by Justin Swapp | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog, videos, writing
One of the most prolific fantasy authors of our generation, Brandon Sanderson, has been kind enough to record and share one of this BYU courses on writing. Below you’ll find 12 one hour classes that cover things like Plot, Character, Outlining World Building...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 18, 2013 | Blog, writing |
Have any of you seen all those fun symbols people will put in their tweets on Twitter? In case you were wondering where those come from and how to do them I’ve compiled a list below. Those are ALT codes. On a PC, if you turn on your Num Lock key and then hold...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog, writing
Today I wanted to relate this TED video, Rethinking Thinking, to writing. As writers, we manipulate our readers. It sounds harsh, and maybe even evil, but it’s true. We mislead, give partial information, put a red herring in your path, and leverage...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing
The Anti-Hero DefinedHow would you define an anti-hero? A bad guy? A good guy that is kind of…bad? A deviant? Here’s how the dictionary will define anti-hero for you: an·ti·he·roˈan(t)ēˌhirō,ˈan(t)īˌhirō/nounnoun: anti-heroa central character in a story,...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing |
The Hero’s Journey Ted Talk Video When you start out in something you’re serious about you look for patterns or models that have been established to help you understand it better. When I first started writing, or rather, studying the craft of writing, I...
by Justin Swapp | Nov 3, 2012 | Blog, Interviews, writing
I was recently interviewed among a handful of other Crimson Pact Authors. I’ve included the interview below, but if you’d like, you can visit the original page on AlliterationInk’s site here. Roundtable interview with ten of the Crimson Pact...
