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Tolkien Tuesday: Minas Tirith and Plotting the Epic Battle
Tolkien Tuesday: Minas Tirith and Plotting the Epic Battle
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteJuly 9, 2019Tolkien, j.r.r. tolkien, tolkien tuesday, lord of the rings, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, return of the king, aragorn, plotting, plot, writing, fiction writing, fantasy, fantasy writing, writing advice, advice, book writing, creative life, main, secondary, thirdComment
Writing Into the Void
Writing Into the Void
Writing On WritingChris La PorteJuly 2, 2019writing, writing blog, writing advice, better writing, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, into the void, inspiration, encouragement, motivation, creating, creativity, creative life, personal blog, blog, secondary, third Comments
Tolkien Tuesday: Creating a Fictional World That's Alive
Tolkien Tuesday: Creating a Fictional World That's Alive
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteJune 25, 2019tolkien tuesday, J.R.R. Toilkien, tolkien, writing, writing blog, blog, lord of the rings, The Two Towers, return of the king, storytelling, worldbuilding, world building, writing advice, fiction writing, fantasy writing, secondary, third Comment
Tolkien Tuesday: Writing Characters in Grief
Tolkien Tuesday: Writing Characters in Grief
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteJune 18, 2019tolkien tuesday, J.R.R. Toilkien, Tolkien, lord of the rings, The Two Towers, Theoden, grief, writing, storytelling, advice, fiction writing, fantasy, story, secondary, thrid, third Comments
Tolkien Tuesday: Sauron, Lord of Assumptions
Tolkien Tuesday: Sauron, Lord of Assumptions
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteJune 11, 2019Tolkien, tolkien tuesday, J.R.R. Toilkien, Lord of the Rings, character, characterization, villains, sauron, assumptions, flaws, weaknesses, plot, story, storytelling, secondary, third Comments
The Little Moments
The Little Moments
Writing On WritingChris La PorteJune 6, 2019writing, writing blog, storytelling, storycraft, characterization, characters, little moments, blog, personal blog, better writing, thirdComment
Tolkien Tuesday: The Sharpness of the Broken Sword
Tolkien Tuesday: The Sharpness of the Broken Sword
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteJune 4, 2019tolkien tuesday, Tolkien, J.R.R. Toilkien, fantasy, analysis, storytelling, characterization, narsil, anduril, aragorn, lord of the rings, broken sword, third Comment
Creating Something Real
Creating Something Real
Writing On WritingChris La PorteMay 30, 2019third, writing, writing blog, characterization, character creation, characters, fiction writing, storytelling, writing advice, better writing, writing on writingComment
Tolkien Tuesday: Choices, Conflict, and Corruption
Tolkien Tuesday: Choices, Conflict, and Corruption
Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteMay 28, 2019Tolkien, J.R.R. Toilkien, Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir, movies, books, conflict, choices, corruption, drama, characters, characterization, middle earth, pacing, plot, tolkien tuesday, analysis, third Comments
Paterson: Art in the Mundane
Paterson: Art in the Mundane
MoviesChris La PorteMay 24, 2019movies, paterson, Adam driver, writing, characterization, analysis, movie analysis, film, characters, conflict, art, creativity, third Comments
An Embarrassing New Start
An Embarrassing New Start
Writing On WritingChris La PorteMay 21, 2019writing, storytelling, creating, creativity, creative life, goals, personal blog, story, writing blog, embarrassing, new start, honesty, third Comment
Overlooked Aspects of Characterization: The Past (medium.com)
Overlooked Aspects of Characterization: The Past (medium.com)
Chris La PorteFebruary 27, 2019writing, creativity, characterization, medium.com, journeyComment
Finding A Real Audience: Who Are You Creating For? (medium.com)
Finding A Real Audience: Who Are You Creating For? (medium.com)
Chris La PorteFebruary 27, 2019writing, creativity, brand, journey, medium.comComment
Your Brand Is Its Own, Autonomous Story (medium.com)
Your Brand Is Its Own, Autonomous Story (medium.com)
Chris La PorteFebruary 27, 2019writing, creativity, brand, branding, storytelling, medium.comComment
Confidence is Overrated; Determination is Everything (medium.com)
Confidence is Overrated; Determination is Everything (medium.com)
Chris La PorteFebruary 27, 2019writing, medium.com, confidence, determination, creativity Comment
Writing Tip: Take Your Imagination Too Far (medium.com)
Writing Tip: Take Your Imagination Too Far (medium.com)
Chris La PorteFebruary 27, 2019writing, imagination, medium.com, journeyComment
Red Dead Redemption 2: Storytelling Through Immersion (nerdbot.com)
Red Dead Redemption 2: Storytelling Through Immersion (nerdbot.com)
Chris La PorteNovember 11, 2018nerdbot, geek, video games, red dead redemption Comment
How Red Dead Redemption Became a Classic (By Taking Big Risks) (nerdbot.com)
How Red Dead Redemption Became a Classic (By Taking Big Risks) (nerdbot.com)
Chris La PorteNovember 11, 2018video games, red dead redemption, getgeekyComment
5 Films That Are Secretly Horror Movies (nerdbot.com)
5 Films That Are Secretly Horror Movies (nerdbot.com)
Chris La PorteNovember 11, 2018nerdbot, movies, humor, halloweenComment
The Pale Goodbye: What I Saw Working at a Mortuary (nerdbot.com)
The Pale Goodbye: What I Saw Working at a Mortuary (nerdbot.com)
Chris La PorteNovember 11, 2018halloween, scaryComment
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