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).
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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.
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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, I would highly recommend getting and getting used to Scrivener. However, everyone’s process is different, so you can read what I have and adapt as you need too.
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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 character here, what makes the character tick.
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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 here is my current writing process The idea Most of my writing starts with an idea or
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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 in front of him just like it did every day. Parith had been stationed at the wall
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. He knew that bombs had to be cut so that they whistled as they dropped. Whoever dropped
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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 sizing up each other’s situation. “How’s your family?” Parith broke the ice. “My sister is struggling. We
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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 been in a while. Parith wiped the sweat off his brow as he pedaled the last few
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