Writer’s Sketch 6: Agent from the Black Lagoon
“Change it all!” the creature, hunched over a towering pile of papers, shouted. Beneath the desk, my knees clicked together as I accepted my red-blotched manuscript. The wheezing breath timed my flipping as I surveyed the damage. Pages-upon-pages with the dreaded red ‘X’, others trailed with a patchwork of corrections. Swallowing the bullet of air […]
Writer’s Sketch 5: Owners Away, Pets Will Play
The outside becomes exposed for a brief moment, its sweet, clean air enticing my nose. But as soon as wafting scents of animals and summer grass flood my senses, the door closes behind my owners and the lock clicks shut. Finally, the house belongs to me. But what to do? Last time they left it was only […]
Writer’s Sketch 4: Action
For the expression map, I focused on portraying realistic emotions. An important practice to hone your ability to write expressions realistically is in observing how real people react— the same fact remains true for writing action. Coming from the experience of writing a heavily action-based series (think: Lord of the Rings), it can be as […]
Writing Sketch 3: Fidel Castro, Beijing, Yo-Yos.
Running a fine-toothed comb through his beard, Fidel smoothed out the smog knots that clung tightly to his hair. If only he hadn’t visited Beijing. What a terrible waste of a weekend, Fidel thought coldly. He recalled the city’s buildings poking above the clouds like the eyes of a hungry Cayman staring down its prey. […]
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