Star Wars Trailer Reactions
By Caleb Woodbridge
New Star Wars trailer! My head says “it’s only a trailer”, but the rest of me is running around making light sabre noises . Zzzziwwwww! Whooosh!
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POSTED ON: November 28, 2014
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff
TAGS: Writing AdviceNaNoDodo Day 28: Writing Advice 101
By Anne Perry
As NaNoWriMo and NaNoDodo wind down, we figure we’ll end on some very, very basic advice. Do with it as you will!
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POSTED ON: November 28, 2014
FILED UNDER: Books, Film, Friday Favourites
TAGS:Books, Film, Friday Favourites
Friday Favourites: things we read and watched in November
By The Hodderscape Team
Here are some of the best things team Hodderscape read and watched in November:
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POSTED ON: November 27, 2014
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Writing AdviceNaNoDodo Day 27: Look for Opportunities
By Anne Perry
There are publishing opportunities everywhere, at all times, and outside of publishing, if you keep an open eye and an open mind. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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POSTED ON: November 27, 2014
FILED UNDER: Television
TAGS: Television Review, The FlashThe Flash
By Sharan Matharu
Since we all know that I love Arrow, it should come as no surprise that I watched the Pilot episode of The Flash. I’m just going to come right out and say it: the Pilot of The Flash sucked.
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POSTED ON: November 26, 2014
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Writing AdviceNaNoDodo Day 26: Other Writing Resources
By Anne Perry
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about primary resources for writing this month – books to read, triggers, inspiration… today we’re going to cover another topic: secondary resources.
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POSTED ON: November 26, 2014
FILED UNDER: Film
TAGS: Film Review, VampiresWhat We Do In The Shadows Review
By Fleur Clarke
The premise of What We Do In The Shadows and the jokes it spawns are fairly simple: a documentary crew is invited to film the day-to-day lives of four vampire flatmates. Ranging from 8,000 years old to a sprightly 183, these vampires span the undead spectrum from Nosferatu ghoul to 18th century dandy. They’re all a bit past their sell-by-date and the mockumentary opens with a flat meeting where they squabble about whose turn it is to clean the ‘bloody dishes’.
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POSTED ON: November 25, 2014
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Writing AdviceNaNoDodo Day 25: Writing Inspiration!
By Anne Perry
Not quite the same thing as a writing trigger! Triggers get you into the writing mood, but writing inspiration gets you writing. Where do you find it? I asked Twitter and got some astonishing answers.
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POSTED ON: November 25, 2014
FILED UNDER: Film
TAGS: Aladdin, Disney, Film Review, Robin WilliamsAladdin (1992)
By Anne Perry
Following The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, Disney looked like it could do no wrong. And Aladdin, its next animated feature, looked like solid gold. It took place in a non-European setting, it promised to feature songs by the same writing team as had turned the previous two films into musical monsters, and it starred Robin Williams – then at his peak fame.
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POSTED ON: November 24, 2014
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Writing AdviceNaNoDodo Day 24: Writing Triggers
By Anne Perry
I spoke with a number of aspiring writer friends, and asked them what their biggest problems were when writing. Everyone had a different answer, from ‘I struggle with dialogue’ to ‘getting into the right headspace.’
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