Author: Jarrett

  • Gather Round

    Gather Round

    On Wednesday, Apple will be holding its annual iPhone event.   While I’m not invited, I will be trying to follow along with the news as it’s coming out, since I’m an avid Apple and tech fan.  …

  • Ed Sheeran’s Songwriter

    Ed Sheeran’s Songwriter

    This month, Apple Music released a documentary called Songwriter. In the documentary, Ed Sheeran’s cousin follows him around with a camera while making his latest album ÷ (Deluxe).

  • How I write: Part 4 – Sweet Emotions

    Before I start writing, I have one more step, and I think it’s the most important. I go through my scenes to figure out a couple of things in each: emotions and action.

  • How I Write: Part 3 – The Structure

    How I Write: Part 3 – The Structure

    Here’s Part 3 of my series on how I write. I’m going to be talking about structure of the story here, and the tool that I usually use: Scrivener. If you are a writer that writes long form,…

  • How I Write: Step 2 – The Characters

    So this image has been turned over in my head. I’ve started to figure out some of the character aspects. If there’s a character in my image, I need to know why (s)he is there. What brought that…

  • How I Write: Step 1

    I’ve been asked by friends and former students of mine about my process of writing. So this series will be going over the process I use. While I’m not a published author, I do aspire to be one. So…

  • The Wall Between

    The Wall Between By Jarrett S. Smith It was hotter today than it had been in a while. Parith wiped the sweat off his brow as he pedaled the last few feet to his station. The wall loomed…

  • The Wall Between: Part 3

      Part 3 Parith craned his neck towards the sky.  He froze as the bomb descended.  The cylindrical device headed towards the ground with force.  Despite the impending doom, Parith chuckled at the red tip of the bomb. …

  • The Wall Between: Part 2

    “Hello Reyansh,” Parith said as he slides the door open.   “Good morning, Parith,” Reyansh responds as Parith searched through the window.  A silence fell over them as neither spoke for a moment.  They both seemed to be…

  • The Wall Between: Part 1 of 3

    Here is part one of my short story entitled: The Wall Between.  If you enjoy, please pass it on to someone else that might enjoy it. The Wall Between: Part 1 It was hotter today than it had…