"Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” ― Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam

Let me just say that I am not against college as a rule. Degrees like engineering, biology, etc. are incredibly important to not only get educated in, but also accredited in. However, there are a lot of pointless degrees out there. Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a writer. … Continue reading The Pointlessness of a Creative Writing Degree

(I took this picture on Saturday of my backyard...and it's mid-April.) “Snow as fine and grainy as sugar covered the windows in and sifted off to the floor and did not melt.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek

“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.” ― George R.R. Martin

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” — Plato

The art of writing these two very different genres is often mixed together. There are many times I read novels that feel like screenplays or vice versa. So today, I want to go through the biggest differences between the two types of writing and certain mix-ups writers fall into when writing these categories. Description/Dialogue The … Continue reading The Differences Between Writing a Screenplay & a Novel