The Inquisitive Inkpot
Exploring Tales and the Art of Telling
Tag: inspiration
Ready or not, here goes something
It’s here: the finished, revised, pitch-ready screenplay for my first feature film. Next week, I have three pitch meetings scheduled with different producers at the international NRB convention in Dallas. This is where media professionals from all over the world gather to share ideas,… Continue Reading “Ready or not, here goes something”
The Pawn Shop: a short film
My short film The Pawn Shop is now available to watch! It was January of 2023 when I first – and last – wrote to you about this project, just after it had finished filming. The premise of the short film: In an unusual… Continue Reading “The Pawn Shop: a short film”
Exciting isn’t always Epic: ask eHarmony
As writers, we often dream of our own lives unfolding like one of the epic stories we either admire or are working on. Do you ever look at someone else’s life story and think, “Wow, what an exciting, adventurous life that person has had.… Continue Reading “Exciting isn’t always Epic: ask eHarmony”
A knife and two rings
Life doesn’t stop moving even when we do. The last time I wrote to you, it was sharing my journey through the diagnosis process, through chronic pain, and overseas to Norway. Some of us feel locked up because our minds won’t work. Others because… Continue Reading “A knife and two rings”
Wheelchairs, wings, and world travels
I never thought I would see Norway from a wheelchair. Meaning, I always wanted to see the country, but never imagined that I would experience it in a wheelchair. If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you know that these… Continue Reading “Wheelchairs, wings, and world travels”
Outlining and Bacon
Outlining will not save your bacon—it will just help you make the bacon in the first place. Every form of writing will have its own outlining standard (novels, articles, dissertations, screenplays, etc.). And within each category of writing, every writer will have his or… Continue Reading “Outlining and Bacon”
Overcoming the Research Roadblock
Research can either make or break a story, so we writers have to get it right. Time periods, cultures, social/government systems, technology—anything in your story that ranges beyond your area of expertise is going to require some intensive research. I learned this the hard… Continue Reading “Overcoming the Research Roadblock”
A Blogging Milestone: the 100th Post
Two years ago, the term “blogging milestone” seemed ridiculous—even pretentious. The last blogging milestone I made a post about was the 30th one, in February of 2020, which was more like an announcement of The Inquisitive Inkpot’s identity shift. I don’t think even after… Continue Reading “A Blogging Milestone: the 100th Post”
Remembering on Memorial Day
Last Memorial Day gave me an experience I will never forget. It all began with a story I had recorded prior to Memorial Day for the national radio program Our American Stories. The piece featured my boss, an ex-marine, telling the incredible story of… Continue Reading “Remembering on Memorial Day”
Finding your Focus
Focus is something many of us lack. There’s plenty of kinds of focus. Focus in the sense of your actual attention span, focus in your work ethic, focus in your monetary investments, and focus in where you direct your free time. We live in… Continue Reading “Finding your Focus”
