Category: Writing
Poetry: Symphony of Chaos
Ava Leigh Stewart’s “Symphony of Chaos” is a compilation of fifty poems and illustrations that explore the human experience. It takes the reader on a poetic and artistic journey discovering universal truths in life. This work will strike every reader with a unique energy each their own. Each artistic composition has been designed to elevate [...]
Freedom to Write
I was in Chicago this year and had the most profound moment while visiting the Chicago Tribune Building. I walked in the lobby and read etched in marble, “I don’t agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This quote is attributed to Francois Marie [...]
Poetry: Fledgling Darlings
Fledgling Darlings is my third book of poetry that is an all-encompassing artistic journey exemplifying the soulful depths of the human experience. This work celebrates personal freedoms and challenges established theories with glistening imagery that is sure to strike every reader with a unique energy each their own. With every turn of the page, discover [...]
Screenplay: Wake the Shepherds
Synopsis: A night of drinking and drugs turns into a mission of vandalous revenge for unruly teen, Justin Wright. Script Overview: Adrenaline pumping chaos reigns as adolescent mischief erodes into felonious mayhem. By dawn, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and all may finally be well… [...]
When writing gets personal
Writers share the need to tell stories, a compulsion of a true writer. Writers enjoy entertaining audiences – making people laugh, think, and feel. Ultimately a Writer shares an important message with the audience. Most stories have a layered meaning, “Like when you peel an onion, you have to peel away each layer to reveal [...]
Wasted Time Writing
A friend of mine was being really hard on himself for allotting eight hours to write, then only writing for two of them. I said, “Well what did you do?” He said, “I read the trades, the newspapers, played guitar, and played “Tiger Woods Golf” on the Wii. After I impugned him for playing the [...]
Editing creates Genius
To paraphrase Truman Capote, unedited work isn’t writing, it’s typing…Having mapped out the story structure, developed the characters and plot, the initial hurdle of starting the writing project has ended with a first draft. The first draft to me is really the beginning of the discovery of the work. New themes and payoffs emerge. Opportunities [...]
Poetry: Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear is a compilation of fifty poems and illustrations that showcase our shared human experience. It takes the reader on a poetic and artistic journey discovering universal truths through the exploration of our shared life experience. Each poem has been crafted as part of a journey to explore living without fear. The book celebrates [...]
Poetry Book: Intus
This book is a culmination of my journey over fifteen years as an artist. I feel that beauty is born from the depths of darkness and my work has been inspired by challenge and spiritual growth. In my poetry and paintings I like to challenge an ordinary way of life by using quantum physics and [...]
Six Basic Questions – The Discovery of Being in Film
My time spent working in the field of Journalism taught me the importance of six basic questions. Why? When? Who? Where? What? And How? This is a very useful exercise in storytelling on a basic level. If you adapt the question to a film, they can be morphed to help establish insight into creating the [...]
Shared Writing Inspiration
I recently read the biography of Honore de Balzac, a French writer from the late nineteenth century. I very much enjoyed his stories and I thought it would be interesting to read about his life and the inspiration behind his genius. He wrote so many stories and I was curious what drove the ambition he [...]
Practiced Art of Inspiration
Inspiration is an enigma – mine comes and goes in cycles that defy any hope of consistent prediction. As a creative professional there is not a day that I have the luxury of not having some sort of inspiration. I used to feel like forced inspiration could never generate true creativity. As I continue to [...]
10 Tips for Getting Started in Hollywood
When I arrived in Los Angeles, it felt like a home to creative professionals and I met so many like-minded people. To arrive in Hollywood is a step towards career success, but your journey has only just started. There are so many resources and opportunities, but you have to work to find them. I was [...]
Sincere
This poem was conceived when I read a story about the sculptors during the Renaissance who were dishonest and used wax instead of marble to fix a broken statue. This process was the origin of the word Sincere that in Latin translates to “without wax”. The patron would not find out until the heat of [...]
Entertainment Marketing: Creating Brand Recognition in Advertising
Digital video has made some editing practices simpler and added a creative flexibility that was not before possible. The post production process gives film professionals many different options from which to choose. The key to success of an advertising campaign is to begin the process with a well-developed concept or artistic map that will help [...]
