A St. Louis Based Writing Group Sharing the Journey With Writers Everywhere
A speech from incomparable screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman, on writing. Kaufman writes on heavy themes with films that dance with light and color. His most recent film is a Netflix original titled 'I'm thinking of ending things' and the video below the speech is a look at that film which also explores some 'trademarks'... Continue Reading →
IF I COULD BOTTLE AND SELL IT, WOULD I BE ANOTHER DRUNKEN BILLIONAIRE? WOULD THE FEELING DRAIN AWAY, DRY UP, AND LEAVE ME THIRSTY EVERMORE? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCeeTfsm8bk
Here are some audio atmospheres to listen along to while you are working on your writing. ASMR is trending on youtube and there are lots of people making quality atmospheres like this to transport you to a library setting or coffee shop, or cozy cabin in a blizzard or rainstorm, as you slip on some... Continue Reading →
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'High on the Hog' Proves Why Food Travel Shows Need New Gatekeepers “The reason why [the show] is so resonant for Black people is because that’s really who it’s for. It’s for us.” KC By Kristin Corry QUEENS, US June 11, 2021, 1:41pm “Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you where you are from,”... Continue Reading →
'What it Takes to Learn Plot' The Monarch Writers is doing in person meets again, so we will have a 'theme' for the month, meaning some kind of discussion beyond working on our projects, and this month we are going through this book a bit: 'Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot... Continue Reading →
PLOT & STRUCTURE - JUNE 2021 - THE MONARCH WRITERS Reading books about writing is like using recipes to cook for oneself. Of course, you can usually cook something without resorting to checking out a recipe, and following its particular ingredient list, and the baking instructions it says are important for making the meal (book)... Continue Reading →
His Writing Radicalized Young Hackers. Now He Wants to Redeem Them Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother series has been a young-adult sci-fi bible for teen hacktivists. But with the latest and darkest book in the trilogy, it’s all grown up. ANDY GREENBERG BACKCHANNEL10.12.2020 07:00 AM FROM WIRED MAGAZINE SET THE FIRST and last books in Cory Doctorow’s epic, three-book Little... Continue Reading →
