Matilda Friday 200 lbs Beauty Goodfellas Coming to America In today’s post, continuing my series of examining the story structure of my favourite movies, I’m taking a look at the 1995 coming-of-age hood classic Friday: Here is Friday as analyzed through the Hero’s Journey: Friday – The Hero’s Journey And here is the plot of Friday through […]
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How to Create Space for Yourself as a Writer
As a writer, it’s sometimes difficult to cultivate a space for yourself to create. Creative or otherwise, finding space for yourself can be challenging. I had an eye-opening experience on the importance of having your own space when I went away for an artist’s residency this month. Though the building was shared by several other […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Why a Life of Play is Important
Consider this a sequel to my 2020 post “Let’s all Hate-Watch Sonic the Hedgehog” The Super Mario Bros. Movie, coming out Wednesday, April 5, 2023, is my most anticipated movie of the year, bar none. I’ve expressed on multiple occasions my sheer love of the Super Mario franchise. I have a Twitch account where most of the time […]
Examining Story Structure in Favourite Movies: MATILDA
I’ve been plugging away at my novel for some time, and as I prepare the daunting task of writing yet another draft, I’ve come to a startling realization. I need to master story structure. Story structure is what separates the wheat from the chaff. It’s what distinguishes the plotter from a pantser. In its most […]
Best Last-Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for 2022
Another year, another list of costume ideas for the individual who needs a costume but is short on both money and time. Let’s get started: Wordle Wordle is a scrabble-like mobile word game where players have to guess a daily 5-letter word in 6 turns or less. I was obsessed with this game at the […]