hotel and a…
I discovered these quotes by China Miéville from an old interview in one of my journals. I love the idea of a ridiculousness threshold. How high is yours? “Those of us in the fantastic fields either we don’t listen to our filters, or we have a much higher ridiculousness threshold. end quote.” China Miéville A…
Here’s the last of a writing essays series. I meant to post this years ago, but kept putting it off and left the draft hanging around. The full series of Writing Tips includes: Sharing and Stealing like an Artist The Act of Writing Design Advice for Writers Dramatic Scenes, oh the drama How to Write…
A how-to-write essay series by Ava Clary I love to take advice from one medium and apply it to writing. How exactly does this work? Well, you watch a YouTube video on a film director, or you discover a post about design, but you take all the tidbits and reconsider them from a writer’s point…
“And then you just do it. You dig in a write it. You use your body. You lean over your computer and stretch and pace. You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing.” Amy Poehler I’m still listening to Amy Poehler read Yes Please as it meanders…
A collection of my favorite writing quotes. All good food for thought. I only wish I had saved the source of where I got these. Perhaps the magazines, book introductions, or interviews. I have no idea.
Today’s date: 1-2-18 I’m launching my blog today. I started the website about an hour ago, but thank goodness I had already planned what I wanted to put on it. I have images for my header, a signature/logo, and little icon. The design portal is still slightly overwhelming for me. I need more practice with…
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