Tolkien Tuesday: Minas Tirith and Plotting the Epic Battle
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteTolkien, 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, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Writing Into the Void
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portewriting, writing blog, writing advice, better writing, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, into the void, inspiration, encouragement, motivation, creating, creativity, creative life, personal blog, blog, secondary, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: Creating a Fictional World That's Alive
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La Portetolkien 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
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: Writing Characters in Grief
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La Portetolkien 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
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: Sauron, Lord of Assumptions 
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteTolkien, tolkien tuesday, J.R.R. Toilkien, Lord of the Rings, character, characterization, villains, sauron, assumptions, flaws, weaknesses, plot, story, storytelling, secondary, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Little Moments
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portewriting, writing blog, storytelling, storycraft, characterization, characters, little moments, blog, personal blog, better writing, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: The Sharpness of the Broken Sword
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La Portetolkien tuesday, Tolkien, J.R.R. Toilkien, fantasy, analysis, storytelling, characterization, narsil, anduril, aragorn, lord of the rings, broken sword, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Creating Something Real
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portethird, writing, writing blog, characterization, character creation, characters, fiction writing, storytelling, writing advice, better writing, writing on writing
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: Choices, Conflict, and Corruption
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteTolkien, 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
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Paterson: Art in the Mundane 
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, paterson, Adam driver, writing, characterization, analysis, movie analysis, film, characters, conflict, art, creativity, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      An Embarrassing New Start
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portewriting, storytelling, creating, creativity, creative life, goals, personal blog, story, writing blog, embarrassing, new start, honesty, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Overlooked Aspects of Characterization: The Past (medium.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Finding A Real Audience: Who Are You Creating For? (medium.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Your Brand Is Its Own, Autonomous Story (medium.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Confidence is Overrated; Determination is Everything (medium.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Writing Tip: Take Your Imagination Too Far (medium.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Red Dead Redemption 2: Storytelling Through Immersion (nerdbot.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      How Red Dead Redemption Became a Classic (By Taking Big Risks) (nerdbot.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      5 Films That Are Secretly Horror Movies (nerdbot.com)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Pale Goodbye: What I Saw Working at a Mortuary (nerdbot.com)