How to enjoy a movie adaptation of a comic book: Read the source material. Don’t have a huge emotional stake in the outcome. It was fine, much better than I expected The backstory that played out over the credits was moving and poignant, even if Dylan is an obvious choice, and the movie captured the nuances of the characters, even making Rorschach sympathetic. The two teens I went with had a fine time dissecting its Read more…
(Note: Sometimes the work we do is never meant to be written down but serves only as a way to explore our characters and their stories. Wendy Wheeler of Slug Tribe calls this “story work.” It helps gives dimension to your novel even if it doesn’t make it into the final version. I’m not sure if this is really how Crae met Stavin, or even if this is why Lady Sarita was so unhappy in Read more…
K is home for spring break and we are doing a spring cleaning of sorts so everything is chaotic — more than usual — around here. I crave routine and I don’t got it. I haven’t written anything new in a while. We’ve been busy with house stuff — yay! plumbers! — and my attention has been elsewhere. At first I felt guilty, then I gave myself permission to just let it slack. Although I’m a Read more…