Category: Writing
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Today’s adventure in writing begins …
I thought I might chronicle my day today to see just how I spend my time. I’m hoping to finish editing a short story today so that I can submit it to L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest. So, here goes: Monday, March 31: 9:50 a.m. Woke up…
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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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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…
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The Walking Dead gets it right
Those familiar with my blog will recall a recent post in which I decried the writing job on American Horror Story: Coven. I’m pleased, on the other hand, to praise the writing for the latest episode of The Walking Dead. Scribed by Dead creator Robert Kirkman, and based on two…
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That buzzing sound overhead …
There’s an interesting story brewing overhead. Literally. In my current hometown of La Vergne, Tenn., apparently there have been numerous reports from neighbors who have seen remote-controlled aircraft, better known as drones, buzzing overhead recently. Yes, drones! The city issued a press release today alerting residents to the reports and…
Story By G. Robert Frazier 