The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** Neighbourhood Watch She moved into the street six weeks ago and ruined everything. Our street was open – everyone was friendly, we all went to each other’s houses, we all borrowed things from each other, we all know everything about each other and
Read moreDescribe a scene in which there is a strong contrast or something you wouldn’t normally expect to find (make sure there’s a purpose to the contrast).** The High Life This is the life! After years of hard work, I’ve finally made it to the first class cabin, and not only that, a first class cabin with suites! Privacy doors, a
Read moreEarlier this year I entered the NYC Midnight 100-word Microfiction Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original 100-word stories by giving them a specific genre, action and word assignment, in 24 hours. Every writer is placed in a specific group based on the genre, action and word assignment they are given. The competition judges pick 15
Read moreNow that I’ve watched and written analysis pieces on the six animated feature films of the Wartime Era: Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, I’m going to rank them from my least favourite to my favourite. 6 – Fun and Fancy Free Fun and Fancy
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The second era is the Wartime Era, which ran from 1943 to 1949 and started with Saludos Amigos. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Wartime Era is also known as the “package era” as the
Read moreLie utterly motionless for as long as you can, then write a story in which a character has to be utterly motionless for some reason.** Daily Routine My birthday is really just like every other day. I go through the same routine, nothing special. My bed is made, sometimes new sheets are put on after I’ve been moved, the blinds
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** Daily Routine My birthday is really just like every other day. I go through the same routine, nothing special. My bed is made, sometimes new sheets are put on after I’ve been moved, the blinds are opened and the morning sun shines on
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season (if there is another one). The episode kicks off with everyone attending Pete’s hearing in front of the Health Care Complaints Commission for the complaint submitted by Johnny’s family over his conduct on the day of White Cliffs
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The second era is the Wartime Era, which ran from 1943 to 1949 and started with Saludos Amigos. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Wartime Era is also known as the “package era” as the
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