Author: G Robert Frazier
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The burning question ‘Dead’ writers haven’t answered
Before the much-anticipated season finale of The Walking Dead airs this Sunday, I have to get one thing off my chest. It’s a story hole that the writers of the show have so far let slip by them. In a season of episodes that have been as poignant as they…
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Short story gives new respect for country’s veterans
I got something accomplished today, and I’m kind of proud of it. I submitted a new short story I wrote, “Deadwood Soldier,” to the first-ever Nashville Reads Short Story Contest. It’s a short 1,200 words about a nontraditional family consisting of a young girl, her aunt and uncle, and her…
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Nebraska a funny, deeply moving script worth reading
My brother Wayne Frazier and his friend Natalie Lipka are co-hosts of an awesome weekly podcast Hollywood Close-up. Each episode features an interview with movie and TV industry types, from actors to screenwriters to casting agents and more. I’m particularly interested in the screenwriting aspect of the movie biz. Followers…
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Twitter Fiction Fest: ‘Sound Off’ begins Wednesday
What happens when everyone in the world loses their hearing all at once? When no sound can be heard? How will people communicate? And who, or what, is behind the noise blackout? Those are the questions presented to my characters in my story “Sound Off,” which makes its debut this…
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An important tool of the writing trade…
I spend a lot of time sitting on my ass. It’s true. I’m a writer. It’s important to have the right surroundings when writing, and that includes what you are sitting on. My new chair from Staples is just the thing for hours of creativity at the computer. I…
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On Writing
“The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine addled, crippled by procrastination, and consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.” – Robert De Niro @ the Oscars
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Wild thoughts in the dead of night
Sometimes, thoughts just come to me. Doesn’t matter where I am or what I’m supposed to be doing. So, I keep notepads all over the house. There’s one by my easy chair in front of the TV. There’s one in my truck. I even have a waterproof notepad secured to…
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Take note: Writing things down helps you remember
I just read an interesting info-graphic on lifehack.org about how writing affects the brain. One of the elements of the graphic mentions how writing information down stimulates a certain area of the brain to help you remember. I always thought that was the case, because taking copious notes always seems to…
Story By G. Robert Frazier 