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2020

Really Wash Your Hands original ↗

6 Mar 2020

Advertising to the Affirmative Audience original ↗

21 Feb 2020

What happened at my grandfather’s funeral original ↗

20 Feb 2020

Coffee and Gratitude original ↗

25 Jan 2020

Dance Like Nobody Is Watching (You Outline)original ↗

19 Jan 2020

2019

Wind Chimes original ↗

31 Dec 2019

The Next Right Thing original ↗

29 Dec 2019

Frozen: A Song of Doors and Windows original ↗

22 Dec 2019

Meaningful Work original ↗

4 Nov 2019

My Daughter Thinks She’s Getting Better At The Floss original ↗

30 Oct 2019

Non-Duality (For Writers)original ↗

27 Oct 2019

It’s not my favorite original ↗

27 Sept 2019

You’d listen to yourself if you were somebody else original ↗

17 Sept 2019

When the best words aren’t the right words original ↗

3 Sept 2019

Current Mental Conditions vs. The Mental Forecast original ↗

28 Aug 2019

How am I not myself?original ↗

4 Aug 2019

Other uses for seeds that don’t sprout original ↗

31 Jul 2019

On continuing to try original ↗

30 Jul 2019

The One Where I Write About Depression original ↗

21 Jul 2019

Clean Your Plate original ↗

6 Jun 2019

On not passing on your fears and failures original ↗

30 May 2019

Why I grade writing students on respect and empathy original ↗

11 May 2019

The kind of person who owns grapefruit spoons original ↗

4 May 2019

Professionalism and Style original ↗

13 Mar 2019

Talking to My Daughter About Death original ↗

2 Mar 2019

Battling Impostor Syndrome original ↗

15 Jan 2019

2018

Fixing the Dryer original ↗

24 Dec 2018

Complete or Delete original ↗

13 Nov 2018

Your vote matters. You matter.original ↗

30 Oct 2018

We Are Here original ↗

20 Aug 2018

Celebrating “The Distance I Can Be From My Son”original ↗

11 Aug 2018

Bricklayers and Rock Throwers original ↗

7 Aug 2018

This is my storyline.original ↗

30 Jul 2018

Plants and Payoffs in Comedy Writing: Parks and Recreation original ↗

25 Jul 2018

Heavy Clicky Touchy Feely original ↗

11 Jul 2018

Let’s Talk About Cats original ↗

28 Jun 2018

Learn to Make Chili original ↗

26 Jun 2018

10 milligrams of Endocet original ↗

21 Jun 2018

Feel Today Today original ↗

12 Jun 2018

Stranger Things. Visual Echoes. Missing Pieces.original ↗

1 Jun 2018

Simply Set It Down original ↗

29 May 2018

Cutting with The Muppets original ↗

10 May 2018

The Farmer(‘s Wife)original ↗

24 Apr 2018

https://thisbuildscharacter.com/2018/04/14/1170/original ↗

14 Apr 2018

Making Small Talk original ↗

6 Mar 2018

My First Lockdown original ↗

3 Mar 2018

The Be Here Now Box original ↗

27 Feb 2018

2017

Enough for Today original ↗

29 Nov 2017

Boiling River original ↗

13 Sept 2017

In Praise of Bash original ↗

30 Jun 2017

Elsewhere: Have You Heard About Dead Man?original ↗

21 Jun 2017

New Words, New Perspective original ↗

20 May 2017

Show me what you lie about and I’ll show you who you are original ↗

12 May 2017

Wind Your Watch, Dude.original ↗

3 Apr 2017

“Like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and my first report card at school.”original ↗

24 Mar 2017

Stop Saying You’re A Bad Writer original ↗

9 Mar 2017

2016

Elsewhere: Endings are the new beginnings original ↗

6 Dec 2016

Seabase Alpha original ↗

24 Aug 2016

Recently Posted: A Writer’s Guide To Unforgettable Villains original ↗

15 Jul 2016

The Five Stages of Ending a Project original ↗

9 Mar 2016

What we write about when we write think pieces about doing what we love original ↗

10 Feb 2016

2015

Treading Lightly original ↗

2 Jun 2015

Simple Fluid Portable Musical original ↗

9 Jan 2015

What I Watched In 2014 original ↗

2 Jan 2015

2014

Trying original ↗

4 Nov 2014

Baby Steps original ↗

22 Sept 2014

Run in the Rain original ↗

5 Jun 2014

Godzilla, Godzilla, And My Dad original ↗

22 May 2014

Take Out The I original ↗

17 Mar 2014

Living With Attention Debt original ↗

31 Jan 2014

Evaluating Your Perspective original ↗

23 Jan 2014

2013

Acting For Writers original ↗

31 Oct 2013

Write Down Your Bad Ideas original ↗

20 Oct 2013

All your characters are going to die original ↗

27 Aug 2013

Almost There original ↗

5 Aug 2013

Pacific Rim and Picking Protagonists original ↗

28 Jul 2013

Choosing To Like Things original ↗

18 Jul 2013

On not knowing what it is original ↗

8 Jul 2013

What We Do When The Sky Falls original ↗

3 Jun 2013

Put Them All Inside The Haunted House original ↗

25 Apr 2013

Do you have the time?original ↗

12 Apr 2013

Plain Text original ↗

12 Mar 2013

Digging for the Story’s Core: Pixar’s Brave original ↗

26 Jan 2013

The Four Noble Truths (for Protagonists)original ↗

9 Jan 2013

If you’re going to shoot, shoot.original ↗

2 Jan 2013

2012

A matter of perspective original ↗

22 Dec 2012

Off to the side original ↗

30 Oct 2012

Productive Things original ↗

9 Sept 2012

Running original ↗

4 Aug 2012

Searching For A Hero original ↗

5 Jun 2012

Spoilers original ↗

11 May 2012

Present Tense Exposition original ↗

5 May 2012

If you can read this, you are not writing original ↗

26 Apr 2012

Nothing is clear or obvious original ↗

17 Mar 2012

Go Be Awesome original ↗

7 Mar 2012

Unique and Relatable original ↗

29 Feb 2012

The Vernon Hardapple Exercise original ↗

18 Feb 2012

Actionable Steps original ↗

13 Feb 2012

A Close Shave original ↗

14 Jan 2012

Don’t Be A Bad Boss (When You’re Your Own Boss)original ↗

1 Jan 2012