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March 12, 2016

Making Children’s Movies Appeal to Adults Part Two: Double Meaning

Sometimes, the lines that make kids movies appealing to adults are not simply allusions like in part one – sometimes, they add meanings that aren’t necessarily kid-friendly. In fact, some of the double meaning, innuendo, and double entendre (to be redundant) that gets thrown in is downright dirty. But don’t worry, it’s not explicit. In fact, the dirty comments in kids movies...
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March 11, 2016

Making Children’s Movies Appeal to Adults Part One: Allusions

Watching a movie written for kids only can be awful as an adult. Let’s face it – a movie doesn’t have to have great writing or characters to entertain children. If you re-watch a series you loved as a child, there’s a good chance you’re going to be seriously disappointed. Similarly, if you have kids or are babysitting and get stuck watching a...
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March 7, 2016

How to Use Acting Methods to Improve Dialect in Dialogue

Whether you’re listening or reading, thick dialects can be hard to understand – partly because it takes experience with a specific dialect to understand it easily. It’s kind of like reading messy handwriting. Once you’ve experienced it enough, you can read it, but for a first-time exposure, it’s pretty impossible. That’s why a lot of the accents you’re exposed to...
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March 4, 2016

Nonsense Words: Scientists Have Quantified What Writers Always Knew

While researching yesterday’s Dr. Seuss post, I came across an interesting article from The Atlantic called “The Secret to Dr. Seuss’s Made-up Words.” The main idea is that people find nonsense words funny and that how funny people find the words depends on how uncommon the letters and letter arrangements are in the English language. I’ll be honest, as interesting as that was,...
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February 26, 2016

Traditional Publishing vs. Indie Publishing: How Should I Sell My Book?

Traditional publishing vs. indie publishing is another “why are you asking me?” question. It’s also a question you’re going to have to answer for yourself; however, I can give you some information that may help inform your decision. Answering this question generally comes down to a combination of 4 factors: prestige, control, money, and time/energy (they’re the same factor in this case –...
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