Tales from Self-Isolation
Honestly, as someone who spends the greater part of her… Read More »Tales from Self-Isolation
TV
My Thoughts – Carmen Sandiego
Folks, I grew up chasing Carmen Sandiego and Co. across… Read More »My Thoughts – Carmen Sandiego
My Thoughts – Longmire
One night, my husband reaches for the remote. He browses… Read More »My Thoughts – Longmire
My Thoughts – Violet Evergarden
Friends, I finished this series in a week. I can’t… Read More »My Thoughts – Violet Evergarden
My Thoughts – The Office
I mentioned in another post that I was rewatching The… Read More »My Thoughts – The Office
Keeping it Current
It’s been a really long time since I’ve blogged about… Read More »Keeping it Current
Writing, as Taught by Kids’ TV Shows
A year or so ago, I read a writing exercise idea on a blog that changed the way I view watching TV. The blogger in question would make notes of, then dissect the episode she was watching. She’d figure out which plot points worked, which didn’t, where the dialogue fell flat, where it rocked, and how she would have improved the episode. By doing this, she swore she learned better writing techniques. (I’m sorry I can’t find the link to this article now.)
I’ve never taken an episode apart like that, but I haven’t really viewed anything on the telly in the same way either. This thing about learning better writing from TV has remained in the back of my mind, so my viewing has become more critical.
